What are Hextech Augments in TFT? Set 6 mechanic details

❘ Published: 2021-12-25T05:55:20

Riot Games

Hextech Augments are the TFT Set 6 special mechanic, giving players plenty of agency to play their own game. There’s over 140 to choose from — and we’ve got all the details on the new power-ups and their stats in Gizmos and Gadgets.

TFT Set 6 is here to shake up Riot’s hit autobattler yet again. With all kinds of Gizmos and Gadgets to play around with in the form of the Hextech Augments set mechanic, each game will be a unique experience.

There’s more than 140 to choose from — and 2.7 million combinations — and they can help enable any playstyle you want.

We’ve got a breakdown of all the Hextech Augments coming in TFT Set 6, including what they do and how to get them.

TFT Set 6 has introduced new Hextech Augments, making each game unique (peep the training dummies, that’s an Augment).

How do Hextech Augments work in TFT Set 6?

Hextech Augments are the ultimate player agency mechanic in Teamfight Tactics.

“Some Augments break rules while others create new ones, allowing you to reinvent your game time and time again,” Riot said in TFT Set 6’s launch.

Read More: Every TFT Set 6 champion & trait added for Gizmos & Gadgets expansion

There are three Augment armories across the game at Stage 1-4, 3-3, and 4-5. As the game goes on, the average quality of the Augments you can choose from go up. All players will receive a similar quality of Augments in each armory (but not the exact same ones).

You will be presented with a choice of three Augments at each armory. You may only select one though, so choose wisely.

You will have a choice between three Augments at Stages 1-4, 3-5, and 5-1.

Over 140 Hextech Augments have been added to TFT Set 6, with Riot intending on adding new ones in the Mid-Set update.

It seems like a daunting amount to learn, but most of them are reprints of each other. There’s Augments that give you emblems, and there’s also Augments that scale across tiers with better values. There’s a handful of unique Augments on top.

It’s not overcomplicated like Shadow Items, which Riot intentionally avoided when designing the system.

Read More: Everything you need to know about TFT Set 6

“The choices are right there in your face, the descriptions are very clear. You’re given a lot of time, and the choices are always positive ⁠— there’s no trick questions. We’re very enthusiastic about Augments, especially for new players,” developer Stephen ‘Mortdog’ Mortimer said in an interview.

“This will be a very exciting to learn system, very easy to understand, and with a lot of variety. We don’t think it has any of the same risks as Shadow Items.”

Riot claimed Augments have added “adaptability” to TFT that had been missing since Fates and the Chosen mechanic.

All Hextech Augments in TFT Set 6

You can find a full list of TFT Set 6 Hextech Augments below, divided into their respective tiers.

Numbers correct as of TFT patch 11.24b.

Tier 1 (Silver)

