TFT Set 17.8

Anti-tank

Levers for getting through a heavy frontline. The first three sections link to mechanic pages where every Set 17 source is enumerated; the last four are curated lists of specific items, champions, and augments whose anti-tank angle isn't captured by an existing mechanic.

Bypass defenses

Damage that ignores Armor, Magic Resist, and Shield outright — or removes the target without going through the damage formula at all.

  • True Damage 19 sources

    Damage that bypasses Armor and Magic Resist — the damage number on the source is applied directly to current Health. Shields still absorb true damage like any other damage type.

  • Execute 3 sources

    Instantly kills a target whose Health is below a threshold (typically a % of max Health). Resolves as true damage equal to the target's current Health, so it ignores Armor, Magic Resist, Durability, and damage reduction. Unlike ordinary true damage, an execute destroys any active Shield before applying its kill — a shielded unit at low HP is still executed once the threshold check passes; the Shield does not save it.

Strip defenses

Reduces the target's defensive stats so the rest of your board hits harder. Sunder eats Armor (helps AD); Shred eats Magic Resist (helps AP); Stat Steal pulls Armor or Magic Resist off the enemy and onto the holder.

  • Sunder 24 sources

    Reduces the target's Armor for a duration.

  • Shred 24 sources

    Reduces the target's Magic Resist (commonly by 30%, though the amount varies by source) for a duration, or for the rest of combat with some effects.

  • Stat Steal 11 sources

    Drains a stat (Armor, Magic Resist, Attack Damage, Ability Power) from enemies and grants it to the source or an ally. Distinct from Shred and Sunder (one-way debuffs that only reduce the enemy stat) because the holder gains what the enemy loses.

Chip max-HP and shut down healing

The canonical anti-tank package: Burn deals % max-HP true damage over time, Wound cuts incoming healing — including Health Regen, lifesteal, and omnivamp. Stack them when the enemy frontline out-sustains your damage.

  • Burn 20 sources

    Deals a percent of the target's maximum Health as true damage every second. Most burn sources also apply Wound, which reduces healing received — together they form the standard answer to high-Health frontlines. Standard craftable burn items in Set 17: Morellonomicon (on hit), Red Buff (on hit), and Sunfire Cape (passive AoE every 2s). Searing Shortbow (per 20 mana spent) is a trait-exclusive Anima Weapon (from the Anima trait), not a craftable.

  • Wound 21 sources

    Reduces healing the target receives by 33% for a duration.

Punish high-HP targets

Effects whose text explicitly amps damage against the Tank trait or against high-Health enemies — direct counters to a heavy frontline.

Champions (2)

  • 5 Bard Magic Caster 
    Ultra Friendly Object
Summon a flying saucer over the current target that lasts 4 seconds. Each second it deals 240 / 360 / 3000 Ability Power magic damage to the target, plus 135 / 205 / 1500 Ability Power magic damage split between all enemies within 1 hex. The saucer deals 30% increased damage to Tanks.

If an enemy under the UFO dies, Bard has a 15 / 20 / 100% chance to abduct them and create a 1-star copy on your bench.

Meep bonus: On combat start, grant the nearest ? Meeple allies an additional Meep.
  • 1 Briar Attack Fighter 
    Fish Frenzy
Passive: For every 1% missing Health, gain 2 / 2 / 2.5% Ability Power Attack Speed

Active: Deal 130 / 195 / 310 Attack Damage physical damage to the target, increased by 50% if they're a tank.

Items (1)

Augments (1)

  • Indiscriminate Killer 
    Gain a Giant Slayer. Giant Slayers gain their Damage Amp against all enemies instead of just Tanks.

Hit % of the tank's max HP

One-shot damage that scales with the target's maximum Health, so the bigger the tank, the bigger the chunk. Distinct from Burn (which is over-time).

Items (2)

  • Semiconductor 
    Every 4 attacks and every 8 times being attacked, zap the 3 nearest enemies, dealing 7% of enemy Health as magic damage.

Recommended users: Gragas and Master Yi.
  • Shockwave 
    Combat Start: Unleash a shockwave forward that deals 15% of Graves' max Health as magic damage and stun enemies hit for 2 seconds.

Augments (1)

  • The Tower 
    Gain a giant Training Dummy with increased Health (increases with Stage). Every 4 seconds, it zaps the 3 nearest enemies dealing 5% max Health true damage.

Steal and repurpose defenses

Drain Armor or Magic Resist off the enemy and convert the stolen stat into damage or healing — the swing is double-sided.

Items (4)

  • Lioness's Lament 
    Every 15% max health lost, fire crescent projectiles in a line dealing physical damage equal to 50% of the holder's Armor and Magic Resist. Steal 3 Armor and Magic Resist from all enemies hit.

Recommended Roles: Attack or Magic Tank
  • Leonine Lamentation 
    Every 15% max health lost, fire crescent projectiles in 3 lines dealing physical damage equal to 50% of the holder's Armor and Magic Resist. Steal 10 Armor and Magic Resist from all enemies hit.

Recommended Roles: Attack or Magic Tank
  • Aegis of Dusk 
    Every 2.5 seconds, steal 3 Magic Resist from enemies within 1 hex and deal 15%–50% (by Stage) of the holder's Magic Resist as magic damage.

If Aegis of Dawn is also equipped, trigger this item's effect every 1.25 seconds instead.

Damage increases based on Stage.
  • Aegis of Dawn 
    Every 2.5 seconds, steal 3 Armor from enemies within 1-hex and heal 15%–50% (by Stage) of the holder's Armor.

If Aegis of Dusk is also equipped, trigger this item's effect every 1.25 seconds instead.

Healing increases based on Stage.

Ignore armor without removing it

Penetration: damage is calculated as if the target had less Armor / MR, but the stat itself is untouched. Stacks alongside Sunder / Shred rather than competing with it.

Items (2)

  • AP Rounds 
    Attacks and Abilities ignore 30% of enemy Armor
  • AP Rounds+ 
    Attacks and Abilities ignore 60% of enemy Armor

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