Avg Win Rate: 50.45%
Champions: 6
Comps: 28

Defender TFT Team Comps

Set 18

Set: 18
Matches: 623,923
Tier: All Tiers
Rank: All Ranks
Last Updated: Oct 17, 2026 UTC
Methodology: Data Methodology
Author: Dakota Chinnick

Best Defender team compositions for TFT Set 16.20. 28 viable comps ranked by win rate and placement. Find the strongest Defender builds for climbing ranked.

Team Comps with Defender Trait

28 team comps feature Defender in TFT, averaging 66.89% win rate. The best comp achieves 85.22% win rate using Defender, Inferno, Rapidfire traits with Kayle as the primary carry. Key champions include Alune, Aphelios, Diana.

Solar Kayle A TierSolar Kayle1,039 gamesPick Rate0.23% 3 2 2 2 2 1
Solar	★★★ Leona ★★★ Kayle ★★★ Sejuani ★★★ Shen ★★ Diana ★★ Aphelios ★★ Amumu Alune	Avg Place 2.65	Top 4 85.22%	First Place 31.44%	High Contested Risk

Lunar Kayle A TierLunar Kayle950 gamesPick Rate0.21% 3 3 3 2 2 1
Lunar Rapidfire	★★★ Leona ★★★ Varus ★★★ Kayle ★★★ Sejuani ★★★ Shen ★★ Diana ★★ Aphelios Alune	Avg Place 2.63	Top 4 84.58%	First Place 30.81%	Moderate Contested Risk

Executioner Azir A TierExecutioner Azir4,165 gamesPick Rate0.91% 3 3 2 2 2 2 21
Executioner Sprykin	★★ Veigar ★★ Teemo ★★★ Azir ★★★ Rammus ★★ Fiddlesticks ★★ Soraka ★★ Zyra Kennen	Avg Place 2.74	Top 4 82.95%	First Place 30.73%	High Contested Risk

Summoner Azir A TierSummoner Azir1,546 gamesPick Rate0.34% 3 3 2 2 2 2 21
Sprykin Summoner	★★ Veigar ★★ Teemo ★★★ Azir ★★★ Rammus Mama Beak ★★ Fiddlesticks ★★ Soraka ★★ Zyra	Avg Place 2.88	Top 4 82.02%	First Place 25.60%	High Contested Risk

Executioner Azir A TierExecutioner Azir3,320 gamesPick Rate0.72% 3 3 2 2 2 2 21
Executioner Sprykin	★★ Veigar ★★ Teemo ★★★ Azir ★★★ Rammus ★★ Fiddlesticks Ezreal ★★ Soraka ★★ Zyra	Avg Place 2.84	Top 4 81.39%	First Place 30.24%	High Contested Risk

Rapidfire Kayle A TierRapidfire Kayle384 gamesPick Rate0.08% 3 3 3 2 2 2 2
Elderwood Rapidfire	★★★ Leona ★★★ Ornn ★★★ Rakan ★★★ Xayah ★★★ Kayle ★★★ Sejuani ★★ Hecarim Aphelios	Avg Place 2.97	Top 4 80.80%	First Place 22.75%	High Contested Risk

Executioner Hecarim A TierExecutioner Hecarim2,140 gamesPick Rate0.47% 3 3 2 2 2 2 22 1 1
Elderwood	★★ Ornn ★★ Diana ★★★ Hecarim ★★★ Kha'Zix ★★ Fiddlesticks ★★ Ezreal ★★ Soraka Alune	Avg Place 2.93	Top 4 80.34%	First Place 25.97%	Severe Contested Risk

Inferno Kayle B TierInferno Kayle2,504 gamesPick Rate0.54% 3 3 3 2 2
Inferno Rapidfire	★★★ Leona ★★★ Varus ★★★ Kayle ★★★ Sejuani ★★★ Shen ★★ Diana ★★ Aphelios Amumu	Avg Place 3.15	Top 4 77.43%	First Place 22.30%	High Contested Risk

Inferno Akali B TierInferno Akali562 gamesPick Rate0.12% 3 3 2 2 2 2
Inferno Solar	★★★ Akali ★★★ Camille ★★★ Leona ★★★ Ornn ★★★ Varus ★★ Kayle ★★ Sejuani Amumu	Avg Place 3.20	Top 4 76.88%	First Place 15.45%	Moderate Contested Risk

