Tier B Vanguard · Brambleback: comp guide
Style: Level 8Vanguard · Brambleback is a tier B comp in patch 18.5: average placement 4.83 and top 4 in 43% of 1,757 games from Platinum to Challenger. Brambleback carries with Edge of Night, Sterak's Gage, Quicksilver. Level 8.
- Avg
- 4.83
- Top 4
- 43%
- 1st
- 9%
- Games
- 1,757
- Level
- 8
Set 18 Patch 18.5 77,232 high-elo games Games from 6 Oct to 20 Oct
Early comps
what to open with to reach the final comp in good shape
Item priority
The items the comp's units want most.
Carries
Traits
Approximate layout
Worked out by role (range, health and items). Faded = flexible.
Leveling
- Lvl 42-1
- Lvl 52-5
- Lvl 63-2
- Lvl 73-5
- Lvl 84-2
Roll down for the comp at level 8 (4-2). A guideline, based on the comp's style.
Stage 2 · level 4-5 · what to open with to reach the final comp in good shape
Transition · level 6-7 · before switching into the final comp
Riot only provides the board each player ends with, not how it looked in stage 2 or 3: we calculate these openers from the comp's traits, the units that stay in the final board and each unit's strength in high elo. Gold border: the ones that stay.
Carry items (Brambleback)
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+ Components of its 3 main items: 2× B.F. Sword, Chain Vest, Giant's Belt, Negatron Cloak, Sparring Gloves.
Items per champion
Best items per champion (in any comp)
Roles
Deduced from the data: the secondary carry is the champion with the most damage items after the carry; the frontline, melee champions or those with tank items.
Core champions
Pebblesin 50% · 1.6★ on averageDianain 98% · 1.8★ on averageHecarimin 86% · 1.9★ on averageKog'Mawin 46% · 1.8★ on averageMorganain 61% · 1.8★ on averageBramblebackin 100% · 1.9★ on averageSentinelin 97% · 1.6★ on averageTaricin 61% · 1.2★ on averageFlexible champions
Champions by cost
Cost 1-2 · the first you'll find
Cost 3 · the middle of the game
Cost 4-5 · the final board
Related comps
They share core champions: use them to pivot if yours gets tough.
More about the comp
Why play this comp?
- Tier B: average placement 4.83 and top 4 in 43% of 1757 high-elo games.
- Clear build: Brambleback carries Edge of Night, Sterak's Gage, Quicksilver (Edge of Night in 55% of games).
- Late-game comp: reaches level 8 with 4 cost 4-5 champions in its core.
When not to play it
- Below the meta comps' average (4.83 against 4.49).
- If you don't get components for Brambleback: its items need 2× B.F. Sword, Chain Vest, Giant's Belt, Negatron Cloak, Sparring Gloves.
Based on the comp's high-elo stats; the style is deduced from the carry's cost and stars and the final level.
No augments: the Riot API doesn't include augments in match data, so there are no reliable stats for them.