The Multicaster trait in TFT Set 9.5, explained

What’s better than casting a strong spell once? Casting a strong spell twice. One of the traits in Teamfight Tactics Set 9.5 allows you to do just that, with specific units, that might seem weak in the early game until you star up those units and start eating through teams in seconds.

Here is how the Multicaster trait works in TFT Set 9.5, all the units the trait has, and how it works alongside other traits in the set.

How the Multicaster trait works in TFT Set 9.5

To start, this trait is one of the easiest to explain. Normally, when a unit’s mana gets to its threshold, the unit will cast its ability. The ability can be a variety of things, from doing damage to healing allies, but it is meant to be unique to the unit and used a handful of times per combat round. This is where the Multicaster trait comes in, allowing its units to cast their ability twice depending on how many of the trait you have on your board. The only trade-off is these extra casts do less damage. But the more of the trait you have active, the stronger that second cast is.

When you have two Multicaster units on your board, they cast their abilities one extra time every time they use it, with the second cast doing 55 percent less than the original. Then, when you fit in three Multicaster units, the damage reduction decreases to 30 percent. At four, the second cast does 20 percent less damage, and attacks also gain five bonus mana for Multicaster units.

Aside from that, the trait doesn’t offer anything else, from extra ability power to extra health. It might seem basic, but the low requirements to fit it in your team allows you to be flexible, especially if you get the rare Multicaster emblem. That allows for other units with strong abilities to use it twice, which can unlock some unbelievable compositions.

All Multicaster units in TFT Set 9.5

• Taliyah (Shurima/Multicaster)
• Twisted Fate (Bilgewater/Multicaster)
• Sona (Demacia/Multicaster)
• Vel’Koz (Void/Sorcerer/Multicaster)

With only four Multicaster units in the set, getting them all will allow players to get to that four Multicaster buff. This isn’t the only way to get to four though, with the possibility of gaining a Multicaster emblem or a Multicaster-related Augment to throw on another unit.

As for which traits work best, as is standard in TFT, looking for ones that overlap with the units of a specific trait usually leads to your best combos.

So, for Multicaster, ones like Strategist and Sorcerer allow for easy TFT team builds thanks to units like Vel’Koz. One of the sneakier ones is Shurima, using both Taliyah and any other Multicaster unit to get the most out of the unique value it brings. As for one of the new traits from the mid-set update, Bilgewater also works well. That’s thanks to Twisted Fate becoming a valid carry unit once three-starred, and his new trait overlap with Multicaster.