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The Teamfight Tactics podcast by players for players. Your hosts are 3 of the strongest TFT players in North America: Ramkev SpicyAppies and Jirachy. Every friday they will talk about everything TFT, often bringing another high level player as a guest of the show.

Triforce Tactics


    • Jul 17, 2022 LATEST EPISODE
    • every other week NEW EPISODES
    • 1h 34m AVG DURATION
    • 43 EPISODES


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    Latest episodes from Triforce Tactics: The TFT Podcast

    How to grow the TFT Competitive scene ft. Gangly

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 17, 2022 103:05


    Welcome to the 44th Episode of the Triforce Tactics Podcast Your hosts SpicyAppies, RamKev and Riley(Jirachy) are joined by Gangly: @HighRollRadio host, @DTIYDKshow panelist, TacticiansCrown organizer and tft content creator Follow Gangly on: Twitter Other links Support us on Patreon Follow us on: Twitter Twitch Join our Discord Topics: 00:00 Intro 2:12 Topics 2:32 TFT LAN events and TC2 6:00 Life Updates and more 18:15 DTIYDK Astral Cup power rankings 25:24 About Varus and Astral reroll 30:30 Open Brackets and how little Timmy can improve the competitive Scene 1:02:33 More about Astral Cup 1:15:02 Old TFT tourney formats and how to expand the scene 1:23:42 TC2 LAN tourney event 1:35:40 What new little legends we want 1:40:29 Finals Thoughts and shoutouts

    Recent Event in the US and Astral Cup

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 3, 2022 73:50


    Welcome to the 42th Episode of the Triforce Tactics Podcast Your hosts SpicyAppies and Riley will talk about the recent events in the US and a preview of Astral Cup Support us on Patreon Join our Discord Follow us on: Twitter Twitch Topics: 00:00 Intro 9:03 Roe v. Wade and how it affects everyone 32:45 Astral Cup preview: The field and format 1:04:13 Tactician's Crown LAN Tourney 1:11:58 Finals Thoughts and Shoutouts

    The meta and the upcoming tournaments ft. Prestivent

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 19, 2022 87:04


    Welcome to the 41st Episode of the Triforce Tactics Podcast Your hosts SpicyAppies, RamKev and Riley(Jirachy) will talk with the best player in the World Prestivent about the meta and the upcoming tournaments Follow Prestivent on: Twitter Twitch Support us on Patreon Follow us on: Twitter Twitch Join our Discord Topics: 00:00 Intro/What did we do since the last episode 14:06 The Meta 30:40 The Set7 competitive season and more thoughts Meta 1:06:52 The Buy-in tourney and other indipendent events 1:14:02 Chat Question: Are there any under the radar TFT players to look out for in the competitive scene that you think could pop off this set? 1:20:52 What are our favorite comps 1:26:06 Finals Thoughts and shoutouts

    Set 7 has Landed (DNOYC)

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 11, 2022 89:59


    Welcome to the 40th Episode of the Triforce Tactics Podcast Your hosts SpicyAppies, RamKev and Riley will talk about set7, tournament vs ladder and the competitive format for set7 in NA Support us on Patreon Join our Discord Follow us on: Twitter Twitch Topics: 00:00 Intro 1:48 What did we do since the last episode / announcements 11:10 The broken stuff in early set7 and how to handle it 48:58 Tournament vs Ladder, how to evaluate a player 1:17:16 Set 7 Competitive format for NA 1:27:45 What are everybody's favorite units? 1:28:51 Finals Thoughts and Shoutouts

    Gizmos & Gadgets / Neon Nights Sendoff

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 3, 2022 107:17


    Welcome to the 39th Episode of the Triforce Tactics Podcast Your hosts SpicyAppies, RamKev and Riley will look back at set 6 and 6.5, reliving the best and worst moments Support us on Patreon Join our Discord Follow us on: Twitter Twitch Topics: 00:00 Intro 3:34 What did we do since the last episode 10:43 Live/LAN TFT Events 15:22 Set 6/6.5 sendoff: First Days and Piltover Cup 30:21 The worst patch of all time 37:12 Double Up Lab Partners Tournament 43:35 Start of 2022 1:01:39 Set 6.5 1:05:32 NA Regionals (part1) 1:06:36 Innovation cup 1:19:33 NA Regionals (part2) 1:27:13 Set 6 Worlds 1:34:48 Random recent stuff 1:42:57 Chat Question: Which were the best comps of set 6? 1:45:15 Finals Thoughts and Shoutouts

    What's new and What's cool in Set 7

    Play Episode Listen Later May 27, 2022 78:21


    Welcome to the 38th Episode of the Triforce Tactics Podcast Your hosts SpicyAppies, RamKev and Riley(Jirachy) will talk about the new features, units, traits and augments in the new TFT Set7: Dragonlands Topics: 00:00 Intro/What did we do since the last episode 5:20 Set 7: Yasuo little legend and the cosmetics 10:10 The Dragons 26:40 New Traits 32:30 The 5 Costs 45:45 Favorite/Cool Units/Traits 59:48 Notable new Augments 1:06:43 Treasure Dragon 1:11:13 Chat Question: What is our favorite new feature 1:11:53 Chat Question: What is gonna be buffed/nerfed? 1:14:26 Is Rammus actually in the game? 1:15:25 Finals Thoughts and Shoutouts Support us on Patreon Follow us on: Twitter Twitch Join our Discord

