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Blossom is the most beautiful and intuitive trait in Set 18, let's dive right in the sea of blossoms!
Main Carry: Ahri, Ashe Main Tank: Sett
Support Carry: Kennen, Gnar
Style: Fast 8
Yorick, Karma and Yunara can all be kept in the final board for synergies, which makes Blossom very intuitive to play. You only need to use the Remover to transfer items.
Yorick → Sett
Karma → Ahri
Yunara → Ashe
Ashe is a Caster. Unlike previous sets, she is not a Marksman anymore, so remember not to build Guinsoo's Rageblade and Kraken's Fury on her. This is a common mistake found on a lot of players.
Instead, use those Recurve Bows to build Red Buff.
Her ultimate almost hits the whole board, so that's why she is best at applying Burn/Wound with Red Buff. (Karma can also carry Red Buff early if your Yunara is not upgraded.)
Both of your carries, Ashe and Ahri, are Casters, so extra Tear of Goddess are actually really good. Spear of Shojin and Blue Buff are about the same on them, just Spear of Shojin is slightly better on Ashe. Blue Buff is slightly better on Ahri.
Double Spear of Shojin is amazing on Ashe.
7 Blossom gives 4 extra gold per round, but very little upgrade to stats!
Once you have enough econ in the late game, go bakc to 5 Blossom and tag in 5-costs!
However, 4 gold per round is a lot of gold during mid-game, so if you can get 7 Blossom as soon as possible, it's almost always worth it! (especially during Stage 3 and Stage 4)
Because your mid-game board is filled with 4-costs, you should be very strong at Stage 4!
Sett with Gargoyle Stoneplate solo front is the best.
Everyone stands back so Sett can make most value of the Gargoyle Stoneplate.
Roll mainly at Level 8 and 4-2. Don't roll straight to 0, keep at least 10 gold unless you have to.
If you are close to your 2★ 4-costs (Sett, Ahri, Amumu) and are holding pairs --- try to 2★ them before going Level 9. This will secure a Top 4!
And, you could also get 5-costs such as Ashe, Gnar, and Kennen if you are lucky.
With a Blossom Emblem (Spatula + Rod), we can go 7 Blossom easily at Level 8 without having to find Ashe.
7 Blossom will give you a lot of gold, making it easier to go 9.
The Spatula can come from many sources, such as U.R.F., Urf's Gambit, Carousel rounds, PvE drops, etc.
If you can rush 7 Blossom either by having an Emblem or finding an early Ashe, you should definitely do that.
Between Sett and Amumu, whoever gets 2★ first should hold 3 items.
If we find 2★ Sivir first, she can also hold Ashe items, since she is also an AD Caster.
If we find 2★ Zyra first instead of Ahri, you can instantly play her as well, because Zyra activates 2 Summoner with Yorick. (Same with Soraka, but Soraka is 2 Executioner with Yunara.)
You don't really need a 5-cost tank in this comp. Sett is just as strong as a 5-cost tank when you have 5 Blossom activated.
However, 5-cost Fighters such as Gnar and Kennen are amazing! Especially when they are 2★! They are so strong that they can literally win you the game!
Gnar and Kennen are both great with Thief's Gloves (TG), which makes it easy to itemize them on top of your duo carries.
If you can find 2★ Lux, transfer items from Ahri to 2★ Lux. It doesn't matter what synergy Lux has; 2★ Lux is still the strongest AP carry in the game.
If Blossom is uncontested, you can also try to 3★ Ahri and Sett at Level 8 with augments such as "Max Cap," "One Buff, Two Buff," and "Commerce Core." This strategy works really well, especially when you have a Champion Duplicator and are ahead of the lobby.
A 3★ 4-cost champion will be able to beat 95 boards with ease, making it the safest way to secure a first. But be sure to scout the lobby, since each 4-cost only has 10 copies in the pool. Once 2 copies are out of the pool, it becomes almost impossible to 3★ them. Unless you have two Champion Duplicators, in which case, in my experience, almost no one can stop you.
The best timing to roll for a 3★ 4-cost is when almost no one has been eliminated, but the remaining players also have very little HP. This is because most of the 4-costs have already been taken out of the pool. If players are eliminated, however, those champions will return to the pool, making it harder for you to find Sett and Ahri.
If you happen to find a Blackthorn Emblem on Ahri, you are in great luck! Check out our Blackthorn Ahri guide here.
