TFT patch 18.3: what moved
Final read: 24 Sep to 5 Oct 2026, 3,997,061 Diamond+ boards. Patch 18.4b replaced it on 6 Oct 2026; what moved since. Diamond+ games from 24 Sep to 5 Oct (patch 18.3, 3,997,061 boards) against 11 Sep to 21 Sep (patch 18.2, 3,077,092 boards). The days each patch was rolling out are left out of both, and a lower placement is a better one.
Patch day 22 Sep 2026 · 3,997,061 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 18.2 to compare. Riot’s patch notes for 18.3 list every change.
Rising
Comps whose average placement improved from 18.2 to 18.3, the biggest change first.
| Comp | Avg place, 18.2 | Avg place, 18.3 | Change | Play Rate | Games |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rival Rengar & Kha'Zix Ravager | 5.39 | 4.23 | ▲ 1.16 | 0.03% → 0.01% | 1,008 → 425 |
| Sprykin Rammus & Azir | 5.10 | 4.29 | ▲ 0.80 | 0.02% → 3.7% | 470 → 149,048 |
| Vanguard Kha'Zix Defender | 4.71 | 4.06 | ▲ 0.66 | 0.03% → 0.02% | 828 → 708 |
| Blossom Ashe Juggernaut | 5.07 | 4.42 | ▲ 0.64 | 0.02% → 0.01% | 625 → 466 |
| Fae Aphelios Blackthorn | 6.01 | 5.40 | ▲ 0.61 | 0.01% → 0.07% | 444 → 2,819 |
| Coven Morgana | 5.09 | 4.54 | ▲ 0.55 | 0.97% → 0.36% | 29,780 → 14,366 |
| Sprykin Tristana & Rammus Primal | 5.87 | 5.33 | ▲ 0.54 | 0.02% → 0.02% | 471 → 746 |
| Brawler Master Yi | 4.86 | 4.36 | ▲ 0.50 | 0.07% → 0.11% | 2,207 → 4,433 |
| Vanguard Kha'Zix Rival | 5.02 | 4.52 | ▲ 0.50 | 0.05% → 0.06% | 1,528 → 2,499 |
| Executioner Yunara & Ezreal | 5.08 | 4.70 | ▲ 0.38 | 0.03% → 0.13% | 815 → 5,141 |
| Spellweaver Ahri & Alune Executioner | 4.25 | 3.88 | ▲ 0.37 | 0.01% → 0.01% | 412 → 579 |
| Spellweaver Ahri Blossom | 5.20 | 4.87 | ▲ 0.34 | 0.09% → 0.17% | 2,632 → 6,671 |
| Rapidfire Aphelios | 5.41 | 5.10 | ▲ 0.31 | 0.02% → 0.01% | 563 → 528 |
| Primal Sivir Inferno | 5.08 | 4.82 | ▲ 0.26 | 0.01% → 0.04% | 453 → 1,731 |
| Riftbeast Warwick & Malphite | 4.76 | 4.51 | ▲ 0.25 | 0.18% → 0.83% | 5,500 → 33,057 |
| Elderwood Veigar | 4.38 | 4.20 | ▲ 0.18 | 4.2% → 6.6% | 130,254 → 264,382 |
| Defender Cassiopeia & Fiddlesticks | 4.61 | 4.46 | ▲ 0.15 | 1.3% → 1.8% | 41,064 → 72,036 |
| Executioner Azir & Vi | 4.79 | 4.66 | ▲ 0.14 | 0.27% → 0.96% | 8,442 → 38,315 |
| Elderwood Ezreal | 4.62 | 4.48 | ▲ 0.13 | 1.4% → 1.1% | 42,963 → 45,120 |
| Invoker Morgana & Sentinel | 4.74 | 4.61 | ▲ 0.12 | 0.39% → 0.55% | 11,978 → 21,960 |
| Blackthorn Malphite | 5.06 | 4.94 | ▲ 0.12 | 0.33% → 0.36% | 10,066 → 14,526 |
| Sprykin Veigar Elderwood | 4.67 | 4.58 | ▲ 0.10 | 0.15% → 0.15% | 4,552 → 6,084 |
| Rapidfire Aphelios & Brambleback | 4.56 | 4.47 | ▲ 0.09 | 1.7% → 1.3% | 51,675 → 52,414 |
| Vanguard Alune | 3.96 | 3.87 | ▲ 0.09 | 0.14% → 0.29% | 4,349 → 11,786 |
Falling
Comps that place worse in 18.3 than they did in 18.2.