    What type of Content is missing in TFT ft. ImpetuousPanda

    Play Episode Listen Later May 20, 2022 97:42


    Welcome to the 37th Episode of the Triforce Tactics Podcast Your hosts SpicyAppies, RamKev and Riley(Jirachy) will talk to EU Caster ImpetuousPanda about his casting journey, Mortdog Madness and what type of content is needed in the TFT scene Follow ImpetuousPanda on: Twitter Twitch Topics: 00:00 Intro/What did we do since the last episode 08:52 Panda's Casting Journey 13:47 Gwent 17:08 Casting Heartstone, Runeterra and other games 20:34 Difference in game knowledge and skill between Casters 26:58 What advice would you give to a newbie Caster? 32:04 Mortdog Madness 44:54 What content does the competitive scene need 1:12:44 Are alternative gamemodes hurting the playerbase? 1:17:10 Chat Question: What is you favorite little legend? 1:19:38 Chat Question: What was your first experience in casting? 1:22:40 RamKev Question: How much better is TFT compared to Dota Underlords 1:26:30 Chat Question: What is you favorite Set? 1:36:07 Finals Thoughts and shoutouts Support us on Patreon Follow us on: Twitter Twitch Join our Discord

    We go fast 9 ft. Guubums

    Play Episode Listen Later May 13, 2022 89:33


    Welcome to the 36th Episode of the Triforce Tactics Podcast Your hosts SpicyAppies, RamKev and Riley(Jirachy) will talk to Guubums about his run at Worlds, Patch 12.9 and set 7 Follow Guubums on: Twitter Twitch Topics: 00:00 Intro/What did we do since the last episode 13:48 The Guubums Worlds Experience 18:10 Guubums' thoughts on Chinese players and other regions 21:06 Mortdog Madness 22:52 How was the meta at worlds? 28:43 Patch 12.9 and Meta talk 51:10 Set 7: thoughts, hype and hopes 1:15:22 How do you adjust to a new set 1:23:55 Chat Question: How do you value playing the patch on pbe before it releases to live? 1:27:24 Finals Thoughts and shoutouts Support us on Patreon Follow us on: Twitter Twitch Join our Discord

    TFT Worlds ft. Goose

    Play Episode Listen Later May 6, 2022 87:02


    Welcome to the 35th Episode of the Triforce Tactics Podcast Your hosts SpicyAppies, RamKev and Riley(Jirachy) will talk to Goose about his performance in Worlds and much more Follow Goose on: Twitter Twitch YouTube Topics: 00:00 Intro/What did we do since the last episode 10:52 Riley has become ambassador of the smaller regions 12:07 What we are gonna talk about 12:45 Goose's Worlds prep hustle 16:01 China is too good (How regions stack up?) 17:56 Why is china better than anybody else 23:05 Blasting unbased reddit posts 27:01 How was the meta going into worlds? 29:55 The current state of Sins 41:22 What was Goose's favorite comp to play in worlds? 49:22 Mortdog Madness!!! 1:00:30 TFT players don't read 1:04:25 The 4Fun Patch 12.9 1:10:00 SUS mods 1:14:55 Chat Question: Did you like set 5.5 Kayle? 1:15:50 Chat Question: If you could send 3 people to Worlds who would they be? 1:19:35 Chat Question: Will Goose bring high elo TFT players to Illuvium? 1:21:41 Chat Question: What is your take on 4Fun patches? 1:23:27 SUS emotes 1:25:46 Finals Thoughts and shoutouts

    Worlds: We SimpDeSimpDeMegumin

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 29, 2022 70:27


    Welcome to the 34th Episode of the Triforce Tactics Podcast Your hosts SpicyAppies and RamKev (Jirachy is dealing with covid) talked about worlds, the differences between regionsm, putting some players under the spotlight Topics: 00:00 Intro/What did we do since the last episode 08:10 Worlds: When/How 12:25 Differences between regions 20:15 How is the meta and playstyles in Worlds lobbies 24:20 Korean Lineup 29:00 European Representatives (Basically France) 33:14 The Smurfs from NA 37:45 Minor Regions 40:08 SimpDeMegumin 50:30 LATAM 53:03 Who are we cheering for 58:59 Chat Question: Why are you on the podcast when worlds is at 5AM? 1:00:04 Chat Question: If you had to force 1 comp at worlds, what comp would you force? 1:04:19 Finals Thoughts

