Executioner Emblem · Patch 18.5
Best TFT compositions for Executioner Emblem in Set 18
About Executioner Emblem
Grants Trait
Executioner
Breakpoints
Best Compositions for Executioner Emblem
These meta compositions benefit the most from adding an Executioner Emblem — 13 tracked comps gain something from it, including comps that do not run Executioner yet (the finder's Emblem First view). Comps marked with a star hit a new breakpoint with this emblem.
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Why #1 for Executioner: 4.24 avg (Tier S) · unlocks Executioner 2 → 3 · 53,654 games · high confidence
Can hold: Diana, Hecarim, Kha'Zix
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Has it natively: Ezreal, Soraka — not a holder
Board order · holder strength not yet modeled
Why #2 for Executioner: 4.23 avg (Tier S) · unlocks Executioner 1 → 2 · 36,964 games · high confidence
Can hold: Alistar, Aphelios, Diana
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Has it natively: Ezreal — not a holder
Board order · holder strength not yet modeled
Source build item example also includes Elderwood Emblem.
Why #3 for Executioner: 4.28 avg (Tier S) · unlocks Executioner 2 → 3 · 76,678 games · high confidence
Can hold: Rammus, Teemo, Veigar
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Has it natively: Azir, Soraka — not a holder
Board order · holder strength not yet modeled
Why #4 for Executioner: 4.41 avg (Tier A) · unlocks Executioner 1 → 2 · 11,326 games · high confidence
Can hold: Diana, Malphite, Rek'Sai
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Has it natively: Azir — not a holder
Board order · holder strength not yet modeled
Why #5 for Executioner: 4.57 avg (Tier B) · unlocks Executioner 3 → 4 · 22,392 games · high confidence
Can hold: Ahri, Alistar, Ornn
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Has it natively: Ezreal, Soraka, Yunara — not a holder
Board order · holder strength not yet modeled
Source build item example already shows Executioner Emblem — that's the emblem you selected, not a second copy.
Why #6 for Executioner: 4.43 avg (Tier A) · unlocks Executioner 2 → 3 · 67,601 games · high confidence
Can hold: Alistar, Gnar, Ivern
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Has it natively: Ezreal, Kennen — not a holder
Board order · holder strength not yet modeled
Why #7 for Executioner: 4.45 avg (Tier A) · unlocks Executioner 1 → 2 · 159,928 games · high confidence
Can hold: Elder Dragon, Ivern, Maokai
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Has it natively: Kennen — not a holder
Board order · holder strength not yet modeled
Why #8 for Executioner: 4.50 avg (Tier A) · unlocks Executioner 1 → 2 · 86,330 games · high confidence
Can hold: Kayle, LeBlanc, Leona
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Has it natively: Yunara — not a holder
Board order · holder strength not yet modeled
Why #9 for Executioner: 4.65 avg (Tier B) · unlocks Executioner 3 → 4 · 3,982 games · medium confidence
Can hold: Alistar, Rek'Sai, Warwick
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Has it natively: Azir, Ezreal, Yunara — not a holder
Board order · holder strength not yet modeled
Source build item example also includes Blackthorn Emblem.
Why #10 for Executioner: 4.71 avg (Tier B) · unlocks Executioner 3 → 4 · 50,128 games · high confidence
Can hold: Malphite, Yorick, Zyra
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Has it natively: Azir, Kennen, Soraka — not a holder
Board order · holder strength not yet modeled
Source build item example also includes Blackthorn Emblem.
Best Executioner Comps in Set 18
Not holding the emblem? These are the strongest boards currently fielding an active Executioner line (2+ units), ranked by raw average placement in live ranked games — a different question than the emblem ranking above, which orders comps by how much an emblem in hand improves them.
Executioner comps & trait guide →All Set 18 comps →
Executioner Emblem Overview
The Executioner Emblem grants Set 18's tightest class ladder — 2, 3, 4 — across five champions: Yunara at two cost, Azir at three, Ezreal and Soraka at four and Kennen at five. Every threshold is one unit apart, so every Executioner body (or emblem) is a potential tier. The roster is the most expensive of any class in the set: nothing costs one gold, three of the five cost four or more, and the cheapest entry is a two-cost. That price floor, not the breakpoint spacing, is what actually governs when this emblem does work for you.
