16.6 Stage 1 Holds
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Tier
1-Cost Reroll
1-Cost Reroll
2-Cost Reroll
3-Cost Reroll
Fast 8
Fast 9
1 & 2-Cost Reroll
1 & 3-Cost Reroll
2 & 3-Cost Reroll
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Traits
2
Arcanist
2 > 4 > 6
2
Bruiser
2 > 4 > 6
2
Defender
2 > 4 > 6
2
Invoker
2 > 4
2
Juggernaut
2 > 4 > 6
2
Longshot
2 > 3 > 4 > 5
2
Slayer
2 > 4 > 6
2
Yordle
2 > 4 > 6 > 8 > 10
2
Demacia
3 > 5 > 7 > 11
2
Ionia
3 > 5 > 7 > 10
1
Bilgewater
3 > 5 > 7 > 10
1
Freljord
3 > 5 > 7
1
Gunslinger
2 > 4
1
Ixtal
3 > 5 > 7
1
Noxus
3 > 5 > 7 > 10
1
Piltover
2 > 4 > 6
1
Quickstriker
2 > 3 > 4 > 5
1
Shadow Isles
2 > 3 > 4 > 5
1
Void
2 > 4 > 6 > 9
1
Zaun
3 > 5 > 7
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Tips & Tricks
- Click the dropdown menu above the board to see the 2-costs and 3-costs. The units near the top are units you should hold the most often while units near the bottom you should hold less often (usually because they are more situational or don’t play into the best openers for the patch).
- The units are ordered from left to right inside each row from most desirable to least desirable. This guide may not be accurate in the first few days of a patch while the patch is figured out.
- See the “16.6 Openers” Guide at the top of the Tier List page for an idea of how these units play into various openers.
- Quick Overview of Highly Rated Units: Sona plays into Demacia and Bruiser Invoker, both of which play into the premium AP openers this patch. Jarvan also plays into the Demacia Opener.
- Qiyana is flexible between Ixtal, Ionia Yasuo, or Slayers openers. All of these openers lead to meta comps this patch. Briar leads into Bruiser Invoker Opener which leads to Mel Flex as well as Slayers.
- Sion enables the Bruiser Invoker opener by unlocking LeBlanc and can lead to either Mel Flex or Bruiser Flex, both meta AP comps this patch. Xin Zhao is a flexible unit that plays into Demacia, Ionia, and Shadow Isles openers all of which are meta.
- Neeko is a placeholder unit in many compositions that play Sylas on Level 9 which is common this patch. She also pairs with the best AP carry early game, Ahri. Vi helps unlock Orianna to play into the Demacia Invoker opener for AP.
- Ahri is the best AP item holder in early game and also can stay on your board for longer than before thanks to Kennen becoming easy to unlock.
- Milio is debatable — In high Challenger, he is valued highly not just because he can play into the Bruiser Invoker opener, but also because he enables Ixtal which is still considered strong after the easier unlock conditions for Nidalee and Skarner.
Economy Strategy
- Do not spend gold on leveling this stage. If you have 2-stars and a good item, you can consider playing to win some rounds. Otherwise lose streak is common for stage 2.
- Roll to 33 gold, buying any unit that will be part of the level 4 or 5 board. You can also buy units that will be part of the level 6+ board, but you can sell those if your bench fills and you need to buy other units. Rolling to 33 gold is advisable because it allows you to save back up to 50g by 3-5.
- Do not level if you haven’t hit your 3-star 1-costs yet. If you have your 3-stars, you generally should still stay level 5 if you can win or if leveling to 6 would put you below 20g. Try to get above 40g this round.
- Ideally above 50g, level 5 at this point or level 6 with 3-stars.
- If you haven’t hit your 3-stars yet, roll to ~52g each turn. You don’t want to roll to perfect 50g as any units you buy in shop will put you below 50g. If you have 8+ copies of an itemized 1-cost, you can roll to 40g or 30g every round instead. Level to 6 once you hit your 3-stars.
- If you haven’t hit your 3-stars yet, you must roll until you hit them. You should level to 6 after hitting. In some rare games, you will miss or spend so much gold you can never catch up. These games will usually result in bottom 4 placements.
- Level to 7 if you can stay above ~20g. Otherwise stay level 6.
- Level to 7.
- Level to 8 if you are in bottom half of lobby HP and are losing rounds. If you are higher HP and feel stable, you can wait until next turn.
- Level to 8 if you haven’t already. Roll for any remaining units necessary for the comp. If stable, you can try to go 9. Most games you will end on level 8.
- Level to 9 whenever possible. This is rare, but can happen in the games you have a chance of winning.
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