Arcanists
Primary
Tier
Required
Fast 9
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
9
138
Main
▾
Traits
1
Chainbreaker
1
1
Dark Child
1
1
Dragonborn
1
1
Emperor
1
1
Soulbound
1
4
Arcanist
2 > 4 > 6
2
Defender
2 > 4 > 6
2
Disruptor
2 > 4
2
Juggernaut
2 > 4 > 6
2
Piltover
2 > 4 > 6
1
Gunslinger
2 > 4
1
Noxus
3 > 5 > 7 > 10
1
Shurima
2 > 3 > 4
1
Zaun
3 > 5 > 7
1
1
1
1
1
4
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
Tips & Tricks
- Arcanists are not a comp you can play every game. It requires a ton of gold to hit and sell the Demacian units as well as hit the 5-costs on the max cap board
- Aura farming condition is specifically for Annie
- Do not upgrade Fiddle until you upgrade Sylas and Annie during your level 9 rolldown
- Annie is much more powerful when she has multiple mana items. Try to prioritize building mana items in the early game when possible
- Lucian slot is flexible. Can play Xerath if you unlock him or can play any generic upgraded 5-cost
- Both 4 and 6 Arcanists are viable boards, but 4 Arcanist is slightly easier since it doesn’t have to consider remaking Lux and also gets to play Piltover which is a strong 2 piece
- If you use the Yordle fast 9 strategy, the Zilean version is the most common transition
Strong Conditions
+2 Tier Conditions S → OP
Aura Farming
Invested++
ReinFOURcement+1 Tier Conditions S → S+
Explosive GrowthExplosive Growth+
Firesale
Forward Thinking
Growth Mindset
Hedge Fund
Indecision IIndecision II
Late Game Scaling
Late Game Specialist
Level Up!
Slice of Life
Upward MobilityOpeners
Demacia
Jarvan IV
Lulu
Sona
Neeko
Poppy 
3
2
2
2
Yordle
Lulu
RumbleNeekoPoppy 
Teemo4
2
2
Annie
Dark Child
Arcanist
Annie
5
5
Current
Alt Build 1
Alt Build 2
Alt Build 3
Enraged Inferno
Stolen Might
Economy Strategy
- Without econ augment, fast 9 is almost impossible without win-streak.
- Level to 4 if you have upgrades and a good item to place on one of those upgrades.
- Level to 5, unless on 3-loss streak.
- Level to 6 if on 4+ win streak (scout to see if necessary in high elo) or can stay above 40g.
- Level to 6, unless you would go below 30g. If you have to stay level 5 due to low gold (rare), then level to 6 on 3-5.
- Level to 7 if you can stay above 30g, otherwise stay level 6.
- Level to 7, or 8 if you can stay above 30g.
- Level to 8. Main difference from Fast 8 is how much you roll on 8. Ideally you are high HP and don’t need to roll at all. Otherwise, roll for acceptable board and accumulate gold afterward.
- Level to 9 if you are rich enough to roll 40g+. Generally only possible with economy augment or encounter.
- Level to 9 if you can roll 40g+ or if low HP.
- Level to 9 and roll for important 5-costs. For the remainder of game, roll until you hit your 2 star itemized units. Can consider level 10 after hitting.
insane bad
yordle into zilean version seems so consistent, easy to froce and strong. When are the other version worth playing ? when you transition from a more generic opening?
This comp is definitely OP have gone 5/5 1st
Comp feels good, but I need a pivot for games where I can’t get Sylus during a roll down..
Comp is actually really bad, even if you get econ you never have enough health due to the comp you have to play before this being so shit
I agree, even you got lux 2 star, you still got kicked
nope this is a strong meta comp get gud
you can try and fast 9 with yordles it gives good econ and usually a more solid board to transition into – also gives kennen/ kobuko for zil variant on the way
Comp isn’t shit, you are
Just wondering, with reinfourcement is there like a “correct” pick such as picking sera/swain for the end board or using it to get lux/garen for sylas or is it just pick the first one that shows up in the shop?
best is probably Lux assuming you have no copies already as she can hold items for sylas
gm blue said in his youtube video going over the current meta comps that reinfourcement is used to get garen or lux for the sylas unlock
What comp to play before transition to final board?
Demacia or Yordles