The Freljord trait in TFT Set 9.5, explained

Ready to sport your winter gloves and chapstick for frostbite? Well, if you plan to either use or face the Freljord trait in Teamfight Tactics Set 9.5, you’ll have to do your best to weather the ice storm it summons and the effects it applies to enemies of the Freljord.

Here is how to use the Freljord trait in TFT Set 9.5, including what the trait does and all the units that possess it.

What does the Freljord trait do in TFT Set 9.5?

Where some traits summon allies or buff your units, the Freljord trait is offensive, applying a debuff hitting all enemies when activated. Throughout Set Nine, Freljord wasn’t seen too often in games, but as other traits focused on keeping key units alive, this regional trait rose in popularity and stuck around for Set 9.5.

To start, the Freljord trait doesn’t scale like other regional traits, instead boosting in value at two and three Freljord units. As soon as the trait is active, with a minimum of two Freljord units on the board, an ice storm will appear eight seconds into combat rounds. All enemies take a percentage of their health as true damage and gain debuffs. These debuffs depend on which of the three levels of the trait you have.

At the first level, the Freljord trait does eight percent of a unit’s health as true damage, while applying a 30 percent Sunder and Shred debuff, which reduces armor and magic resistance. The level three Freljord trait increases damage to 15 percent and adds a stun for 1.5 seconds.

All Freljord units in TFT Set 9.5

• Ashe (Freljord/Vanquisher)
• Sejuani (Freljord/Bruiser)

There are only two Freljord units, making it a relatively rare trait in TFT. Therefore, to activate the three Freljord versions of the trait, players will either need to find a Freljord Emblem or an augment Freljord Soul that offers that extra Freljord active spot.

While the units are rare, they’re relatively cheap compared to other regional trait units. Plus, even if you commit to three Freljord, you can easily fit in another trait to combo with it, like Shurima with Azir. Other options are to mix in traits that the Freljord units share, like Vanquisher with Ashe or Bruiser with Sejuani.

In the end, the goal is to find a trait that can combo well with the debuffs and damage that Freljord can do, either to clean up your enemies or to keep your Freljord units alive longer.