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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.

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?

[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?

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.

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?

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.