By GamGem ResearchLast updated 23 Sept 2026 · 06:00
Set 18 Enchanted Wilds · patch 18.3
Giant Slayer
+15% Attack Damage, +15 Ability Power, +15% Attack Speed. Gain 15% additional Damage Amp against Tanks.
Usually slamfor an AD carry
Built from
What it grants
- +10% AD B.F. Sword
- +10% AS Recurve Bow
Best on: AD carry
Ashe
Kennen
Aphelios
Ezreal
Fills the damage and tank-breaker slot.
Changing your mind
Lowtransfer risk — moved in 14% of 156,432 games
Flex score 71/100 — how many different boards can use it once it exists.
Do not build both
Why it wins
- Usually worth slamming rather than holding
- Holds its value late
- Fits a good share of tank-breaker boards
- Safe to move to another holder later
Last 7 days · All Ranks · Global · 156,432 games
Giant Slayer balance history
Riot's notes from patch 18.1 to 18.4 · 07/10 change nothing about Giant Slayer.
Quick answers about Giant Slayer
- What does Giant Slayer do in TFT Set 18?
- +15% Attack Damage, +15 Ability Power, +15% Attack Speed. Gain 15% additional Damage Amp against Tanks. That is Riot's own tooltip for Set 18 Enchanted Wilds.
- What is Giant Slayer made of?
- B.F. Sword + Recurve Bow. B.F. Sword gives +10% Attack Damage; Recurve Bow gives +10% Attack Speed.
- What does Radiant Giant Slayer do?
- +30% Attack Damage, +30 Ability Power, +30% Attack Speed. Gain 30% additional Damage Amp against Tanks. That is Riot's own tooltip for the Radiant version.
- Which Set 18 units should hold Giant Slayer?
- Our reading of Riot's data: Ashe, Kennen, Aphelios and Ezreal — units whose damage type and class match the stats Giant Slayer gives.
- Did Riot change Giant Slayer in Set 18?
- No. Riot's Set 18 notes from 18.1 to 18.4 · 07/10 (4 notes) do not change Giant Slayer.
- What else can B.F. Sword become?
- 7 other items: Deathblade, Infinity Edge, Hextech Gunblade, Edge of Night, Bloodthirster, Sterak's Gage and Spear of Shojin. With a Frying Pan it becomes the Hunter Emblem and a Spatula it becomes the Fae Emblem.
- What else can Recurve Bow become?
- 7 other items: Nashor's Tooth, Titan's Resolve, Last Whisper, Guinsoo's Rageblade, Red Buff, Kraken's Fury and Void Staff. With a Frying Pan it becomes the Rapidfire Emblem and a Spatula it becomes the Inferno Emblem.
