Fast 9 Guide
Primary
Tier
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
8
54
Main
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Traits
8
Yordle
2 > 4 > 6 > 8 > 10
2
Defender
2 > 4 > 6
1
Arcanist
2 > 4 > 6
1
Bilgewater
3 > 5 > 7 > 10
1
Bruiser
2 > 4 > 6
1
Demacia
3 > 5 > 7 > 11
1
Gunslinger
2 > 4
1
Invoker
2 > 4
1
Ionia
3 > 5 > 7 > 10
1
Juggernaut
2 > 4 > 6
1
Longshot
2 > 3 > 4 > 5
8
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Tips & Tricks
- After the B-patch, Fast 9 has become less consistent. This is partially due to the 6 Yordle nerf, but also partially due to the Fast 9 boards being less stable before hitting 2-stars. The net effect is Fast 9 requires more gold to stabilize than before, reducing the amount of Fast 9 in the meta.
- The main tech options for going 9 are Yordles, Bilgewater, and Path of Enlightened Ionia. Then combine them with as many econ augments as possible
- For Yordles, you want to rush to 4 Yordle as soon as possible (remember to unlock Poppy by itemizing a Demacian or Yordle unit). This guarantees you get a Yordle unit every shop which makes upgrades easy to hit which then unlocks Kennen, at which point you can play 6 Yordle on 3-1.
- With Yordles, you can use some of your free rerolls to save HP in Stage 3. Aim to level to 8 by 4-1 and play 8 Yordle all of Stage 4. Go 9 on 4-7 / 5-1, pivot out of Yordles, and play toward one of the several meta level 9 comps. Ideally play for Sylas.
- With Bilgewater, you can play into the Bilgewater flex line (get upgrades, rush Lucky Doubloon, get 7 Bilge items through toggling, play 3 Bilge during combat). Alternatively, you can use the Bilge shop to tempo and get gold to help fast 9
- With Path of Enlightened Ionia, play from strong Ionia openers and try to get as much XP as possible from the trait. Often you’ll stay in Ionia, but can eventually transition into Kindred Fast 9 boards
Strong Conditions
+1 Tier Conditions OP → OP
Birthday Present
Call to Chaos
Clear Mind
Cluttered Mind
Epic Rolldown
EpochEpoch+
Expected Unexpectedness
Explosive GrowthExplosive Growth+
Firesale
Forward Thinking
Going Long
Gold DestinyGold Destiny+
Good For Something I
Growth Mindset
Hedge Fund
Hustler
Indecision IIndecision II
Invested+Invested++
Late Game Scaling
Late Game Specialist
Level Up!
Malicious Monetization
Max Build
Money Monsoon
Patient Study
Pilfer
Prismatic DestinyPrismatic Destiny+
Raining Gold
ReinFOURcement
Rolling For Days I
Savings Account
Silver Destiny
Silver Spoon
Slammin’Slammin’+
Slice of Life
Speedy Double Kill
Upward Mobility
Win OutOpeners
Yordle
Lulu
Rumble
Neeko
Poppy Teemo
4
2
2
Bilgewater
Illaoi
Jhin
Shen
Graves 
Twisted Fate3
2
2
Ionia
BriarJhinShen
Cho’Gath
Yasuo3
2
2
Bilgewater
Yordle
Fizz
4
4
Level 7
5 unique Yordles or Bilgewater units
Yordles or Bilgewater units
Playful Trickster
Slicing Maelstrom
You & Me!
Hammer Shock
)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.
what a stupid guide
Hey mr anonymous, it seems you came here not understanding what this is ^-^ this isn’t a comp guide, just a lil helper into how to play for a fast 9 comp– a comp that is notoriously difficult to play. Perhaps one of the other helpful guides here will be more up to ur speed– like tryndamere :>
give feedback then!
This is a general question, actually about your 1/2/3 cost reroll econ/leveling guide. How do augments like Invested effect that? Should you still do big roll downs at certain break points regardless of econ, or try to stick above those thresholds for the augments?
You should add some endgame boards to go for after getting 9. I just got to level 9 in 4-4 with a lot of gold to roll down but I have no clue what board should i aim for 🙁
Use the frontpage for board transitions
hi GM MR Blue by the way as I go 9 with yordels I play 8 yordle with ziggs and my kenen will be 3 as my main tank and I’ll get senna as ad carry I’ll keep it untill I get enough box of gold to transition at 10 going like this kennen kubuku teemo trist ziggs senna fiddle volybear shyvana garren or zilean I usually win with this but I have to dominate early to mid game with this
I’m diamond btw
I’m wonder when i have to transition to Annie azir do I have to ?
have u played ziggs can you tell me which is better
today 4 match I tried to transition to that and I barely got top 4
hi
some one wrote this
“it doesnt really matter since if you Unlock a unit and do not have a copy of it on your board/bench, you will see it less often. If you continue to not purchase this unit and not have it on your board or bench, it will appear less and less down to a minimum of 20% of the normal appearance rate for that unit.”
is that true ?
Yes, Mort explained this mechanic in his patch rundown.
How much gold and rolls do you ideally need for Yordle Openers on 4-7/5-1 for good Fast 9 Rolldown
Do you go for three star in the yordles or just keep em all at 2?
The important part is going lv9, so if you happen upon a 3 star along the way then great, but otherwise focus on your late game board.
new fast 9 guide.
try to get gold from iona. bard give you free roll and champion. use draven asap to get gold. guinsoo’s rageblade very good for draven. free rolls help you defense in later game to fast 9. this guide i watch from a china player. good luck
Actually saw this in a few games its not bad– prio being strong though because gonna need that HP to bleed a few rounds in stage 4 and 5 before you’re stable
“Rush 4 yordles then combine them with as many econ augments as you can”
but sir, I can only take 3 augments. :^)
do u mind unlocking Ziggs at 9 or you try to prevent having him in your pool?
it doesnt really matter since if you Unlock a unit and do not have a copy of it on your board/bench, you will see it less often. If you continue to not purchase this unit and not have it on your board or bench, it will appear less and less down to a minimum of 20% of the normal appearance rate for that unit.
call this “How to Fast 9 Guide” i think that will clear confusion lol
for anyone wondering this is an econ comp you fast 9 transition late game to 5 cost flex boards, dont just sit on this comp and expect to win you games
What is this on OP tier? xD
You should add “Gain 21 Gold” augment.
posts like this is why tftflow is the GOAT
I love how it writes “+1 tier condition OP -> OP”. Why not beyond OP? 😀
this comp is great i got 1 place!
Great guide. Thanks a lot!
This has genuinely helped me so much today, thank you for putting this type of strategy out for the patch <3
this comp sucks i got 8 place!
This isn’t the final board, you play this from early to mid till you hit Level 9 then transition into strong 5 cost carries like Annie + Sylas.
skill issue