By GamGem ResearchLast updated 23 Sept 2026 · 06:00
Set 18 Enchanted Wilds · patch 18.3
Red Buff
+45% Attack Speed, +6% Damage Amp. Attacks and Abilities 1% Burn and 33% Wound enemies for 5 seconds.
Situationalfor an AD carry
Built from
What it grants
- +10% AS Recurve Bow
- +10% AS Recurve Bow
Best on: AD carry
Ashe
Kennen
Aphelios
Ezreal
Fills the damage and carry slot.
Changing your mind
Medtransfer risk — moved in 39% of 156,432 games
Flex score 56/100 — how many different boards can use it once it exists.
Do not build both
Why it wins
- Worth it in the right spot, not by default
- Holds its value late
- Fits a good share of carry boards
- Moving it later usually costs a round
Last 7 days · All Ranks · Global · 156,432 games
Red Buff balance history
Riot's notes from patch 18.1 to 18.4 · 07/10 change nothing about Red Buff.
Quick answers about Red Buff
- What does Red Buff do in TFT Set 18?
- +45% Attack Speed, +6% Damage Amp. Attacks and Abilities 1% Burn and 33% Wound enemies for 5 seconds. That is Riot's own tooltip for Set 18 Enchanted Wilds.
- What is Red Buff made of?
- Two Recurve Bows, each giving +10% Attack Speed.
- What does Radiant Red Buff do?
- +80% Attack Speed, +6% Damage Amp. Attacks and Abilities 2% Burn and 33% Wound enemies for 5 seconds. That is Riot's own tooltip for the Radiant version.
- Which Set 18 units should hold Red Buff?
- Our reading of Riot's data: Ashe, Kennen, Aphelios and Ezreal — units whose damage type and class match the stats Red Buff gives.
- Did Riot change Red Buff in Set 18?
- No. Riot's Set 18 notes from 18.1 to 18.4 · 07/10 (4 notes) do not change Red Buff.
- What else can Recurve Bow become?
- 7 other items: Nashor's Tooth, Titan's Resolve, Last Whisper, Guinsoo's Rageblade, Giant Slayer, Kraken's Fury and Void Staff. With a Frying Pan it becomes the Rapidfire Emblem and a Spatula it becomes the Inferno Emblem.