    Chatting with Mort about Competitive TFT and much more

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 22, 2022 99:14


    Welcome to the 33rd Episode of the Triforce Tactics Podcast Your hosts SpicyAppies and RamKev will chat with Game Design Director at Riot Games & Lead Designer of Teamfight Tactics Mortdog about competitive TFT and much more Follow Mort on: Twitter Twitch YouTube Topics: 00:00 Intro/What did we do since the last episode 06:29 You can demote from GrandMaster to Diamond 08:26 LCQ and tiebreakers/format talk 17:26 Worlds: Strong Comps to expect and Predictions 31:35 How do Augments impact competitive play? 48:10 Who is Mortdog's favorite player? 55:22 What is the best set Worlds? 59:08 "Buy all the green units and win" 1:03:03 What does Mort think about mercs/fortune "dopamine hits" traits 1:07:15 Yordles are unknown but cute 1:09:45 Mortdog's opinion on grassroots TFT tournaments 1:22:53 Chat Question: Are there any plans for in-client competitive mode (like clash for league) for TFT 1:24:35 Chat Question: What comps do you think will be played in Worlds and will go FAST EIF 1:33:24 Chat Question: When will we hear about the "for fun" patch before set 7 1:37:54 Finals Thoughts and shoutouts

    Patch 12.7 and TFT Items

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 15, 2022 87:43


    Welcome to the 32nd Episode of the Triforce Tactics Podcast Your hosts SpicyAppies, RamKev and Jirachy will go over the history of most TFT items and patch 12.7 Topics: 00:00 Intro/What did we do since the last episode 5:25The daily struggles of hard forcers part. infinite+1 8:22 Lifelong Learning Syndra Zyra 14:43 Last chance Qualifier for Worlds 18:15 TTP on 1st or 8th? 23:58 Patch 12.7 (Worlds Patch) 37:00 Yordles are old (or young?) 42:51 History of TFT Items 1:26:24 Finals Thoughts and shoutouts

    Warwick's Funeral*: Patch 12.6B & the Balance

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 8, 2022 59:17


    Welcome to the 31st Episode of the Triforce Tactics Podcast Your hosts SpicyAppies, RamKev and Jirachy will talk about the current state of balance and patch 12.6B Topics: 00:00 Intro / Warwick's funeral 1:07 What did we do since the last episode 3:20 The daily struggles of Talon hard forcers part. infinite 5:59 12.6B patch 11:23 BAAAAAAAAT (pls stop) 12.26 12.6B patch / state of balance / meta talk 55:53 Chat Question: What do you think of the changes to augments for next patch? 58:45 Finals Thoughts and shoutouts

    Regionals Recap and Patch 12.6

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 1, 2022 80:52


    Welcome to the 30th Episode of the Triforce Tactics Podcast Your hosts SpicyAppies, RamKev and Jirachy are joined by InikoIniko to talk the Regional Finals, the upcoming tournaments and patch 12.6 Follow InikoIniko: On Twitter On Twitch Topics: 00:00 Intro 01:05 Who is InikoIniko 02:10 What did we do since the last episode 05:34 The daily struggles of hard forcers 08:51 Last Chance Qualifier, modCheck any knowers? 11:19 "Mortdog is the Johnny Sins of TFT" 12:07 Regionals Finals Recap: The Mr.100s 19:35 Regionals Finals Recap: The upsets and preparation 31:10 Regionals Finals Recap: Day3 and Iniko's POV 50:10 Who is gonna represent NA at Worlds and a peek at other regions 55:45 Patch 12.6 Meta Discussion 1:08:49 Chat Question: Do you miss radiant Frozen Heart Diana? 1:16:18 Chat Question: If iniko was a radiant item what would his name be? 1:19:02 Finals Thoughts and shoutouts

    Regionals: what will be played?

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 25, 2022 66:06


    Welcome to the 29th Episode of the Triforce Tactics Podcast Your hosts SpicyAppies and RamKev (Jirachy on trombone duty) talked about the meta in 12.5C Patch and what is gonna be played in the Regionals Finals Topics: 00:00 Intro/What did we do since the last episode 7:19 Who is playing in regionals? The format improvements, qualification spots 14:48 Who is gonna perform better? 18:30 12.5C Meta talk / What should be played in Regionals 44:04 Regionals PSAs 45:45 Mahjong, Pirate Eyepatches and random stuff 1:01:00 Finals Thoughts

    Challenger Series and more about Competitive

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 18, 2022 84:02


    Welcome to the 28th Episode of the Triforce Tactics Podcast Your hosts SpicyAppies, RamKev and Jirachy talked about the meta, the Challenger Series and a sneak peek at Regionals Finals, more about competitive TFT Topics: 00:00 Intro/What did we do since the last episode 4:44 Why we need to have info about tourneys before playing in them 06:52 Meta evolution in the past week 26:43 Challenger Series: what happened, our insight 34:02 NoobOwl and Soju are adapting for tourney games 41:33 Sneak peek Regionals 44:58 More talk about TFT competitive format 1:15:22 Chat Question: Do you think having to grind ladder is burning out players from playing in 3rd party TFT tournaments? 1:23:03 Final Thoughts

