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TFT Set 18 Guide: How to Play Fae

Set 18
Traits/Synergies
Champions
Updated on Jul 12, 2026
Jul 12, 2026

Overview

How to Play Fae — TFT Set 18: Enchanted Wilds

Fae is a unique trait for Set 18 where a team wants to build around damage, healing, and shielding! This means that units that have healing and shielding will be prioritized in the composition for getting extra Pixies. Units that deal a high amount of damage and early on may also be part of Fae compositions.

However, Fae has Xayah and Rakan who can work together as 1 gold units and be rerolled in the composition. They then have the option of going to 4 Fae with Lillia - a 4 gold Defender and 5 gold Lux who is a strong late game unit. Ornn may also be rerolled with Xayah and Rakan as he can give them an Artifact Anvil and he has the Defender trait that pairs well with Lillia.

This guide was written by Silverfuse.

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How TFT Fae Works

Fae Trait Bonus

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Champions: Rakan 1g / Xayah 1g / Tristana 3g / Lillia 4g

Your team's damage, healing, and shielding attracts Pixies. 

Each Pixie grants Fae champions Attack Damage and Ability Power, and after they fall below Health, they heal for each Pixie.

  • (2) AD/AP and Heal.
  • (4) AD/AP and Heal. After attracting 7 Pixies, start attracting Golden Pixies instead which grant gold.

Fae Champions and Synergy

Fae has no overlapping synergies, but it does have some options that might be played often such as Defender. This is due to the team gaining armor and magic resistance that benefits from the healing and shielding of the Fae composition.

  • Rakan (1G) - Brawler
  • Xayah (1G) - Elderwood + Rapidfire
  • Tristana (3G) - Sprykin + Hunter
  • Lillia (4G) - Defender
  • Lux (5G) - Avatar

TFT Fae Champions

Rakan (1G) - Brawler

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Rakan has the ability Entrancing Dance where he gains shield for a number of seconds. He then grants an ally who has dealt the most damage this combat decaying attack speed for a number of seconds.

This is a great supportive unit of Fae as he will likely be giving Xayah decaying attack speed and also he gains a shield that works well with the Fae trait. Brawler gives him extra health and can be paired with Rek’Sai a one gold unit if a player wants to go for another low cost 3 star.

Xayah (1G) - Elderwood + Rapidfire

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Deadly Plumage, Xayah’s 50 mana ability gives her attack speed for some of her next attacks. These attacks are replaced with feathers that deal physical damage and reduce armor.

Rapidfire is a strong option to weave in with Xayah. It is a 2, 3, 4, and 5 piece trait. It gives the entire team attack speed and Rapidfire champions gain more on every attack up to a maximum number of attacks. 

Varus (1G), Kayle (2G), Raptor (3G), and Aphleios (4G) are all Rapidfire units that can be thrown in to support Xayah and give her even more attack speed which then allows her to do more damage and take advantage of her ability Deadly Plumage.

Tristana (3G) - Sprykin + Hunter

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Tristana’s ability, Explosive Charge, costs 60 mana. Tristana attaches an explosive charge to the target that lasts seconds. While active, gain infinite range and attack speed. After the duration, the charge explodes and splits damage between all enemies within 2 hexes, dealing physical damage and for each attack while casting.

If an enemy with an Explosive Charge on them dies, it attaches to Tristana’s new target. Tristana has some of the best chances to do a lot of damage and be a carry if Xayah and Rakan reroll are not the way to go for the Fae composition.

Lillia (4G) - Defender

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Lillia’s ability Lilting Lullaby is an expensive mana cost at 150 but Lillia starts with 50 mana. When her ability is cast, she restores health and sends butterflies at nearby enemies. Enemies hit take magic damage and sleep for a number of seconds. If they take damage, they wake up and take an additional max health magic damage. 

With the Defender trait she can give the team magic resistance and armor and she can synergize with Ornn or other Defenders which works great with the Fae trait who will be healing up the Defenders so they get additional value constantly!

Lux (5G) - Avatar

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Lux is a 5 gold carry that will be strong in any composition. For the Fae trait, she has the Fae Bonus that she heals the lowest percent health ally for the ability damage that she deals. This healing works well with Fae as it will help gain more Pixies.

Lux’s ability Final Spark also has a passive and active ability. For the passive, when on cast all allies that share a trait with Lux gain mana. For her active ability, she fires a laser towards the largest group of enemies that deals magic damage, reduced by each enemy hit.

Thanks for reading! If you want to try creating your own team comps for Set 18, check out our Team Builder. For a full overview of the new set, check out our TFT Set 18 Reveal Page.

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