How to Play Emo
Welcome to another in the series of our How to Play TFT trait guides.
Emo is a new trait coming to Set 10 with the theme of reducing mana cost. The trait isn’t anything spectacular, but it has a small cast of interesting units.
Note: The information provided is based on early information and can change rapidly in PBE. While the exact numbers may change, the overall mechanic of the trait should remain the same.
Let’s get right into the guide.
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How Emo Works
The Emo trait is all about mana. When active, the mana cost for Emo champions will be reduced. Furthemore, when an ally dies, Emo champions will also gain mana.
Emo Trait Bonus
Emo Champions have reduced maximum mana. Whenever an ally dies, Emo Champions gain Mana.
- (2) -20% , +10 gained
- (4) -25% , +30 gained
- (6) -35% , +40 gained. Emo Champions gain 50
Emo Synergy
Here’s a list of traits you can branch into with Emo:
- Spellweaver
- Guardian
- Executioner
- Mosher
As expected, there isn’t any class overlap between the units considering there’s only 4 Emo units. The Emo bonus only affects Emo units, and the trait is quite small. As such, I expect Emo to be a bit more niche as there isn’t a ton of flexibility with the comps.
Splashing in Emo is unnecessary unless you’re investing into an Emo unit like Poppy. Even still, there may be some reroll comps that revolve around Annie and Vex, so there’s some testing to be done there.
Emo Champions
Let’s briefly go over each Champion in the Emo trait and what you can do with them.
Annie – Emo + Spellweaver
Annie is the only low cost Emo unit, which will make the trait difficult to put together until the mid game. Annie’s ability ramps up the more she casts, which synergizes very well with the Emo trait.
Annie will likely be a potential reroll carry, but her supporting cast will be interesting since there are no other 1 or 2-cost Emo units you can reroll for alongside her.
Amumu – Emo + Guardian
Amumu is the dedicated frontline unit for the Emo trait, and his ability also has a strong CC portion as well. He does need to cast 3 times in order to stun, but hopefully the Emo trait will help accelerate his casts to do so.
The bonus Armor from his passive is also quite good. As long as he can survive long enough to get to max stacks, he can become harder and harder to take down.
Vex – Emo + Executioner
Vex is the other 3-cost Emo unit and has a mix of damage and CC with her ability. Since her ability is part CC, I don’t expect the numbers to be too strong, but it could be enough to be a reroll carry.
The Executioner trait makes me believe that a reroll Vex comp is possible due to the extra offensive stats she gains from her class.
Poppy – Emo + Mosher
Poppy is back, and she’s not a 1-cost unit this time. Poppy is looking to be a potential melee carry type unit with her ability and Mosher trait.
It’s likely that an Emo comp with Poppy as one of the carries can be quite successful, with a mix of traits added in to supplement the Emo units.
Emo Team Comps
Since the PBE has just released, we won’t be diving into too much detail on team comps just yet. The comps shown now may or may not be viable, they’re simply suggestions to try.
Be sure to check back as we will update this guide as team comps are found and optimized.
Emo Pentakill Team Comp
For my first impression on a team comp, I decided to mix Emo with the Pentakill trait.
Yorick is the perfect unit to pair with Emo as he is both Mosher and Guardian (pairs with Poppy and Amumu). Karthus is also a nice addition as his Executioner trait pairs with Vex. Lastly, Mordekaiser is there to finish Pentakill (3) and provide some extra frontline.
Considering Emo is 3 out of 4 so far, I figured keeping Annie in the comp to hit Emo 4 is a worthwhile slot. The last slot is very flexible and I decided to add Ziggs as a way to reduce enemy MR and generate mana for Karthus.
However, you can replace Ziggs with any unit. If you have a Mosher Headliner Poppy for example, you can look to add in an additional Mosher to hit Mosher 4.
Conclusion
Overall, Emo is a simple trait, but the units look quite exciting to play with. Poppy can definitely turn into a frontline monster while Annie can ramp into a fireball slinging backline carry.
There is room for potential reroll comps, flexing with Pentakill, and surely even more to explore.
We hope you enjoyed this guide, and hopefully it helps you climb some ranks. Good luck and have fun!
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