All TFT Sets: Complete Teamfight Tactics Set History

Teamfight Tactics has shipped seventeen full sets since the original Beta launched in June 2019 — a seven-year run that has cycled through League of Legends champions, dragons, K-pop stars, the Arcane cast, and now the cosmic pantheon of Set 17: Space Gods. The cadence has changed twice along the way, the mid-set update is gone, and Set 18 brings the biggest under-the-hood change in the game’s history. This is every TFT set in order — start dates, end dates, durations, and what each one introduced.

Quick answer: TFT has had 17 numbered sets. The current TFT set timer carries the live estimate and confirmation status for Set 17: Space Gods; this article keeps the completed-set record stable.

How TFT Sets Work

A TFT set is a complete content reset. Every set replaces the champion pool, retires the previous trait synergies, ships a new ranked season, and usually introduces a fresh mechanic — Hextech Augments in Set 6, Portals in Set 7, Charms in Set 11, the Realm of the Gods in Set 17. Cosmetics (Little Legends, Arenas, Booms) and Riot account currencies carry over; ranked progress does not.

The set rhythm has shifted twice. From Set 1 through Set 9 (2019–2023), Riot ran an extended cadence of roughly six months with a “mid-set update” landing halfway through — Set 6 had Neon Nights, Set 7 had Uncharted Realms, Set 8 had Glitched Out!, Set 9 had Horizonbound. Each mid-set added ~25 new units while keeping the core trait identity.

Starting with Set 10: Remix Rumble (November 2023), Riot moved to a four-month cycle with no mid-set update. The reasoning was player feedback: mid-sets felt like soft resets but disrupted the meta and ate balance bandwidth that could go toward the next full set. Sets 10 through 17 have all run on this tighter schedule, averaging roughly 120 days per set versus ~180 in the old format.

When a set ends, the ranked ladder closes permanently for that set’s rewards. Hyper Roll, Double Up, and Tacticians’ Trials each run their own parallel ranked ladders that also reset on the same day.

All TFT Sets — Complete Set 1–17 Table

Every Teamfight Tactics set in chronological order, with start date, end date, and duration in days.

Sets 3 through 9 also shipped a mid-set update that doubled the available content roughly halfway through: Return to the Stars (Set 3), Festival of Beasts (Set 4), Dawn of Heroes (Set 5), Neon Nights (Set 6), Uncharted Realms (Set 7), Glitched Out! (Set 8), and Horizonbound (Set 9). Riot retired the mid-set format with Set 10.

Set 17: Space Gods

Released April 15, 2026 with Patch 17.1, Space Gods is the most mechanically distinct TFT set in years. The signature change is the Realm of the Gods — a replacement for the traditional carousel where, at stages 4-7, two random gods appear and players choose between their blessings. Featured gods include Soraka (Stars), Aurelion Sol (Wonders), Evelynn (Temptation), Kayle (Order), and Yasuo (Abyss). The set introduces 8 Hero Augments tied to specific champions, with returning fan favourites Master Yi, Pyke, and Maokai joined by new 5-cost units Fiora, Shen, Vex, Graves, and Blitzcrank.

Set 16: Lore & Legends

A storybook-themed set that ran December 3, 2025 to April 15, 2026, Lore & Legends restructured the trait system around classic League archetypes — Knights, Mages, Rogues — re-framed as characters in interlocking fairy tales. Notable for introducing Charm-style modifiers that altered combat in real time.

Set 15: K.O. Coliseum

Launched July 30, 2025 with Patch 15.1, K.O. Coliseum leaned into a fighting-game presentation: tournament arenas, weight-class traits, and a “Knockout” finisher mechanic. Ended December 3, 2025 after 126 days — squarely in line with Riot’s 4-month target.

Records & Stats Across TFT Sets

A few patterns worth knowing about TFT’s seven-year run:

Longest and shortest sets

• Longest: Set 6 Gizmos & Gadgets — 232 days (October 2021 to June 2022). Set 6 was the first to ship Hextech Augments, and Riot extended it to give players time to learn what became the game’s most influential mechanic.
• Shortest (completed): Set 12 Magic N’ Mayhem — 112 days.
• Second-shortest: Set 1 Beta Set — 118 days.

