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Updated · teamfighttactics.leagueoflegends.com · Jul 27
TFT's Enchanted Wilds Launches August 26 With 7 Wisp Categories and Set 18.1 Traits
Updated
Updated · teamfighttactics.leagueoflegends.com · Jul 27

TFT's Enchanted Wilds Launches August 26 With 7 Wisp Categories and Set 18.1 Traits

1 articles · Updated · teamfighttactics.leagueoflegends.com · Jul 27

Summary

  • August 26 is the release date for Teamfight Tactics' Enchanted Wilds, which arrives in patch 18.1 with new Wisps, vertical traits and champions including Ivern, Draven and Lux.
  • 7 Wisp categories anchor the set’s new mechanic: the single-use shop powerups replace Set 12 Charms, appear in every other shop, can be bought once per round, and become easier to find for combat after Stage 5.
  • Blossom, Riftbeast, Coven and Elderwood headline the major traits, with Blossom upgrading Wisps, Riftbeast using an Alpha Mark to supercharge units, Coven cashing out Essence, and Elderwood adding placeable summon plants.
  • 5-cost units get extra emphasis this set, including frontline tanks Maokai and Taric, bounty-driven Draven, and Avatar Lux, who grants +2 to one Origin and changes her laser effects based on that Origin.
  • PBE balance is still in flux, Riot said, with numbers and some Lux distribution rules subject to change before Enchanted Wilds goes live.

Insights

With TFT migrating to Unreal Engine, will Set 18's Enchanted Wilds fundamentally alter how champions move and interact on the board?
Will the high-risk Wisp mechanics and sacrifice-based traits create a balanced competitive meta, or will late-game RNG completely dominate Set 18?
As Riot introduces on-demand Vanguard security, will the majority of players on older hardware be locked out of playing the new set?