Flora Fatalis Hecarim B TierFlora Fatalis Hecarim3,936 gamesPick Rate0.86% 3 2 2 2 2 2 1
Elderwood	★★ Ornn ★★ Diana ★★★ Hecarim ★★★ Kha'Zix ★★ Fiddlesticks Aphelios ★★ Ezreal ★★ Soraka	Avg Place 3.15	Top 4 75.85%	First Place 24.85%	Severe Contested Risk

Flora Fatalis Azir B TierFlora Fatalis Azir238 gamesPick Rate0.05% 3 2 2 2 2 2 21 1
Sprykin	★★ Veigar ★★ Teemo ★★★ Azir ★★★ Rammus ★★ Fiddlesticks ★★ Soraka ★★ Zyra Taric	Avg Place 3.10	Top 4 75.37%	First Place 22.44%	High Contested Risk

Flora Fatalis Azir B TierFlora Fatalis Azir308 gamesPick Rate0.07% 3 2 2 2 2 2 11
Sprykin	★★ Veigar ★★ Teemo ★★★ Azir ★★★ Rammus ★★ Fiddlesticks Malphite ★★ Soraka ★★ Zyra	Avg Place 3.22	Top 4 74.53%	First Place 23.14%	High Contested Risk

Inferno Kayle B TierInferno Kayle400 gamesPick Rate0.09% 5 3 2 2 2
Inferno Solar	★★ Akali ★★ Leona ★★★ Varus ★★★ Kayle ★★★ Sejuani ★★★ Shen ★★ Amumu Kennen	Avg Place 3.40	Top 4 74.15%	First Place 15.21%	Moderate Contested Risk

Defender Cassiopeia C TierDefender Cassiopeia2,323 gamesPick Rate0.50% 6 2 2
Defender	★★ Leona ★★ Ornn ★★ Shen ★★★ Cassiopeia ★★ Rammus ★★ Fiddlesticks ★★ Lillia ★★ Soraka	Avg Place 3.50	Top 4 73.22%	First Place 12.29%	High Contested Risk

Solar Akali C TierSolar Akali476 gamesPick Rate0.10% 3 2 2 2 2 2 1
Solar	★★★ Akali ★★★ Camille ★★★ Leona ★★★ Ornn ★★★ Varus ★★ Kayle ★★ Sejuani ★★ Kog'Maw	Avg Place 3.43	Top 4 71.86%	First Place 14.70%	Moderate Contested Risk

Spellweaver Alistar B TierSpellweaver Alistar341 gamesPick Rate0.07% 4 3 2 2 2 1
Spellweaver Elderwood	★★★ Ornn ★★★ Rek'Sai ★★★ Veigar ★★★ Alistar ★★★ LeBlanc ★★ Cassiopeia ★★ Fiddlesticks Ivern	Avg Place 3.41	Top 4 70.76%	First Place 18.53%	High Contested Risk

Summoner Azir B TierSummoner Azir652 gamesPick Rate0.14% 3 3 2 2 2 2 21
Sprykin Summoner	★★ Veigar ★★ Yorick ★★ Teemo ★★★ Azir ★★★ Rammus ★★ Fiddlesticks ★★ Soraka ★★ Zyra	Avg Place 3.37	Top 4 70.60%	First Place 20.37%	High Contested Risk

Spellweaver Alistar B TierSpellweaver Alistar350 gamesPick Rate0.08% 4 3 2 2 2 1 1
Spellweaver Elderwood	★★★ Ornn ★★★ Rek'Sai ★★★ Veigar ★★★ Alistar ★★★ LeBlanc ★★ Cassiopeia ★★ Fiddlesticks Alune	Avg Place 3.46	Top 4 67.96%	First Place 18.35%	High Contested Risk

Spellweaver Alistar C TierSpellweaver Alistar1,932 gamesPick Rate0.42% 4 3 2 2 2 2
Spellweaver Elderwood	★★★ Ornn ★★★ Rek'Sai ★★★ Veigar ★★★ Alistar ★★★ LeBlanc ★★ Cassiopeia ★★ Fiddlesticks Soraka	Avg Place 3.71	Top 4 66.67%	First Place 14.70%	High Contested Risk

Sprykin Rek'Sai C TierSprykin Rek'Sai251 gamesPick Rate0.05% 5 4 2 2 2
Sprykin Brawler	★★★ Kobuko ★★★ Rek'Sai ★★★ Veigar ★★ Teemo ★★ Rammus ★★ Fiddlesticks ★★ Sett Gnar	Avg Place 3.82	Top 4 63.26%	First Place 7.34%	Moderate Contested Risk

