• Every round ask three things: am I at an interest breakpoint (10, 20, 30, 40 or 50 gold)? Is my health safe? Can I improve my board right now?
• Interest: you earn +1 gold for every 10 gold you hold, up to +5 at 50 gold. Spending below a breakpoint costs you future gold.
• Basics: the shop shows 5 units, a reroll costs 2 gold and buying XP costs 4 gold for 4 XP. Three copies of a unit make its next star level.
• Each champion holds up to 3 items. Put damage items on your main carry and defensive items on your frontline.
• Strategies: slow roll keeps your interest while rolling; fast 8 saves gold and levels up to reach level 8 for 4 and 5-cost units; reroll stays at a low level to 3-star cheap units.
• Play what the game gives you: your first components and strongest units should decide your comp. Commit around stage 3 to 4 and avoid holding units for too many comps.
• Scout every stage, protect your health early and aim for consistent top 4 finishes: they raise your rank more than risky top 1 attempts.

Every completed item is made by combining two components. Learn what each component is for, so you can see at a glance what fits your carry:

• B.F. Sword: Attack Damage, for AD carries
• Needlessly Large Rod: Ability Power, for AP carries
• Recurve Bow: Attack Speed, for auto-attack carries
• Tear of the Goddess: Mana, for casters that need to cast fast
• Chain Vest: Armor, for frontline against physical damage
• Negatron Cloak: Magic Resist, for frontline against magic damage
• Giant's Belt: Health, for any tank
• Sparring Gloves: Crit chance and flexibility, fits many carries

Completed-item recipes and stats change between patches (patch 18.2 changed Bloodthirster, Edge of Night and Hand of Justice, for example). Check the current ones in the game or on these sites:

• Set 18 mechanic, Wisps: they appear in the rightmost shop slot every other planning phase and you can buy at most one per round. If you skip it, the unit hidden behind it is revealed.
• Wisps come in categories: Champion, Combat, Misc, Shop, Gold/XP, Risky and Item. Patch 18.2 lowered their cost, so weigh them against buying XP or rolling.
• Origins named in the sources: Blackthorn, Blossom, Coven, Elderwood, Fae, Inferno, Lunar, Primal and Solar, plus Riftbeast, Sprykin and Brawler. Lux is a 5-cost unit that can adopt one of nine origins.
• The best comps and combos change with every balance patch, so no fixed list is shown here. Check a live tier list and save the ones you like in My comps.

Saved on this device only. Notes from an older set are marked with ⚠.

Estimate that ignores pool changes while rolling. Check the shop odds of the current set in the game.