All About How Damage Works in Teamfight Tactics [In-Depth]

Damage in TFT is determined by the surviving units on your team and their levels; the higher the tier + level of units, the more damage they deal.

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All About How Damage Works in Teamfight Tactics [In-Depth]

Damage in TFT Explained

In TFT, the damage dealt to a player after losing a battle depends on the Tier and Star Level of the units remaining on the opponent's board. I prepared an example table illustrating how this damage is typically calculated:

Unit Tier 1 Star 2 Stars 3 Stars
1 (Common) 1 dmg 2 dmg 3 dmg
2 (Uncommon) 2 dmg 4 dmg 6 dmg
3 (Rare) 3 dmg 6 dmg 9 dmg
4 (Epic) 4 dmg 8 dmg 12 dmg
5 (Legendary) 5 dmg 10 dmg 15 dmg
  • Note: 2 additional damage dealt per each surviving unit. Explained below:

Base Damage per Unit & Stage

1 UNIT2 UNITS3 UNITS4 UNITS5 UNITS6 UNITS7 UNITS8 UNITS
9 UNITS
10 UNITS
2
4
6
8
10
11
12
13
14
15

Additionally, the base damage a player receives after a loss increases with each round in the game. This damage is independent of the units and depends on the stage of the game.

STAGE 1STAGE 2
STAGE 3
STAGE 4
STAGE 5
STAGE 6
STAGE 7+
0
0
2
3
5
8
15

How to Easily Calculate Damage in TFT?

So, to quickly calculate the damage in TFT, you would need to:

  1. Add up the damage depending on the Tier and star level of each surviving unit
  2. Add 2 additional points of damage for each surviving unit
  3. Add the base damage depending on the stage of the game.

And that's about it, really. I would personally advise you to just screenshots the 3 tables above or re-visit the article if you need to. However, you will get the hang of it at some point; this is 


TFT Damage Guide

Why is Knowing The Damage Important in TFT?

As in any game, knowing the damage to your team and champion is a fundamental piece to devise a winning strategy that can make you achieve your goals in the game.

Even though it may seem confusing at first, understanding how damage works in Teamfight Tactics is quite simple. For this, you only have to take into account the stage of the game in which you are and the tier of the champions that you have at your disposal. Therefore, it is important that, as the rounds progress, you have a clear strategy to follow to achieve victory.

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