Elderwood Ornn C TierElderwood Ornn441 gamesPick Rate0.10% 7 2 2 2 1
Elderwood	★★★ Ornn ★★★ Xayah ★★ Alistar ★★ LeBlanc ★★ Hecarim ★★ Fiddlesticks ★★ Ezreal Gnar	Avg Place 3.88	Top 4 62.14%	First Place 14.51%	Severe Contested Risk

Elderwood Alistar C TierElderwood Alistar689 gamesPick Rate0.15% 3 2 2 2 1
Elderwood	★★★ Ornn ★★★ Rek'Sai ★★★ Veigar ★★★ Alistar ★★★ LeBlanc ★★ Cassiopeia ★★ Fiddlesticks Ahri	Avg Place 3.91	Top 4 61.98%	First Place 14.51%	High Contested Risk

Blackthorn Rek'Sai D TierBlackthorn Rek'Sai250 gamesPick Rate0.05% 4 3 2 2 2 2 21
Blackthorn Sprykin	★★★ Kobuko ★★★ Rek'Sai ★★★ Veigar ★★ Azir ★★ Rammus ★★ Fiddlesticks ★★ Malphite Soraka	Avg Place 4.38	Top 4 52.39%	First Place 7.74%	Moderate Contested Risk

Fae Tristana D TierFae Tristana292 gamesPick Rate0.06% 4 3 2 2 2 2
Fae Sprykin	★★ Kobuko ★★ Rakan ★★ Xayah ★★ Rammus ★★★ Tristana ★★ Vi ★★ Lillia ★★ Sivir	Avg Place 4.68	Top 4 45.34%	First Place 5.74%	Low Contested Risk

Flora Fatalis Ahri D TierFlora Fatalis Ahri317 gamesPick Rate0.07% 3 3 2 2 2 2
Blossom Elderwood	★★ Ornn ★★ Yunara ★★ Fiddlesticks ★★ Ahri ★★ Ezreal ★★ Sett ★★ Soraka Gnar	Avg Place 4.74	Top 4 42.57%	First Place 6.50%	High Contested Risk

Flora Fatalis Ahri F TierFlora Fatalis Ahri1,176 gamesPick Rate0.26% 3 3 2 2 2 2
Blossom Elderwood	★★ Ornn ★★ Alistar ★★ Yunara ★★ Fiddlesticks ★★ Ahri ★★ Ezreal ★★ Sett ★★ Soraka	Avg Place 5.03	Top 4 38.50%	First Place 5.09%	High Contested Risk

Flora Fatalis Ezreal F TierFlora Fatalis Ezreal465 gamesPick Rate0.10% 2 2 2 2
Defender Executioner	★★ Ornn ★★ Xayah ★★ Alistar ★★ LeBlanc ★★ Hecarim ★★ Fiddlesticks Ezreal Soraka	Avg Place 5.30	Top 4 33.91%	First Place 3.69%	Severe Contested Risk

Defender Aphelios F TierDefender Aphelios250 gamesPick Rate0.05% 2 2 2
Defender Fae	★★ Ornn ★★ Xayah ★★ Alistar ★★ LeBlanc ★★ Hecarim ★★ Aphelios ★★ Ezreal ★★ Lillia	Avg Place 6.07	Top 4 20.16%	First Place 1.44%	High Contested Risk

