Bruiser Flex
Primary
Tier
Fast 8
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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Main
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Traits
1
Targon
1
1
Rune Mage
1
4
Bruiser
2 > 4 > 6
3
Freljord
3 > 5 > 7
3
Ionia
3 > 5 > 7 > 10
2
Defender
2 > 4 > 6
2
Invoker
2 > 4
2
Yordle
2 > 4 > 6 > 8 > 10
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1
4
3
3
2
2
2
Tips & Tricks
- Play around this when you have Ahri from orb or Sion to unlock Leblanc typically. You want to play around Ionia with Bruisers or Noxus with Bruisers typically and go for winstreak if possible while slamming AP items.
- Item augments help you itemize Wukong, Volibear, and Lissandra in Stage 4.
- If you play from Sion opener, Volibear is not typically too difficult to unlock as long as you have a Sunfire or Warmogs (Warmogs is practically a free unlock). Wukong 2 also makes Volibear very easy to unlock.
- If you can’t unlock Volibear with 4 Bruiser + 3 Freljord on Sion or Kobuko, make sure you are holding bruisers during your level 8 rolldown as playing 6 Bruiser can make unlocking Voli possible. If you can’t unlock Volibear in Stage 4, this line is NOT playable. He is key to making the line work.
- Without Kennen unlocked in Stage 4, take a look at one of the several level 8 boards. You should not have a difficult time unlocking Kennen on 4-7 because you should have Wukong, Shen, Kobuko, and Sejuani by then. Hold any extra Defenders, Ionians, or Yordles if needed for 4-7 unlock.
- Swordsmith is only good if you have Volibear unlocked and don’t have items for him yet. Do not click it if you have to wait 2+ rounds for Volibear (in other words, do not take if you must get an item from carousel to unlock him).
- Belts are high priority in any comp that needs to unlock Volibear, so keep that in mind when picking items on carousel.
- If you have Kennen unlocked, aim to just play the recommended “Main” board on level 8 just without Ryze. The other level 8 boards recommended are only suggested because unlocking Kennen before your 4-2 rolldown is usually difficult from the LeBlanc Bruiser opener.
Strong Conditions
+2 Tier Conditions B → S
Bruiser Emblem
Mogul’s Mail
Talisman Of Ascension
Spirit Link
Spirit of Redemption+1 Tier Conditions B → A
Dawncore
Luden’s Tempest
Belt Overflow
Buried Treasures
Epoch
Explosive GrowthExplosive Growth+
Eye For An EyeEye For An Eye+
Forward Thinking
Heart of Steel
Indecision II
Last Second Save
Mess Hall
Plot Armor
Replication
Retribution
Shimmerscale Essence
Slammin’+
Slice of Life
Slightly Magic Roll
Small Grab Bag
Solo Plate
Staffsmith
SwordsmithOpeners
Ionia
Lulu
Shen
Sion
Xin Zhao
Ahri3
2
2
Bruiser Invoker
BriarShen
SonaSion
LeBlanc 
3
2
2
Lissandra
Wukong
Bruiser
Freljord
Volibear
5
5
Level 8
A unit that starts combat with 3800 
Health
Health
Current
Best-in-Slot
Alt Build 1
Alt Build 2
Alt Build 3
The Relentless Storm
Frozen Tomb
Diverting Trickster
Runic Overload
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Slicing Maelstrom
You & Me!
Economy Strategy
- 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.
- Level to 8. Roll for desired comp until stable. “Stable” changes depending on rank, items, augments, composition, and patch. Melee carries and tanks get the biggest spike for 2-stars. Usually stable involves 2-star tank or carry and some other supporting 2-stars. Try not to roll below 10g.
- If you are weak (e.g., have no 2-star 4-costs), consider rolling again to 10g here. If you are stable, save gold to go 9.
- If you are low HP and haven’t 2-starred your carry and tank, roll to 0g. If you have medium to high HP with an upgraded + itemized 4-cost unit and some other upgrades, save gold to go 9.
