TFT Augment Tier List: Best Picks in Set 17
Augments define your game plan more than almost any other variable. Here are the best Silver, Gold, and Prismatic augments to look for — and the traps to avoid.
How Augments Work
Augments appear at three points during a game: Stage 2-1, Stage 3-2, and Stage 4-2. Each time, you choose one of three randomly offered augments. The tier of augments available scales with each round — Silver at 2-1, Gold at 3-2, and Prismatic at 4-2 (with the possibility of higher-tier augments appearing earlier).
Augments fall into two broad categories:
Combat augments
Directly buff your units' stats, grant items, or give combat-phase abilities. The immediate impact is obvious — they make your board stronger right now.
Quest/quest augments
Give you a goal (reach X HP, win Y fights, etc.) with a reward for completion. Require investment but provide asymmetric returns if you hit the thresholds. Examples: Lifting Competition, Gold Mining.
S-Tier Augments (Take Every Time)
Thrill of the Hunt I / II / III (Prismatic)
Grants a free champion copy on kills. Accelerates 3-starring your key units dramatically, especially in reroll comps. The Prismatic version can 3-star a 4-cost by itself.
Cybernetic Uplink (Gold)
Provides free item components on a timer. Every free component is worth approximately 5 gold of economy while also directly improving your board. Hard to pass on any comp.
Calculated Loss (Silver)
Grants a powerful item based on how many HP you lose per round. Strong in loss-streak starts and gives a free item Anvil with minimal setup.
Social Distancing (Gold)
Isolated units deal significantly bonus damage. Naturally rewards good positioning and gives a large single-target damage boost to your carry with zero comp restriction.
Tons of Stats (Silver/Gold/Prismatic)
Gives every unit on your board flat stats. Higher tier versions give very large amounts. No condition, no restriction — pure power across every unit you field.
A-Tier Augments (Strong, Context-Dependent)
Augments to Avoid (C/D Tier)
These augments look appealing but underperform in most games:
Meditation (Silver/Gold)
Grants mana regen over time, but the regen rate is too slow to meaningfully accelerate casts in the window fights actually happen.
Tiny Titans (Silver)
Increases max HP instead of current HP. Doesn't prevent you dying faster, and you rarely reach the HP amounts needed for the bonus to matter.
Any 2-cost-specific trait emblem you don't have units for
Trait emblems require the right champions in your pool. Taking an emblem for a trait you can't activate by Stage 4 is a wasted augment slot.
TL;DR — Augment Decision Framework
- ✦S-tier augments (Thrill of the Hunt, Cybernetic Uplink) are almost always correct regardless of comp.
- ✦For quest augments, evaluate whether you can realistically complete 80% of the quest — if not, skip.
- ✦Trait emblems are only S-tier if you already have 2–3 units of that trait and a clear reason to push the breakpoint.
- ✦Economy augments (free gold, free components) are almost never wrong in the early rounds.
- ✦Avoid narrow augments (specific unit buffs) unless that unit is your planned 3-star reroll target.
About the Author
Amol J.
TFT Strategist & Site Editor
Diamond-ranked TFT player since Set 4. Amol has been playing and writing about Teamfight Tactics competitively since 2020. He built TFT School to give newer players the structured learning resource he wished existed when he started — one that explains the game clearly without assuming prior knowledge.