

While both games are consciously sticking with Auto Chess’ winning formula, they each have introduced some new mechanics.

It is the first autobattler game to move away from the eight-by-eight chess board and into a hex grid. Teamfight Tactics also appears more willing to innovate within the genre. We can go even deeper ( Warhammer Fantasy Battles, anyone?), but we won’t.
#Auto chess vs tft mod#
Dota is after all based on a mod in Warcraft 3. League of Legends’ setting, as ill-defined as it may be, is way more original than Dota’s. However, there is still a clear winner, and it is Teamfight Tactics. And both Teamfight Tactics and Underlords are carried by the strength of their preexisting fantasy settings.

Yet, despite the questionable motivation to create them, it is clear that both Valve and Riot have put a lot of fresh effort into each game. Let’s be blunt: Both games exist strictly because of the success of the Dota Auto Chess mod. Today we compare the two to determine which one is overall better! Originality However, each game has already shown its own distinct personality and selling points. Both Teamfight Tactics and Dota Underlordsare in beta and will certainly continue to grow and change. Since Dota Auto Chess’ success earlier this year, the two biggest MOBA franchises in the world have spun out their own competing autobattlers.
