Set 17.1 comes with astral amount of fun!

Patch 17.1 officially launches Set 17: Space Gods, introducing a cosmic theme where players align with divine entities to gain unique boons and loot. It’s a major systems update with new mechanics, ranked resets, and sweeping balance changes.

Core Updates

New Set Mechanic — Realm of the Gods: Replaces the Carousel. Players choose between two gods’ offerings (plus Pengu’s generic one), each providing components and later a Boon Armory at stage 4‑7. Gods periodically drop loot throughout the game.

Ranked Reset: Season starts fresh with provisional matches (no LP loss for bottom 4). Challenger and Grandmaster slots expanded across all regions.

Space Gods Pass: Free and paid progression tracks with emotes, Little Legends, portals, and realm crystals.

Cosmetics & Cinematic: New Space Gods‑themed visuals, Little Legends, and a cinematic reveal.

System & Gameplay Changes

Targeting & Movement: Smarter AI keeps carries focused on nearby targets.

Surrendering: Matches now play out even if a player surrenders; placement adjusted fairly.

Keyword Reworks: “Chill” → “Slow”, “Dazzle” → “Weaken”, “Precision” replaces “Spells can critically strike”.

Four‑Star Scaling: Ability damage increased from 1.33× to 1.7× of 3‑star values.

Encounters: Temporarily removed; returning in Patch 17.2.

Augments

Removed: Over 40 outdated augments (e.g., Double Trouble, Radiant Relics, Destiny tiers).

Returning: Fan favorites like Celestial Blessing, Cybernetic Implants/Uplink (reworked), Tiny Titans, Second Wind, Sunfire Board.

Adjusted: Balance tweaks across Silver, Gold, and Prismatic tiers; new Silver tier for Vampiric Vitality.

Items

Tank Item Nerfs: Reduced multiplicative scaling to discourage single super‑tank metas. Bramble Vest, Dragon’s Claw, Gargoyle Stoneplate all weakened.

Radiant Items: Adjusted to match new balance philosophy.

New Artifacts: Each god gains a signature item (e.g., Ahri’s Aura, Kayle’s Exaltation, Thresh’s Lantern, Varus’s Obsession).

Artifact Adjustments: Buffs to Lich Bane, Titanic Hydra, Statikk Shiv, and others.

Ranked & Rewards

Expanded high‑tier slots per region. New ranked rewards tied to Lore & Legends progression. Mobile patch rollout delayed by 24 hours post‑PC release.

Patch 17.1 reshapes TFT’s meta with divine mechanics, smarter combat logic, and a fresh ranked climb. It’s a cosmic reset emphasizing adaptability, multi‑tank compositions, and god‑specific artifacts — setting the stage for the Space Gods era.