TFT patch 18.2: what moved
Final read: 11 Sep to 21 Sep 2026, 3,077,092 Diamond+ boards. Patch 18.3 replaced it on 22 Sep 2026; what moved since. Diamond+ games from 11 Sep to 21 Sep (patch 18.2, 3,077,092 boards) against 27 Aug to 8 Sep (patch 18.1, 377,269 boards). The days each patch was rolling out are left out of both, and a lower placement is a better one.
Patch day 9 Sep 2026 · 3,077,092 Diamond+ boards · updated 18 Oct 2026, 14:26 UTC
What the patch changed
We started keeping Riot’s data files on 18 Oct 2026, so we have no copy from patch 18.1 to compare. Riot’s patch notes for 18.2 list every change.
Rising
Comps whose average placement improved from 18.1 to 18.2, the biggest change first.
| Comp | Avg place, 18.1 | Avg place, 18.2 | Change | Play Rate | Games |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Coven Morgana | 6.10 | 5.09 | ▲ 1.01 | 0.19% → 0.97% | 708 → 29,780 |
| Primal Aphelios & Nidalee | 4.82 | 4.33 | ▲ 0.49 | 0.36% → 8.1% | 1,341 → 248,292 |
| Riftbeast Elder Dragon | 4.36 | 3.97 | ▲ 0.39 | 4.7% → 0.52% | 17,882 → 16,036 |
| Elderwood Kha'Zix & Hecarim | 4.59 | 4.23 | ▲ 0.37 | 1.3% → 2.6% | 4,986 → 81,383 |
| Fae Aphelios & Kha'Zix | 5.49 | 5.14 | ▲ 0.36 | 0.32% → 0.20% | 1,195 → 6,167 |
| Vanguard Aphelios | 5.22 | 4.88 | ▲ 0.33 | 0.12% → 0.05% | 463 → 1,547 |
| Primal Sivir & Ashe | 4.63 | 4.37 | ▲ 0.25 | 0.44% → 2.1% | 1,661 → 65,466 |
| Executioner Sett & Ezreal | 4.75 | 4.50 | ▲ 0.25 | 0.28% → 1.1% | 1,074 → 32,378 |
| Blackthorn Malphite & Veigar Sprykin Monolith | 4.67 | 4.42 | ▲ 0.24 | 0.37% → 0.05% | 1,395 → 1,468 |
| Juggernaut Zyra | 4.66 | 4.43 | ▲ 0.23 | 0.22% → 3.1% | 832 → 95,499 |
| Blossom Ahri & Sett Spellweaver | 4.66 | 4.52 | ▲ 0.15 | 0.37% → 0.15% | 1,382 → 4,496 |
| Elderwood Ezreal | 4.74 | 4.62 | ▲ 0.12 | 0.56% → 1.4% | 2,128 → 42,963 |
Falling
Comps that place worse in 18.2 than they did in 18.1.
| Comp | Avg place, 18.1 | Avg place, 18.2 | Change | Play Rate | Games |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Solar Kayle Lunar | 3.40 | 4.67 | ▼ 1.27 | 0.26% → 0.15% | 987 → 4,680 |
| Sprykin Veigar | 4.16 | 4.78 | ▼ 0.62 | 2.6% → 1.2% | 9,658 → 36,488 |
| Sprykin Rammus & Tristana | 4.00 | 4.56 | ▼ 0.56 | 0.19% → 0.15% | 734 → 4,613 |
| Invoker Morgana | 4.16 | 4.71 | ▼ 0.56 | 0.13% → 0.18% | 502 → 5,436 |
| Spellweaver Ahri Brawler | 4.17 | 4.69 | ▼ 0.52 | 0.41% → 0.15% | 1,543 → 4,685 |
| Blossom Master Yi | 3.96 | 4.42 | ▼ 0.46 | 5.6% → 1.4% | 20,977 → 44,419 |
| Sprykin Rengar & Tristana | 2.56 | 3.01 | ▼ 0.45 | 0.18% → 0.03% | 691 → 812 |
| Solar Kayle | 4.64 | 5.02 | ▼ 0.39 | 5.0% → 1.3% | 18,776 → 39,433 |
| Rapidfire Aphelios & Brambleback | 4.20 | 4.56 | ▼ 0.36 | 1.0% → 1.7% | 3,955 → 51,675 |
| Brawler Ezreal | 4.86 | 5.21 | ▼ 0.36 | 0.13% → 0.15% | 477 → 4,522 |
| Juggernaut Caitlyn Fae | 4.33 | 4.59 | ▼ 0.26 | 1.3% → 1.3% | 4,988 → 38,524 |
| Defender Cassiopeia & Fiddlesticks | 4.35 | 4.61 | ▼ 0.25 | 3.5% → 1.3% | 13,191 → 41,064 |
