TFT Set 11 Guide: How to Play Fated

How to Play Fated — TFT Set 11: Inkborn Fables

Welcome to our TFT trait guide series, where I’ll be covering the Fated trait and how to play it. I’ll be covering how Fated works, analyzing each champion, and go through some potential team comps.

Fated is a new trait that grants unique stat bonuses depending what units you pair together. Each champion will have their own unique bonus that is activated when they are linked together. This can make for interesting combinations that you can take advantage of.

Let’s get right into the guide.

If you haven’t checked out all of the Set 11 information yet, check out out Set 11 Reveal Page!

How Fated Works

Fated Trait Bonus

Hover and drop one Fated unit over another to form a pair and unlock a Fated Bonus. Your pair gains bonus HP.

• (3) Pair gets the Fated Bonus.
• (5) All Fated champions get 200% of the Fated Bonus
• (7) All Fated champions get 300% of the Fated Bonus

Champions: Ahri (1), Yasuo (1), Kindred (2), Aphelios (3), Thresh (3), Syndra (4), Sett (5)

Fated Bonus:

• Ahri: 30 AP
• Yasuo: 350 Shield
• Kindred: 18% Attack Speed
• Aphelios: 25% AD
• Thresh: 18 Armor/MR
• Syndra: 10% more damage
• Sett: 15% Omnivamp

When you activate the first Fated trait (3), you will be able to link a pair of units together. Do this by hovering one over another for a short period.

Once linked, they will gain their unique Fated Bonus for themselves. If you have (5) or (7) Fated, this Fated Bonus will be spread across all your Fated units, at a higher multiplier.

For example, if you link Syndra and Sett together and have Fated (5), all of your Fated units will gain 11% more damage and 15% Omnivamp with a 120% multiplier.

Fated Synergy

Here’s a list of the traits you can branch into from the Fated units:

• Arcanist (Ahri/Syndra)
• Duelist (Yasuo)
• Dryad (Kindred)
• Reaper (Kindred)
• Sniper (Aphelios)
• Behemoth (Thresh)
• Umbral (Sett)
• Warden (Sett)

Looking at the roster, we have one class overlap with Ahri and Syndra both being Arcanist. Vertical Arcanist/Sorcerer comps have been a thing in TFT for a while now, so we can expect a similar case for Set 11.

With Ahri and Syndra both being Arcanist, we only need to add one more Fated unit to activated Fated (3). This can be a frontline unit like Thresh or Sett.

Outside of that, we have units like Yasuo and Kindred who also have carry potential. Kindred also has 3 traits, giving her multiple ways to be buffed up.

Fated Champions

Let’s briefly go over each Champion in the Fated trait and what you can do with them. To check the updated stats and ability values, be sure to check each Champion Page.

Ahri (1) – Fated + Arcanist

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Ahri is a straight forward 1-cost magic damage unit, dealing damage to her target and adjacent enemies. Her ability does deal AoE damage, so she can be quite a solid item holder in the early game.

I fully expect Ahri to be a decent item holder until you find Syndra in the late game.

Yasuo (1) – Fated + Duelist

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Yasuo has quite an interesting ability this time around, dealing extra magic damage when he’s shielded. His Fated bonus grants him a Shield at the start of combat, and his ability also shields himself.

Notably, the Umbral trait also grants a shield to units on the Umbral Hex, so that’s a potential trait to pair with Yasuo.

Kindred (2) – Fated + Dryad + Reaper

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Up next we have Kindred, who has strong carry potential with their three traits and damage ability. The Reaper trait allows Kindred to crit with their Ability, and the Dryad trait grants bonus stats as well.

Aphelios (3) – Fated + Sniper

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Up next, we have Aphelios who’s ability deals damage and also Sunders, reducing enemy Armor. While it’s technically possible for a reroll Aphelios comp to work, I’m less inclined to believe so.

Since Aphelios naturally has Sunder as part of his kit, I assume his damage numbers will be lower to compensate. He will likely be a strong supporting unit for AD comps that can utilize his traits.

Thresh (3) – Fated + Behemoth

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Thresh is somewhat of the main tank for Fated as there is no 4-cost frontline unit. Sett is a frontline unit, but you shouldn’t depend on a 5-cost unit to build your comp.