| Comp | Avg place, 18.2 | Avg place, 18.3 | Change | Play Rate | Games |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Juggernaut Draven Old Growth | 3.95 | 4.57 | ▼ 0.61 | 0.03% → 0.02% | 772 → 832 |
| Elderwood Ezreal Old Growth | 5.24 | 5.82 | ▼ 0.58 | 0.06% → 0.03% | 1,845 → 1,252 |
| Juggernaut Inferno | 5.31 | 5.86 | ▼ 0.55 | 0.08% → 0.21% | 2,365 → 8,446 |
| Lunar Aphelios Rapidfire Summoner | 3.35 | 3.90 | ▼ 0.55 | 0.01% → 0.01% | 409 → 524 |
| Sprykin Rammus & Tristana | 4.56 | 5.08 | ▼ 0.52 | 0.15% → 0.08% | 4,613 → 3,331 |
| Inferno Draven | 4.57 | 5.04 | ▼ 0.47 | 0.09% → 0.06% | 2,900 → 2,474 |
| Solar Kayle Lunar | 4.67 | 5.14 | ▼ 0.47 | 0.15% → 0.13% | 4,680 → 5,034 |
| Juggernaut Aphelios Old Growth | 4.39 | 4.77 | ▼ 0.38 | 0.03% → 0.02% | 966 → 600 |
| Riftbeast Elder Dragon Juggernaut | 4.79 | 5.16 | ▼ 0.37 | 0.27% → 0.03% | 8,356 → 1,316 |
| Juggernaut Tristana | 5.62 | 5.99 | ▼ 0.36 | 0.04% → 0.03% | 1,133 → 1,365 |
| Riftbeast Elder Dragon & Ashe | 4.69 | 5.05 | ▼ 0.36 | 0.03% → 0.01% | 962 → 400 |
| Hunter Sivir & Ashe | 4.88 | 5.23 | ▼ 0.36 | 0.05% → 0.02% | 1,514 → 808 |
| Elderwood Xayah | 5.43 | 5.76 | ▼ 0.33 | 0.03% → 0.02% | 802 → 889 |
| Coven Elise | 6.45 | 6.78 | ▼ 0.33 | 0.02% → 0.06% | 553 → 2,394 |
| Spellweaver Ahri & Veigar | 4.04 | 4.34 | ▼ 0.30 | 0.03% → 0.02% | 898 → 993 |
| Inferno Aphelios | 5.08 | 5.38 | ▼ 0.30 | 0.08% → 0.05% | 2,451 → 1,884 |
| Fae Aphelios & Kha'Zix | 5.14 | 5.43 | ▼ 0.30 | 0.20% → 0.22% | 6,167 → 8,808 |
| Primal Sivir & Nidalee Inferno | 5.43 | 5.71 | ▼ 0.29 | 0.05% → 0.04% | 1,593 → 1,493 |
| Inferno Kennen Executioner | 5.21 | 5.49 | ▼ 0.28 | 0.03% → 0.01% | 811 → 557 |
| Invoker Teemo | 4.71 | 4.98 | ▼ 0.27 | 0.03% → 0.03% | 809 → 1,121 |
| Executioner Sett & Ezreal | 4.50 | 4.77 | ▼ 0.26 | 1.1% → 1.3% | 32,378 → 52,304 |
| Primal Nidalee & Sivir Vanguard | 5.15 | 5.41 | ▼ 0.26 | 0.02% → 0.02% | 495 → 778 |
| Sprykin Veigar | 4.78 | 5.03 | ▼ 0.25 | 1.2% → 0.30% | 36,488 → 11,885 |
| Sprykin Azir & Rammus Blackthorn | 4.56 | 4.80 | ▼ 0.25 | 0.28% → 0.17% | 8,687 → 6,931 |
| Inferno Aphelios Rapidfire | 5.07 | 5.32 | ▼ 0.25 | 0.03% → 0.01% | 923 → 438 |
| Executioner Blossom | 4.19 | 4.43 | ▼ 0.24 | 0.02% → 0.13% | 769 → 5,091 |
| Primal Nidalee & Ashe | 3.56 | 3.79 | ▼ 0.23 | 0.07% → 0.02% | 2,156 → 852 |
| Riftbeast Nidalee & Malphite | 4.42 | 4.64 | ▼ 0.22 | 5.8% → 2.1% | 177,045 → 82,349 |
| Executioner Aphelios | 4.42 | 4.64 | ▼ 0.22 | 0.03% → 0.02% | 898 → 907 |
| Sprykin Ashe & Sett | 4.61 | 4.83 | ▼ 0.21 | 0.35% → 0.03% | 10,642 → 1,381 |
| Spellweaver Ahri Defender | 5.30 | 5.50 | ▼ 0.21 | 0.02% → 0.03% | 759 → 1,010 |
| Invoker Morgana | 4.71 | 4.91 | ▼ 0.20 | 0.18% → 0.04% | 5,436 → 1,776 |
| Solar Akali & Camille | 4.53 | 4.72 | ▼ 0.19 | 2.5% → 0.75% | 77,738 → 29,823 |
| Primal Nidalee & Sivir Adaptor | 4.72 | 4.91 | ▼ 0.19 | 0.17% → 0.05% | 5,183 → 1,973 |
| Primal Sivir & Ashe | 4.37 | 4.55 | ▼ 0.17 | 2.1% → 1.7% | 65,466 → 69,077 |
| Riftbeast Elder Dragon & Draven | 3.97 | 4.13 | ▼ 0.16 | 7.5% → 6.7% | 230,041 → 268,244 |
| Summoner Zyra & Soraka | 5.42 | 5.56 | ▼ 0.15 | 0.12% → 0.11% | 3,590 → 4,594 |