    WE NEED TO TALK about the TFT competitive scene

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 11, 2022 72:38


    Welcome to the 27th Episode of the Triforce Tactics Podcast Your hosts SpicyAppies and RamKev talked about the meta in patch 12.5B, the innovation cup and the TFT competitive scene Topics: 00:00 Intro/What did we do since the last episode 5:41 Patch 12.5B: meta and changes 30:57 Innovation Cup 35:44 Competitive TFT scene: the twitlongers, what is wrong, why we are frustrated, what do we expect 1:05:06 Chat Question: Will it takes someone to step up and create the TFT competitive scene on its own? 1:10:27 Final Thoughts

    TFT Coaching: getting the most out of a session

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 4, 2022 94:40


    Welcome to the 26th Episode of the Triforce Tactics Podcast Your hosts SpicyAppies, RamKev and Jirachy talked about the meta in patch 12.5, the innovation cup and coaching in TFT Topics: 00:00 Intro 11:44 What will we talk about? 12:05 Patch 12.5 meta talk 41:08 Innovation Cup 54:07 Announcements 58:53 Coaching: when should you get a coaching session, how to approach a coaching session, what to ask from your coach 1:27:14 Chat Question: What color should RamKev dye his hair? 1:27:48 Chat Question: How do you adapt a lesson for a student? 1:32:30 Final Thoughts

    TTP After Hours ft esportslaw

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 25, 2022 93:15


    Welcome to the 25th Episode of the Triforce Tactics Podcast Your hosts SpicyAppies, RamKev and Jirachy drank a lot with Bryce talked about what's happening in the world and some TFT Donate to the Trans Lifeline Tiltify campaign https://tiltify.com/@jirachytft/ttp-episode-25-for-trans-lifeline Follow Bryce on Twitch and Twitter https://www.twitch.tv/esportslaw https://twitter.com/esportslaw Topics: 00:00 Intro 10:02 What is happening in the world right now 32:50 The "From Arcane" meme and casting 38:00 The "change of the guard" in NA TFT 41:38 RamKev's int list 48:46 Casting on different time zones, DOA and sinergy between casters 57:49 Frodan's carousel mechanics and the secrets to istantly improve at it 1:17:31 What is your favorite unit in the history of TFT? 1:31:33 Final Thoughts

    Set 6.5 Early Meta and Thoughts

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 18, 2022 80:15


    Welcome to the 24th Episode of the Triforce Tactics Podcast Your hosts SpicyAppies and RamKev (Jirachy on trombone duty) talked about the meta in the new set 6.5 Neon Nights and shared some early feedback on the design Topics: 00:00 Intro 05:58 A salute to set6 and our set6 wrapped 21:15 Set 6.5 roster changes, thoughts, meta and strats 1:17:22 Chat Question: Is the unstable evolution augment retroactive? 1:18:46 Final Thoughts

    Set 6.5 Neon Nights and Mid-Set Finale

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 11, 2022 102:22


    Welcome to the 23rd episode of the Triforce Tactics Podcast Your hosts SpicyAppies, RamKev and Jirachy talked the Mid-Set Finale Tournament and set 6.5 Neon Nights Topics: 00:00 Intro 06:50 Mid-Set Finale Day1 15:13 Mid-Set Finale: Day2 24:08 Mid-Set Finale: Ramblinnn, Kyivix, DQA, sètsuko qualified to Regionals 29:50 The other Regionals qualifications avenues 33:33 Set 6.5 Neon Nights: Who is changing, who is leaving and who is arriving 1:13:18 The items: Guardian Angel replaced by Edge of Night 1:16:03 The new augments 1:37:18 Chat Question: How to play double trouble? (Short Answer) 1:37:51 Chat Question: Thieving Rascals 1:39:18 Chat Question: Is this amount of augments gonna benefit some playstyles and hinder others? 1:41:13 Final Thoughts

    Mid-Set Finale: Preview & Predictions

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 4, 2022 90:15


    Welcome to the 22nd episode of the Triforce Tactics Podcast Your hosts SpicyAppies, RamKev and Jirachy talked about the upcoming Mid-Set Finale Tournament Featuring 32 of the best players in NA Topics: 00:00 Intro 07:39 Does ELO matter for casters 12:37 Mid-Set Finale: Notable absences and who to watch 25:41 Mid-Set Finale: Predictions 38:28 Patch 12.3 meta talk (Mid-Set patch) 1:09:35 The storylines and the qualification to regionals 1:14:13 Chat Question: What makes a good TFT caster and why? 1:21:02 Chat Question: Who is the underdog pick for Mid-Set? 1:25:08 Chat Question: How can a new player approach the competitive scene? 1:28:05 Outro