Set 17: Space Gods was deliberately compressed to make room for the Unreal Engine migration that ships with Set 18 — the current TFT set timer tracks its final length once it closes.

Average set length

Across the 16 completed sets, the average set has run roughly 154 days (about 5 months). The number is skewed by the long early sets — restricted to the completed Sets 10 through 16, the average is 125 days, close to four months.

The cadence shift at Set 10

Pre-Set 10 sets averaged 181 days. Post-Set 10 completed sets average 125 days — a 31% reduction. The trade-off was eliminating the mid-set update; instead of one big mid-cycle content drop, Riot now ships a brand-new set twice as often.

Mid-set updates

Sets 3 through 9 each had a mid-set update at roughly the halfway point — seven mid-sets total. Mid-sets typically replaced 15-25 units and refreshed traits without resetting ranked. The format was popular but resource-intensive; Riot has not signalled any plans to bring it back through Set 18.

What’s Next: Set 18 and the Unreal Engine

Set 18 is TFT’s biggest technical change since launch. Riot has confirmed the game is migrating from its current League of Legends-derived engine to Unreal Engine, with Set 18 as the first set built on the new platform. The transition keeps every player’s Riot account, cosmetic items, RP, and currencies intact — only the rendering and backend change.

The carousel returns in Set 18 — reworked with low-HP priority and a tweaked Shared Draft — replacing the Realm of the Gods mechanic. The Set 18 theme has been described by Riot as a “mysterious forest,” and the broader 2026 roadmap teases Set 19 and Set 20 continuing the four-month cadence. TFT moving to Unreal positions Riot to bring more visual ambition and platform parity to mobile and desktop simultaneously. Exact launch timing is tracked on the current TFT set timer.

For other Riot calendars, see the League of Legends seasons history — TFT and LoL share the same publisher but run separate seasonal clocks. Browse all our season guides on the blog for related games.

Frequently Asked Questions

How many TFT sets have there been?

Teamfight Tactics has shipped 17 numbered sets since June 2019 — Set 1 (Beta Set) through the open Set 17 (Space Gods). Sets 3 through 9 each had a mid-set update, so counting those expansions, Riot has released 24 distinct content cycles. The open interval is shown in the table and tracked on the TFT set timer.

How long do TFT sets usually last?

Since Set 10 (November 2023), TFT sets run roughly four months — the average for the completed Sets 10 through 16 is 125 days. Earlier sets (Sets 1-9) ran longer, around 5-7 months, but included a mid-set update halfway through. Set 12: Magic N’ Mayhem is the shortest completed set at 112 days; the open Set 17: Space Gods was deliberately compressed for the Unreal Engine transition and is tracked on the TFT set timer.

What was the longest TFT set ever?

Set 6: Gizmos & Gadgets holds the record at 232 days (October 19, 2021 to June 8, 2022). Set 6 introduced Hextech Augments — the single most influential mechanic in TFT history — and Riot extended the cycle to let players adapt.

Why did TFT remove mid-set updates?

Riot retired mid-set updates after Set 9: Runeterra Reforged in 2023, moving to shorter full sets instead. The reasoning was that mid-sets disrupted the meta without delivering the fresh-start feel of a true new set, and consolidating effort into more frequent full sets gave teams more design and balance bandwidth.

Do TFT ranked rewards carry over to the next set?

No. Ranked progress, end-of-set rewards (Little Legends, emotes, ranked icons), and the Set Pass must be claimed before the set ends. Hyper Roll, Double Up, and Tacticians’ Trials each have separate ranked ladders that reset on the same day. Cosmetics and currencies you’ve already earned stay on your account permanently.

Set dates sourced from Riot Games’ official patch notes, the Teamfight Tactics support knowledge base, and Liquipedia’s TFT patch portal, cross-referenced with our own current-season records in games.json. Last updated July 17, 2026.