Set 8 ofTeamfight Tacticsis live on the public test realm, giving players an inside look at the next set of the game.Teamfight TacticsSet 8 is themed to superheroes, with traits all pulling from different superhero tropes. This new set comes with a list of new traits for players to learn, with different characters for each trait. If you’re intimidated by the new traits, follow this cheat sheet to learn what each one does.
Note:The following data for the traits in Set 8 ofTeamfight Tacticsis from the public beta environment forTeamfight Tactics. This article will be updated as the game goes live.
All traits in Set 8 ofTeamfight Tactics
A.D.M.I.N.
A.D.M.I.N. configuration varies for each player in each game.
A.D.M.I.N. units areBlitzcrank, Camille, LeBlanc, and Soraka.
This trait is only active when you have exactly 1 or 4 unique Aces.
Ace units areDraven, Miss Fortune, Samira, and Mordekaiser.
All allies gain bonus Magic Resist. Aegis units gain more.
Aegis units areVi, Alistar, Ekko, andLeona.
Anima Squad
When an Anima Squad champion kills another champion, they pause to celebrate and your team builds fame. Anima Squad champions gain Attack Damage and Ability Power, plus 4 additional maximum Health according to their shared fame.
Anima Squad units areNasus, Sylas, Jinx,Riven, Vayne, and Miss Fortune.
Brawlers gain additional maximum Health.
Brawler units areBlitzcrank, Renekton, Lee Sin, Vi, Jax, Riven, and Sejuani.
If there is a Civilian alive, all allies are inspired to fight harder to protect them, gaining mana every 2 seconds
Civilian units areGalio, Sivir, and Janna.
Fiddlesticks starts combat dormant. When ally champions die during this time, Fiddlesticks absorbs their soul granting him 20 Ability Power. After falling below 60% Health or when all allies have died, Fiddlesticks comes alive.
Fiddlesticksis the only corrupted unit.
Innate: Shortly after the start of combat, Defenders taunt nearby enemies. All allies gain bonus Armor. Defenders gain more.
Defender units arePoppy, Wukong, Rell, Riven, and Sett.
Duelists’ basic attacks grant them bonus attack speed, up to 10 stacks.
Duelist units areGangplank, Kayle, Fiora, Yasuo, Nilah, Vayne, and Zed.
Forecaster
Every round, Gadgeteens generate a random modified weapon that can be equipped by any unit. These weapons are powerful, but not durable, and fall apart after 2 rounds of use. Gadgeteens will not make new items to replace items left on the bench.
Gadgeteen units areLulu, Poppy, Annie, Zoe, and Nunu & Willump.
Hackers gain omnivamp. Hackers summon a H4ckerr!m that takes the unit in the Rider Hex into the enemy backline. The Rider is untargetable for the first X seconds of combat.
Hacker units areLeBlanc, Zoe, and Zed.
When Heart units cast their spell, all allies gain stacking Ability Power for the rest of combat.
Heart units areLulu, Lee Sin, Yuumi, Sona, Soraka, and Syndra.
LaserCorps
All LaserCorps agents are assigned a combat drone. When attacking or being hit by an attack, the drone has a 50% chance to deal magic damage to the agent’s target (0.5 second cooldown). When a LaserCorps agent dies, their drone is re-assigned to the nearest living LaserCorps agent.
LaserCorps units areAshe, Renekton, Yasuo, Senna, Sejuani, Zed, and Mordekaiser.
When Mascots die, they retreat to the sidelines to cheer on their team. Allies regenerate a percentage of their maximum health every 3 seconds, increased by 1% for each cheering Mascot. Mascots regenerate double this amount.
Mascot units areGalio, Nasus, Malphite, Yuumi, Alistar, and Nunu & Willump.
Mecha: PRIME
Use the PRIME selector to designate a PRIME. Start of combat: the PRIME combines with the two closest other Mecha units, taking 125% of their base Health and gaining additional Ability Power, and Attack Damage.
Mecha: PRIME units areWukong, Draven, Jax, Sett, and Leona.
Ox Force units gain Attack Speed that increases with their missing percent health. Ox Force units will fight to their dying breath to defend their city, becoming invulnerable for 1.5 seconds the first time they would die in combat.
Ox Force units areTalon, Annie, Fiora, Allistar, Viego, and Aphelios.
Prankster units replace themselves with a target dummy after falling below 50% health.
Prankster units areJinx, Zoe, and Ekko.
Innate: Recon Units gain attack range. Before casting, if there is a nearby enemy, Recon units will dash to safety. They also gain bonus Critical Strike Chance.
Recon units areAshe, Ezreal, Kai’sa, and Vayne.
Renegade units deal bonus damage. The last Renegade standing deals more.
Renegade units areSylas, Talon, Camille, Viego, and Leona.
Spellslinger
Every 5 seconds, Spellslingers replace their next attack with an orb of magic flung at a random target, dealing 80% of their Ability Power as magic damage. Spellslingers have increased Ability Power.
Spellslinger units areLux, Annie, LeBlanc, Sona, and Taliyah.
Star Guardian
When Star Guardians gain mana, they gain more.
Star Guardian units areLux, Rell, Yuumi, Kai’sa, Nilah, Ekko, Taliyah, and Syndra.
At the start of combat and every 5 seconds after, Sureshots gain bonus Attack Damage for the rest of combat.
Sureshot units areSivir, Senna, Samira, and Aphelios.
Underground
The Underground periodically checks in with the loot from their current heist. You may choose to cut and run and take the current loot, or continue the heist to get even better rewards. After completing a heist, a new one begins. It takes 9 total progress for a heist to complete.
Underground units areKayle, Ezreal, Vi, Sona, and Samira.
Those are all the traits in Set 8 ofTeamfight Tactics. Hopefully this gives players a better idea of what to expect as the game moves forward.
Joshua Chu
Joshua Chu is a Contributing Writer for PC Invasion since June 2021. His undying love for live-service games like Overwatch 2, Valorant, and Honkai: Star Rail (amongst other soul-rending games) has led him to spend hours and hours on his PC. After earning his Print Journalism degree at Pennsylvania State University, he proceeded to freelance for a variety of sites, with other bylines including Gamepur and Kotaku. He is probably sad he demoted in rank in Overwatch.
