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TFT Reckoning: Set 5 reveal

Looming on the horizon is brand new Team Fight Tactics Set 5, dubbed “Reckoning”. Here’s the lowdown on everything to expect - from champions to a whole new game mode!
TFT Reckoning: Set 5 reveal

While the Ruination has hit Summoner’s Rift hard already (thanks, Viego), TFT had avoided its nefarious corruption… until now.

The Black Mist has made its way into Team Fight Tactics bringing along a whole host of new problems (and mechanics) with it. With corruption setting in, and the balance between order and chaos destroyed, players have to choose between standing for the forces of order or indulging in a little chaos.

Here’s what the set has in store. Oh, and it includes an evil overlord Pengu…

teamfight tactics set 5(Picture: Riot Games)

Reckoning Mechanic: Shadow Items

This is the big mechanic for the new set. Anyone who’s been playing even a little of TFT Fates can tell you items have been a little… overtuned. That should be less of an issue in Reckoning - components and full items are receiving some stat nerfs, and more importantly you should be getting more of them.

On to the mechanic itself. The intended goal, according to the devs, is to allow for more player agency and more combinations. How, you may ask? By effectively doubling the available full items via all-new Shadow components.

Any full item built with at least one Shadow component will be made into the Shadow variety of their normal counterparts. Shadow Items come with incredible upsides… but equally nasty downsides. Take Guinsoo’s Evil Rageblade, the Shadow variant of good ol’ Rageblade, which grants the holder +8% bonus Attack Speed on every basic attack… but the wielder also takes 2% of their max health as damage every time they attack. Yeah, ouch. 

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With that in mind, players will need to make some very calculated decisions on how - or if - to use Shadow Items. You can just as easily ruin a key carry as make them untouchable if you stick the wrong Shadow variant on them.

The Armory

With all these juicy new Shadow Items to work with, it’s important to know how to get a hold of them in the first place. Like other items and components, you’ll be able to pick them up from the Carousel - though only after Round 1.

The other way to pick up Shadow Components is from a new system, the Armory. The Armory is a pop-up shop where you can choose from a selection of item components (including Shadow varieties) for free during your play of Reckoning. Between the Carousel and the Armory, players should expect to get between 3-4 Shadow Components a game according to the devs. In other words, choose how you use them wisely!

Labs and Hyper Roll

Much like LoL’s rotating game modes, TFT is getting it’s own version dubbed Labs. While we (sadly) didn’t get to playtest Labs, here’s the lowdown all the same:

Labs are intended as fun and new ways to experience TFT with wildly different playstyles and are intended to be impermanent, but popular modes are likely to make semi-regular returns.

The first version of Labs is going to be called Hyper Roll. This rapid-fire game mode should only last about 15 minutes and starts players with a minuscule 10HP. Players lose 1 HP on a loss at a fixed rate, but that jumps up to 2 HP per loss in later rounds. There’s no gold interest and no EXP, so you’ll want to be perma Hyper Rolling all game long - appropriate really.

Get spending on those Champions, and out roll the best of ‘em.

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New Pass, Little Legends, Arenas, Booms, more

It wouldn’t be a new Set without vast quantities of new cosmetics to get your hands on. Reckoning will come with a new Pass similar to previous versions, allowing access to more missions and collectable loot, which can also be upgraded to the Pass+ for more access to even more loot including what Riot describes as a “magnificently maniacal Pengu.” Tempting.

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Included in the pass will be three new Arenas (Sanctum of Order, Real of Harmony, and Court of Chaos), alongside a hefty number of new Booms like Infernal Flock and Prismatic Smite to name but two.

Outside of the Pass goodies, Reckoning also contains two new interactive Arenas, The Count Spatula Arena and the Splash Party Arena, replete with their own zany elements. On top of that, three new varieties of Little Legend, Dowsie, Fenroar, and Nimblefoot, will also be joining the menagerie alongside the truly terrifying...ly adorable Chaos Pengu.

There may even be a multi-format story led by Pengu to sink your teeth into...

Champions and Traits

Reckoning sees the return of some of TFT’s most beloved Champions, but with all-new Origins and Classes, alongside some brand-new additions to the roster. One thing players should notice straight away is a much higher number of 3-Trait Champions, which is intended to allow for more late-game flexibility without overwhelming players early on

Here’s the current list of Champions you’ll have at your fingertips in Reckoning:

Full list of Set 5 Champions

Champion

Cost

Traits

Aatrox

1g

Redeemed Legionnaire

Aphelios

4g

Nightbringer Ranger

Ashe

3g

Verdant Draconic Ranger

Brand

2g

Abomination Spellweaver

Darius

5g

Nightbringer God-King Knight

Diana

4g

Dragonslayer Nightbringer Assassin

Draven

4g

Forgotten Legionnaire

Garen

5g

Dawnbringer God-King Knight

Gragas

1g

Dawnbringer Brawler

Hecarim

2g

Forgotten Cavalier

Heimerdinger

5g

Draconic Renewer Caretaker

Ivern

4g

Revenant Invoker Renewer

Jax

4g

Ironclad Skirmisher

Kalista

1g

Abomination Legionnaire

Karma

4g

Dawnbringer Invoker

Katarina

3g

Forgotten Assassin

Kayle

5g

Redeemed Verdant Legionnaire

Kennen

2g

Hellion Skirmisher

Khazix

1g

Dawnbringer Assassin

Kindred

5g

Eternal Mystic Ranger

Kled

1g

Hellion Cavalier

Leblanc

2g

Coven Assassin

Lee Sin

3g

Nightbringer Skirmisher

Leona

1g

Redeemed Knight

Lissandra

1g

Coven Renewer

Lulu

3g

Hellion Mystic

Lux

3g

Redeemed Mystic

Mordekaiser

4g

Dragonslayer Legionnaire

Morgana

3g

Nightbringer Coven Mystic

Nautilus

2g

Ironclad Knight

Nidalee

3g

Dawnbringer Skirmisher

Nocturne

3g

Revenant Assassin

Nunu

3g

Abomination Brawler

Pantheon

3g

Dragonslayer Skirmisher

Poppy

1g

Hellion Knight

Rell

4g

Redeemed Ironclad Cavalier

Riven

3g

Dawnbringer Legionnaire

Ryze

4g

Forgotten Abomination Mystic

Sejuani

2g

Nightbringer Cavalier

Sett

2g

Draconic Brawler

Soraka

2g

Dawnbringer Renewer

Syndra

2g

Redeemed Invoker

Taric

4g

Verdant Knight

Teemo

5g

Cruel Hellion Invoker

Thresh

2g

Forgotten Knight

Trundle

2g

Dragonslayer Skirmisher

Udyr

1g

Draconic Skirmisher

Varus

2g

Redeemed Ranger

Vayne

1g

Forgotten Ranger

Velkoz

4g

Redeemed Spellweaver

Viego

5g

Forgotten Skirmisher Assassin

Viktor

2g

Forgotten Spellweaver

Vladimir

1g

Nightbringer Renewer

Volibear

5g

Revenant Brawler

Warwick

1g

Forgotten Brawler

Yasuo

3g

Nightbringer Legionnaire

Ziggs

1g

Hellion Spellweaver

Zyra

3g

Draconic Spellweaver