Your first week in League

Five easy champions for each role, and 15 words you'll hear in your first games.

Top

A long 1v1 on its own side of the map.

  1. Darius51%
  2. Malphite52%
  3. Sett51%
  4. Warwick51%
  5. Olaf50%

Jungle

No lane. You kill camps and pick which lane to help.

  1. Xin Zhao50%
  2. Warwick51%
  3. Darius52%
  4. Naafiri51%
  5. Wukong52%

Mid

The short lane, close to everything.

  1. Ahri51%
  2. Pantheon52%
  3. Ziggs51%
  4. Brand50%
  5. Malphite51%

ADC

Your team's damage, with a support beside you.

  1. Miss Fortune51%
  2. Ashe50%
  3. Sivir50%
  4. Tristana50%
  5. Jinx51%

Support

You protect your ADC and watch the map.

  1. Soraka50%
  2. Morgana50%
  3. Leona52%
  4. Braum52%
  5. Blitzcrank51%

15 words you'll hear

Lane

One of the three paths to the enemy base: top, mid and bot.

Wave

A group of minions walking down a lane. A new one spawns every 30 seconds.

Last hit

Landing the killing blow on a minion. That's how you get its gold.

Jungle

The space between the lanes, full of monster camps.

Gank

The jungler walks into a lane to catch someone by surprise.

Roam

Leaving your lane to help in another one.

Ward

A small totem you place so your team can see that area.

Vision

What your team can see. Fog hides the rest.

Dragon

A monster on the bottom side of the river. Most give your team a permanent buff.

Baron

The big monster on the top side of the river. Killing it buffs your team and nearby minions.

Turret

A tower that guards a lane and shoots enemies who come close.

Inhibitor

A base building on each lane. Destroy the enemy's and your team gets super minions there.

Trade

A quick swap of damage with your lane opponent.

Recall

Teleporting back to base to heal and buy. It takes a few seconds and damage cancels it.

Objective

Something on the map worth fighting over, like a turret, a dragon or the enemy Nexus.

Picked by hand for simple kits and plenty of games on patch 16.22.