Name	Description
Academy Heart	Your team counts as having 1 additional Academic.
Arcanist Heart	Your team counts as having 1 additional Arcanist.
Ascension	After 15 seconds of combat, your units deal 65% more damage.
Assassin Heart	Your team counts as having 1 additional Assassin. Gain a Talon.
Ardent Censer	Allies healed or shielded by Enchanters gain 40% stacking Attack Speed for the rest of combat (maximum once every 2 seconds).
Bodyguard Heart	Your team counts as having 1 additional Bodyguard. Gain a Leona.
Bruiser Heart	Your team counts as having 1 additional Bruiser. Gain a Trundle.
Built Different I	Your units with no Traits active gain 300 Health and 50% Attack Speed.
Calculated Loss	After losing your combat, gain 2 gold and a free Shop refresh.
Celestial Blessing I	Your units heal for 10% of the damage dealt by attacks and abilities. Excess healing is converted to a shield up to 300 Health.
Challenger Heart	Your team counts as having 1 additional Challenger. Gain a Warwick.
Chemical Overload I	Chemtechs explode on death, dealing 30% of their maximum Health as magic damage to enemies within 2 hexes.
Chemtech Heart	Your team counts as having 1 additional Chemtech.
Clockwork Heart	Your team counts as having 1 additional Clockwork. Gain a Zilean.
Cutthroat	Assassins Mana Reave the first unit they attack, increasing their maximum Mana by 65% until they cast.
Cybernetic Implants I	Your units equipped with an item gain 200 Health and 20 Attack Damage.
Dominance	After winning your combat, gain 1 bonus gold for every 2 surviving units.
Dual Rule	There are now 2 Tyrants.
Duet	Summon 1 additional Socialite Spotlight. Give an additional 500 Health to Spotlighted champions.
Enchanter Heart	Your team counts as having 1 additional Enchanter. Gain a Taric.
Enforcer Heart	Your team counts as having 1 additional Enforcer. Gain a Vi.
En Garde	The first time an enemy is attacked by a Challenger, they are Disarmed for 3 seconds.
Exiles I	Your units that start combat with no adjacent allies gain a 40% maximum Health shield for 8 seconds.
Featherweights I	Your 1 and 2 cost units gain 30% movement and Attack Speed.
First Aid Kit	All healing and shielding received by your units is increased by 35%.
Hyper Roll	If you have less than 10 gold at the end of a round, gain 3 gold.
Imperial Heart	Your team counts as having 1 additional Imperial. Gain a Swain.
Innovator Heart	Your team counts as having 1 additional Innovator.
Item Grab Bag I	Gain 1 random completed item.
Knife’s Edge I	Your units that start combat in the front 2 rows gain 25 Attack Damage.
Lifelong Learning	Scholars that survive combat permanently gain 5 Ability Power.
Makeshift Armor I	Your units with no items gain 30 Armor and Magic Resist.
Mercenary Heart	Your team counts as having 1 additional Mercenary.
Mutant Heart	Your team counts as having 1 additional Mutant. Gain a Kog’Maw.
One For All	When your Syndicates die, they grant your other Syndicates 20 Attack Damage and Ability Power.
Pandora’s Items	Gain a random component. At the start of each turn, items on your bench are randomized (excluding Tactician’s Crown, Spatula, and consumables).
Phony Frontline	Gain 2 Training Dummies.
Pirates	Mercenary units have a 50% chance to drop 1 gold when they kill an enemy.
Protector Heart	Your team counts as having 1 additional Protector. Gain a Blitzcrank.
Runic Shield I	Arcanists start combat with a shield equal to 300% of their Ability Power, lasting for 8 seconds.
Scholar Heart	Your team counts as having 1 additional Scholar. Gain a Lissandra.
Scoped Weapons	Double the hex range of your ranged units, and their attacks cannot miss.
Scrap Heart	Your team counts as having 1 additional Scrap. Gain an Ekko.
Self-Repair	When the Innovation dies, it will become untargetable and repair itself if an Innovator is still alive.
Sniper Heart	Your team counts as having 1 additional Sniper. Gain a Tristana.
Sniper’s Nest	Snipers gain +8% damage per round they’ve started combat in the same hex. (Maximum +40%)
Socialite Heart	Your team counts as having 1 additional Socialite.
So Small	Yordles gain 35% Dodge Chance.
Stand Behind Me	At the start of combat, Bodyguards grant 75% of their Armor bonus to non-Bodyguard allies directly behind them (does not stack).
Stand United I	Your units gain 3 Attack Damage and Ability Power per Trait active across your team.
Syndicate Heart	Your team counts as having 1 additional Syndicate. Gain a Zyra.
Thrill of the Hunt I	Your units heal 300 Health on kill.
Tinker	Every 1 combat round(s) with Scrap active, gain a Magnetic Remover or Reforger.
Twinshot Heart	Your team counts as having 1 additional Twinshot. Gain a Graves.
Underdogs	Whenever your team has fewer units alive than your opponent, your units regenerate 10% of their missing Health every second, capped at 150 Health per second.
Unstable Evolution	Mutants randomly gain one of the following when they reach 2 star: 500 Health, 30% Attack Speed, 30 Attack Damage, or 30 Ability Power. These bonuses stack.
Weakspot	Your units’ attacks ignore 20% of the target’s Armor and reduce healing received by 50% for 10 seconds.