| Juggernaut Vanguard | 4.96 | 5.09 | ▼ 0.14 | 0.26% → 0.53% | 8,070 → 21,362 |
| Sprykin Teemo & Alistar | 4.75 | 4.87 | ▼ 0.12 | 0.19% → 0.10% | 5,983 → 4,008 |
| Summoner Zyra | 5.46 | 5.56 | ▼ 0.10 | 0.10% → 0.29% | 3,162 → 11,530 |
| Blossom Ahri & Sett | 4.66 | 4.76 | ▼ 0.10 | 1.8% → 1.2% | 56,130 → 49,554 |
| Solar Yunara & Sejuani | 4.82 | 4.91 | ▼ 0.09 | 1.1% → 0.78% | 32,977 → 31,102 |
| Lunar Aphelios Vanguard | 4.70 | 4.78 | ▼ 0.08 | 0.16% → 0.18% | 4,892 → 7,374 |
New in 18.3
Comps with 400 games or more in 18.3 that had fewer in 18.2, or none, best placement first.
| Comp | Avg place | Play Rate | Games | In 18.2 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Executioner Malphite Lunar | 3.45 | 0.01% | 477 | under 400 games |
| Juggernaut Maokai & Lux | 3.58 | 0.01% | 542 | under 400 games |
| Executioner Azir & Sett | 3.63 | 0.04% | 1,787 | not seen |
| Blackthorn Malphite & Warwick Ravager | 3.68 | 0.02% | 882 | under 400 games |
| Defender Lillia | 3.71 | 0.01% | 426 | under 400 games |
| Executioner Sett & Ezreal Blossom | 3.75 | 0.14% | 5,745 | not seen |
| Brawler Ahri & Sett Spellweaver | 3.86 | 0.01% | 455 | not seen |
| Elderwood Sentinel | 3.90 | 0.01% | 529 | under 400 games |
| Executioner Ezreal & Ahri | 3.92 | 0.02% | 828 | under 400 games |
| Fae Rengar | 3.99 | 0.02% | 773 | not seen |
| Elderwood Alune & Maokai | 4.10 | 0.02% | 904 | under 400 games |
| Sprykin Ashe | 4.15 | 0.01% | 472 | not seen |
| Ravager Warwick Vanguard | 4.15 | 0.01% | 475 | under 400 games |
| Blossom Ahri & Morgana Brawler | 4.17 | 0.02% | 920 | not seen |
| Juggernaut Ashe & Sivir | 4.19 | 0.03% | 1,196 | not seen |
| Vanguard Alune & Morgana | 4.22 | 0.35% | 13,891 | under 400 games |
| Sprykin Azir & Rammus Summoner Defender | 4.23 | 0.02% | 602 | under 400 games |
| Defender Rengar & Cassiopeia | 4.35 | 0.08% | 3,313 | not seen |
| Ravager Brambleback Riftbeast | 4.42 | 0.01% | 483 | under 400 games |
| Summoner Maokai | 4.44 | 0.01% | 409 | under 400 games |
| Blossom Ahri & Zyra | 4.44 | 0.38% | 15,263 | under 400 games |
| Ravager Brambleback Riftbeast Lunar | 4.45 | 0.02% | 781 | under 400 games |
| Juggernaut Alune Vanguard | 4.53 | 0.01% | 441 | under 400 games |
| Blossom Ashe & Nidalee | 4.54 | 0.02% | 823 | not seen |
| Ravager Brambleback Juggernaut | 4.63 | 0.03% | 1,266 | under 400 games |
| Primal Ashe Vanguard | 4.66 | 0.06% | 2,565 | under 400 games |
| Riftbeast Ezreal & Sentinel | 4.67 | 0.01% | 422 | under 400 games |
| Primal Zyra & Malphite | 4.70 | 0.01% | 476 | under 400 games |
| Riftbeast Aphelios Vanguard | 4.74 | 0.01% | 508 | under 400 games |
| Elderwood Kha'Zix & Rengar | 4.77 | 0.18% | 7,360 | not seen |
| Juggernaut Alune Lunar | 4.78 | 0.01% | 514 | under 400 games |
| Riftbeast Summoner | 4.86 | 0.01% | 497 | under 400 games |
| Ravager Elise | 4.90 | 0.14% | 5,761 | not seen |
| Coven Morgana Vanguard | 4.92 | 1.2% | 46,136 | not seen |
| Vanguard Nidalee & Aphelios | 4.95 | 0.01% | 500 | not seen |
| Blossom Ahri & Zyra Fae | 4.99 | 0.02% | 762 | not seen |
| Brawler Ahri & Sett | 5.00 | 0.02% | 914 | under 400 games |
