TFT patch 18.4b: what moved
Diamond+ games from 8 Oct to 18 Oct (patch 18.4b, 3,030,665 boards) against 24 Sep to 5 Oct (patch 18.3, 3,997,061 boards). The days each patch was rolling out are left out of both, and a lower placement is a better one.
Patch day 6 Oct 2026 · 3,030,665 Diamond+ boards so far · Updated 18 Oct 2026, 18:24 UTC
What the patch changed
We started keeping Riot’s data files on 18 Oct 2026, so we have no copy from patch 18.3 to compare. Riot’s patch notes for 18.4b list every change.
Rising
Comps whose average placement improved from 18.3 to 18.4b, the biggest change first.
| Comp | Avg place, 18.3 | Avg place, 18.4b | Change | Play Rate | Games |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Solar Kayle Lunar | 5.14 | 4.44 | ▲ 0.70 | 0.13% → 1.9% | 5,034 → 56,205 |
| Solar Aphelios | 4.54 | 4.01 | ▲ 0.53 | 0.04% → 0.22% | 1,683 → 6,764 |
| Elderwood Ashe | 5.53 | 5.04 | ▲ 0.48 | 0.07% → 0.03% | 2,863 → 915 |
| Riftbeast Pebbles & Krug | 4.65 | 4.18 | ▲ 0.47 | 1.7% → 7.8% | 68,021 → 236,005 |
| Elderwood Ezreal Old Growth | 5.82 | 5.37 | ▲ 0.45 | 0.03% → 0.07% | 1,252 → 2,219 |
| Sprykin Teemo & Alistar | 4.87 | 4.44 | ▲ 0.42 | 0.10% → 0.45% | 4,008 → 13,593 |
| Spellweaver Ahri Blossom | 4.87 | 4.49 | ▲ 0.38 | 0.17% → 0.19% | 6,671 → 5,757 |
| Primal Ashe & Sivir Hunter | 5.68 | 5.32 | ▲ 0.36 | 0.03% → 0.03% | 1,314 → 1,006 |
| Primal Sivir Fae | 5.43 | 5.08 | ▲ 0.36 | 0.02% → 0.03% | 612 → 772 |
| Coven Morgana Vanguard | 4.92 | 4.58 | ▲ 0.34 | 1.2% → 3.7% | 46,136 → 113,442 |
| Solar Teemo & Gromp | 5.55 | 5.22 | ▲ 0.33 | 0.17% → 0.05% | 6,797 → 1,451 |
| Vanguard Kha'Zix Defender | 4.06 | 3.74 | ▲ 0.32 | 0.02% → 0.04% | 708 → 1,096 |
| Solar Kayle | 5.10 | 4.80 | ▲ 0.30 | 0.74% → 1.6% | 29,539 → 47,130 |
| Inferno Aphelios | 5.38 | 5.09 | ▲ 0.29 | 0.05% → 0.05% | 1,884 → 1,558 |
| Riftbeast Azir & Krug | 5.43 | 5.15 | ▲ 0.29 | 0.01% → 0.02% | 575 → 612 |
| Solar Yunara & Sejuani | 4.91 | 4.63 | ▲ 0.28 | 0.78% → 1.9% | 31,102 → 58,573 |
| Solar Akali & Camille | 4.72 | 4.46 | ▲ 0.26 | 0.75% → 1.6% | 29,823 → 47,882 |
| Primal Sivir | 5.07 | 4.81 | ▲ 0.26 | 0.19% → 0.15% | 7,525 → 4,600 |
| Juggernaut Aphelios | 5.67 | 5.42 | ▲ 0.25 | 0.03% → 0.08% | 1,338 → 2,507 |
| Ravager Brambleback | 4.74 | 4.49 | ▲ 0.25 | 0.07% → 0.07% | 2,660 → 2,216 |
| Blossom Ahri & Zyra Fae | 4.99 | 4.79 | ▲ 0.21 | 0.02% → 0.21% | 762 → 6,311 |
| Primal Nidalee & Sivir | 5.11 | 4.91 | ▲ 0.20 | 0.14% → 0.12% | 5,564 → 3,627 |
| Invoker Morgana & Sentinel | 4.61 | 4.44 | ▲ 0.18 | 0.55% → 0.68% | 21,960 → 20,691 |
| Invoker Teemo | 4.98 | 4.81 | ▲ 0.17 | 0.03% → 0.18% | 1,121 → 5,406 |
| Vanguard Kha'Zix Rival | 4.52 | 4.36 | ▲ 0.16 | 0.06% → 0.05% | 2,499 → 1,422 |
| Defender Rengar & Cassiopeia | 4.35 | 4.19 | ▲ 0.15 | 0.08% → 0.25% | 3,313 → 7,536 |
| Elderwood Ezreal Executioner | 4.55 | 4.41 | ▲ 0.14 | 1.9% → 3.1% | 76,401 → 95,362 |
| Blossom Ahri & Sett Defender | 5.15 | 5.02 | ▲ 0.13 | 0.05% → 0.23% | 1,806 → 6,847 |
| Elderwood Kha'Zix & Hecarim | 4.23 | 4.13 | ▲ 0.10 | 3.1% → 3.8% | 125,023 → 116,587 |
| Riftbeast Warwick & Malphite | 4.51 | 4.41 | ▲ 0.09 | 0.83% → 0.54% | 33,057 → 16,423 |
| Vanguard Alune | 3.87 | 3.78 | ▲ 0.09 | 0.29% → 0.31% | 11,786 → 9,366 |
| Elderwood Ezreal | 4.48 | 4.40 | ▲ 0.08 | 1.1% → 2.2% | 45,120 → 65,857 |
Falling
Comps that place worse in 18.4b than they did in 18.3.