Tier 2 (Gold)

Name	Description
Academy Crest	Gain an Academy Emblem.
All For One	When an ally dies, they grant the Tyrant 33% of their maximum Health.
Ancient Archives	Gain 1 Tome of Traits.
Arcanist Crest	Gain an Arcanist Emblem. Gain a Twisted Fate.
Armor Plating	Colossus become invulnerable for 2 seconds the first time their Health drops to 60% and 30%.
Assassin Crest	Gain an Assassin Emblem. Gain an Ekko.
Bodyguard Crest	Gain a Bodyguard Emblem. Gain a Leona.
Bruiser Crest	Gain a Bruiser Emblem. Gain a Trundle.
Binary Airdrop	Your units equipped with 2 items temporarily gain a random completed item at the start of combat.
Built Different II	Your units with no Traits active gain 400 Health and 60% Attack Speed.
Broken Stopwatch	8 seconds into combat, all enemies and non-Clockwork units are frozen in time for 4 seconds.
Celestial Blessing II	Your units heal for 15% of the damage dealt by attacks and abilities. Excess healing is converted to a shield up to 450 Health.
Challenger Crest	Gain a Challenger Emblem. Gain a Warwick.
Chemical Overload II	Chemtechs explode on death, dealing 45% of their maximum Health as magic damage to enemies within 2 hexes.
Chemtech Crest	Gain a Chemtech Emblem. Gain a Zac.
Clear Mind	If you have no units on your bench at the end of a round, gain 3 experience points.
Clockwork Crest	Gain a Clockwork Emblem.
Cram Session	After casting their first Ability, Academics restore 90% of their maximum Mana.
Cybernetic Implants II	Your units equipped with an item gain 300 Health and 30 Attack Damage.
Exiles II	Your units that start combat with no adjacent allies gain a 60% maximum Health shield for 8 seconds.
Featherweights II	Your 1 and 2 cost units gain 40% movement and Attack Speed.
Gold Reserves	Mercenaries deal 2% more damage per 1 gold you have. (Maximum +60%)
High Roller	Gain 2 Loaded Dice.
Imperial Crest	Gain an Imperial Emblem. Gain a Talon.
Instant Injection	Chemtechs now additionally trigger their bonuses at the start of combat.
Junkyard	Gain a random component every 3 combat rounds with the Scrap Trait active.
Knife’s Edge II	Your units that start combat in the first 2 rows gain 40 Attack Damage.
Makeshift Armor II	Your units with no items gain 45 Armor and Magic Resist.
Mercenary Crest	Gain a Mercenary Emblem.
Metabolic Accelerator	Your Tactician moves faster and heals 2 Health at the start of each round.
Mutant Crest	Gain a Mutant Emblem. Gain a Kog’Maw.
Payday	After winning your combat, gain 1 bonus gold for each surviving Syndicate.
Protector Crest	Gain a Protector Emblem.
Rich Get Richer	Gain 10 gold. Your maximum interest is increased to 7.
Runic Shield II	Arcanists start combat with a shield equal to 450% of their Ability Power, lasting for 8 seconds.
Salvage Bin	Gain a random completed item. Selling champions breaks apart their full items into components (excluding Force of Nature).
Scholar Crest	Gain a Scholar Emblem. Gain a Heimerdinger.
Scrap Crest	Gain a Scrap Emblem. Gain an Ekko.
Sharpshooter	Twinshot’s ranged attacks and abilities can bounce once, dealing 45% less damage.
Shrug It Off	Bruisers regenerate 2.5% of their maximum Health each second.
Smoke Bomb	The first time Assassins drop below 60% Health, they briefly enter stealth, becoming untargetable and shedding all negative effects.
Sniper Crest	Gain a Sniper Emblem. Gain a Tristana.
Spell Blade	After casting their Ability, Arcanists’ next attack deals bonus magic damage equal to 200% of their Ability Power.
Stand United II	Your units gain 4 Attack Damage and Ability Power per Trait active across your team.
Sunfire Board	At the start of combat, burn all enemies for 20% of their maximum HP over 8 seconds and reduce healing received by 50%.
Syndicate Crest	Gain a Syndicate Emblem. Gain a Zyra.
Thrill of the Hunt II	Your units heal 500 Health on kill.
Titanic Force	Your units with more than 1400 maximum Health gain Attack Damage equal to 3% of their maximum Health.
Trade Sector	Gain a free Shop refresh each round.
Wise Spending	Gain 2 experience points when you refresh your Shop.