    Zaun Cup: Results & Format controversies

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 29, 2022 92:41


    Welcome to the 21st episode of the Triforce Tactics Podcast Your hosts SpicyAppies and Jirachy talked about the Zaun Cup results and the format controversies Topics: 00:00 Intro 04:23 Zaun Cup 06:02 Playing and Qualifier Points 09:30 Casting 12:10 Transfobia Twitch in chat 25:54 Patch 12.2 and meta going into the Tourney 37:14 Day1 Format controversies and what should be changed 52:56 Notable Perfomances and Players 1:06:13 Power Rankings and considering Tourneys vs Ladder 1:19:39 Up and coming Players 1:29:00 Chat Question: Do you think the growth in players relates to the success of the set? 1:31:11 Final Thoughts

    TFT Drama and Tourneys Meta ft. Aesah

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 15, 2022 96:46


    Welcome to the 20th episode of the Triforce Tactics Podcast Your hosts SpicyAppies, Jirachy and RamKev sat down with the winner of Challenger Series Aesah to talk about the current meta in this tourney period and the drama between Setsuko's situation in the Challenger series and Peeba's post about matchmaking exploits in Double Up for the Hextech Havoc qualification Topics: 00:00 Intro 6:20 Aesah's Background 8:32 Is TFT a mechanical game? 11:20 Patch 12.1 and the Tourneys Meta 25:39 Watching vs Playing TFT 29:11 Yone in Challenger Series (and qss) 32:40 Why and on what units RFC is good (ands underrated) 42:38 Viktor can carry 49:52 Sins are very good again 56:00 Challenger Series 58:10 Checkmate format in these tourneys is deeply flawed (Setsuko and the "lose the game to win the qualification" situation) 1:10:26 People exploiting the double up matchmaking and qualfied to Hextech Havoc 1:17:13 Zaun Cup predictions and hopes 1:31:46 Chat Question: Should Riot publish a list of known bugs? 1:35:44 Final Thoughts

    Delete Yordles: Econ Traits Over TFT's History

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 8, 2022 102:29


    Welcome to the 19th episode of the Teamfight Tactics podcast by players for players. As the first episode of 2022 your hosts SpicyAppies, Jirachy and RamKev talked about economy traits across all sets comparing them. In particular why yordles are flawed in design and should be removed for set 6.5 Topics: 00:00 Intro 06:00 What we are going to talk about 7:40 Set 1: Pirates 11:40 Set 2: the impact of having no econ traits in the game 14:49 Set 3: Space Pirates 27:54 Bard 33:10 Set 4: Fortune and the birth of the cashout dopamine rush 46:12 Set 5: Draconic, the per-round income 50:55 Spencer in set5 Regionals and Gangly 's video on best tourney player in NA 56:00 Set 6: Mercenary and Yordles. The good and the bad of both and having too much gold in the game 1:21:19 The swiss knife of TFT on steroids 1:28:58 Chat Question: Everyone always wants exteme balance, but if 5 costs aren't fun doesn't the set also become stale? 1:38:04 Final Thoughts and Announcements

    Reliving 2021 TFT (2021 Rewind and 2022 Wishes)

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 1, 2022 112:03


    Welcome to the 18th episode of the Teamfight Tactics podcast by players for players. As the last episode of 2021 your hosts SpicyAppies, Jirachy and RamKev relived this year of TFT with a recap and discussion of the sets and the competitive scene, with a few wishes for 2022 Topics: 00:00 Intro 5:04 What we are gonna talk about in this episode 5:40 Which is your favourite sets this year 7:40 The end of set 4 and set 4.5 30:22 Set 5 (green, yellow, blue or red?) 55:47 Set 5.5 1:02:05 Set 6 1:10:20 Set 4 Challenger Series and Qualification 1:14:41 Set 4 Regionals 1:18:02 Set 4 Worlds and people sleeping on RamKev 1:25:02 Set 5/5.5 and the Regional Format Issues 1:35:12 How the format improved for Set 6 1:40:55 The hype of having so much talent pool for tourneys in Set 6 1:46:36 Chat Question: How to get more sponsorships for the TFT main broadcast 1:51:17 Final Thoughs and Greetings

    DoubleUp: The Good & The Bad ft. Ramblinnn

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 18, 2021 100:13


    Welcome to the 17th episode of the Teamfight Tactics podcast by players for players. Your hosts SpicyAppies, Jirachy and RamKev sat down with Ramblinnn to talk about the Double Up mode, what they like and what should be changed Topics: 00:00 Intro 09:12 Giant Slayer Lab Partners Tournament 10:38 Tourney day 1 Shenanigans 20:35 Tourney day 2 28:02 Double Up meta talk 41:16 Ramblinnn Robin (on the run) and RamKev GV8 Strats for tourney 50:58 Double Up competitive present and future 55:05 How is damage calculated(and other weird mechanics) in Double Up (Improvements needed, Rito pls fix) 58:55 What changes would we like to see in Double Up 1:09:54 Fun addition idea to Double Up: Fight your partner at the end 1:10:47 CHANGE DOUBLEUP LEADERBOARDS NOW: the system is bad for tourney qualis and for ladder (and open to exploits) 1:14:09 Kjaos and Jose still can't compete in international tourneys 1:20:22 We want Double Up as a permanent mode and with the possibility of playing with randoms 1:30:13 Chat Question: How did you pick your duo partner? 1:37:07 Are people betting on NA ladder games and manipulating them? 1:38:57 Final Thoughs