| Comp | Avg place, 18.3 | Avg place, 18.4b | Change | Play Rate | Games |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Primal Nidalee Adaptor | 4.63 | 5.37 | ▼ 0.74 | 0.02% → 0.01% | 921 → 454 |
| Rival Kha'Zix & Rengar | 5.52 | 6.12 | ▼ 0.60 | 0.03% → 0.02% | 1,278 → 747 |
| Juggernaut Ashe | 3.99 | 4.43 | ▼ 0.44 | 2.4% → 0.67% | 97,098 → 20,441 |
| Flora Fatalis Kha'Zix Rival | 5.55 | 5.97 | ▼ 0.41 | 0.07% → 0.07% | 2,703 → 2,002 |
| Coven Elise & Caitlyn | 6.32 | 6.67 | ▼ 0.35 | 0.01% → 0.02% | 568 → 474 |
| Coven Morgana Vanguard Invoker | 5.08 | 5.42 | ▼ 0.34 | 0.01% → 0.02% | 493 → 697 |
| Fae Aphelios & Kha'Zix | 5.43 | 5.77 | ▼ 0.34 | 0.22% → 0.23% | 8,808 → 6,836 |
| Juggernaut Ezreal & Kennen | 5.14 | 5.47 | ▼ 0.33 | 0.02% → 0.02% | 714 → 500 |
| Blossom Elder Dragon & Ashe | 3.97 | 4.27 | ▼ 0.30 | 0.26% → 0.09% | 10,277 → 2,626 |
| Flora Fatalis Kha'Zix | 4.91 | 5.19 | ▼ 0.28 | 0.08% → 0.07% | 3,192 → 2,097 |
| Juggernaut Inferno | 5.86 | 6.13 | ▼ 0.27 | 0.21% → 0.16% | 8,446 → 4,944 |
| Lunar Alune | 3.99 | 4.25 | ▼ 0.26 | 0.67% → 0.52% | 26,715 → 15,745 |
| Sprykin Rengar & Tristana | 5.90 | 6.15 | ▼ 0.25 | 0.01% → 0.01% | 579 → 414 |
| Juggernaut Vanguard | 5.09 | 5.34 | ▼ 0.25 | 0.53% → 0.19% | 21,362 → 5,734 |
| Primal Sivir Inferno | 4.82 | 5.06 | ▼ 0.24 | 0.04% → 0.01% | 1,731 → 435 |
| Fae Tristana | 4.76 | 4.99 | ▼ 0.23 | 0.89% → 0.96% | 35,680 → 29,217 |
| Lunar Aphelios Vanguard | 4.78 | 5.01 | ▼ 0.23 | 0.18% → 0.14% | 7,374 → 4,290 |
| Juggernaut Sivir & Amumu | 5.22 | 5.44 | ▼ 0.22 | 0.02% → 0.05% | 812 → 1,395 |
| Vanguard Elise | 5.30 | 5.52 | ▼ 0.22 | 0.12% → 0.12% | 4,750 → 3,565 |
| Brawler Ezreal | 5.24 | 5.45 | ▼ 0.21 | 0.09% → 0.06% | 3,728 → 1,881 |
| Summoner Zyra & Soraka | 5.56 | 5.77 | ▼ 0.21 | 0.11% → 0.07% | 4,594 → 2,086 |
| Juggernaut Zyra | 4.46 | 4.66 | ▼ 0.21 | 10.9% → 4.9% | 435,034 → 147,946 |
| Executioner Blossom | 4.43 | 4.63 | ▼ 0.20 | 0.13% → 0.11% | 5,091 → 3,433 |
| Sprykin Azir & Rammus Blackthorn | 4.80 | 4.97 | ▼ 0.17 | 0.17% → 0.11% | 6,931 → 3,296 |
| Fae Aphelios Blackthorn | 5.40 | 5.56 | ▼ 0.17 | 0.07% → 0.06% | 2,819 → 1,852 |