| Invoker Morgana & Sentinel Vanguard | 5.03 | 0.01% | 573 | not seen |
| Blackthorn Malphite Blossom | 5.06 | 0.35% | 13,982 | under 400 games |
| Coven Morgana Vanguard Invoker | 5.08 | 0.01% | 493 | under 400 games |
| Flora Fatalis Kha'Zix with Soraka | 5.08 | 0.01% | 563 | under 400 games |
| Defender Draven | 5.09 | 0.01% | 517 | under 400 games |
| Ravager Warwick & Elise | 5.09 | 0.02% | 664 | under 400 games |
| Primal Nidalee & Sivir | 5.11 | 0.14% | 5,564 | not seen |
| Invoker Nidalee & Morgana | 5.14 | 0.05% | 1,826 | not seen |
| Primal Elder Dragon & Ashe | 5.14 | 0.05% | 2,125 | under 400 games |
| Juggernaut Ezreal & Kennen | 5.14 | 0.02% | 714 | not seen |
| Blossom Ahri & Sett Defender | 5.15 | 0.05% | 1,806 | not seen |
| Ravager Warwick | 5.19 | 0.01% | 537 | not seen |
| Brawler Sivir & Sett | 5.20 | 0.01% | 416 | under 400 games |
| Vanguard Draven Lunar Invoker | 5.21 | 0.01% | 419 | under 400 games |
| Juggernaut Sivir & Amumu | 5.22 | 0.02% | 812 | not seen |
| Adaptor Nidalee Vanguard | 5.27 | 0.01% | 401 | not seen |
| Juggernaut Alune & Amumu | 5.28 | 0.02% | 712 | under 400 games |
| Vanguard Ezreal | 5.39 | 0.02% | 642 | under 400 games |
| Primal Nidalee & Sivir Brawler | 5.39 | 0.02% | 821 | under 400 games |
| Primal Sivir Fae | 5.43 | 0.02% | 612 | not seen |
| Riftbeast Azir & Krug | 5.43 | 0.01% | 575 | under 400 games |
| Inferno Elder Dragon Apex Predator | 5.46 | 0.01% | 473 | under 400 games |
| Executioner Ezreal Flora Fatalis | 5.47 | 0.02% | 892 | under 400 games |
| Riftbeast Aphelios & Sentinel | 5.49 | 0.01% | 421 | not seen |
| Spellweaver Ahri & Morgana | 5.49 | 0.02% | 699 | not seen |
| Juggernaut Inferno with Shen | 5.51 | 0.02% | 846 | not seen |
| Coven Morgana & Elise | 5.51 | 0.04% | 1,729 | not seen |
| Rival Kha'Zix & Rengar | 5.52 | 0.03% | 1,278 | under 400 games |
| Solar Gromp | 5.52 | 0.01% | 578 | under 400 games |
| Elderwood Ashe | 5.53 | 0.07% | 2,863 | under 400 games |
| Solar Teemo & Gromp | 5.55 | 0.17% | 6,797 | under 400 games |
| Flora Fatalis Kha'Zix Rival | 5.55 | 0.07% | 2,703 | under 400 games |
| Blossom Ezreal | 5.63 | 0.01% | 403 | under 400 games |
| Primal Ashe & Sivir Hunter | 5.68 | 0.03% | 1,314 | not seen |
| Elderwood Aphelios Brawler | 5.72 | 0.01% | 525 | under 400 games |
| Vanguard Caitlyn & Elise | 5.76 | 0.02% | 654 | not seen |
| Adaptor Nidalee | 5.88 | 0.03% | 1,398 | not seen |
| Sprykin Rengar & Tristana | 5.90 | 0.01% | 579 | under 400 games |
| Spellweaver Ahri & Alune Blossom | 5.92 | 0.01% | 464 | not seen |
| Blossom Ahri Caustic | 6.14 | 0.02% | 623 | under 400 games |
| Primal Sivir Juggernaut with Vi | 6.23 | 0.03% | 1,035 | under 400 games |
| Coven Elise & Caitlyn | 6.32 | 0.01% | 568 | under 400 games |
| Juggernaut Caitlyn | 6.43 | 0.01% | 554 | under 400 games |
| Inferno Juggernaut with Scuttlecrab | 6.96 | 0.01% | 454 | under 400 games |
| Inferno Defender | 7.20 | 0.01% | 426 | not seen |
Under the 400-game rule
Comps with 400 games or more in 18.2 and fewer in 18.3: the count only, most games first, and no placement until a comp has its 400 games.
