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Riftbeast Mama Beak & Hecarim with Brambleback

Riftbeast shops at level 7ConsistentCarried by Mama Beak & Hecarim

Teamfight Tactics Set 18·Patch 18.5·Ranked games, Diamond+, last 7 days·Updated 3 Nov 2026, 01:17 UTC·Difficulty Medium

No tier yet Too few games to grade in Diamond+: 333 in the last 7 days, and its numbers start at 400. All ranks shows what we measured.

S comps in Diamond+ now: Riftbeast Elder Dragon & Draven (same trait), Riftbeast Elder Dragon (same trait). Every grade: the tier list.

Final board

The board at level 7, where most of its games end, from its games at all ranks over the last 14 days. Press a level to see the board on the way.

The Night Arena: an obsidian TFT board lit in gold
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Positions are our rule by attack range, not measured. Riot's match data has no positions. Dashed levels are planned.

4Brambleback★
  • Rapidfire Emblem
  • Edge of Night
  • Hand Of Justice
or
  • Yorick
4Zyra★★
  • Spear of Shojin
  • Morellonomicon
3Hecarim★★
  • Gargoyle Stoneplate
  • Warmog's Armor
  • Spirit Visage
carry
3Krug★★
  • Gargoyle Stoneplate
  • Warmog's Armor
3Mama Beak★★★
  • Guinsoo's Rageblade
  • Hextech Gunblade
  • Titan's Resolve
carry
2Alistar★★
1Xayah★★

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Mama Beak

How to play this

When
You hold Giant's Belt and Chain Vest.
  • #4.86 alone20% of games
  • #4.94 with one other39% of games
  • #5.06 with two or more41% of games
Others on Mama Beak or Hecarim in the lobby, over 632 games of this patch at all ranks.
Items
Slam Titan's Resolve first (Recurve Bow + Chain Vest): of Mama Beak's most played build, the item its boards placed best with, #4.91 over 285 boards at all ranks. our rule Hold the rest:Giant's Belt ×3Needlessly Large Rod ×2Chain VestRecurve BowB.F. SwordNegatron CloakTear of the Goddess
Level
It shops at level 7: its Riftbeasts reach 3 stars partly through Riftbeast’s free shops. Its games also end at level 9 (13%). Finishes at level 7.7 on average. Boards at its levels average 5.06 across every comp; this one averages 4.76, 0.30 better. Level is partly how a game went and partly the plan, so this is context, not a grade.
Carries

Mama Beak 3★ on 68% of boards

Guinsoo's RagebladeHextech GunbladeTitan's Resolve Guinsoo's Rageblade, Hextech Gunblade, Titan's Resolve

#4.89 over 232 games at all ranks

Hecarim 3★ on 36% of boards

Gargoyle StoneplateSpirit VisageWarmog's Armor Gargoyle Stoneplate, Spirit Visage, Warmog's Armor

#5.12 over 33 games at all ranks

Stage by stage

Stages 2 and 3 are our plan; 4 to 6 are the level its players were measured at.

Stage 2 Level 4 plan

Play Xayah, Yorick, Kayle and Mama Beak.

Mama Beak holds its own items from level 4.

Hecarim's items go on Yorick until Hecarim comes in at level 6.

Stage 3 Level 6 plan

Add Alistar and Hecarim.

Stage 4 Level 7 measured

Its players average 7.1 when they go out in stage 4.

Add Brambleback, Zyra and Krug; sell Kayle and Yorick.

3★ targets: Mama Beak 68% · Hecarim 36% · Krug 24%

48% of its games end at level 7.

Stage 5 Level 7 measured

Its players average 7.4 when they go out in stage 5.

Stage 6 Level 8 measured

Its players average 8.2 when they go out in stage 6.

Add Aphelios.

37% of its games end at level 8.

Its games end around round 5-6 on average, with 7 gold left.

Which version?

Two comps play Riftbeast around Mama Beak. They share the six below; the units only one of them plays tell you which one you are on.

Every version plays
Xayahor AlistarHecarimKrugMama BeakZyra
#3.80 avg64.8% top 45,358 gamesRiftbeast shops at level 7
Played on about 1 board in 294 in the last 7 days; a grade needs 1 in 100.
Carried by Mama Beak & Hecarim
Only this one plays
Sentinelor Rengar
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No tier yetRiftbeast Mama Beak & Hecarim with Brambleback
— avg— top 4333 gamesRiftbeast shops at level 7
Carried by Mama Beak & Hecarim
Only this one plays
Brambleback

Ranked games, last 7 days, Diamond+. A dashed portrait is a flex slot: many of its games play another unit there.

No tier yet fewer than 400 games in 7 days   Not graded played too rarely to grade

Board at every levelthe board level by level, with its traits and the options its games play

The board at every level from 4, with what each level adds and sells. From level 7 up it is measured over 581 games at all ranks over the last 14 days; below that it is planned.

748%837%913%101%
Lv 4planXayahYorickKayleMama Beak32Hecarim’s items on Yorick
Lv 5planXayahYorickAlistarKayleMama BeakAddedAlistar32Hecarim’s items on Alistar
Lv 6planXayahAlistarHecarimMama BeakKayleYorickAddedHecarim332
Lv 748%BramblebackZyraMama BeakHecarimKrugAlistarXayahAddedBramblebackZyraKrugSoldKayleYorick133222
Lv 837%ApheliosBramblebackZyraMama BeakHecarimKrugAlistarXayahAddedAphelios133322
Lv 913%ApheliosSentinelZyraMama BeakHecarimKrugAlistarXayahYorickAddedSentinelYorickSoldBrambleback3133322

3★ targets Mama Beak68% Hecarim36% Krug24%

How these rows are made

Level 7 and up are the boards this comp’s games ended on. Riot’s match data keeps only that last board, so the levels below are planned by one rule from this comp’s own units and traits and Riot’s shop odds, and marked plan — how the rule works. Hover a trait badge for what it does.