Solar Kayle

1,039 gamesPick Rate0.23%

2.65

Avg Place

85.22%

Top 4 Rate

31.44%

First Place

High Contested Risk

Lunar Kayle

950 gamesPick Rate0.21%

2.63

Avg Place

84.58%

Top 4 Rate

30.81%

First Place

Moderate Contested Risk

Executioner Azir

4,165 gamesPick Rate0.91%

2.74

Avg Place

82.95%

Top 4 Rate

30.73%

First Place

High Contested Risk

Summoner Azir

1,546 gamesPick Rate0.34%

2.88

Avg Place

82.02%

Top 4 Rate

25.60%

First Place

High Contested Risk

Executioner Azir

3,320 gamesPick Rate0.72%

2.84

Avg Place

81.39%

Top 4 Rate

30.24%

First Place

High Contested Risk

Rapidfire Kayle

384 gamesPick Rate0.08%

2.97

Avg Place

80.80%

Top 4 Rate

22.75%

First Place

High Contested Risk

Executioner Hecarim

2,140 gamesPick Rate0.47%

2.93

Avg Place

80.34%

Top 4 Rate

25.97%

First Place

Severe Contested Risk

Inferno Kayle

2,504 gamesPick Rate0.54%

3.15

Avg Place

77.43%

Top 4 Rate

22.30%

First Place

High Contested Risk

Inferno Akali

562 gamesPick Rate0.12%

3.20

Avg Place

76.88%

Top 4 Rate

15.45%

First Place

Moderate Contested Risk

Flora Fatalis Hecarim

3,936 gamesPick Rate0.86%

3.15

Avg Place

75.85%

Top 4 Rate

24.85%

First Place

Severe Contested Risk

Flora Fatalis Azir

238 gamesPick Rate0.05%

3.10

Avg Place

75.37%

Top 4 Rate

22.44%

First Place

High Contested Risk

Flora Fatalis Azir

308 gamesPick Rate0.07%

3.22

Avg Place

74.53%

Top 4 Rate

23.14%

First Place

High Contested Risk

Inferno Kayle

400 gamesPick Rate0.09%

3.40

Avg Place

74.15%

Top 4 Rate

15.21%

First Place

Moderate Contested Risk

Defender Cassiopeia

2,323 gamesPick Rate0.50%

3.50

Avg Place

73.22%

Top 4 Rate

12.29%

First Place

High Contested Risk

Solar Akali

476 gamesPick Rate0.10%

3.43

Avg Place

71.86%

Top 4 Rate

14.70%

First Place

Moderate Contested Risk

Spellweaver Alistar

341 gamesPick Rate0.07%

3.41

Avg Place

70.76%

Top 4 Rate

18.53%

First Place

High Contested Risk

Summoner Azir

652 gamesPick Rate0.14%

3.37

Avg Place

70.60%

Top 4 Rate

20.37%

First Place

High Contested Risk

Spellweaver Alistar

350 gamesPick Rate0.08%

3.46

Avg Place

67.96%

Top 4 Rate

18.35%

First Place

High Contested Risk

Spellweaver Alistar

1,932 gamesPick Rate0.42%

3.71

Avg Place

66.67%

Top 4 Rate

14.70%

First Place

High Contested Risk

Sprykin Rek'Sai

251 gamesPick Rate0.05%

3.82

Avg Place

63.26%

Top 4 Rate

7.34%

First Place

Moderate Contested Risk

Elderwood Ornn

441 gamesPick Rate0.10%

3.88

Avg Place

62.14%

Top 4 Rate

14.51%

First Place

Severe Contested Risk

Elderwood Alistar

689 gamesPick Rate0.15%

3.91

Avg Place

61.98%

Top 4 Rate

14.51%

First Place

High Contested Risk

Blackthorn Rek'Sai

250 gamesPick Rate0.05%

4.38

Avg Place

52.39%

Top 4 Rate

7.74%

First Place

Moderate Contested Risk

Fae Tristana

292 gamesPick Rate0.06%

4.68

Avg Place

45.34%

Top 4 Rate

5.74%

First Place

Low Contested Risk

Flora Fatalis Ahri

317 gamesPick Rate0.07%

4.74

Avg Place

42.57%

Top 4 Rate

6.50%

First Place

High Contested Risk

Flora Fatalis Ahri

1,176 gamesPick Rate0.26%

5.03

Avg Place

38.50%

Top 4 Rate

5.09%

First Place

High Contested Risk

Flora Fatalis Ezreal

465 gamesPick Rate0.10%

5.30

Avg Place

33.91%

Top 4 Rate

3.69%

First Place

Severe Contested Risk

Defender Aphelios

250 gamesPick Rate0.05%

6.07

Avg Place

20.16%

Top 4 Rate

1.44%

First Place

High Contested Risk

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Defender Team Comps - Frequently Asked Questions

What is the best Defender comp in TFT Set 18?

The highest win rate Defender comp in TFT Set 18 features Kayle as the main carry with a 85.22% win rate. This composition utilizes Defender, Inferno, and Rapidfire and averages a 2.65 placement with a 0.23% pick rate.

How many team comps use Defender in TFT?

There are 28 viable team compositions featuring the Defender trait in TFT Set 18. These comps have an average win rate of 66.89% and are sorted by performance to help you find the most effective Defender strategies for climbing ranked.

What traits synergize best with Defender?

Defender commonly pairs with Fae, Sprykin, Inferno in successful TFT Set 18 team compositions. These trait combinations create powerful synergies that enhance the Defender trait's effectiveness for consistent top-4 placements.

What is the most popular Defender comp?

The most popular Defender comp in TFT Set 18 features Azir with a 0.91% pick rate. This composition has a 82.95% win rate and averages a 2.74 placement.