TFT CODEX

Spellweaver Ahri Brawler

Fast 8ConsistentCarried by Ahri & SettA Teamfight Tactics Set 18 comp, measured on patch 18.4b ranked games.

Updated 18 Oct 2026, 18:18 UTC · ranked games, last 7 days, Diamond+ · Patch 18.4b

Too few games to grade in Diamond+: 69 in the last 7 days, and its numbers start at 400. All ranks shows what we measured.

When

Take it when you hold Sparring Gloves and B.F. Sword

  • #5.03 with one other46% of games
  • #5.08 with two or more33% of games

Others on Ahri or Sett in the lobby, over 155 games of this patch at all ranks.

Slam order our rule

First Striker's Flail (Giant's Belt + Sparring Gloves)

Of Ahri's most played build, the item its boards placed best with: #4.79 over 71 boards.

Then: Sparring Gloves, B.F. Sword, Needlessly Large Rod, Tear of the Goddess

Level plan

  1. Stage 5 Lv 8.3 measured
  2. Stage 6 Lv 8.8 measured

Carries

Ahri 3★ on 0% of boards

Jeweled GauntletSpear of ShojinStriker's Flail Jeweled Gauntlet, Spear of Shojin, Striker's Flail

#4.55 over 22 games

Sett 3★ on 0% of boards

Gargoyle StoneplateWarmog's ArmorSpirit Visage Gargoyle Stoneplate, Warmog's Armor, Spirit Visage

Ahri

Game plan

How it’s played
Fast 8 Players of this comp who go out in stage 6 are level 8.8 on average.
Play it when
you hold Sparring Gloves and B.F. Sword
Roll
Level 8 around 4-2: about 22 rolls (44 gold) to 2-star Ahri; about 33 if three copies of each are on other boards. model
Build
Ahri Ahri Jeweled GauntletSpear of ShojinStriker's Flail Jeweled Gauntlet, Spear of Shojin, Striker's Flail · 22 games · #4.55
Components
Sparring GlovesSparring Gloves ×2 · B.F. SwordB.F. Sword · Giant's BeltGiant's Belt · Needlessly Large RodNeedlessly Large Rod · Tear of the GoddessTear of the Goddess
Contested?
Others holding Ahri / Sett: 1 other: #5.03 · 2+ others: #5.08
Pace
Level when its players go out — stage 5: 8.3 · stage 6: 8.8
Vs its level
Finishes at level 8.4 on average. Boards at its levels average 4.38 across every comp; this one averages 5.55, 1.17 worse. Level is partly how a game went and partly the plan, so this is context, not a grade.

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Final board

The whole board at level 8, where most of its games end, drawn from its games at all ranks over the last 14 days. A dashed slot is one its games fill differently; an open one, no unit holds on a quarter of them.

The Night Arena: an obsidian TFT board lit in gold
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Positions are our rule, by attack range: melee in front, ranged behind, the most-itemed carries in the back corners. Riot's match data has none.

4Ahri★★
  • Jeweled Gauntlet
  • Spear of Shojin
  • Striker's Flail
carry
4Morgana★★
  • Void Staff
  • Morellonomicon
  • Spellweaver Emblem
4Sett★★
  • Gargoyle Stoneplate
  • Warmog's Armor
  • Spirit Visage
carry
3Cassiopeia★★
  • Void Staff
  • Morellonomicon
3Krug★★
1Karma★★
5Gnarflex
2LeBlancflex

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Stage by stage

What to do at each stage, from the numbers below: stages 2 and 3 are our plan, 4 to 6 the level its players were measured at.

Stage 5 Level 8 measured

Its players average 8.3 when they go out in stage 5.

Stage 6 Level 9 measured

Its players average 8.8 when they go out in stage 6.

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

Contested?

How this comp placed by how many of the other seven players in the lobby held Ahri or Sett, over 155 games of this patch at all ranks. We keep all eight boards of every game, so this is measured, not guessed; part of the gap is the lobby itself, so read it as how it placed, not only why.

Others holding itAvg PlaceShare of games
1 other player#5.0346%
2 or more#5.0833%

Questions

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

How do you play Spellweaver Ahri Brawler in TFT Set 18?

Fast 8. Players of this comp who go out in stage 6 are level 8.8 on average.

What items does Ahri need?

Its most played build this patch is Jeweled Gauntlet, Spear of Shojin and Striker's Flail: #4.55 over 22 games.

Is Spellweaver Ahri Brawler good in patch 18.4b?

Not graded yet: 94 games at all ranks in the last 7 days, and a grade needs 400. Its average place over them is #5.15.

Is Spellweaver Ahri Brawler contested?

Contest costs it little: with one other #5.03 (46% of games), with two or more #5.08 (33%), over 155 games of this patch at all ranks.

Items

The three items this comp’s carry was measured holding most often, the placement of the boards it held them on, and the difference against the comp’s own average. Every board of the family at all ranks over the last 14 days.

ChampionItemAvg Placevs compGames
AhriJeweled Gauntlet#5.02-0.13151
AhriSpear of Shojin#5.04-0.11104
AhriStriker's Flail#4.79-0.3671

Full builds

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

ChampionBuildAvg PlaceGames
AhriJeweled GauntletJeweled GauntletSpear of ShojinSpear of ShojinStriker's FlailStriker's Flail#4.5522

Components to hold Sparring Gloves ×2, B.F. Sword, Giant's Belt, Needlessly Large Rod, Tear of the Goddess

Variations

Other boards this comp ends on, over the last 14 days. Each row is a version’s usual final board and what it plays instead of this comp’s own board at that level.

Lv 8IvernAhriSettCassiopeiaKha'ZixKrugLeBlancKarma5.08avg place39 gamesPlaysIvernKha'ZixInstead ofMorganaGnar

Augments that fit

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.

AP carry

By ruleSuits this carry: Ahri is built for ability power here (182 boards)

Baron's LairCoronationDeadlier CapsHold the LineSoul AwakeningDark RitualDouble TroubleEarly LearningsEmbiggenNO SCOUT NO PIVOTSeraphim's StaffTons of Stats!
1 moreStand United
Works against it: Not a reroll comp (15), Wrong damage type (3)

By ruleNot a reroll comp: it 3-stars a unit in under 10% of boards, averaging level 8.45 (198)

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

By ruleWrong damage type: Ahri is built for ability power here (182 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.

More about this comp

Traits

Active on the core board, with the next breakpoint the trait offers.

Blossom3next 5Spellweaver3next 4Brawler2next 4

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
Brawler25.2410844.8677
Spellweaver45.197264.9070

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+69#5.5531.9%1.5%
All ranks94#5.1538.3%3.2%

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.