- Elderwood Sett & Ahri: 399 games, under the 400-game rule
- Executioner Ezreal: 397 games, under the 400-game rule
- Juggernaut Elder Dragon & Ashe Brawler: 369 games, under the 400-game rule
- Invoker Morgana Riftbeast Juggernaut: 355 games, under the 400-game rule
- Primal Aphelios & Sivir Vanguard: 344 games, under the 400-game rule
- Blossom Juggernaut: 343 games, under the 400-game rule
- Executioner Ashe: 307 games, under the 400-game rule
- Elderwood Ezreal Brawler: 273 games, under the 400-game rule
- Fae Sivir & Nidalee Adaptor: 273 games, under the 400-game rule
- Ravager Aphelios & Brambleback: 270 games, under the 400-game rule
- Primal Aphelios & Nidalee Adaptor: 266 games, under the 400-game rule
- Fae Aphelios Vanguard: 232 games, under the 400-game rule
- Hunter Sivir: 205 games, under the 400-game rule
- Vanguard Aphelios: 200 games, under the 400-game rule
- Primal Elder Dragon & Ashe: 194 games, under the 400-game rule
- Primal Nidalee & Sivir Brawler Adaptor: 191 games, under the 400-game rule
- Blossom Nidalee & Sivir: 182 games, under the 400-game rule
- Coven Caitlyn & Morgana: 148 games, under the 400-game rule
- Vanguard Morgana & Alune Lunar: 128 games, under the 400-game rule
- Elderwood Aphelios Lunar Fae: 111 games, under the 400-game rule
- Invoker Morgana Flora Fatalis: 105 games, under the 400-game rule
- Juggernaut Caitlyn Fae: 88 games, under the 400-game rule
- Blossom Ashe & Ezreal Executioner Brawler: 79 games, under the 400-game rule
- Executioner Malphite Summoner: 63 games, under the 400-game rule
- Ravager Kha'Zix & Hecarim: 62 games, under the 400-game rule
6 more
- Bounty Seeker Draven: 49 games, under the 400-game rule
- Primal Master Yi: 29 games, under the 400-game rule
- Primal Nidalee Inferno: 25 games, under the 400-game rule
- Fae Sivir Hunter: 23 games, under the 400-game rule
- Blackthorn Malphite & Veigar Sprykin Monolith: 15 games, under the 400-game rule
- Invoker Ashe & Maokai: 6 games, under the 400-game rule
Earlier patches
Each patch keeps its own page with its final numbers.
- Patch 18.2 11 Sep to 21 Sep · 3,077,092 Diamond+ boards
- Patch 18.1 27 Aug to 8 Sep · 377,269 Diamond+ boards
Questions
What is the best comp in TFT patch 18.3?
Of the comps with 400 Diamond+ games or more in patch 18.3, Riftbeast Elder Dragon Vanguard placed best: an average place of 2.94 over 1,264 games.
What changed in patch 18.3?
Riot’s patch notes for 18.3 list every change; we have no copy of the data files from both patches to compare.
When was patch 18.3 released?
Riot published the patch notes for 18.3 on 22 Sep 2026. We count its games from 24 Sep 2026, once every region has it. Patch 18.4b replaced it on 6 Oct 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.