When to Use Executioner Emblem
With thresholds at 2/3/4, the Executioner Emblem converts on nearly any board fielding the class — one of the most forgiving slams in the set. The catch is roster cost: no member costs less than two, and three cost four-plus, so Executioner boards come online late. Read those two facts together and the emblem's timing profile falls out. Early, you have no bodies to build on and the emblem is a held item; from level 8 onward, when four-costs start appearing in your shop, each single Executioner you find is a full tier and the emblem is a fifth. That is also why the 4 is not the wall it looks like — you need only three natural members alongside the emblem, and the class has five to choose from. Crafted from Golden Frying Pan + Sparring Gloves, the component cost is minimal, keeping this among the easiest class crafts to justify; the Primal Emblem is the only competing claim on those Gloves. Note that the set's reference data ships this trait without a filled-in bonus description, so the effect text on the live client is the authority until the tooltip data catches up.
When Not to Slam Executioner Emblem
An emblem in hand is not automatically a good slam. These are the situations where this one underperforms, derived from Executioner's own breakpoint ladder, roster size and recipe.
Cheap to advance, easy to over-invest in
Executioner steps one unit at a time (2 / 3 / 4), so the emblem almost always crosses a threshold — which makes it tempting from any count. The trap is the reverse one: because every rung is reachable, the emblem competes with simply fielding one more Executioner champion. Slam it when the natural body isn't available or costs you a better unit's slot, not reflexively.
When the component is worth more elsewhere
Crafting costs Golden Frying Pan + Sparring Gloves, and the Sparring Gloves is wanted by crit and dodge items (Jeweled Gauntlet, Infinity Edge, Bloodthirster). If your carry is still missing a core item, the emblem is the more expensive purchase even when it does hit a breakpoint — the trait tier rarely outweighs a finished carry item.
It cannot go on a champion that already has the trait
Equipping the Executioner Emblem on a Executioner champion adds nothing. The holder has to be a unit from outside the trait, which means the emblem also costs you flexibility on that unit's own item build — factor the holder's items into the decision, not just the trait count.
Key Executioner Champions
The champions that already bring Executioner — the board your emblem is counting toward. The emblem itself goes on a unit without the trait; these are what it is building around.
Ezreal
Ezreal pairs Executioner with Elderwood — class carry plus origin credit, the shape emblem support rewards most.
Kennen
The five-cost capstone with Inferno; endgame boards running Kennen are usually one Executioner short of the 4.
Yunara
Yunara is the cheapest way in at two cost, tying Executioner to Blossom — the only member a board can hold before its economy matures.
Executioner Emblem Synergies
Executioner members carry Blossom (Yunara), Blackthorn/Summoner (Azir), Elderwood (Ezreal), Flora Fatalis (Soraka) and Inferno (Kennen) — every single one is dual-trait or better, so Executioner splashes are never pure class investments. All five bridges lead into origins rather than into other classes — Blossom, Blackthorn, Elderwood, Flora Fatalis and Inferno, five different ones — which means Executioner credit tends to arrive on boards already pushing an origin count. Soraka is the outlier worth remembering, since she is one of only two Flora Fatalis champions in the entire set.
Pro Tips for Executioner Emblem
- 1Thresholds every single unit from 2 to 4 — the emblem converts at any count below cap.
- 2Sparring Gloves is the cheapest Pan craft; low regret if you pivot, with only the Primal Emblem competing for the component.
- 3The class's expensive roster means the emblem does its best work at levels 8+; hold it if your board is early.
- 4Executioner 4 needs just three natural members plus the emblem, and the pool holds five — the cap is more reachable than the price tags suggest.
- 5The reference data carries no bonus text for this trait yet, so read the effect in-client and check the live rankings for how boards are using it.
How to Craft Executioner Emblem
Recipe
Golden Frying Pan + Sparring Gloves
Components
Golden Frying Pan, Sparring Gloves