TFT Set 17: Dates, Rank Reset & What Happens Next
Updated for Set 17 · July 2026 · last reviewed
Set 17 ends
Next: Set 18 ·
Set 17 is the current competitive set in TFT, and its ranked ladder closes on 29 July 2026. This page is the permanent set tracker: confirmed dates, exactly what the between-set reset does to your rank (it's the hardest reset of any major ladder we track), and how the re-climb works — updated every set, with every claim sourced.
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Set 17 dates
Set 17 ranked play ends on 29 July 2026 at 10:00 UTC — that cutoff is officially confirmed, so treat it as hard. Set 18 goes live on 12 August 2026. The roughly two-week gap between ranked close and the new set is normal: it's the public test window where the incoming set is tuned before hitting live servers, not a delay and not extra ranked time on Set 17. Rewards are locked to what you hold when the 29 July cutoff hits.
What happens to your rank at a new set
TFT runs a full ladder reset every set — the hardest reset model of any ladder we track. When Set 18 opens, everyone re-places into the Iron II–Silver IV band, from last set's Iron players to its Challengers. You then play 5 provisional matches, during which bottom-four finishes cost no LP — the provisionals can only move you up.
The reset is not a memory wipe, though: your MMR carries over in compressed form, so a former Diamond player re-placing in Silver is matched against similarly strong lobbies and climbs out far faster than a genuine Silver player would. And to be clear about what does not happen: there is no mid-set rank reset — one set, one reset, at the set boundary only.
Before the tick: what to do at set's end
Set rewards key off your standing when ranked closes, so the run-in to 29 July is the last chance to bank anything from Set 17 — after the cutoff, that ladder is gone for good, not softly adjusted like other games' seasons. LP in TFT is placement-based: top-four finishes gain (a fourth still nets a small positive floor, and a first gains the most), bottom-four finishes lose. If you're one tier short of a reward threshold with days left, that's the classic moment players hand the lobby to a professional booster — a hard, confirmed deadline doesn't negotiate.
After the tick: provisionals and the climb back
When Set 18 opens on 12 August, your 5 provisionals are the cheapest LP you'll ever earn: with bottom-four losses costing nothing, aggressive play is free. After provisionals, the climb back from the Iron II–Silver IV band to your former badge is long in games even if it's short in difficulty — your compressed MMR speeds up matchmaking-adjusted gains, but a Diamond-or-higher re-climb still routinely takes dozens of games on a brand-new set with unfamiliar units and comps. The calculator above gives a range for your exact from→to, and the boost option shows a real price and ETA if you'd rather start Set 18 where you left off.
Set history
TFT's competitive calendar runs set by set: each set lives roughly three to four months, its ranked ladder closes on a confirmed date, a short public-test window follows, and the next set launches with the full reset described above. Set 17's ranked chapter closes 29 July 2026; Set 18 opens 12 August 2026. We log each set's confirmed dates here as they close, so this page doubles as the ladder's historical record.
Frequently asked questions
On 29 July 2026 at 10:00 UTC — officially confirmed. Rewards lock to your rank at that cutoff. Set 18 then goes live on 12 August 2026, with a normal public-test window in between.
Yes — every new set is a full ladder reset. All players re-place into the Iron II–Silver IV band and play 5 provisional matches (bottom-four finishes cost no LP during provisionals). Your MMR carries over in compressed form, so strong players climb out quickly.
No. The ladder resets once per set, at the set boundary. Mid-set patches bring balance changes and content, but your rank and LP stay where they are.
The roughly two weeks between the 29 July ranked close and the 12 August launch is the public test window for the new set. It's a normal part of every set rollover, not a delay — and no ranked progress happens during it.
Longer than in soft-reset games, because everyone restarts from the Iron II–Silver IV band — typically dozens of games back to a Diamond-or-higher badge, even with carried-over MMR accelerating your lobbies. The calculator on this page estimates your exact from→to, next to the boosted alternative's real price and ETA.