Blackthorn Veigar is a level-5 slow-roll list; every early decision funnels gold toward finishing Malphite. It currently grades out at Tier S in TFT Set 18, with a 3.98 average placement over 3,428 games. Should an emblem land in your lap, Executioner Emblem does the most for this board, and Defender Emblem takes second.
TFT Set 18 Meta Report — Patch 18.2
A live snapshot of the TFT Enchanted Wilds meta. We track 54 compositions across millions of ranked games and surface what actually matters this week: the strongest comps to force, which comps are heating up or cooling off, and the best pick for each playstyle. Everything below comes out of our scoring model — average placement drives the ordering, with a bounded bonus for comps where an emblem unlocks a breakpoint and low-sample comps flagged, refreshed daily as the meta changes.
5 S-tier · 54 comps tracked · Patch 18.2 · Updated daily
Best Comps to Play Right Now
These are the highest-performing comps in the current meta by average placement. If you are deciding what to force off your opener or which comp to commit to, start here.
Blackthorn Malphite takes the flexible route — a handful of two- and three-piece traits assembled around Veigar rather than one deep trait line. The Enchanted Wilds sample says Tier S: 4.09 average placement from 1,849 recorded lobbies. Should an emblem land in your lap, Executioner Emblem does the most for this board; Invoker Emblem is the next-best hold. Recent daily results have slipped relative to the earlier window, so its true strength may be a touch below the headline average.
The identity of Spellweaver Ahri is simple: as much Spellweaver as the board can hold, 6 units at full strength. It currently grades out at Tier S in TFT Set 18, with a 4.13 average placement over 2,488 games. Our model's emblem pick for this exact roster is Lunar Emblem, and Flora Fatalis Emblem takes second. Spellweaver Ahri has also been picking up steam, with recent daily averages beating the earlier part of the window.
Executioner Kha'Zix plays out as a level-7 reroll line built around three-starring Kha'Zix. 21k ranked games deep, the average sits at 4.24 — a Tier S showing for Set 18. Among the emblems our model scores against this roster, Lunar Emblem comes out first, ahead of Ravager Emblem.
Level 9 is the destination for Inferno Draven, and the legendary units it unlocks are why the trip is worth it. On current data — roughly 154,500 games, 4.27 average finish — it sits in Tier S. Best emblem here: Executioner Emblem, with Invoker Emblem the runner-up.
▲ Rising This Patch
Comps whose placements have improved over the past week. Expect these to be more contested as the lobby catches on.
▼ Cooling Off
Comps whose placements have slipped this week. Still playable, but best when uncontested or well-itemized.
Best Comp by Playstyle
Different lobbies and openers call for different leveling plans. Here is the top-performing comp for each common playstyle this patch.
Level aggressively to 8 and roll for 4-cost carries. Carries: Nidalee, Aphelios, Amumu · 4.31 avg placement.
Hold econ and roll at a fixed level to 3-star your key units. Carries: Malphite, Veigar, Azir · 3.98 avg placement.
Push to 9 and build around 5-cost legendaries. Carries: Maokai, Draven, Elder Dragon · 4.27 avg placement.