How does this random shop work?

GoldsmithSmarty·11/24/2019, 5:16:29 PM·4 votes·4,225 views

I don't get it. I've played a game recently where I had several champions ready to get T3. All I needed was a single copy of them. Well, after spending 150+ gold across multiple rounds I didn't get a single one. I should've won that game. I had 3 potential T3's but ultimately I lost a close game with zero t3 champs. Other players had multiple T3 in their roaster.

Am I doing something wrong? It's the same story for me every game. I've tried stockpiling gold with income and also tried spending every penny each round. I lose all the time because I don't get the champs I need.

I would appreciate some advice.

16 Comments

ModThe Djinn11/24/2019, 5:30:25 PM2 votes

You need to look at who else is building the same champions. Champions come from a shared pool, and if someone else is Tier 3-ing the same champion (especially cost 3+ champions) your odds decrease exponentially and are, in some cases, impossible.

The pool sizes are as follows:

~~* 39 of each Tier 1 champion.

26 of each Tier 2 champion.
21 of each Tier 3 champion.
13 of each Tier 4 champions.
10 of each Tier 5 champions.~~

Forgot the 10/22 update:

Tier 1: 39 ⇒ 29
Tier 2: 26 ⇒ 22
Tier 3: 18 ⇒ 16
Tier 4: 13 ⇒ 12
Tier 5: 10

There are 9 champions needed to get a 3-star, and 3 needed to get a 2-star.

Sirfetchd2111/24/2019, 9:02:11 PM1 votes

Along with other things mentioned, it can also be worth holding champions of the same tier while you hyper roll. Say you wanted a yorick, you would pick up any brand, twitch, ashe. Etc. Temporarily until you needed space or gold to reroll.