Elder Dragon TFT Build & Best Items · Set 18

Elder Dragon's best-in-slot items are Red Buff, Striker's Flail, and Quicksilver. Red Buff is the standout: 74.2% top 4 when Elder Dragon holds it, and players put it on Elder Dragon in 5% of games.

#1

Red BuffAttack damage

Top 4

74.2%

vs Elder Dragon avg

+7.7%

Played

5%

Recipe

#2

Striker's FlailAttack damage

Top 4

72.2%

vs Elder Dragon avg

+5.7%

Played

20%

Recipe

#3

QuicksilverAttack damage

Top 4

72.2%

vs Elder Dragon avg

+5.7%

Played

4%

Recipe

The best full Elder Dragon build is Infinity Edge, Last Whisper, and Striker's Flail: 78.9% top 4 over 2,462 games, 12.4 points better than Elder Dragon on average.

Build	Role	Games	Top 4	1st	Avg. place
	AD carry	2,462	78.9% +12.4%	35.7%	2.85
	AD carry	1,015	73.6% +7.1%	31.5%	3.11
	AD carry	776	72.7% +6.2%	29.8%	3.20
Random items	—	1,712	71.4% +4.9%	25.0%	3.33
	AD carry	567	70.8% +4.3%	27.9%	3.33

Top-4 rate of boards where Elder Dragon held exactly these three items. Thief's Gloves builds equip random items, so they count as one build.

100% of full Elder Dragon builds stack attack damage, attack speed and crit — players build Elder Dragon as a physical-damage carry. That differs from Elder Dragon's tank role in the game files — ranked players use it differently.

AD carry · 100%

Best build: 78.9% top 4 · 2,462 games

Red Buff is the most reliable item on Elder Dragon: 74.2% top 4 and held in 5% of games, against 66.5% for Elder Dragon overall.

Item	Games	Played	Top 4	Raw top 4
Red Buff	2,003	4.7%	74.2%	74.3%
Striker's Flail	8,527	20.0%	72.2%	72.2%
Quicksilver	1,766	4.1%	72.2%	72.3%
Edge of Night	3,091	7.3%	71.3%	71.3%
Last Whisper	10,425	24.5%	70.4%	70.4%
Giant Slayer	5,142	12.1%	70.7%	70.7%
Thief's Gloves	1,710	4.0%	71.3%	71.4%
Hand Of Justice	5,325	12.5%	70.4%	70.4%
Sterak's Gage	6,648	15.6%	69.6%	69.6%
Deathblade	7,064	16.6%	69.1%	69.1%
Hextech Gunblade	948	2.2%	70.4%	70.5%
Bloodthirster	6,390	15.0%	68.6%	68.6%
Infinity Edge	19,511	45.8%	67.6%	67.6%
Titan's Resolve	3,991	9.4%	67.4%	67.5%
Blue Buff	771	1.8%	64.8%	64.7%

Top 4 is adjusted for sample size, so a rarely built item can't top the list on a lucky streak; raw top 4 is the unadjusted rate. Ranked by how confident that rate is.

Yes — Elder Dragon wants a full build: with three items it finishes top 4 70.8% of the time, against 50.1% with two. 73% of Elder Dragon boards get all three.

No items

64.5%10% of boards

1 item

54.7%7% of boards

2 items

50.1%11% of boards

3 items

70.8%73% of boards

Elder Dragon's best builds use Sparring Gloves and B.F. Sword the most — take those first from carousels and early drops, then use the planner to see what you can complete right now.

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3-star Elder Dragon boards build the same core items as 2-star boards — the upgrade, not the items, is what changes.

Share of boards at that star level holding the item, and its top-4 rate. Elder Dragon 3-star stats →

Players have tried 21 different emblems, 29 artifacts and 30 radiant items on Elder Dragon. The strongest so far is Radiant Thief's Gloves at 74.2% top 4.

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