TFT Set 5: All New Origins, Classes, and Shadow Items

TFT Set 4 has been a blast to play, and now it's coming to an end, with most players excited to try Set 5 on the PBE. We're saying goodbye to a lot of things we saw in past Teamfight Tactics Sets, and embracing Set 5 along with brand-new mechanics.

Set 5 has plenty of new content in store for players, and among the first things to stand out are new classes, new origins, and a brand-new mechanic called Shadow Items.

You can find the stats, abilities, and costs of every champion in Teamfight Tactics (TFT) Set 5 here.

For those who want to play Set 5 early, you can read the steps we prepared for registering on the PBE server here.

You can read our article about the Hyper Roll game mode included in Set 5 here.

When Is TFT Set 5 Coming to Live Servers?

Teamfight Tactics, which arrived on the PBE with patch 11.8, will come to live servers with patch 11.9 and will be available to players starting April 28.

What Are TFT Set 5's New Origins?

Abomination

Champions:

• Kalista, Brand, Nunu, Ryze

Bonus:

When 3 allied Champions die, the Monstrosity awakens from its grave. The Monstrosity gains bonus Health and Attack Damage based on the Star Levels of allied Abomination units. The Monster will also take a copy of a random item from each of the three Abomination Champions closest to the grave when the battle begins.

Coven

Champions:

• Lissandra, Leblanc, Morgana

Bonus:

At the start of combat, the Champion closest to the center of your Coven Champions is chosen as the Coven Leader and gains 50% bonus Ability Power.

Dawnbringer

Champions:

• Gragas, Kha'Zix, Soraka, Nidalee, Riven, Karma, Garen

Bonus:

The first time a Dawnbringer drops below 50% Health, they rapidly heal a portion of their maximum Health. When this healing happens, all allied Dawnbringers gain 10% bonus damage.

Draconic

Champions:

• Udyr, Sett, Ashe, Zyra, Heimerdinger

Bonus:

At the end of every round, you gain a dragon egg in your bench. The bigger the egg, the longer it takes to hatch, and the rarer the reward. In Hyper Roll, dragon eggs hatch much faster.

Dragonslayer

Champions:

• Trundle, Pantheon, Diana, Mordekaiser

Bonus:

Dragonslayer players gain bonus Ability Power. After the first allied Dragonslayer defeats an enemy with at least 1400 maximum Health, all allies gain additional Ability Power for the rest of the round.

Eternal

Champions:

• Kindred

Bonus:

The Wolf splits off from the Lamb to become a second champion. The Wolf doesn't count toward your unit cap, and gets all of the Lamb's item bonuses.

Forgotten

Champions:

• Warwick, Vayne, Hecarim, Thresh, Viktor, Katarina, Draven, Ryze, Viego

Bonus:

Forgotten champions have bonus Attack Damage and Ability Power. Every Shadow item held by a Forgotten champion increases these bonuses by 10% across all Forgotten champions, stacking up to 4 times.

Hellion

Champions:

• Ziggs, Kled, Poppy, Kennen, Lulu, Teemo

Bonus:

Hellions gain Attack Speed. When a Hellion dies, a Hellion of the same kind (missing one star and with no items) leaps out of the Hellion portal and joins the fight.

Ironclad

Champions:

• Nautilus, Rell, Jax

Bonus:

All allies gain Armor.

Nightbringer

Champions:

• Vladimir, Sejuani, Lee Sin, Morgana, Yasuo, Aphelios, Diana, Darius

Bonus:

Nightbringers are the evil counterpart to Dawnbringers. Their effects are very similar, since they also gain bonus survivability when they reach 50% Health.

Redeemed

Champions:

• Aatrox, Leona, Syndra, Varus, Lux, Rell, Vel'Koz, Kayle

Bonus:

When any ally dies, the Armor, Magic Resist, and Ability Power they had are shared among the remaining allies.

Revenant

Champions:

• Nocturne, Ivern, Volibear

Bonus:

Revenant champions come back to life after their first death in every battle. Once revived, they take 30% damage and deal more damage.

Verdant

Champions:

• Ashe, Taric, Kayle

Bonus:

Champions that begin combat next to at least one Verdant ally are immune to crowd control for a period of time.

What Are TFT Set 5's New Classes?

Assassin

Champions:

• Kha'Zix, Leblanc, Katarina, Nocturne, Diana, Viego

Bonus:

At the start of combat, Assassins leap to the enemy backline. Assassins' abilities can critically strike and they gain bonus Critical Strike Chance and bonus Critical Strike Damage.

Brawler

Champions:

• Gragas, Warwick, Sett, Nunu, Volibear

Bonus:

Brawlers gain bonus maximum Health.

Cuddly

Champions:

• Heimerdinger

Bonus:

Deploys with a Baby Dragon that can be placed anywhere on the battlefield. Baby Dragons gain 100% of their handler's Attack Speed, and restore 50 Mana to their Cuddly champion when they die.