| Adaptor Nidalee Vanguard | 5.06 | 5.28 | ▼ 0.22 | 0.25% → 0.16% | 953 → 4,871 |
| Lunar Alune | 3.88 | 4.06 | ▼ 0.18 | 0.47% → 0.83% | 1,785 → 25,450 |
| Riftbeast Nidalee & Malphite | 4.28 | 4.42 | ▼ 0.14 | 7.3% → 5.8% | 27,711 → 177,045 |
| Fae Tristana | 4.66 | 4.78 | ▼ 0.12 | 2.0% → 1.2% | 7,660 → 36,697 |
| Riftbeast Aphelios & Brambleback | 4.62 | 4.74 | ▼ 0.12 | 4.2% → 1.0% | 15,878 → 31,445 |
| Solar Akali & Camille | 4.42 | 4.53 | ▼ 0.10 | 2.8% → 2.5% | 10,484 → 77,738 |
| Executioner Malphite & Soraka | 4.40 | 4.49 | ▼ 0.09 | 13.7% → 7.6% | 51,793 → 235,185 |
New in 18.2
Comps with 400 games or more in 18.2 that had fewer in 18.1, or none, best placement first.
| Comp | Avg place | Play Rate | Games | In 18.1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Riftbeast Elder Dragon Vanguard | 3.06 | 0.02% | 543 | not seen |
| Lunar Aphelios Rapidfire Summoner | 3.35 | 0.01% | 409 | not seen |
| Primal Nidalee & Ashe | 3.56 | 0.07% | 2,156 | under 400 games |
| Blossom Ashe & Ezreal Executioner Brawler | 3.64 | 0.03% | 1,041 | not seen |
| Vanguard Morgana & Alune Lunar | 3.67 | 0.02% | 589 | not seen |
| Blossom Alune & Ahri | 3.69 | 0.35% | 10,798 | not seen |
| Inferno Lux & Kennen | 3.75 | 0.03% | 807 | not seen |
| Blossom Sett | 3.80 | 0.34% | 10,447 | not seen |
| Blossom Ahri & Alune | 3.82 | 0.04% | 1,373 | not seen |
| Solar Kayle Fae | 3.86 | 0.08% | 2,367 | not seen |
| Blossom Ahri Vanguard | 3.90 | 0.02% | 743 | under 400 games |
| Vanguard Alune Emerald Aspect | 3.94 | 0.11% | 3,397 | under 400 games |
| Blossom Elder Dragon & Ashe | 3.95 | 0.83% | 25,668 | under 400 games |
| Juggernaut Draven Old Growth | 3.95 | 0.03% | 772 | not seen |
| Primal Nidalee & Sivir Juggernaut | 3.96 | 0.02% | 742 | under 400 games |
| Vanguard Alune | 3.96 | 0.14% | 4,349 | not seen |
| Blackthorn Malphite Inferno | 3.97 | 0.01% | 433 | not seen |
| Executioner Malphite Summoner | 3.99 | 0.03% | 917 | not seen |
| Lunar Alune Vanguard | 4.02 | 0.02% | 595 | under 400 games |
| Spellweaver Ahri & Veigar | 4.04 | 0.03% | 898 | not seen |
| Riftbeast Elder Dragon Apex Predator | 4.07 | 0.02% | 606 | not seen |
| Blossom Ahri & Morgana | 4.15 | 0.10% | 2,986 | not seen |
| Primal Nidalee & Sivir | 4.15 | 0.04% | 1,270 | not seen |
| Executioner Blossom | 4.19 | 0.02% | 769 | not seen |
| Spellweaver Ahri & Alune Executioner | 4.25 | 0.01% | 412 | under 400 games |
| Defender Rengar & Cassiopeia | 4.25 | 0.09% | 2,744 | not seen |
| Juggernaut Draven Bounty Seeker Inferno | 4.27 | 0.07% | 2,086 | not seen |
| Elderwood Veigar | 4.38 | 4.2% | 130,254 | under 400 games |
| Juggernaut Aphelios Old Growth | 4.39 | 0.03% | 966 | under 400 games |
| Juggernaut Zyra Summoner Rapidfire | 4.40 | 0.29% | 8,874 | not seen |
| Sprykin Sivir | 4.41 | 0.11% | 3,391 | under 400 games |
| Riftbeast Elder Dragon Vanguard Elderwood | 4.42 | 0.05% | 1,636 | under 400 games |
