TFT Set 13: How to Play Singed Hero Augment – Mad Chemist

Singed’s Hero Augment, Mad Chemist, in TFT Set 13 transforms him into a unique utility tank who leaves a poisonous trail as he runs around the battlefield. This augment changes Singed’s standard abilities and role, making him a valuable support unit for damage dealers. Here’s how to play Singed with the Mad Chemist augment effectively.

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The Mad Chemist augment modifies Singed’s playstyle in the following ways:

• Gain a Singed: Automatically provides a Singed unit.
• Poison Trail: Singed cannot perform basic attacks but continuously moves around, leaving a poison trail that deals magic damage over time to enemies in his path.
• Ability Self-Targeting: Singed’s Dangerous Mutations ability will always target himself, granting him 20% Omnivamp and additional movement speed.

With this augment, Singed excels at disrupting enemies and dealing sustained damage with his poison trail, while also gaining survivability from the Omnivamp.

1. Positioning Singed for Maximum Impact

Positioning is key to maximizing the value of Mad Chemist. Place Singed near the frontline or on the side, where he can quickly reach enemy clusters. As he runs around, he’ll spread his poison trail, damaging any enemies who follow or come into contact with it.

Since Singed continuously moves, positioning him away from the main damage-dealers can prevent him from unintentionally leading enemies toward them. His movement speed buff allows him to avoid being pinned down, ensuring he can spread his poison across a large area.

2. Best Items for Singed

To further enhance Singed’s effectiveness, equip him with items that boost his survivability and enable him to deal more damage over time.

• Sunfire Cape: This item provides additional burn damage to nearby enemies, stacking with Singed’s poison trail to maximize his area-of-effect (AoE) damage output and apply Grievous Wounds to reduce healing on enemy units.
• Warmog’s Armor: Warmog’s gives Singed a high health pool, allowing him to stay alive longer and keep his poison trail active, dealing continuous damage.
• Rylai’s Crystal Scepter: Rylai’s allows Singed’s poison trail to slow enemies, giving him better control over enemy movement and letting his poison hit for longer as they struggle to escape its range.

3. Using Singed’s Traits: Chem Baron and Sentinel

Singed’s traits – Chem Baron and Sentinel – provide him with both offensive and defensive buffs, enhancing his role as a utility tank.

• Chem Baron: Chem Baron trait grants Shimmer stacks that can lead to unique contraband items or increased health based on your loss streak. With each Shimmer stack, Chem Barons gain bonuses that make Singed tankier over time. At (3) Chem Barons, Singed gains an extra 20 Health per Black Market event passed on, which can scale his health pool effectively in the late game.

To build Chem Baron, pair Singed with other units such as Renata Glasc, Renni, or Silco, who can bring crowd control or utility, helping Singed’s poison trail hit as many enemies as possible.

• Sentinel: The Sentinel trait gives Armor and Magic Resist to your entire team, with Sentinels gaining triple. This bonus helps boost Singed’s durability significantly, allowing him to stay in the battle longer and spread his poison trail effectively. At (2) Sentinels, your team gains a 10 Armor/Magic Resist bonus, increasing to 25 at (4) Sentinels and 50 at (6) Sentinels.

Pair Singed with other Sentinel units like Leona, Rell, or Rumble to build tanky frontlines. Illaoi, another Sentinel, can provide additional frontline power and help absorb damage alongside Singed.

4. Maximizing Singed’s Poison Trail with Mad Chemist

Singed’s poison trail becomes his main source of damage with Mad Chemist, so focus on positioning and timing to make the most out of his movement. Use him to disrupt enemy formations by drawing them into his poison trail, where they’ll take consistent damage.

The poison trail combined with Chem Baron’s health boosts and Sentinel’s defensive buffs allows Singed to serve as a solid tank while dealing magic damage over time. His Omnivamp keeps him sustained, letting him stay active and spread his poison for longer durations.

1. Chem Baron & Sentinel Composition

• Core: Singed, Renata Glasc, Renni, Leona, Rell, Illaoi
• Strategy: This composition focuses on maximizing Singed’s durability while providing him with Chem Baron and Sentinel benefits. Renata and Renni deal damage from the backline, while Leona and Rell add additional tankiness. Illaoi serves as a frontline bruiser who can absorb damage, letting Singed continuously move around and apply poison. The Chem Baron bonuses grant Singed health with each Black Market event, while Sentinel armor and resistances bolster his defenses.

2. Chem Baron & Enforcer Composition

• Core: Singed, Renata Glasc, Vi, Caitlyn, Maddie, Silco
• Strategy: This setup uses Enforcers alongside Chem Barons to add crowd control while boosting Singed’s survivability. Vi and Caitlyn apply crowd control effects, keeping enemies in Singed’s poison trail for longer periods. Silco enhances the Chem Baron synergy by adding more utility and durability, while Maddie or Caitlyn as Enforcers help control high-health enemies, giving Singed time to spread his poison and weaken them.

3. Sentinel & Bruiser Composition

• Core: Singed, Illaoi, Leona, Rell, Sett, Nunu
• Strategy: A composition focusing on Sentinels and Bruisers grants Singed both armor and health, making him a resilient tank that’s hard to bring down. Illaoi, Rell, and Leona bolster the frontline, while Sett and Nunu add extra health through the Bruiser trait. This composition helps Singed survive for extended periods, and as a result, his poison trail continuously deals damage over time, softening up enemies for your main carries to finish off.

The Mad Chemist augment turns Singed into a utility tank with a strong area-of-effect poison trail that deals magic damage over time. With careful positioning, the right items, and a balanced team composition leveraging Chem Baron and Sentinel traits, Singed becomes a disruptive force on the battlefield.

His poison trail allows you to deal consistent AoE magic damage, and with Omnivamp, Singed can sustain himself while spreading his poison, benefiting from his natural tankiness. Properly positioned, Singed with Mad Chemist can be a unique and powerful tool to disrupt enemy teams and create space for your main carries.

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