Use your favourite features in-game with our Desktop AppWelcome to our trait guide, where we'll be covering the Bastion trait in the new TFT Set 17: Space Gods. In this guide, we'll explain how Bastion works, cover its different champions, and provide a quick summary of the other potential traits you could branch into.
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Champions: Aatrox 1g / Poppy 1g / Jax 2g / Ornn 3g / Rammus 4g / Shen 5g
Your team gains 12 Armor and Magic Resist.
Bastions gain more, and the value doubles in the first 10 seconds of combat.
Here's a rundown of the traits you can branch into from Bastion:
Aatrox's Stellar Slash heals himself, then deals physical damage to the target. As a N.O.V.A. champion, his power surge allows allies to Shred and Sunder enemies with their damage.
On top of that, if selected as the "Striker", he cleaves the battlefield, damaging and knocking up all enemies. An incredible effect for a 1-cost frontliner.
Poppy can grant herself a Shield while also providing Armor and Magic Resistance to nearby allies (throughout its duration). Combined with Bastion, it's a great boost to a team's early game defenses.
Jax's Counter Star-ike puts him into a defensive stance for a moment, reducing damage dealt and creating a Shield. Once the stance concludes, he strikes enemies within range, stunning them.
AoE CC is generally quite a premium, and considering it comes early as a 2-cost unit, Jax looks like a great choice to invest into.
Ornn has the ability to forge temporary completed items at the start of every combat (equips to himself). If three items are already attached, then one of them is chosen at random to become Radiant for the fight.
It's a unique passive that may incentivize equipping Ornn, as Radiant items can offer a huge power spike. Either way, he stands out among others!
Rammus passively reduces the damage of incoming attacks when Meeple is online, getting stronger depending on the trait's level.
As for his active ability, he Shields before striking the most enemies within a three hex line, dealing magic damage to them. This scales off both AP and Armor, allowing you to invest in his defenses and still deal good damage.
Shen's unique Bulwark trait allows the player to summon a placeable relic. Once combat begins, it provides a max Health Shield and Attack Speed buff to allies adjacent to it. Being able to move it around makes it even better, and honestly justifies Shen's inclusion just for the utility.
As for Shen himself, his attacks passively deal bonus magic damage, eventually turning into true damage after enough casts of Reality Tear. When this ability is used, he gains a Shield as he slices open a rift on the largest cluster of champions.
Enemies within suffer an Attack Speed drop, whereas allies gain an Attack Speed boost. Both effects decay rapidly over the duration. Overall, Shen offers a lot of value, and definitely meets expectations as a 5-cost unit.
Thanks for reading! If you want to try and come up with your own team comps for Set 17, check out our Team Builder. For a full overview on the new set, check out our TFT Set 17 Reveal Page.