Because of this, Behemoth can be a potential inclusion for Fated comps, you can also consider dropping Behemoth for Warden once you find Sett.

Syndra (4) – Fated + Arcanist

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Syndra is the only 4-cost Fated unit, and she is a classic magic damage carry. Her ability deals magic damage and ramps up the more times she casts or when allies die.

Her Fated trait is easy to activate with Ahri also being Fated, so a vertical Arcanist comp can likely flex in Fated (3) quite easily.

Sett (5) – Fated + Umbral + Warden

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Lastly, we have Sett, who has 3 traits, but no Unique 5-cost trait. Usually, 5-cost units with 3 traits will have a unique trait like Great for Wukong or Artist for Hwei.

Sett has 3 normal traits, making him flex into more comps than other 5-costs. Notably, Illaoi is a 3-cost Warden Arcanist, meaning Sett can fit into Arcanist comps very easily for a 3rd Fated and 2nd Warden.

He squats his allies to his left and right, gaining permanent stats based on their Health. Because of this, the earlier you can find Sett the better.

Fated Best Augments

For this section, I’ll be covering some Augments that particularly synergize with the trait. Lots of Augments are universal, like economy based Augments or item Augments, but I’ll try to cover particular synergies to look out for.

The set has yet to come out on PBE yet, so I’ll only take a look at the trait specific Augments. I’ll definitely be back to add more as we learn more.

You can check out the full list of Augments here.

Fated Crest

Gain a Fated Emblem and a Kindred.

Fated (3) is quite an awkward trait to play because while you’re running 3 Fated units, only 2 units are really getting a buff. Because of this, having an Emblem can be very impactful. You can run other units to fill out traits while still activating the Fated buff on the two priority units.

An Emblem will also make it much easier to reach Fated (5) or (7), allowing you to buff up all of your Fated units. The Emblem will also allow you to buff up another potential carry, granting them bonus stats they wouldn’t normally have access to.

My Heart Will Go On

When one of your Fated pair dies, your team gains 100% of the surviving one’s bonus for the rest of combat. Gain an Ahri and a Yasuo.

The Fated specific Gold Augment is quite an interesting one. By the way it’s worded, I assume it will grant the same amount of Fated Bonus regardless of if you have (3), (5), or (7). This Augment is also powerful because the Augment grants your entire team the bonus, not just your Fated units.

If you’re playing a comp with Syndra and Ahri, you can place Ahri up front to die quickly. After Ahri dies, your entire team will gain Syndra’s Fated Bonus of Bonus Damage.

Fated Team Comps

The Set has finally released, and our team has been working hard experimenting on the PBE. Here are some early team comps you can try out.

As the playerbase plays more and more games, stronger meta comps will definitely rise up the meta. Be sure to stay up to date on the current meta at our Team Comp Tier List.

Vertical Fated (Syndra Carry)

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Similar to the above comp, this comp goes for Vertical Fated (7). If you don’t find multiple copies of Yasuo/Ahri early, you can still transition into this comp with Syndra as your main carry.

Aphelios and Thresh provide a solid mid game baseline to build around as you find more Fated units. A Fated Emblem will also be ideal to place on Ornn. This way, you don’t have to run Yasuo which becomes a useless unit for this comp late game.

You can still replace Ashe with Yasuo, but you’ll lose a lot of strength by doing so.

Vertical Fated (Yasuo Ahri Reroll)

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The Vertical Fated comp is actually quite potent due to the Fated bonus scaling. For example, if you link Yasuo and Ahri, all your Fated units will gain a ton of Shield and some AP.

For this vertical comp, Ahri and Yasuo are the main reroll carrys. You can go for this comp if you find a good amount of copies of them early and go for a hyper roll at 3-1. Otherwise, you can look to play for Syndra carry instead.

Aphelios Reroll

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Lastly, we have an Aphelios reroll comp that uses Fated (5). Since Aphelios wants traits like Sniper in the comp, we aren’t able to go for the full Fated (7).

This is a strong team comp to go for if you aren’t able to find a Fated Emblem. With the Emblem, you can look to go for 7 Fated by replacing Amumu/Shen for Ornn and Kindred.

Thanks for reading! Be sure to check out our meta team comps page, or head to our Team Builder to try and come up with your own comps.