This is the simplest and cleanest Coven guide you can find online. Let's dive right in!
Coven Cashout Table
Simple Rules
- Coven is NOT like loss traits from previous sets, due to:
- Lower thresholds between each cashout.
- More stacks gained for each kill.
- The number of losses in your streak no longer matters. You don't get punished for accidentally winning.
- Therefore, killing enemies while still losing is important, especially when you have 5 Coven. It often directly determines which level of cashout you get.
- Build around Vanguard (Sentinel and Diana) after cashout.
- Default Main Carries: Morgana + Aphelios or Brambleback or Ahri
- Default Main tank: Sentinel
- 250 stacks is the recommended practical cashout point.
Strategy
Because of these rules, at 4-2, try to get this 5 Coven board after you reach Level 8. Then, decide whether you want to lose a few more rounds or cash out based on your current health. If you can win with this board, it's even better.
Rolling at 4-2 for a decent board is very important, this is because 5 Coven gives so many more stacks, and Morgana is a very strong and hot unit right now. She is really the foundation and core of your comp. Her damage is dot so it's never wasted. She is also the best at applying Burn/Wound with Morellonomicon.
Other carries are very flexible, if you get 5 cost straight up you can just play them as well. But 2 stars 4-costs are easier to get.
Like we have mentioned before, don't worry about winning after you get 5 Coven, it's even better. So do not lose your HP intentionally. Must remember this.
[Temporal 5 Coven at 4-2 Rolldown Link]
It's simply 5 Coven + Brambleback and Sentinel + another Riftbeast for the 3 Riftbeast synergy. In this case Pebbles is the best because he is also an Invoker. If you are playing Aphelios you could also run Mamabeak for 2 Rapidfire.
Brambleback and Morgana are your core carries.
Then, based on the type of items (AD or AP) you get from the cashout, decide which variation you want to play in the end.
Team Board after The Cashout
AP Variation
[AP 9-5 Builder After The Cashout]
Before you find Alune or Lux, use Ahri or Morgana to carry AP items at Lv8.
AD Variation
[Draven Dragon 9-5 Builder After The Cashout]
Before Elder Dragon, use Brambleback to carry the Fighter items at Lv8.
Before Draven, use Aphelios to carry the Marksman items at Lv8.
[AD 8-4 Builder Link After Cashout]
If you hit Nidalee, you could also pivot into the Primal Nidalee comp which we have a perfectly detailed guide about!
Click here to see the AD/AP Nidalee Guide for alternative path after cashout.