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Teamfight Tactics has its own client now: patch 18.6 moved TFT out of the League client

Patch 18.6 gives Teamfight Tactics its own standalone client on 4 November 2026. Riot’s words on what it does, the bigger download, the cosmetics split, and what Riot has not said.

GamGem Research · 4 November 2026

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The size of the download: Riot says “big” and “larger than usual” and prints no number.
Teamfight Tactics has its own client now: patch 18.6 moved TFT out of the League client
A download page or store listing: neither Riot post links one.
Teamfight Tactics has its own client now: patch 18.6 moved TFT out of the League client
System requirements for the standalone client: not stated in either post.
Teamfight Tactics has its own client now: patch 18.6 moved TFT out of the League client
The exact hour 18.6 went live on 4 November: Riot says it will “follow up with a more specific release time”.
Teamfight Tactics has its own client now: patch 18.6 moved TFT out of the League client
Whether the League client still opens TFT, and for how long.
Teamfight Tactics has its own client now: patch 18.6 moved TFT out of the League client
What changes for mobile players beyond a longer-than-normal deploy.
Teamfight Tactics has its own client now: patch 18.6 moved TFT out of the League client
Whether an existing install updates by itself.
Teamfight Tactics has its own client now: patch 18.6 moved TFT out of the League client

These pieces rest on 4 sources across 2 publishers and primary documents — support.riotgames.com · teamfighttactics.leagueoflegends.com — each read on the date printed beside it in the article that cites it.

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