Use your favourite features in-game with our Desktop AppWelcome to our trait guide, where we'll be covering the Juggernaut trait in the new TFT Set 16: Lore & Legends. In this guide, we'll explain how Juggernaut works, cover its different champions, and provide a quick summary of the other potential traits you could branch into.
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Champions: Blitzcrank 1g / Briar 1g / Cho'Gath 2g / Poppy 2g / Nautilus 3g / Singed 4g / Swain 4g / Shyvana 5g
Juggernauts gain Durability, increased while above 50% health. When a Juggernaut dies, other Juggernauts heal for 5% of their max Health.
Here's a rundown of the traits you can branch into from Juggernaut:
Blitzcrank is a simple 1-cost tank that can Shield himself and deal magic damage to enemies within a short range. While basic, he shares the same traits as Singed, meaning he'll always provide extra synergy in Zaun.
Briar leaps towards the furthest enemy in a Blood Frenzy, gaining increased Move Speed, Attack Damage, and decaying Attack Speed. Between Slayer and Juggernaut, she gets some resilience to aid her aggressive ability.
As a 1-cost unit with three useful traits, Briar stands far above the curve. She'll be a fantastic early grab to help keep your options open.
Cho'Gath's Rupture first restores Health, then knocks up enemies within a 2-hex circle, dealing magic damage. An early game tank with AoE CC is really strong, so I expect to see Cho'Gath in a variety of comps.
Poppy slots-in nicely to a growing Demacia or Yordle comp, providing an easy access +1 to the trait. A very good starting point, and easy to unlock (requires fielding two items on a Demacia/Yordle champ).
Her Hammer Shock ability grants a Shield before dealing physical damage to the target. Then after a pause, knocks them up and deals damage again. Bucklers follow up the attack, granting a small percentage Shield to two allies in range. You get a lot of value for a little cost, Poppy is excellent.
Nautilus deals bonus magic damage with his regular attacks every four seconds, and also after each cast of Titan's Wrath. Additionally, the spell grants a sizeable Shield for a few seconds.
While his abilities are nothing special, having three traits is always a welcome addition. Juggernaut + Warden is nothing to scoff at.
Singed has a rather unique unlock condition, requiring you to have either four Zaun or Juggernauts, plus take 30 damage. However, the reward is definitely worth the effort.
His Poison Trail lingers around the battlefield with each step, dealing magic damage every second to enemies within, while restoring Mana. Then with his active, he gains increased Move Speed, a chunk of Armor/MR, and heals every second.
Singed absolutely embodies the nuisance he is, and will surely waste the enemies' time. Zaun and Juggernaut only amplify him further, so I expect he'll be a tank worth investing in.
Swain is a threatening force on the battlefield. He passively deals magic damage to nearby enemies each second while simultaneously healing himself. Coupled with Arcanist and Juggernaut, he can feel un-killable.
But that's not all. His Nevermove ability creates a demonic eye on the largest cluster of foes, dealing damage and Stunning them all.
An AoE Stun would be incentive enough alone, but combined with three powerful traits and a swarm of strong abilities, yeah, Swain is nuts.
Shyvana's unique Dragonborn trait has her transform after the first cast, replacing her ability to a Flame Breath and bolstering allies with a 10% damage reduction aura. A very strong baseline already.
As for Dragon's Descent itself, once it activates Shyvana gains a large amount of max Health, then a temporary Durability increase as she dive bombs her enemies. Afterwards, each activation is a flamethrower, dealing damage over time to those within the cone.
If you need to bolster your frontline, Shyvana's got you covered.
Thanks for reading! If you want to try and come up with your own team comps for Set 16, check out our Team Builder. For a full overview on the new set, check out our TFT Set 16 Reveal Page.