Item builds, measuredthe carries’ three-item builds, with average place and games

The carries’ most played three-item builds this patch, with the placement of the games they were built in.

ChampionBuildAvg PlaceGames
Mama BeakGuinsoo's RagebladeGuinsoo's RagebladeHextech GunbladeHextech GunbladeTitan's ResolveTitan's Resolve#4.89232
Mama BeakGuinsoo's RagebladeGuinsoo's RagebladeHextech GunbladeHextech GunbladeKraken's FuryKraken's Fury#4.5549
Mama BeakRadiant Guinsoo's RagebladeRadiant Guinsoo's RagebladeHextech GunbladeHextech GunbladeTitan's ResolveTitan's Resolve#4.0024
HecarimGargoyle StoneplateGargoyle StoneplateSpirit VisageSpirit VisageWarmog's ArmorWarmog's Armor#5.1233
HecarimGargoyle StoneplateGargoyle StoneplateProtector's VowProtector's VowWarmog's ArmorWarmog's Armor#4.6822

Components to hold Giant's Belt ×3, Chain Vest ×2, Needlessly Large Rod ×2, Recurve Bow ×2, B.F. Sword, Negatron Cloak, Tear of the Goddess

Augments that fitby trait and by our rule; no augment has a number of its own

What each augment grants, set against what this comp measured: the same rule the overlay uses when it reads the three on offer. A measured line is the comp’s own placement at a trait level; a line by rule is a fact about the comp, such as the damage its carry is built for.

MeasuredThe comp’s own placement at a trait’s levels, beside the augments that give the trait.

#3.97

Rapidfire 4: averages 3.97 here, against 5.64 at Rapidfire 2 (356 boards)

Reroll and economy

By ruleSuits this comp: it 3-stars a 3-cost in 77% of its boards (581)

Commerce CoreInvested+Invested++Prismatic TicketUpward MobilityCalculated LossCognitive OverloadEpic RolldownEpochEpoch+Trade SectorTrade Sector+
3 moreCrafted CraftingPatience Is A VirtueRecombobulator

AP carry

By ruleSuits this carry: Mama Beak is built for ability power here (543 boards)

Baron's LairCoronationDeadlier CapsHold the LineSoul AwakeningDark RitualEarly LearningsEmbiggenNO SCOUT NO PIVOTSeraphim's StaffTons of Stats!Stand United
Works against it: Wrong damage type (3)

By ruleWrong damage type: Mama Beak is built for ability power here (543 boards)

Deadlier BladesCybernetic ImplantsFocused Fire

Riot’s match-v1 data does not report which augments a player took, so no augment has a number of its own on this page or anywhere else on the site. The augment reference lists what each one grants.

Questionswhat people search for about this comp, answered from this page

What people search for about this comp, answered from the numbers on this page.

How do you play Riftbeast Mama Beak & Hecarim with Brambleback in TFT Set 18?

Riftbeast shops at level 7. Its Riftbeasts reach 3 stars partly through Riftbeast’s free shops, one every three combats, not only through rolls. Its games end most often at level 7 (48%).

What items does Mama Beak need?

Its most played build this patch is Guinsoo's Rageblade, Hextech Gunblade and Titan's Resolve: #4.89 over 232 games.

Is Riftbeast Mama Beak & Hecarim with Brambleback good in patch 18.5?

Not graded yet: 357 games at all ranks in the last 7 days, and a grade needs 400. Its average place over them is #4.78.

Is Riftbeast Mama Beak & Hecarim with Brambleback contested?

Contest costs it little: with nobody else on Mama Beak or Hecarim it placed #4.86 (20% of games), with one other #4.94 (39%), with two or more #5.06 (41%), over 632 games of this patch at all ranks.

More about this compladder boards, traits, by bracket, trend, also played

Traits

Active on the final board above, with the next breakpoint the trait offers.

Thornmaiden1Elderwood3next 5Riftbeast3next 5Brawler2next 4Rapidfire2next 3Summoner2next 3

What each tier of this comp’s own traits was worth on its boards. The small number under each average is how many boards sat at that tier.

TraitPlacement at each tier
Rapidfire25.6429434.4120443.9762
Summoner25.3632934.43188

By bracket

Diamond, Master, Grandmaster and Challenger against the whole sample. Each board carries the tier of its own player where the sampler held it.

BracketGamesAvg PlaceTop 4 %Win %
Diamond+333#4.7545.4%5.1%
All ranks357#4.7844.8%4.8%

Trend

Avg Place on each of the last 7 days. The bars are scaled to the range shown, so the shape is the comparison and the figure under each bar is the day.

Also played

Families sharing at least 4 core units with this one — the same board taken a different way.

CompTierShared unitsAvg PlaceGames
Elderwood Mama Beak & Hecarim—6#4.6913,149
Riftbeast Mama Beak & Hecarim—5#3.795,658
Elderwood Ezreal & Soraka with Gnar—4#5.09100