Theorycraft
Analyzing and limit-testing the game for more information, optimizations, innovative comps and a deeper understanding behind the mechanics of the game. We also explore theoretical scenarios and calculate the hypothetical numbers for confirmations and fun. (e.g. What’s the biggest Nomsy you can make and how much damage does his fireball do?)
Zac Deep Dive: Determining the Exact Value of Building HP
Let’s start with a quick refresher on Zac’s abilities: ZacHealth: 1050 / 1890 / 3402Armor: 65MR: 65 Passive: Upon dying, split into 2/2/4 smaller Zac Blobs with 40/40/50% of Zac’s maximum Health that taunt nearby…
Heartbroken – Broken Heart Spat Interactions
What is the Heart Trait? When Heart units cast their Ability, your team gains stacking Ability Power for the rest of combat. The trait is most comparable to the in-game item: Archangel’s Staff or AA.…
Nilah Case Study
Nilah is not designed to be a premier 4-cost carry unit that wipes out boards like Xayah, but she can be just as strong in her own way if utilized effectively. Although there are many…
Warrior Emblem Flex
The Warrior emblem is just another flex Attack Damage (AD) item like Deathblade or Last Whisper. As long as you are playing another Warrior unit (which isn’t uncommon) you’re granted not just a +1 to…
Mitigating the Low Roll – The Ragewing Emblem
I don’t think the Ragewing Emblem can ever really escape the fact that it’s a bad item The best thing we can do is to ‘mitigate the low-roll’. Meaning, when you inevitably do run into…
A Raging Question – The Ragewing Emblem Part 2
What do we make of the Ragewing trait and it’s emblem? Ragewings are one of the few traits that come with an inherent downside or debuff. The only other trait that comes close is the…
The Forgotten Augments of Set 7
Every game has its fair share of removed content that didn’t make the final cut. In Set 7 of Teamfight Tactics, there were 4 Augments I want to talk about that were removed during PBE.…
Nomsy’s Numbers and Trainer Troubles
Introduction I started writing this analysis when Nomsy and the Trainer trait become the most requested topic for a full deep dive. Everyone seemingly wanted to know the sheer limits and capabilities of the Trainers…