| Blackthorn Malphite Blossom | 5.06 | 5.22 | ▼ 0.16 | 0.35% → 0.33% | 13,982 → 9,855 |
| Executioner Malphite Blossom | 4.55 | 4.70 | ▼ 0.16 | 0.22% → 0.17% | 8,918 → 5,254 |
| Brawler Ashe | 4.06 | 4.21 | ▼ 0.16 | 0.36% → 0.15% | 14,542 → 4,693 |
| Sprykin Veigar | 5.03 | 5.18 | ▼ 0.14 | 0.30% → 0.19% | 11,885 → 5,607 |
| Executioner Malphite & Soraka | 4.50 | 4.64 | ▼ 0.14 | 7.1% → 4.0% | 281,964 → 119,965 |
| Elderwood Veigar | 4.20 | 4.29 | ▼ 0.09 | 6.6% → 5.0% | 264,382 → 151,391 |
| Primal Sivir & Ashe | 4.55 | 4.63 | ▼ 0.08 | 1.7% → 0.83% | 69,077 → 25,238 |
| Executioner Azir & Vi | 4.66 | 4.74 | ▼ 0.08 | 0.96% → 0.18% | 38,315 → 5,363 |
New in 18.4b
Comps with 400 games or more in 18.4b that had fewer in 18.3, or none, best placement first.
| Comp | Avg place | Play Rate | Games | In 18.3 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blackthorn Malphite Executioner | 3.30 | 0.01% | 431 | under 400 games |
| Vanguard Morgana | 3.89 | 0.02% | 456 | under 400 games |
| Lunar Aphelios | 4.16 | 0.02% | 504 | under 400 games |
| Elderwood Sett & Ahri | 4.26 | 0.03% | 1,054 | under 400 games |
| Riftbeast Elder Dragon & Gromp | 4.33 | 0.02% | 636 | under 400 games |
| Solar Aphelios Lunar Rapidfire | 4.54 | 0.24% | 7,345 | under 400 games |
| Riftbeast Nidalee & Brambleback | 4.56 | 0.01% | 447 | under 400 games |
| Executioner Kennen & Soraka | 4.79 | 0.02% | 624 | under 400 games |
| Blackthorn Lux & Malphite Invoker | 4.82 | 0.01% | 454 | under 400 games |
| Riftbeast Mama Beak & Zyra | 4.84 | 0.01% | 410 | under 400 games |
| Vanguard Kha'Zix | 4.86 | 0.02% | 743 | under 400 games |
| Coven Morgana & Cassiopeia | 5.22 | 0.03% | 776 | under 400 games |
| Juggernaut Alune & Ahri Spellweaver | 5.38 | 0.02% | 671 | under 400 games |
| Primal Sivir Juggernaut | 5.42 | 0.03% | 803 | under 400 games |
| Elderwood Draven Vanguard | 5.46 | 0.01% | 432 | under 400 games |
| Elderwood Ezreal Defender | 5.71 | 0.01% | 452 | under 400 games |
| Inferno Defender | 7.13 | 0.02% | 506 | under 400 games |
Too early to tell
Comps with 400 games or more in 18.3 and fewer in 18.4b so far: the count only, most games first, and no placement until a comp has its 400 games.
