One of the most important things that any top or mid laner should know is how to teleport effectively. A good teleport can completely swing fights, protect objectives, and put pressure on the map that needs to be addressed. The skill is so impactful, in fact, that its cooldown is one of the highest ones in the game, having the same cooldown time as Flash.There are a few different kind of teleports

Ardent Censer is a genuinely silly item. Repeat after me, Ardent Censer is a genuinely silly item.The gold value it can give your teammates is, at its lowest point, at least a Recurve Bow worth of stats. It can do that to everyone, and the buff it gives lasts for roughly a bajillion seconds. So why not have Ardent Censer on champions that fully don’t deserve it, and make it work anyway becau

In the current meta, picks that look like they can be used for more than one role are few and far between. In the 7.15 status quo, picks that used to look like flex picks no longer stand out as such. Teams are aware that a former flex pick, such as Gragas or Galio, is 95 percent likely going to be in one particular role due to its optimized strength in that position. On patch 7.15, teams have pick

One of the most underrated skills one can have in life is knowing how to prepare for coming events and needs. Good preparation can help you with a lot of things in life. It makes meals taste better, gives you higher marks in school, and yes, even helps with League of Legends.A good portion of this series has been dedicated to helping you perform while you are in the game. However, games are someti

We’ve seen Malzahar in many lanes since his rework. He’s punished mid laners forever, and become the support that’s turned back time (only to have the same events replay themselves). However, we have yet to see Malzahar in the top lane, as a threatening presence against tanks who have risen to prominence there. Now that tanks have become the soup du jour, Malzahar has skyrocketed

Support items have seen radical changes across season 7, with reworks and stat shuffles often yielding an ideal standard for all supports to run with. With the Locket and Redemption combo essentially neglected and Knight's Vow nerfed, teams have turned elsewhere to get the best bang for their buck on support. Enter Ardent Censer.Ardent Censer has ascended to the highest tier of items in the cu

Reworks. We love them because they give us champions with shotgun legs, parkour, and... even more shotguns. Huh, Riot seems to have a thing for shotguns.One rework that has stood the test of viability so far has been Galio. Demacia’s tank of choice has been a popular pick after his rework because of his great waveclear, better crowd control and stellar ultimate. Any move that is badass enoug

Patch 7.14 introduced massive changes to League's champions just as the major regional leagues are getting into the final weeks before playoffs. The resulting meta shift has been so drastic, teams are still trying to figure out the best possible combinations for team compositions and items on the current set of patches.One of the most purchased items for tanks on 7.14, Righteous Glory is the c

Items in League of Legends outnumber the amount of champions in the game, with many slots available for them, and a wide variety of combinations and zany synergies. For the most part, we’ve settled into a place where one optimal core set of items is presented for each champion. However that may not be the best set of items to build in every single game you play.Often, the situation you encou

Long ago, support was a role that could dish out as much damage as the ones around them. The days of Malzahar and Zyra have been long gone, and people have finally stopped going for Lux and Nidalee as the supports that they automatically opt into when they don't play support (thank goodness).However, those longing for the days where you can play a support that can pump out excessive damage against

Tanks are king on patch 7.14, as new items and buffs to supports, junglers, and top laners make their way onto the rift. Things such as Bramble Vest, Gargoyle Stoneplate, and buffs to Adaptive Helm make stacking health and resistances key to winning games and big teamfights.The Freljord duo of Sejuani and Braum have been climbing in popularity, being a particularly noteworthy combo in patch 7.14.

One of the most important general skills to learn in League of Legends is the idea of roaming. Roaming is not just leaving the lane, it is a combination of applicable mechanical and macro thinking which can win games outright through its successful usage.When one roams, they are impacting the map aside from their lane during the laning phase. Doing so to great effect will make the game much harder

You've entered solo queue and brushed off your favorite champion, pre-rework Urgot in the top lane. The enemy jungle is a Jhin with smite, a "Jhingle" if you will. You scoff at the idea, ready to dominate any and all who enter your lane kingdom. You wear the Giant Enemy Crab skin in preparation for its ascension into the pantheon of aesthetically pleasing skins.Suddenly, a Deadly Flourish comes fr

From utility bots to hyper carries, the AD carry position may have seen the most drastic meta shifts of any position in Season 7. It frequently swings from one end to the other, and its usefulness is mostly determined by team composition. Sometimes, a side needs both utility and carry potential to make their team complete, so why not get a champion that can do both?Kalista has popped up as a power

One of the most requested features of League of Legends has always been a sandbox Tool, or a tool where players can practice specific scenarios in order to master champions and concepts. Before Practice Tool was introduced, players had to farm out long custom games, wait out flash cooldowns, and play with friends to get into situations that they wanted to prepare for or put into action.As the mode

Sometimes, reworks completely change how a champion could be played. Graves lost his cigar but gained a penchant to blow back minions and monsters (then won his legal battle to get his cigar back). Draven lost his blood brother status but gained a LOT of money (presumably from representing Graves in court), proving that gold is thicker than blood.Shen support used to be a thing, with people such a

During the 2017 Spring Split, a philosophical debate emerged as to whether G2’s practice regimen, which reportedly focused on gameplay around the 20-40 minute mark, was ideal for the improvement of Europe’s top team. Debate arose about what approach was better: the mid game focus advocated by some of G2's staff, perfecting a strong early game, or a more holistic approach that emphasized the wh

Brace yourself, and get those dancing shoes on. Hook champions are back and ready to terrorize solo queue games near you.The rise of Blitzcrank and Thresh in competitive may look chaotic from the solo queue perspective, as these hooking champs often are lauded (and reviled) for their playmaking ability, but there is actually a measured and reasonable argument for their presence in competitive play

League of Legends is a video game, and that means it’s meant to be fun. We want to play the champions that we enjoy the most, whether that be because of their abilities, aesthetic, or the lore behind them. This is what motivates players to have zany picks, and is the reason behind some of your favorite one-tricks. However, climbing the ranked ladder is a different story. Ranking up can be a cutthr

Some of the smaller champion changes that came through patch 7.12 were made to the Daring Bombadier, Corki. Despite what looked like very minor tweaks, the caster AD Carry has popped up in pivotal series in Korea and Europe, and even North America, China and Brazil.As a mid laner, he has the tools to be successful and powerful. He has a game-changing passive through The Package, great laning thank