    Get Challenger by forcing comps ft. Prine

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 11, 2021 102:17


    Welcome to the 16th episode of the Teamfight Tactics podcast by players for players. Your hosts SpicyAppies, Jirachy and RamKev sat down with Prine and talked about forcing comps and the recent changes in patch 11.24 Topics: 00:00 Intro 07:54 Prine Presentation 21:32 Chosen mechanic: good or bad? 38:11 Thoughts on patch 11.24 58:58 Bounty Contest $40 dollar reward + subs 1:00:51 Akali and more in 11.24 1:18:52 Double Up and Lab Partners tourney 1:28:57 Chat Question: Do you think they should buff 4cost shop odds at lvl6 1:32:17 Chat Question: What are the best reroll comps right now 1:35:22 Chat Question: What are the differences between Double Up and normal TFT 1:39:37 Soju can you stop griefing queues please? 1:40:43 Final Thoughs

    How to ReRoll like a Degen in TFT ft. CasparWu

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 4, 2021 99:52


    Welcome to the 15th episode of the Teamfight Tactics podcast by players for players. Your hosts SpicyAppies and RamKev (Jirachy is on trombone duty) sat down with CasparWu and talked about ReRolling in TFT

    Venting and Chill ft. Santa (Arcane Spoilers at 1:00:52)

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 27, 2021 107:06


    Welcome to the 14th episode of the Teamfight Tactics podcast by players for players. Your hosts RamKev, SpicyAppies and Jirachy will talk about: 00:00 Intro 14:50 This long patch is a complete disaster on every possible level 36:16 Jirachy won the LAN TFT tourney Tactician's Crown at Rutgers Esports 37:41 Crazy ideas and fixes 50:14 About bugs and the developers taking holiday breaks 1:00:52 Arcane talk (SPOILERS SKIP TO NEXT IF YOU DIDN'T WATCH IT) 1:10:08 Pivoting to Double Up and other stuff when the game is bad 1:28:23 BING CHILLING and more memes 1:30:45 Chat Question: Is Katarina now worse than Hecarim in set5? 1:32:17 Chat Question: Weird Comps we played 1:40:28 Jirachy hates 1-4 Prismatic Augment lobbies 1:41:22 Chat Question: What to keep in mind while you play in a tournament 1:46:21 Final Thoughts

    Winning the Piltover Cup ft. PickleOnion

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 21, 2021 97:44


    Welcome to the 13th episode of the Teamfight Tactics podcast by players for players. Your hosts SpicyAppies and RamKev (Jirachy is on trombone duty) sat down with PickleOnion and talked about his win in the Piltover Cup and the recent changes in patch 11.23 Topics: 00:00 Intro 1:57 Appies adventures in Pokémon shining Diamond brilliant Pearl nuzlocke 7:16 Chat has been really annoying lately 11:21 Puzzles in Pokémon were so hard 13:22 PickleOnion's background in TFT 14:08 Piltover Cup 16:56 Mort balance the mutations pls 19:31 Pickle narrates his run in the Pitover Cup 24:01 Playing on a highroll is harder than you think 27:30 (Tangent)More funny mess-ups 30:04 Double Up and Dous tourneys 32:35 (Tangent)AP carries and Lazer Beams, name a better duo 35:47 Duos(continues) 41:24 More flame on mutant 44:55 Thoughts on patch 11.23 and the balance changes 53:42 PickleOnion's thoughts on set6 58:23 How competitive is TFT in set6? 1:02:18 Specifically: Annoying bugs and their effects 1:07:49 (Appies) Ladder has lost its and flavour compared to tournaments 1:15:30 Live Stream Struggles 1:17:04 The feeling of gambling vs competitive games 1:23:29 Chat Question: Any for fun comps besides Sion? 1:29:04 Chat Question: What foundamentals came to you after masters? 1:33:42 Chat Question: Having 5 choices(instead of 3) in Augments, what would change in competitive TFT? 1:37:05 Final Thoughts

    Broken Stuff and Piltover Cup ft. PockyGom

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 13, 2021 67:59


    Welcome to the 12th episode of the Teamfight Tactics podcast by players for players. Your hosts RamKev, SpicyAppies and Jirachy will be joined by PockyGom: high NA challenger player, excellent tournamet player and multiple times rank1 holder. Topics: 00:00 Intro 11:14 Piltover Cup 22:38 Sniper Nest 27:33 Can we get less item amount variance? Please Mort? 33:46 Is the game more skill based now? 44:58 Is trapclaw fake now? 47:00 Scrap doesn't feel good 57:57 Chat Question: What are your thoughts on set6 deathblade? 1:06:42 Final Thoughts

