Fast 9 Alune & Morgana – TFT 18.5 Comp Guide

How to play

Fast 9 Play for economy, stabilise at level 8 only as much as you need, then go to level 9 for the 5-costs.

Levelling

42-1
52-5
63-2
74-1
84-2Roll down
95-2Roll down

Play it when

You hold AP components, especially Tears and Rods.
You have a strong opener that can win streak, such as Blossom with Karma.
You get an economy augment that lets you level faster.

Game plan

Stage 2

Play your strongest opener and win streak with AP items. Blossom with Karma and Spellweavers works well; LeBlanc is another good option because she can create copies of your units. A typical curve is level 4 at 2-1 and 5 at 2-5.

Stage 3

Level 6 at 3-2. With an econ augment you can go to 7 before 3-3 to keep the streak going. Build toward Spear of Shojin, Blue Buff and Archangel's Staff first.

Stage 4

Level 7 at 4-1 and 8 at 4-2, and roll only as much as you need to stabilise with 4-costs like Morgana, Sentinel and Lillia. After that you can lose a few rounds on purpose while you build gold.

Stage 5

Go to level 9 early in stage 5 (around 5-2) with roughly 70 gold or more and roll for Alune and Ivern. At level 10, add Lux to cap the board – she usually replaces Morgana.

Why it works

Alune is the main damage: each cast rains 9 moonshards on the 3 nearest enemies for 58/88 magic damage each, and when the moon is full she drops it on the board for 2350/3600 damage split among all enemies. Patch 18.5 buffed her moonshards and attack speed, along with Morgana, Taric and Soraka, which keeps AP boards competitive. Morgana curses 3 enemies so they take extra damage for every curse, and her 25% Omnivamp keeps her alive in the second row. The four Vanguards (Sentinel, Taric, Rakan, Diana) get a shield worth 30% of max HP at the start of combat and again when they drop below 50% HP, while Taric shields nearby allies when he or his paired ally gets low.

When to pivot

Unit quality matters more than the exact board here: carry and tank with whatever 4-costs you upgrade until your 5-costs arrive. If you hit Ivern early, play him over Morgana. For Lux, the Lunar version is best, but play whichever Lux you can get to 2 stars first. You can also keep Morgana as the main carry and build around her and Alune with Elder Dragon, Cassiopeia and Elise.