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Riot Games is changing up the final patches of Teamfight Tactic<\/em>s Set 8.5, adding a Portal mechanic to Normal mode, which is similar to the main mechanic in Set Nine.<\/p>

For fun patches in TFT<\/em> are getting a rework during Set 8.5. Sets are undergoing a huge change next year with the elimination of Mid-Set updates<\/a>, and the team is setting up for those adjustments by testing a variation of a mysterious Set Nine mechanic. Starting on May 3 through Patch 13.9, Portals are coming to Normal mode. And will continue to drop in the following two patches leading up to the launch of Set Nine, according to the TFT<\/em> devs<\/a>.\u00a0<\/p>