    Early Set6 meta and How to get to worlds in Set6

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 7, 2021 106:35


    Welcome to the eleventh episode of the Teamfight Tactics podcast by players for players. Your hosts RamKev, SpicyAppies and Jirachy will talk about: 00:00 Intro 6:09 How is the early set grind going? 15:38 Merc is Broken 25:50 Does Socialite need change?(And other opinions on Meta) 47:28 Duo strat 50:53 This Ladder system for duo queue is kinda sus 1:01:17 Competitive TFT in Set6 1:28:54 How much do you value early set performance? 1:36:42 Chat Question: What is a good winrate, top4 rate? 1:45:04 Final Thoughts

    SEA men and rocks ft. JosePaolo and Kjaos

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 30, 2021 99:09


    Welcome to the tenth episode of the Teamfight Tactics podcast by players for players. Your hosts RamKev, SpicyAppies and Jirachy will be joined by JosePaolo and Kjaos: SEA buddies, top level challenger players in multiple regions and successful duo partners. Topics: 00:00 Intro 07:11 Why Jose and Keefe work so well in duos 15:00 Since you play in so many regions, which is your favorite and why? 21:42 How do you keep motivation while not having a worlds spot to play for 37:31 Thoughts on the PBE tourney and the pressure to match expectations 49:20 Rocks 53:21 Optimized Yordles and why you shouldn't be playing comps in PBE 1:00:31 Nerfed doesn't mean Unplayable 1:12:36 Jack and Bepo are you ok? Do you need help? You don't need to play that much 1:23:20 Chat question: How many holes does a straw have? 1:26:19 Chat question: What actually are the foundamentals you need to improve in TFT? 1:34:29 Sea men YEP 1:35:47 Final Thoughts (RamKev's PSA)

    First Thoughts on set6 and BackSeating ft InikoIniko

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 23, 2021 116:02


    Welcome to the ninth episode of the Teamfight Tactics podcast by players for players. Your hosts RamKev, SpicyAppies and Jirachy will be joined by InikoIniko: high NA challenger player and recent rank1 holder. Topics: 00:00 Intro 05:02 General tips for grinding ladder (and maybe make rank1) 19:47 Set3 RamKev and the Souless story 22:12 Playing with confidence and Tilt Queueing 29:02 Iniko is toxic (sometimes) 32:00 The BackSeat saga: part1 High elo streamers shitposting vs viewers "shitposting" 36:39 Watch your vods to improve (you need to put in the work) 44:19 How was the set 6 PBE tourney? 46:38 Thoughts on the competitive scene in set6? 52:46 How we would like TFT tourneys to be 1:04:56 How the scene can improve after the pandemic 1:13:44 What are the coolest augments (and the worse) 1:33:03 Chat Question: Where did the name iniko come from? 1:35:24 The BackSeat saga part2: How to ask questions in chat? 1:43:00 The BackSeat saga part3: Should TFT streamers act less like gods? 1:54:16 Final Thoughts

    CompetitiveTFT gets Lawyered ft. Bryce Blum aka esportslaw

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 16, 2021 114:44


    Welcome to the EIF episode of the Teamfight Tactics podcast by players for players. Your hosts RamKev, SpicyAppies and Jirachy will be joined by Bryce Blum, aka esportslaw: caster, esports lawyer, tft challenger. Topics: 00:00 Intro 09:00 How many hours do you spend prepping to cast a tournament? 15:04 Does rank/elo matter for a caster to do a good job?(Chat doesn't know DTIYDK) 20:32 Soju, and most top players, don't know how to explain the game 22:30 What advice would you give to people who want to get into casting major events?(Frodan is a god) 35:20 Set6 is HYPE (leaks and teases from twitter) 39:30 You guessed it, it's Dommy Mommy again 45:06 What is your best advice to players who want to be signed by an org? 49:13 TFT needs fresh content 58:39 NA Players TierList for Set 6 (on stream the webcams in the first couple minutes were scuffed) 1:00:15 Appies' TierList 1:01:45 Jirachy's TierList 1:03:14 RamKev finally manages to fix the scuffed webcams on stream KEKW 1:03:40 Bryce's TierList 1:09:57 Up and coming players to watch 1:12:51 Player skill and how to get better at TFT 1:18:00 RamKev's TierList 1:19:00 Discussion on good and great players, playstyle differences and flaws 1:44:02 Most players don't have the work ethic to improve 1:50:28 Chat question: How excited are you to cast LAN events again in studio 1:53:23 Final Thoughts and the Boston Party Event

    Couples Therapy and Set 6 leaks ft. Al3xem & Kardax

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 9, 2021 102:57


    Welcome to the seventh episode of the Teamfight Tactics podcast by players for players. Your hosts RamKev and SpicyAppies (Jirachy was in cali) will be joined by Al3xem and Kardax, friends and High Challenger players in the EUW server. Topics: 00:00 Intro 07:16 Couples Therapy: The Beginning 09:50 Reality TV Shows 15:34 Worlds Results vs Expectations and Competitive Format 25:35 Mort shaves beard? (charity stream) 28:00 Why Set6 will be better 32:15 Chibi champion wishes 35:07 "For Fun" patch - The bug fest 46:24 Staying Rank1 for so long ft. RamKev 51:36 Set6 DuoQ banter 53:16 Known bugs are not getting fixed 1:03:41 We need to stop talking about Dommy Mommy 1:06:07 What are the worst unit-items synergies 1:08:54 What are we looking forward to in Set6 1:24:21 Set6 units/traits leaks and predictions 1:32:04 Chat Question: How many slots should there be for worlds? 1:35:16 Chat Question: What do you think Riot and the TFT team can do to build TFT? 1:40:00 Final Thoughts