- Juggernaut Draven Old Growth: 393 games, too early
- Primal Nidalee & Sivir Vanguard: 386 games, too early
- Inferno Elder Dragon Apex Predator: 384 games, too early
- Vanguard Ezreal: 381 games, too early
- Juggernaut Alune: 378 games, too early
- Juggernaut Alune & Amumu: 359 games, too early
- Elderwood Aphelios Brawler: 358 games, too early
- Spellweaver Ahri & Alune Executioner: 350 games, too early
- Blossom Ahri & Sett Summoner: 344 games, too early
- Inferno Ashe: 344 games, too early
- Riftbeast Aphelios Vanguard: 341 games, too early
- Executioner Malphite: 333 games, too early
- Riftbeast Elder Dragon Apex Predator: 327 games, too early
- Rapidfire Aphelios: 326 games, too early
- Spellweaver Ahri & Veigar: 312 games, too early
- Blossom Ezreal: 311 games, too early
- Defender Draven: 311 games, too early
- Primal Nidalee & Sivir Brawler: 308 games, too early
- Rival Rengar & Kha'Zix Ravager: 308 games, too early
- Inferno Kennen Executioner: 303 games, too early
- Vanguard Draven Lunar Invoker: 294 games, too early
- Primal Nidalee & Ashe: 285 games, too early
- Executioner Lux & Ezreal: 282 games, too early
- Juggernaut Inferno with Shen: 262 games, too early
- Brawler Ahri & Sett Spellweaver: 260 games, too early
29 more
- Elderwood Sentinel: 248 games, too early
- Inferno Nidalee: 236 games, too early
- Ravager Warwick & Elise: 230 games, too early
- Blossom Ashe Juggernaut: 222 games, too early
- Brawler Sivir & Sett: 215 games, too early
- Ravager Elise: 212 games, too early
- Juggernaut Maokai & Lux: 200 games, too early
- Defender Lillia: 196 games, too early
- Juggernaut Alune Lunar: 191 games, too early
- Vanguard Draven Brawler: 191 games, too early
- Primal Sivir Juggernaut with Vi: 187 games, too early
- Juggernaut Caitlyn: 174 games, too early
- Ravager Warwick Vanguard: 167 games, too early
- Vanguard Nidalee & Aphelios: 166 games, too early
- Executioner Malphite Lunar: 163 games, too early
- Blossom Ashe & Nidalee: 162 games, too early
- Primal Zyra & Malphite: 157 games, too early
- Juggernaut Alune Vanguard: 129 games, too early
- Inferno Juggernaut with Scuttlecrab: 122 games, too early
- Coven Morgana: 115 games, too early
- Spellweaver Ahri Brawler: 113 games, too early
- Solar Gromp: 109 games, too early
- Summoner Maokai: 103 games, too early
- Riftbeast Elder Dragon & Ashe: 91 games, too early
- Adaptor Nidalee Vanguard: 60 games, too early
- Riftbeast Summoner: 36 games, too early
- Flora Fatalis Kha'Zix with Soraka: 27 games, too early
- Primal Ashe Vanguard: 26 games, too early
- Juggernaut Aphelios Old Growth: 16 games, too early
Best comps in 18.4b
The S and A tiers on the comps list today, graded on Diamond+ games, best average place first.
| Comp | Tier | Avg place | Games |
|---|---|---|---|
| Elderwood Kha'Zix & Hecarim | S | 4.12 | 73,098 |
| Riftbeast Pebbles & Krug | S | 4.18 | 154,281 |
| Riftbeast Elder Dragon & Draven | S | 4.20 | 123,143 |
| Sprykin Rammus & Azir | S | 4.22 | 109,414 |
| Elderwood Draven & Maokai | A | 4.27 | 71,300 |
| Elderwood Veigar | A | 4.31 | 99,826 |
| Blossom Master Yi | A | 4.38 | 29,650 |
| Primal Aphelios & Nidalee | A | 4.41 | 152,374 |
| Invoker Ahri & Morgana | A | 4.41 | 135,870 |
| Elderwood Ezreal Executioner | A | 4.42 | 59,603 |
| Elderwood Ezreal | A | 4.42 | 41,331 |
| Solar Kayle Lunar | A | 4.43 | 34,972 |
| Rapidfire Aphelios & Brambleback | A | 4.44 | 21,687 |
Earlier patches
Each patch keeps its own page with its final numbers.
- Patch 18.3 24 Sep to 5 Oct · 3,997,061 Diamond+ boards
- 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 18.4b?
Elderwood Kha'Zix & Hecarim has the best average place of the S tier comps on our comps list today: 4.12 over 73,098 Diamond+ games.
What changed in patch 18.4b?
Riot’s patch notes for 18.4b list every change; we have no copy of the data files from both patches to compare.
When was patch 18.4b released?
Riot published the patch notes for 18.4b on 6 Oct 2026. We count its games from 8 Oct 2026, once every region has it.
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. This page is rebuilt every 2 hours while the patch is live; once the next patch is out it keeps its final numbers.