| Executioner Aphelios | 4.42 | 0.03% | 898 | under 400 games |
| Hunter Malphite & Sivir | 4.43 | 0.03% | 960 | not seen |
| Solar Aphelios | 4.43 | 0.07% | 2,185 | under 400 games |
| Executioner Malphite & Soraka Blackthorn | 4.48 | 0.02% | 648 | not seen |
| Primal Nidalee & Sivir Brawler Adaptor | 4.48 | 0.01% | 404 | under 400 games |
| Executioner Malphite Blossom | 4.50 | 0.06% | 1,970 | under 400 games |
| Elderwood Ezreal Brawler | 4.51 | 0.02% | 685 | not seen |
| Primal Nidalee Adaptor | 4.53 | 0.03% | 975 | under 400 games |
| Elderwood Ezreal Executioner | 4.53 | 1.0% | 31,484 | not seen |
| Invoker Ashe & Maokai | 4.53 | 0.02% | 542 | under 400 games |
| Sprykin Azir & Rammus Blackthorn | 4.56 | 0.28% | 8,687 | not seen |
| Inferno Draven | 4.57 | 0.09% | 2,900 | under 400 games |
| Vanguard Kennen | 4.59 | 0.12% | 3,667 | under 400 games |
| Sprykin Ashe & Sett | 4.61 | 0.35% | 10,642 | under 400 games |
| Riftbeast Pebbles & Krug | 4.62 | 2.4% | 73,421 | not seen |
| Primal Elder Dragon & Ashe | 4.65 | 0.04% | 1,195 | not seen |
| Sprykin Veigar Elderwood | 4.67 | 0.15% | 4,552 | not seen |
| Executioner Ashe | 4.69 | 0.02% | 570 | under 400 games |
| Riftbeast Elder Dragon & Ashe | 4.69 | 0.03% | 962 | under 400 games |
| Lunar Aphelios Vanguard | 4.70 | 0.16% | 4,892 | not seen |
| Invoker Teemo | 4.71 | 0.03% | 809 | not seen |
| Vanguard Kha'Zix Defender | 4.71 | 0.03% | 828 | under 400 games |
| Primal Nidalee & Sivir Adaptor | 4.72 | 0.17% | 5,183 | under 400 games |
| Fae Sivir Juggernaut | 4.72 | 0.03% | 881 | under 400 games |
| Vanguard Flora Fatalis Emerald Aspect | 4.73 | 0.04% | 1,188 | not seen |
| Executioner Soraka Juggernaut | 4.76 | 0.04% | 1,184 | under 400 games |
| Executioner Malphite & Soraka Summoner | 4.77 | 0.02% | 511 | not seen |
| Primal Nidalee Inferno | 4.77 | 0.02% | 496 | under 400 games |
| Riftbeast Elder Dragon Juggernaut | 4.79 | 0.27% | 8,356 | under 400 games |
| Executioner Azir & Vi | 4.79 | 0.27% | 8,442 | under 400 games |
| Lunar Alune & Lillia | 4.80 | 0.02% | 657 | not seen |
| Solar Yunara & Sejuani | 4.82 | 1.1% | 32,977 | under 400 games |
| Primal Nidalee & Sivir Hunter | 4.82 | 0.02% | 686 | not seen |
| Invoker Morgana Flora Fatalis | 4.83 | 0.05% | 1,555 | not seen |
| Ravager Brambleback | 4.84 | 0.02% | 501 | not seen |
| Blossom Nidalee & Sivir | 4.86 | 0.02% | 505 | not seen |
| Primal Nidalee | 4.86 | 0.02% | 560 | not seen |
| Elderwood Aphelios Lunar Fae | 4.86 | 0.02% | 612 | under 400 games |
| Brawler Master Yi | 4.86 | 0.07% | 2,207 | not seen |
| Hunter Sivir | 4.87 | 0.02% | 488 | under 400 games |
| Flora Fatalis Kha'Zix | 4.87 | 0.06% | 1,870 | not seen |
| Hunter Sivir & Ashe | 4.88 | 0.05% | 1,514 | under 400 games |
| Executioner Malphite Blackthorn | 4.88 | 0.06% | 1,725 | under 400 games |
| Elderwood Sett & Ahri | 4.89 | 0.01% | 444 | not seen |