- If high HP, consider waiting until 5-5 to go level 9. If medium HP, consider going level 9 if you can roll 20g or wait until 5-5. If low HP and can afford to go 9, do so even if you have almost no gold to roll on 9. If you can’t afford to go 9 this game, roll every turn for upgrades.
- Level to 9 if possible. From this point onward, look to level to 9. Acknowledge games where level 9 is not possible and roll every turn on 8 to preserve placements.
- For max cap games, you can either roll on 9 or level to 10. If you are itemizing a 5-cost carry and it is 1-starred, roll on 9. If you have all your main itemized units upgraded, level to 10.
I have lost probably between 200-400 lp in the last day running this build >,< I always mess up with something and can't pull Volibear. Oh my god, I'm going nuts
Literally his unlock condition is so stupid, I hate it so much.
Why did this get weaker on 16.3?
lvl 9 is more expensive
this guide saved me from a turbo 8th, tyvm
I would just add some Zilean variants without the bruiser emblem because in my game it was legit impossible to unlock Kennen until 5-7 because I couldn’t 2 star another eligible unit for the life of me (very rare I know). But some sort of 4 invoker variant that caps on Zilean without Ryze/Kennen is pretty good too
either 4 bruiser or https://tactics.tools/team-builder/aC$rA$nI$AP$OW$ECpX$AR2YAEwZ where Taric can be replaced w a defender or a warden (Ornn)
hate this patch. it made certain unlocks at level 10 impossible to hit 3 star
This compo is really good, it can cap really high
If I only have one set of AP items, is it correct to immediately move them to Ryze 1? How about Ryze 2? I’m guessing the answers are no and yes respectively, but am curious what folks think.
i found lifting competition as a +1 or +2 here it just gifts you like 40 gold if you can keep 6 brusiers and play them on neutrals
Comp just turbo dies to fizz, not playable
A lot of comps turbo die to fizz… 🙁
For Ryze- Targon, Freljord, Iona… ?
and Yordle 🙂
yordle
For Shimmerscale Essence, who do you put Gambler’s blade on ideally?
Somebody explain to me how I can loose with Lissandra (Dawncore, JG, Shojin) + Wukong (Moguls, Warmogs, Gargoyls) vs a standard Void Board (3 Items Herold) with 1* KaiSa (Player didnt have Battle Augments and NO Baron). Was struggling hard vs normal Lvl. 6 Reroll Boards (Aphelios). Also any tips for unlocking Kennen? I do always struggle unlocking him. Comp just doesnt fit the requierements and im dumb.
Playing 3 ionia with ahri carry (especially with properous path) is a great way to enable this comp. Even ahri 1 can carry you for a while with good items. Keep some yordles on bench before creep wave to unlock kobuko and kennen.
Perhaps add the most consistent ways to unlock Volibear?
Just had a great early game but found out that Mundo 2 + 6 bruiser + spirit/bramble/claw doesn’t unlock Voli, but if I had transferred items to Kobuko 2 then I would have had a chance.
would be nice with a lvl8 board before you hit zil
everytime i hit 8 get in 6 bruisers + sett/voli and liss i just turbo lose into 20hp lvl9 and just go 8th
This comp is great after Mundo buffs
If we are using Bard as an item holder for Lissandra or Zilean in this comp and to potentially pick up some free rerolls or units along the way, would you recommend doing this with vertical Freljord as well or potentially other Shojin AP lines like Demacia Lux provided you don’t get good Vayne items?
No. It only “works” (and I say “works” lightly as it’s currently very few people playing it) in this line because you are investing heavily into a frontline trait and want a backline carry that doesn’t require traits. The Demacia and Freljord openers want traits active and can’t afford to play a zero trait unit as easily.
This comp is really hard to get going and inconsistent. Almost impossible to have both a reroll and an econ augment that then allows you to give time for Zilean to get you to 10.
You’re not actually aiming to reroll. When I say “reroll” augment, I just mean free rolls so you can unlock Bard cheaper. You’re not actually rerolling like Bard Sion. It’s not any more expensive than a normal comp. And going 10 is not mandatory, but will happen more frequently than other comps because of Zilean. It’s just a standard fast 8 comp.