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InTeamfight Tactics, some items are always more useful than others. The unit you’re placing these items on is important, but there are a group of items that you’ll see more often than others due to the value they bring to your team. Add the potential for acquiring Radiant items, which are just heavily improved versions of regular items, and you can make one of your units unstoppable in combat.
Much like regular items, not all Radiant items are equal. Some provide a flat benefit on top of the regular item, while others are so powerful that getting them on the right unit can lead to a top-four finish. Items can change from set to set, but for Set 12, here are some of the best Radiant items available.
Teamfight Tactics - Radiant Item Tier List
Radiant items are rare in TFT,most commonly acquired through augmentsthat offer them. However, due to the variety of them, it can be a bit tough to guess which radiant items go with which unit.
Thankfully, your best bet is usually torun the radiant version of the standard item you would normally usein that case, like a Blessed Bloodthirster when you would normally use a regular Bloodthirster.
Usually, thestronger base items in the main game matchthe value oftheir radiant counterpart. This isn’t always the case, so here are five different tiers for radiant items in TFT Set 12 and what the tier determines for said item.
Explanation
S
These are the best radiant items in TFT Set 12, due to their flexibility and added benefits from their improvement from a base item into a radiant item.
A
The radiant items in this tier are great options for champions if the S-tier items aren’t available at the time, still providing a lot of use and potentially working stronger than S-tier items if the lobby fits the need it provides.
B
These radiant items are alright; usually mediocre picks that either don’t provide an amazing buff or are radiant versions of underused items.
C
These radiant items are disappointing for what they do, and while they can be useful, they are very circumstantial, leading to the point that any other item on a higher tier would be better.
D
Avoid these items at all costs. Picking them up would be understandable if it is all you can do, but look for other options or a Reforger for these radiant items.
Blessed Bloodthirster
Thebest self-healingitem in the game, it offersa big shield and damagefor both physical and magic dealers.
Rascal’s Gloves
While it takes up three item slots, thisone radiant item offers two morealongside it, plushealth and a higher crit chance.
Fist of Fairness
Thesecond-best healing itemin the game, better for critical hit builds and magic dealers.
Statikk’s Favor
The shred effect ismassive against Magic Resist builds, while it offers a lot of mana and attack speed.
Runaan’s Tempest
It’s an amazing way to effectivelydouble a physical damage dealer’s outputwhile improving attack speed.
Sunlight Cape
Best tank item in the game, burns enemies down while keeping your key tank alive for a long time.
Blue Blessing
Best magic item in the game, as it makes casters use their spells twice as fast with added damage.
Hextech Lifeblade
Another great healing item, thisworks best with magic dealersand heals other hurt teammates simultaneously.
If you see any of these items,pick them upbecause theywill be used for one of your units no matter what. These items will synergize with your team in every situation, also making them easy to use and place.
Just verify to place the items on their respective units.Rascal’s Glovesisthe one item that can be placed on literally any unitand will provide immense value to the team.
Covalent Spark
Thisshreds Magic Resist in a static AoE effectwhile offering constant self-healing to the user.
Thelong-term and valuable Burn and Wound effectswork amazingly withAoE spells.
Spear of Hirana
Thisspeeds up any unit’s cast timeand can make fast casters use their abilities extremely quickly.
Dvarapala Stoneplate
Improving Armor and Magic Resistbased on how many enemies attack you is already good, and this Radiant item adds self-healing, too.
Brink of Dawn
The Radiant version of Edge of Night offersa full heal at 60 percent healthwhile adding 85 percent extra attack speed afterward.
The Baron’s Gift
One of the most flexible items in the game, as it offers good health, magic damage, and attack speed while improving overall cast time.
Glamorous Gauntlet
Formagic crit builds, this item can cover your critical hit bases, so you can get two other magic items to cast more often.
Guinsoo’s Reckoning
While very specific to some attack speed units, this Radiant version of the Rageblade can lead to somesteamrolling.
These items are still very strong, and if you don’t have the luck to get the S Tier items above, these areperfectly useable and can be circumstantially strong.
Placement of these items on their best units is even more key, andthey rely on having a three-set of items that work better together, whereas the S Tier items can just be used no matter what.
Arguably, the weakest item on this list isGuinsoo’s Reckoning, just due to itsboom/bust nature. It can either win you the game on an attack speed unit or seem useless on the wrong unit, so make sure to only place it on units you’d desperately need a Rageblade on.
Warmog’s Pride
While strong in terms ofpure health, it can be whittled down quickly due to the lack of Armor and Magic Resist.
Equinox
Just like its base item, it isuseful if you have no other tank items available, but every other tank item is usually stronger.
Bulwark’s Oath
Unless on Mordekaiser, theshield offered is not worth the lack of health and Magic Resist.
Rabadon’s Ascended Deathcap
Extremely circumstantial, as pure power can be handy if your magic damage unit has two other strong items and needs assistance.
Eternal Whisper
TheSunder effect for the rest of combatis good, but other Radiant damage items are just better.
Dragon’s Will
Weirdly, theimprovements on a strong base itemmake itworse in comparisonto the rest of the Radiant items.
Absolution
The healing aura this providescan make a frontline annoying to defeat, but it doesn’t offer much outside that.
Willbreaker
50 percent extra damage amp on hitting a shieldis strong, but very specific to what units your enemies are using.
Lots of these items are circumstantial, even more so than A Tier Radiant items, but can still be used. These itemsare disappointing in comparison to the above tiers, butplacing them on the right unitsin the right positionscan still lead to victory.
Titan’s Vow
The Radiant improvements for this item areunderwhelming and don’t offer muchoutside overall improvements.
Royal Crownshield
A 50 percent shield and 50 Ability Power are good butonly useful on strong magic tanks.
Jak’Sho the Protean
While this item isn’t bad,it pales in comparison to other magic caster items.
Demonslayer
Another example of a strong base item disappointing at the Radiant level, thedamage amp boost is the only improvement.
Rosethorn Vest
Withhow common magic units are in Set 12, the Rosethorn Vest is just like its base item: not that good.
Crest of Cinders
TheBurn and Wound ability is strong, but thelack of hitting multiple targets at once,like magic users, makes it a lot weaker.
Zenith Edge
Regular physical critical hit builds have disappearedin Set 12, so this item doesn’t provide as much use for magic crit builds.
A lot of these items are weak Radiant items simply because their base Radiant item is also around the same tier, but others just providean improvement that is lacking in comparison to other improvements. They still can work, but you won’t find those opportunities as easily as the B Tier items.
Legacy of the Colossus
This item, just like its base,serves a purpose for a unit that doesn’t exist: crit tank.
Sterak’s Megashield
Theboost in health and damage is poor, and other damage tank items above are always going to do better in combat.
Quickestsilver
The best example of an item that justdoesn’t work due to other options in every benefit it provides: from attack speed to Magic Resist.
Urf-Angel’s Staff
The magic scaling can go high, butno units can live long enough to get the true benefitsthis item provides.
Luminous Deathblade
Just a pure physical damage buff, this item offersno added benefits to a physical damage dealer that every other item above does.
If you see these items above, you shouldavoid them at all costs. The ones in theabove tiers outclass all these items, and the key reasons why are a mix of poor base items and lacking Radiant improvements. The best example of this is theLuminous Deathblade,an extremely weak base item withnothing interesting added to it.
Making these items work in non-ranked games can be a fun test, butseeing these items in ranked games should be nothing but a note to try and reforge themlater into something more useful.