| Blackthorn Malphite Spellweaver | 4.89 | 0.03% | 784 | not seen |
| Invoker Morgana Riftbeast Juggernaut | 4.90 | 0.04% | 1,380 | under 400 games |
| Primal Aphelios & Nidalee Inferno | 4.91 | 0.03% | 828 | not seen |
| Juggernaut Elder Dragon & Ashe Brawler | 4.91 | 0.02% | 663 | not seen |
| Juggernaut Vanguard | 4.96 | 0.26% | 8,070 | under 400 games |
| Executioner Ezreal | 4.98 | 0.02% | 533 | under 400 games |
| Ravager Rengar & Hecarim | 4.98 | 0.02% | 538 | under 400 games |
| Ravager Aphelios & Brambleback | 4.99 | 0.01% | 454 | under 400 games |
| Vanguard Kha'Zix Rival | 5.02 | 0.05% | 1,528 | under 400 games |
| Blackthorn Malphite | 5.06 | 0.33% | 10,066 | under 400 games |
| Executioner Malphite | 5.06 | 0.02% | 623 | under 400 games |
| Blossom Ashe Juggernaut | 5.07 | 0.02% | 625 | not seen |
| Inferno Aphelios Rapidfire | 5.07 | 0.03% | 923 | under 400 games |
| Primal Sivir Inferno | 5.08 | 0.01% | 453 | not seen |
| Executioner Yunara & Ezreal | 5.08 | 0.03% | 815 | not seen |
| Inferno Aphelios | 5.08 | 0.08% | 2,451 | under 400 games |
| Sprykin Rammus & Azir | 5.10 | 0.02% | 470 | under 400 games |
| Vanguard Aphelios | 5.10 | 0.03% | 794 | under 400 games |
| Fae Sivir & Nidalee Adaptor | 5.11 | 0.02% | 638 | under 400 games |
| Juggernaut Zyra Summoner | 5.13 | 0.01% | 432 | not seen |
| Primal Nidalee & Sivir Vanguard | 5.15 | 0.02% | 495 | under 400 games |
| Primal Sivir | 5.15 | 0.07% | 2,250 | not seen |
| Executioner Lux & Ezreal | 5.17 | 0.02% | 648 | not seen |
| Spellweaver Ahri Blossom | 5.20 | 0.09% | 2,632 | not seen |
| Vanguard Elise | 5.21 | 0.12% | 3,733 | not seen |
| Inferno Kennen Executioner | 5.21 | 0.03% | 811 | under 400 games |
| Elderwood Ezreal Old Growth | 5.24 | 0.06% | 1,845 | not seen |
| Primal Aphelios & Sivir Vanguard | 5.24 | 0.02% | 678 | under 400 games |
| Spellweaver Ahri Juggernaut | 5.27 | 0.02% | 682 | under 400 games |
| Primal Ahri | 5.27 | 0.02% | 464 | under 400 games |
| Vanguard Aphelios Flora Fatalis | 5.28 | 0.01% | 438 | under 400 games |
| Coven Caitlyn & Morgana | 5.29 | 0.05% | 1,467 | under 400 games |
| Spellweaver Ahri Defender | 5.30 | 0.02% | 759 | under 400 games |
| Juggernaut Inferno | 5.31 | 0.08% | 2,365 | not seen |
| Elderwood Aphelios Lunar | 5.33 | 0.03% | 870 | not seen |
| Rival Rengar & Kha'Zix Ravager | 5.39 | 0.03% | 1,008 | not seen |
| Rapidfire Aphelios Lunar | 5.41 | 0.04% | 1,361 | under 400 games |
| Rapidfire Aphelios | 5.41 | 0.02% | 563 | under 400 games |
| Summoner Zyra & Soraka | 5.42 | 0.12% | 3,590 | not seen |
| Juggernaut Alune | 5.42 | 0.01% | 408 | under 400 games |
| Elderwood Xayah | 5.43 | 0.03% | 802 | under 400 games |
| Primal Sivir & Nidalee Inferno | 5.43 | 0.05% | 1,593 | under 400 games |
| Riftbeast Nidalee | 5.45 | 0.01% | 420 | under 400 games |
| Summoner Zyra | 5.46 | 0.10% | 3,162 | not seen |
| Primal Aphelios & Nidalee Adaptor | 5.47 | 0.02% | 642 | under 400 games |