Cavalier

Champions:

• Kled, Hecarim, Sejuani, Rell

Bonus:

Cavaliers charge quickly toward their targets when they move. Cavalier champions take less damage. At the start of combat and after charging, this effect is doubled for 4 seconds.

Cruel

Champions:

• Teemo

Bonus:

You can buy Teemo, who belongs to the Cruel class, with Health instead of gold. However, you don't get Health value back when you sell Teemo. He shows up in the late stages of the game as if he were a 6-cost champion.

God-King

Champions:

• Darius, Garen

Bonus:

If you have exactly one God-King, they deal 30% bonus damage to enemies with at least one of their Rival Traits.

• Garen's Rivals: Forgotten, Nightbringer, Coven, Hellion, Dragonslayer, Abomination, Revenant
• Darius's Rivals: Redeemed, Dawnbringer, Verdant, Draconic, Ironclad

Invoker

Champions:

• Syndra, Ivern, Karma, Teemo

Bonus:

All allies gain bonus Mana from their basic attacks.

Knight

Champions:

• Leona, Poppy, Nautilus, Thresh, Taric, Darius, Garen

Bonus:

All allies block a certain amount of damage taken from all sources.

Legionnaire

Champions:

• Aatrox, Kalista, Riven, Yasuo, Draven, Mordekaiser, Kayle

Bonus:

Legionnaires gain bonus Attack Speed, and their first attack after casting a spell heals them for 50% of the damage dealt.

Mystic

Champions:

• Lulu, Morgana, Lux, Ryze, Kindred

Bonus:

All allies gain Magic Resist.

Ranger

Champions:

• Vayne, Varus, Ashe, Aphelios, Kindred

Bonus:

Rangers gain Attack Speed for 4 seconds after 4 seconds. They then lose this bonus again every 4 seconds.

Renewer

Champions:

• Lissandra, Vladimir, Soraka, Ivern, Heimerdinger

Bonus:

Renewers heal for a percentage of their maximum Health every second. If their Health is full, they restore Mana instead.

Skirmisher

Champions:

• Udyr, Trundle, Kennen, Lee Sin, Nidalee, Pantheon, Jax, Viego

Bonus:

Skirmishers gain a shield at the start of combat and gain Attack Damage every second.

Spellweaver

Champions:

• Ziggs, Brand, Viktor, Zyra, Vel'Koz

Bonus:

Spellweavers have increased Ability Power and gain bonus Ability Power for every champion that casts a spell. This effect can stack up to 10 times.

TFT Set 5's New Shadow Items Mechanic

Shadow Items in TFT are variants of items you already know. These creepy new items let players minimize their builds and generally offer a major advantage paired with a downside to offset it.

For example, a Shadow Deathblade gives you bonus Critical Strike Damage, but every time you critically strike, you take true damage equal to 5% of your maximum Health.

To make a Shadow Item, you need to combine a Shadow component with another component. The key thing to watch out for is avoiding waste, since combining 2 Shadow items won't get you anything useful. A Shadow item that suits your champion, on the other hand, can be the key to first place.

How Do You Get Shadow Items in TFT Set 5?

• You can get Shadow Items in TFT in two ways: from the carousel, or from the new Armory. You cannot get them from PvE rounds.
• Shadow Items have a chance to appear on the carousel, either as components in the early stages of the game or as full items later on.
• You can also pick the item you want whenever it shows up in the Armory.
• On 2-2, 3-2, and 4-2, you choose from between two and four items offered to you. These items are generally split roughly 50-50 between Shadow and normal items.

TFT Set 5 Shadow Items and Their Effects

Infinity Edge

• Grants 75% Critical Strike Chance (including components). Every point of Critical Strike Chance above 100% becomes +1% Critical Strike Damage.
• The holder also gains 25% Critical Strike Damage.
• Every time the holder lands a critical strike, they take true damage equal to 5% of their maximum HP.

Cloak of Stillness

• At the start of combat, fires a beam that delays the first spell cast of the enemies and allies directly in front of and behind the holder, increasing their maximum Mana requirement by 50% until they use it up.

Thief's Gloves

• The holder equips 2 temporary items at the start of every planning phase. These items are always full Shadow items.

Trap Claw

• Blocks the first enemy spell to hit the holder, then teleports them to the caster, causing both units to start targeting each other. They deal 20% more damage to each other.

Quicksilver

• The holder is immune to crowd control, but has 25% less maximum Health.

Last Whisper

• When the holder lands a critical strike, the target's Armor and Magic Resist are reduced by 70% for 2 seconds. The holder's own Armor and Magic Resist are also permanently reduced by 70%.

Jeweled Gauntlet

• The holder's spells can critically strike. They gain 40% Critical Strike Damage and 25% Critical Strike Chance, but the holder loses 20% of their maximum Health whenever they cast.

