LoL Pings Guide: Every Ping, What It Says and Who Sees It
Two ping families, one of which nobody learns, a summoner spell call almost no player makes, and a budget tied to your Honor level. Learn what every ping does and which ones are worth pressing.League...
View ArticleWeird Pick #171: Top Lane Ahri
Top lane is the only lane where being ranged is a cheat code, and the most popular mid laner in the game somehow keeps forgetting she's allowed to go there.Nobody bans Ahri because of what she does to...
View ArticlePatch 26.20 Tier List Predictions: Our Day One Forecast
League of Legends Solo Queue Tier Lists for Patch 26.20:Worlds runs on 26.20, so most of these notes were written for pro play, and almost none of them reach our God Tier. The one exception is a buff:...
View ArticleLoL 26.20 Patch Notes: Every Champion and Item Change
Patch 26.20 is the Worlds patch, so this is the build the pros will play on for the biggest month of the year. Riot trims a few tournament staples (Ambessa and K'Sante both lose a little) and props up...
View ArticleSnowdown Showdown: The History of League's Winter Event
Snowdown has run every December since 2009, back when skins were genuinely gone forever and the shop sold eggnog potions. Here's the whole history, including the duel mode that gave the event its...
View ArticleTop Team Comps #141: Walls Optional (Talon & Zoe)
Summoner's Rift is built out of walls, and this team treats all of them as suggestions. Five champions who arrive from the one direction nobody warded.Top Team CompsWalls OptionalTalon · Kayn · Zoe ·...
View ArticleLoL Trinkets Guide: Swaps, Cooldowns and the Level 9 Upgrade
Trinkets are free, they don't use an item slot, and swapping one hands the new trinket your old cooldown. Level 9 opens up the rest.League of Legends GuideTrinketsThe Free SlotThe trinket slot is...
View ArticleFormerly OP #17: Old Yorick
You didn't get killed by old Yorick. You got outlasted, and then buried.For five seasons, the worst top lane in League was the one you couldn't leave.Formerly OPOld YorickSeason 1 to Season 6 · Ended...
View ArticleLoL Death Recap Guide: How to Read the Death Screen
The panel that opens by default hides the answer, three colors carry the whole message, and the name at the top of the list usually isn't the one that killed you.League of Legends GuideThe Death...
View ArticleMost Fun Champions to Play in LoL: Two Picks for Every Role
Some champions are worth one more queue at 1 a.m., even after a losing streak. Here are ten of them, two for every role.Every pick on this page has a play you can practice for a month and still grin at...
View ArticleThis Draven and Nunu Duo Camps Bot Lane From Level 1
I played alongside a crazy duo earlier this week, and they ran the most outrageous strategy I've seen in a long time. I had to share it.It's Draven bot and a Nunu jungle who barely touches his camps....
View ArticleLoL Spell Shield Guide: What It Blocks and What Ignores It
A spell shield negates rather than reduces, and summoner spells go straight through it, and the enemy still gets paid for the spell you blocked.League of Legends GuideSpell ShieldsWhat They BlockA...
View ArticleDeathfire Touch vs Comet: Which Keystone Actually Does More Damage
One Arcane Comet hits harder than one Deathfire Touch burn at every stage of the game. Keep a target burning for about seven seconds, though, and the numbers flip the other way.Sorcery...
View ArticleRed Post Roundup #8: Rocketbelt and the Last Worlds Patch
Patch 26.20 is Riot's last balance pass before Worlds. It takes durability away from the mages who buy Rocketbelt in pro play and gives some power back to Lucian and Vayne.Also inside: why Riot is fine...
View ArticleLoL Objective Bounties Guide: When They Appear and What They Pay
Objective bounties judge the team rather than the player, need a full minute of being behind before they arrive, and vanish the instant you take the lead.League of Legends GuideObjective BountiesThe...
View ArticleEthereal Weapon ARAM Mayhem: Best Champions and Why Kai'Sa Can't Roll It
Ethereal Weapon lets your spells carry your on-hit effects, and on the right champion that's the most fun Gold pick in ARAM Mayhem. Kai'Sa used to be one of those champions. Since Patch 26.17 she can't...
View ArticleShould You Play League in Streamer Mode? The Pros and Cons
I've played most of this season with streamer mode on. Nobody in my games knows who I am, and I don't know who they are. Here's what that gets you, and what it costs. .stm-post { --stm-surface:...
View ArticleFOTM Report: Tristana Bot | Patch 26.19 Build and Runes
Tristana's only line in the 26.19 patch notes is a bug fix. She's in God Tier bot lane anyway, because Riot spent this season making her build hit harder.Riot's own lead designer says marksmen are too...
View ArticleHealthy Frustration Meme Explained: Where Riot's Phrase Came From
"Healthy frustration" is Riot's own phrase. Lead designer Riot Phroxzon used it in August 2026 to defend mages in the bot lane, and League players have been throwing it back at Riot ever since, usually...
View ArticleLoL Untargetability Guide: What It Blocks and What Still Lands
Untargetability blocks skillshots too, deletes projectiles already in flight, and makes turrets restart their targeting from scratch. But ten of the abilities that grant it don't eat projectiles at...
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