| Ravager Kha'Zix & Hecarim | 5.51 | 0.12% | 3,613 | under 400 games |
| Vanguard Draven Brawler | 5.58 | 0.01% | 448 | not seen |
| Juggernaut Aphelios | 5.59 | 0.02% | 720 | under 400 games |
| Inferno Ashe | 5.60 | 0.03% | 946 | under 400 games |
| Flora Fatalis Kha'Zix Rival | 5.61 | 0.04% | 1,135 | under 400 games |
| Inferno Nidalee | 5.62 | 0.02% | 481 | not seen |
| Vanguard Juggernaut | 5.62 | 0.04% | 1,324 | under 400 games |
| Juggernaut Tristana | 5.62 | 0.04% | 1,133 | not seen |
| Elderwood Ezreal Juggernaut Brawler | 5.75 | 0.02% | 642 | not seen |
| Sprykin Tristana & Rammus Primal | 5.87 | 0.02% | 471 | under 400 games |
| Blossom Ahri & Sett Summoner | 5.92 | 0.03% | 842 | under 400 games |
| Fae Aphelios Blackthorn | 6.01 | 0.01% | 444 | under 400 games |
| Juggernaut Draven Inferno | 6.01 | 0.02% | 517 | under 400 games |
| Executioner Ezreal & Soraka | 6.02 | 0.03% | 804 | not seen |
| Vanguard Aphelios | 6.04 | 0.02% | 493 | under 400 games |
| Blossom Juggernaut | 6.17 | 0.05% | 1,460 | under 400 games |
| Primal Master Yi | 6.25 | 0.02% | 464 | under 400 games |
| Juggernaut Elise & Caitlyn | 6.32 | 0.03% | 778 | under 400 games |
| Coven Morgana with Caitlyn | 6.38 | 0.10% | 3,015 | not seen |
| Coven Elise | 6.45 | 0.02% | 553 | not seen |
| Elderwood | 6.60 | 0.08% | 2,332 | not seen |
| Bounty Seeker Draven | 7.08 | 0.01% | 443 | under 400 games |
Under the 400-game rule
Comps with 400 games or more in 18.1 and fewer in 18.2: the count only, most games first, and no placement until a comp has its 400 games.
- Juggernaut Master Yi: 85 games, under the 400-game rule
- Bounty Seeker Draven Greenfather: 29 games, under the 400-game rule
Earlier patches
Each patch keeps its own page with its final numbers.
- Patch 18.1 27 Aug to 8 Sep · 377,269 Diamond+ boards
Questions
What is the best comp in TFT patch 18.2?
Of the comps with 400 Diamond+ games or more in patch 18.2, Sprykin Rengar & Tristana placed best: an average place of 3.01 over 812 games.
What changed in patch 18.2?
Riot’s patch notes for 18.2 list every change; we have no copy of the data files from both patches to compare.
When was patch 18.2 released?
Riot published the patch notes for 18.2 on 9 Sep 2026. We count its games from 11 Sep 2026, once every region has it. Patch 18.3 replaced it on 22 Sep 2026.
How this page is made
Every number here comes from ranked games at Diamond and above that we sampled from Riot’s match data. A patch’s games start 2 days after Riot publishes its notes, once every region has it, and end the day before the next patch’s notes. A comp is compared only with 400 games or more in both patches, and listed as rising or falling only when its average place moved by more than 0.08 and by more than chance. The changes list compares our copies of Riot’s data files for the two patches. The patch is over, so these are its final numbers.