Hand of Justice

• The holder starts combat with two buffs: +40 Attack Damage and +40 Ability Power
• Basic Attacks and spells heal the holder for 40% of the damage dealt
• After every takedown, if the holder still has these buffs, they lose them; if they don't have them, they get both buffs back.

Spear of Shojin

• The holder's basic attacks restore an extra 14 Mana on hit. The holder deals 25% less damage.

Frozen Heart

The Attack Speed of all enemies within 2 hexes is reduced by 50%. The Attack Speed of allies within 1 hex is reduced by 50%. This does not affect the holder.

Redemption

• The holder emits an aura to all allies on the board, healing them for 15% of their missing Health every 5 seconds. Every time this happens, the holder damages themselves for 10% of their current Health as true damage.

Chalice of Power

• At the start of combat, all allies within 1 hex in the same row gain 50 Ability Power for the rest of the battle. The holder loses 20 Ability Power.

Statikk Shiv

• Every other Basic Attack from the holder unleashes a chain lightning bolt, dealing 65 magic damage to 4 enemies.

Archangel's Staff

• Every time the holder casts a spell, they gain maximum Health equal to 250% of their maximum Mana. The holder then heals for the maximum Health gained from that spell.

Blue Buff

• After casting a spell, the holder's Mana is set to 10. If the holder's Health is below 50%, this becomes 40 instead.

Hextech Gunblade

• The holder's spells heal the lowest-Health nearby ally for 50% of the damage dealt. This healing cannot affect the holder.

Locket of the Iron Solari

• The holder and all allies within 1 hex in the same row take 20% less damage, but gain 5 less Mana per attack.

Morellonomicon

• When the holder deals spell damage, the spell deals 50% less damage, but burns the target for 100% of the target's maximum Health as true damage over 25 seconds, and reduces healing on the target by 50% for the duration of the burn.

Ionic Spark

• Enemies and allies within 2 hexes are marked when they cast a spell, and take magic damage scaled off their maximum Mana. Enemies take 200% of their maximum Mana and allies take 100% of their maximum Mana. Whenever an ally or enemy is marked, the holder gains 5 Ability Power for the rest of the battle.

Guinsoo's Rageblade

• Basic Attacks grant +8% bonus Attack Speed for the rest of the battle, but deal the holder 2% of their maximum Health as damage on every attack. The bonus Attack Speed can stack any number of times.

Rabadon's Deathcap

• The holder gains 125% bonus Ability Power. However, they take a -25% maximum Health penalty.

Deathblade

• Contributing to a takedown grants +15 Attack Damage for the rest of the battle. This effect can stack any number of times (starting from 3 stacks). The holder takes a -25% maximum Health penalty.

Guardian Angel

• Prevents the holder's first death, rendering them unable to act instead. After 2 seconds, they return with 100% Health and remove all negative effects. After this effect triggers, the holder's Attack Speed is reduced by 50%.

Zeke's Herald

At the start of combat, the holder steals up to 40% Attack Speed from nearby allies and grants it to themselves.

Bloodthirster

• Basic Attacks heal the holder for 40% of the damage dealt. The holder takes true damage equal to 25% of their maximum Health at the start of the fight. Whenever the holder heals up to 90% Health, they gain 40% Attack Speed for 3 seconds (does not stack).

Giant Slayer

• The holder instantly executes enemies they damage that are below 10% Health. If the target's maximum Health is above 1750, the execute threshold is raised to 25% Health.

Titan's Resolve

• When the holder takes damage, they gain a stack of Explosive Power for every point of damage taken. This effect can stack any number of times.

Zz'Rot Portal

When the holder dies, a monster with 500 Health emerges to keep fighting. When it dies, it deals 777 true damage to enemies within 1 hex.

Runaan's Hurricane

• Basic Attacks bounce to 2 nearby enemies, dealing 60% of the holder's Attack Damage. These bolts can critically strike but do not apply on-hit effects.

Sunfire

• Basic Attacks fire bolts at 2 nearby enemies, dealing 60% of the holder's Attack Damage. These bolts can critically strike but do not apply on-hit effects.

Warmog's Armor

• Grants 1500 bonus Health (including components), but the holder loses 100 Health every second.

Zephyr

• At the start of combat, the holder summons a whirlwind that banishes the nearest enemy on the opposite side of the arena from combat for 8 seconds. The holder also banishes themselves for 3 seconds.

Gargoyle Stoneplate

• The holder heals for 70 every 2 seconds for every unit targeting them.

Bramble Vest

• Removes bonus damage from incoming critical strikes and reduces the base damage of those attacks by 30%. When hit by a Basic Attack, deal 80/100/150 magic damage to all nearby enemies (once every 2.5 seconds). The holder also deals this magic damage to themselves.

Dragon's Claw

• The holder cannot take more than 100 damage from a single instance of spell damage.

Rapid Firecannon

• The holder gains +3 hexes of Attack Range for 2 attacks. Takedowns refresh this bonus. The holder's Basic Attacks cannot miss.