TFT Set 18 Invoker Guide: Invoker Ahri and Invoker Emblem

@tft=set18:trait:DA_18_Invoker@ is the mana trait of Set 18. It gives your whole team Mana Regen, and your Invokers get more.

In Invoker Ahri, @tft=set18:unit:DA_18_Ahri@ isn't an Invoker. She gets the trait from the @tft=set18:item:DA_18_EmblemInvoker@.

Quick answer. @tft=set18:trait:DA_18_Invoker@ gives your team Mana Regen and gives your Invokers more.

At 2 that's 1 for the team and 3 for Invokers, at 3 it's 1 and 4, at 4 it's 2 and 6, and at 5 it's 2 and 8. The five Invokers are @tft=set18:unit:DA_18_Sentry@, @tft=set18:unit:DA_18_Teemo@, @tft=set18:unit:DA_KogMaw18_AD@, @tft=set18:unit:DA_18_Morgana@ and @tft=set18:unit:DA_Sentinel18@.

Build the @tft=set18:item:DA_18_EmblemInvoker@ from a @tft=set18:item:DA_Component_FryingPan@ and a @tft=set18:item:DA_Component_TearOfTheGoddess@, and give it to @tft=set18:unit:DA_18_Ahri@. Invoker Riftbeast Ahri is the stronger of the two Ahri boards on patch 18.5.

How does Invoker work in TFT?

@tft=set18:trait:DA_18_Invoker@ is a class with breakpoints at 2, 3, 4 and 5. Every breakpoint gives Mana Regen to your whole team, and a bigger amount to your Invokers.

That's why a non-Invoker carry wants the emblem. With it, she gets the Invoker amount instead of the team amount. At 4 that's 6 Mana Regen instead of 2.

Patch 18.3 cut the Invoker amount at 5 from 9 to 8.

Invoker champions

Best Invoker comps in TFT Set 18

Five comps on our comps tier list build around @tft=set18:trait:DA_18_Invoker@, and all five use the emblem.

The Vanguard boards put it on @tft=set18:unit:DA_18_Alune@, and our Vanguard guide covers Vanguard Alune in full. The next sections cover the Ahri boards and Vanguard Invoker Morgana as they stood in patch 18.5.

Invoker Ahri

Both Ahri boards share the same core. @tft=set18:unit:DA_18_Sentry@, @tft=set18:unit:DA_18_Morgana@ and @tft=set18:unit:DA_Sentinel18@ give you 3 @tft=set18:trait:DA_18_Invoker@, Pebbles, @tft=set18:unit:DA_Krug18@ and Sentinel give you 3 @tft=set18:trait:DA_Riftbeast18@, and @tft=set18:unit:DA_18_Sett@ holds the front line. The difference is what fills the rest and when you level.

The Blossom version is far more popular. It shows up in about 23% of games, but it places a full spot worse and our data tags it as overrated. The Riftbeast version takes the same units to level 9 and adds 5-costs, and that's the one to play. The rest of this section covers it.

@tft=set18:unit:DA_18_Ahri@ is the carry, and @tft=set18:unit:DA_18_Morgana@ is the second caster. At level 9 the board adds @tft=set18:unit:DA_18_Alune@, @tft=set18:unit:DA_18_Ashe@ and @tft=set18:unit:DA_Taric18@.

When to play it

The board lives on a 2-star @tft=set18:unit:DA_18_Ahri@. Without one it averages 4.94, with one 3.12. A 2-star @tft=set18:unit:DA_18_Morgana@ does almost as much, 4.68 to 3.08, so roll at 8 until you hit one of them before you push to 9.

Take @tft=set18:item:DA_Component_GiantsBelt@ first. The final board uses six, in @tft=set18:item:DA_StrikersFlail@, @tft=set18:item:DA_Morellonomicon@ and two @tft=set18:item:DA_WarmogsArmor@. @tft=set18:item:DA_Component_NeedlesslyLargeRod@ comes next with four, all in Ahri's and Morgana's items.

Leveling plan

Go to 8 at 4-2 and roll there. The most common opener is @tft=set18:unit:DA_18_Rakan@, @tft=set18:unit:DA_18_Yorick@, @tft=set18:unit:DA_18_Yunara@ and @tft=set18:unit:DA_Karma18@.

Items

• Ahri: @tft=set18:item:DA_JeweledGauntlet@, @tft=set18:item:DA_SpearOfShojin@, @tft=set18:item:DA_StrikersFlail@.

• Morgana: @tft=set18:item:DA_Morellonomicon@, @tft=set18:item:DA_RabadonsDeathcap@, @tft=set18:item:DA_VoidStaff@.

• Sett: @tft=set18:item:DA_GargoyleStoneplate@, @tft=set18:item:DA_GargoyleStoneplate@, @tft=set18:item:DA_WarmogsArmor@.

• Sentinel: @tft=set18:item:DA_BrambleVest@, @tft=set18:item:DA_DragonsClaw@, @tft=set18:item:DA_WarmogsArmor@.

