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Oct 27 ‘24 - Every Charm Tip and Trick We Know - Set 12 Magic & Mayhem Oct 29, 2024

This week, Dishsoap and Frodan meet up before Regionals to chat about 14.21, the final competitive patch of Set 12 Magic & Mayhem. For this episode's skills topic, we drop all our tricks and tips with charms that we have learned this set to help you increase you win rate late game!

October 17 ‘24 - How to Position Every 1-3 Cost - Set 12 Magic & Mayhem Oct 17, 2024

Dishsoap and Frodan catch up on the new 14.20b patch after the Tactician Trial to break down the meta ahead of the weekend Cup. This episode's topic discusses the how to position every 1, 2, and 3 cost alongside any tricks up our sleeves.

Sept 30 ‘24 - How to Develop Lines - Set 12 Magic & Mayhem Sep 30, 2024

Dishsoap and Frodan catch up on the new 14.19 patch to chat about the new 4-cost meta in 14.19 and why we gave the Tier List a giant face lift. This episode's fundamental topic discusses the concept of a more advanced concept: approaching TFT by playing a line rather than a comp. What even is a line? How does one begin developing their own meta lines?

Sept 17 ‘24 - Dropping the 14.18 Meta Bible & How to Optimize Rerolling - Set 12 Magic & Mayhem Sep 17, 2024

Frodan and Dishsoap meet up again to chat about the biggest patch in TFT history. Dishsoap is getting back into world champ form as he competes this week in the TOC Summit Invitational and Tacticians Cup. Frodan spent all weekend studying and watching the Tactician's Trials qualifiers to ask the hard hitting questions. This episode's topic is about how to optimize reroll in a reroll-centric set mechanic in Charms. We dive into intermediate-to-advanced nuances of how to plan your gold efficiently and maximize your chance of success.

Sep 2 '24 - How and When to Pivot - Set 12 Magic & Mayhem Sep 02, 2024

World Champion Dishsoap and Frodan catch up about the 14.17b patch to discuss in depth the rapid meta changes of the new patch, Today’s topic is a highly requested one: how and when to pivot! It’s not a common occurrence you encounter but it’s one the flashiest things you can do in a game. How do you pull it off? Also, what do top players mean when they recommend no scout, no pivot?

Aug 21 ‘24 - Set 12 Augments 101 - Set 12 Magic & Mayhem Aug 21, 2024

World Champion Dishsoap and Frodan sit down the night before the 14.16B patch to chat about the current and upcoming TFT meta. Our big topic of today is about how we are approaching Set 12 Augments! What has changed this set with augment choices? What are some sleeper, underrated augments? Which are some overrated fake augments? We actually had to cut this one off early because we just kept yapping for hours…

Aug 6 ‘24 - How to Play Charms - Set 12 Magic & Mayhem Aug 06, 2024

Happy Set 12 Launch Week. It's our first video podcast! Reigning World Champion Dishsoap and Coach Frodan take a break from their Fnatic Bootcamp sessions in London to discuss everything about the brand-new TFT meta. What comps are on top? What comps are potential sleepers? Today's main topic is the set mechanic charms. How are we approaching early and late-game charms? Are you ever rolling for them on weird intervals? And what are the best charms to play for late?

July 9 ‘24 - Set 11 Reflections - Set 11 Inkborn Fables Jul 09, 2024

This week, Frodan and Dishsoap catch up on Dishsoap's 2nd world championship qualification from the Golden Spatula this past weekend. After a brief meta dive, we dive into reflecting on Set 11 -- the good, the bad, the highs, and the lows. What was our favorite champions? Our least favorite encounters? And where does it rank in our favorite sets ever?

June 25 ‘24 - Understanding Stats 101 ft. Aesah - Set 11 Inkborn Fables Jun 26, 2024

This week’s special guest is Aesah, the founder of tft-coaching.com. We review the most recent Tactician Cup over the weekend and break down meta learnings from the event. Aesah has a unique perspective on the game and is a big-time stats user - so this week's topic is understanding how to use stats! Which stats are the important ones to look at for a new patch? What are common mistakes people make with using data? What is a relevant sample size needed to be confident we aren't getting baited? Plus, a small debate on whether we think stats are healthy for TFT as a whole.

June 14 ‘24 - Roll Downs 101 - Set 11 Inkborn Fables Jun 14, 2024

Frodan and Dishsoap break down extensively the new 14.12 meta ahead of the final set of cups for the season. This week’s topic is Roll downs and how to spend gold efficiently. When is it right to roll on level 6? What are common mistakes do people make around the 4 cost Stage 4 power turns? And what makes Setsuko so much better at level 9 roll-downs than the average top player?

June 5 ‘24 - Positioning 101 - Set 11 Inkborn Fables Jun 05, 2024

[Patch 14.11] This week’s fundamental discussion covers the basic nuances of positioning. Just how impactful is positioning on your average placement? What mistakes do people commonly make even at challenger? What about crazy positioning tactics like placing your carries towards the front? And does Dishsoap redeem himself after losing to Kurumx in Pop Quiz?

May 27 '24 - Itemization 101 ft. Kurumx - Set 11 Inkborn Fables May 28, 2024

In this episode special, Dishsoap and Frodan are joined by special guest Kurumx, two-time TFT Worlds finalist the morning after Dishsoap's 2nd place finals run at the Tactician Cup #2. We recap the tournament meta with fresh insight from the two competitors while looking forward to the next patch. This week's fundamental discussion covers Itemization 101! When should you be slamming (or not slamming) your early-game items? How do you evaluate item augment? Is taking Spatulas from carousels bait? When should you be taking items for yourself or denying your opponents? We probably yapped a little too long on this one....and we still barely scratched the surface.

May 16 '24 - Strongest Board 101 - Set 11 Inkborn Fables May 17, 2024

This episode comes in hot as Frodan and Dishsoap discuss the new 14.10b Patch 1 hour before it launches.

We dive into the meta and ask the hard questions -- are the 1-cost Garen and Kobuko really the strongest Hero Augments?

This week's fundamental discussion attempts to answer "How to Play Strongest Board", a subject that even top players struggle to execute (and explain).

How do you evaluate when 1 unit is better than the other? Are there heuristics or rules that top players like Dishsoap follow? And how do you identify ways to cap your board higher?

May 7 '24 - Econ Management 101 - Set 11 Inkborn Fables May 08, 2024

Our fundamental topic this week, Frodan and Dishsoap dive into how to manage your economy in TFT. When should you sell vs hold units? When can you push levels and sacrifice interest? How do you evaluate econ augments? And do you always make gold Stage 1? Plus, we start with meta changes since the last episode, cover some of our favorite new items, and answer some common questions like whether backline Sage Sylas is fake.

May 1 '24 - Augment Selection 101 - Set 11 Inkborn Fables May 01, 2024

In our very first episode of TFT Study Hall, Frodan and Dishsoap catchup on the tournament meta that happened this past weekend at the Americas Tactician Cup #1 where Dishsoap placed top 4. We preview the upcoming 14.9 patch with some light predictions. And we dive into the core fundamental skill of how we approach picking augments.

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