Tier 3 (Prismatic)

Name	Description
Academy Crown	Gain 2 Academy Emblems.
Arcanist Crown	Gain 2 Arcanist Emblems.
Assassin Crown	Gain 2 Assassin Emblems.
Band of Thieves	Gain 2 Thief’s Gloves.
Bodyguard Crown	Gain 2 Bodyguard Emblems.
Bruiser Crown	Gain 2 Bruiser Emblems.
Built Different III	Your units with no Traits active gain 500 Health and 70% Attack Speed.
Celestial Blessing III	Your units heal for 20% of the damage dealt by attacks and abilities. Excess healing is converted to a shield up to 600 Health.
Challenger Crown	Gain 2 Challenger Emblems.
Chemical Overload III	Chemtechs explode on death, dealing 100% of their maximum Health as magic damage to enemies within 2 hexes.
Chemtech Crown	Gain 2 Chemtech Emblems.
Clockwork Soul	Your team counts as having 2 additional Clockworks. Gain 8 gold.
Cybernetic Implants III	Your units equipped with an item gain 400 Health and 40 Attack Damage
Enchanter Soul	Your team counts as having 2 additional Enchanters. Gain 8 gold.
Enforcer Soul	Your team counts as having 2 additional Enforcers. Gain 8 gold.
Exiles III	Your units that start combat with no adjacent allies gain an 80% maximum Health shield for 8 seconds.
Featherweights III	Your 1 and 2 cost units gain 60% movement and Attack Speed.
Golden Ticket	Each time your Shop is refreshed, you have a 40% chance to gain a free refresh.
High End Shopping	Champions appear in your Shop as if you were 1 level higher.
Imperial Crown	Gain 2 Imperial Emblems.
Innovator Soul	Your team counts as having 2 additional Innovators.
Item Grab Bag II	Gain 2 random completed items.
Knife’s Edge III	Your units that start combat in the first 2 rows gain 55 Attack Damage.
Level Up!	When you buy experience points, gain an additional 4 experience points. You can now reach level 10.
Makeshift Armor III	Your units with no items gain 60 Armor and Magic Resist.
March of Progress	Gain 5 bonus experience points per round. You can no longer use gold to gain experience points.
Mercenary Soul	Your team counts as having 2 additional Mercenaries.
Mutant Crown	Gain 2 Mutant Emblems.
New Recruit	Gain +1 team size.
Portable Forge	Open an Armory and choose 1 of 3 unique Artifacts crafted by Ornn.
Protector Crown	Gain 2 Protector Emblems.
Runic Shield III	Arcanists start combat with a shield equal to 600% Ability Power, lasting for 8 seconds.
Scholar Soul	Your team counts as having 2 additional Scholars. Gain 8 gold.
Scrap Soul	Your team counts as having 2 additional Scraps. Gain 8 gold.
Share the Spotlight	Allies adjacent to a spotlight at the start of combat gain 100% of its bonuses.
Sniper Crown	Gain 2 Sniper Emblems.
Socialite Soul	Your team counts as having 2 additional Socialites.
Stand United III	Your units gain 5 Attack Damage and Ability Power per Trait active across your team.
Syndicate Crown	Gain 2 Syndicate Emblems.
Thrill of the Hunt III	Your units heal 750 Health on kill.
Twinshot Soul	Your team counts as having 2 additional Twinshots.
Windfall	Gain gold based on the number of Augments you currently have. 0 = 15g, 1 = 30g, 2 = 45g.
Woodland Charm	At the start of combat, your highest Health Champion creates a 1500 Health copy of themself (excluding items).

What else is new in TFT Set 6?

Of course, it wouldn’t be a new TFT set without a new roster of champions and traits. 59 new champions and 28 new traits have been added as a part of the Gizmos and Gadgets expansion in TFT Set 6.

There’s also a new Labs game mode named Double-Up. It’s the first co-op TFT experience, with players pairing up to face off in a 2v2v2v2 format.