Flex and substitutions

Of the three level 9 adds, take @tft=set18:unit:DA_18_Ashe@ first, since she makes 3 @tft=set18:trait:DA_18_Blossom@ with @tft=set18:unit:DA_18_Ahri@ and @tft=set18:unit:DA_18_Sett@. @tft=set18:unit:DA_18_Alune@ and @tft=set18:unit:DA_Taric18@ fill the last two slots. Keep @tft=set18:unit:DA_18_Sentry@ even though he's a 1-cost. He's an @tft=set18:trait:DA_18_Invoker@ and a @tft=set18:trait:DA_Riftbeast18@, so selling him drops the board from 4 Invokers to 3 and costs a Riftbeast.

Vanguard Invoker Morgana

This is the board that plays @tft=set18:unit:DA_18_Morgana@ as an @tft=set18:trait:DA_18_Invoker@ carry. At level 8 it runs 4 Invokers in @tft=set18:unit:DA_18_Sentry@, @tft=set18:unit:DA_KogMaw18_AD@, Morgana and @tft=set18:unit:DA_Sentinel18@, and 4 @tft=set18:trait:DA_18_Vanguard@ in @tft=set18:unit:DA_18_Diana@, @tft=set18:unit:DA_18_Hecarim@, Sentinel and @tft=set18:unit:DA_Taric18@. @tft=set18:unit:DA_Brambleback18@ is the second carry. At level 9, @tft=set18:unit:DA_18_Alune@ with the @tft=set18:item:DA_18_EmblemInvoker@ makes 5 Invokers.

It's a niche pick. It shows up in about 1% of games and averages 4.29 with a 53% top 4 rate, which puts it at Tier 3 on patch 18.5. It's the board for you when Morgana and Sentinel come early and the Ahri boards are contested. A 2-star Sentinel takes it from 5.42 to 3.56 on average, and a 2-star Morgana from 5.65 to 3.90.

Level to 8 at 4-1 and do your rolling there. Belts, Rods and Chain Vests are the components to take.

• Morgana: @tft=set18:item:DA_Morellonomicon@, @tft=set18:item:DA_RabadonsDeathcap@, @tft=set18:item:DA_VoidStaff@.

• Brambleback: @tft=set18:item:DA_EdgeOfNight@, @tft=set18:item:DA_GiantSlayer@, @tft=set18:item:DA_Quicksilver@.

• Sentinel: @tft=set18:item:DA_GargoyleStoneplate@, @tft=set18:item:DA_ProtectorsVow@, @tft=set18:item:DA_WarmogsArmor@.

• Alune: @tft=set18:item:DA_18_EmblemInvoker@, @tft=set18:item:DA_JeweledGauntlet@, @tft=set18:item:DA_StrikersFlail@.

How to make the Invoker Emblem

The @tft=set18:item:DA_18_EmblemInvoker@ builds from a @tft=set18:item:DA_Component_FryingPan@ and a @tft=set18:item:DA_Component_TearOfTheGoddess@. It gives its holder the @tft=set18:trait:DA_18_Invoker@ trait. When the holder casts, they also gain Ability Power equal to 8% of the Mana they spent.

Patch 18.2 cut that bonus from 10% to 8%.

Who should hold the Invoker Emblem?

It pays off most where it reaches a new breakpoint.

• @tft=set18:unit:DA_18_Ahri@. She holds it in both Invoker Ahri boards, on more than 80% of the boards that build it. It takes those boards from 3 Invokers to 4.

• @tft=set18:unit:DA_18_Alune@. In Vanguard Alune and Vanguard Coven Morgana she's one of the two carries, and it takes 2 Invokers to 3. In Vanguard Invoker Morgana she holds it at level 9, where it makes 5.

Frequently asked questions

What does Invoker do in TFT Set 18?

It gives your whole team Mana Regen and gives your Invokers more. At 2 that's 1 and 3, at 3 it's 1 and 4, at 4 it's 2 and 6, and at 5 it's 2 and 8.

How many Invoker champions are there?

There are five. They're Pebbles, Teemo, Kog'Maw, Morgana and Sentinel, costing 1, 2, 3, 4 and 4 gold.

Is Ahri an Invoker?

No. Ahri is a Spellweaver and Blossom. Invoker Ahri boards give her the Invoker Emblem, which makes her a fourth Invoker.

What is the best Invoker Ahri comp?

Invoker Riftbeast Ahri. It averages 3.35 with a 73% top 4 rate, while Invoker Blossom Ahri averages 4.44.

How do you make the Invoker Emblem?

Combine a Frying Pan with a Tear of the Goddess. It gives the holder the Invoker trait and Ability Power equal to 8% of the Mana they spend on each cast.

Who should hold the Invoker Emblem?

Ahri in the Invoker Ahri boards. In the Morgana boards, Alune holds it.

Is Invoker Morgana a good comp?

Vanguard Invoker Morgana, the board that plays Morgana as an Invoker carry, is Tier 3 on patch 18.5. Morgana places better in Vanguard Coven Morgana, Tier 1, and Vanguard Alune, Tier 2.