    Kledge (What is happening at Worlds?) ft. GrandVice8

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 3, 2021 95:45


    Welcome to the sixth episode of the Teamfight Tactics podcast by players for players. Your hosts RamKev, SpicyAppies and Jirachy will be joined by GrandVice8, TFT streamer and top level player since set1. Topics: 00:00 Intro 2:12 Story time from duoqs 4:08 Costreaming/Casting Worlds, Spectator mode and what to improve on the broadcast 14:32 Using stats to improve your gameplay 19:03 Archangel's Staff vs Rabadon's Deathcap vs Jeweled Gauntlet and item flexibility 27:55 Fun units and items from the past 47:56 Takeaways from Worlds play-ins 1:04:41 Carousel and creep rounds 1:13:40 Worlds Predictions 1:26:03 Chat question: What is your opinion on the reroll meta this patch? 1:30:25 Chat question: Do you ever have strides in your mental when doing long streams? 1:32:30 The conclusion of Kurum golf equipment saga 1:34:38 Final Thoughts

    Set 6 duos can't come soon enough ft. Kardax

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 25, 2021 118:07


    Welcome to the fifth episode of the Teamfight Tactics podcast by players for players. Your hosts RamKev and SpicyAppies (Jirachy is on concert) will be joined by Kardax, High Challenger player in the EUW and NA servers. Topics: 00:00 intro 09:46 The repercussions of Al3xem abandoning Kardax 12:33 Making friends in TFT 18:18 EU vs NA 24:05 Chinese TFT and what to look for in Set 6 27:56 TFT duos in Set 6 40:41 LP struggle at top of Ladder 43:04 Meta talk: Draven 46:41 Meta talk: Vel'koz 48:01 Meta talk: Aphelios and 4 Rangers 51:10 Playing around 5 costs 55:51 Playing Draven 1:05:38 Trapclaw is essential and how to play it 1:10:29 Jax and 6 skirmishers after the buff 1:14:10 1 cost rerolls: Kled and the Bug 1:18:43 Whatchange Karma really needs (and Kayle) 1:24:02 Little legends scouting change in PBE is great 1:26:22 Chat question: Are you worried about the highelo playerbase being divided once duo mode comes out? 1:32:02 The hype of high elo TFT 1:36:40 Punishing mistakes to maximise your chances 1:44:13 Matchmaking and how not to change it for next Set 1:50:35 Set 6 augments 1:52:15 Chat question: Do you commit to 5costs early? What to do if you don't hit? 1:57:04 Final Thoughts

    We want Clans in NA ft. Yubin aka "Kr Monkey Dog"

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 18, 2021 99:33


    Welcome to the fourth episode of the Teamfight Tactics podcast by players for players. Your hosts Jirachy RamKev and SpicyAppies will be joined by Yubin, High Challenger player consistently in the top spots both in the Korean and NA servers. Topics: 00:00 Intro 03:26 Playing in KR vs NA servers 12:43 Community differences KR vs NA, clans and preparation 26:05 11.18 B patch results on meta and playstyles 36:57 Set6 announcement and first thoughts 45:53 Kurum golf equipment saga 50:30 DuoQueue in set6, playing with friends is more fun 59:34 TFT Worlds championships predictions, hopes and region differences 1:15:50 Chat question: How to improve from low challenger to high challenger 1:27:47 Chat question: What chibi champions are you looking forward to see in set6? 1:29:45 Chat question: Do you play better on stream or off stream? 1:37:35 Final Thoughts

    F*ck Thresh ft. Robinsongz

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 11, 2021 109:55


    Welcome to the third episode of the Teamfight Tactics podcast by players for players. Your hosts Jirachy RamKev and SpicyAppies will be joined by Robinsongz, freshly crowned NA Regional Champion and one of the three players representing NA at worlds.

    NA Regionals Preview ft. Ramblinnn

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 4, 2021 108:30


    Welcome to the second episode of the Teamfight Tactics podcast by players for players. Your hosts Jirachy RamKev and SpicyAppies will be joined by Ramblinnn, strong tournament player and consistently at the top of ladder. They will talk about the QSS duo tourney and the NA Regional Qualifiers during the 11.17B meta.

    Pilot aka Welcome to Whatever This Is

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 1, 2021 115:22


    Welcome to the pilot episode of the Teamfight Tactics podcast by players for players. Your hosts are 3 of the strongest TFT players in North America: Ramkev SpicyAppies and Jirachy.

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