League of Legends Quizlet

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mid laner

The League of Legends role that is responsible for the middle lane. This role is expected to do a lot because it influences the center of the map.

jungler

The League of Legends role that isn't tied to a particular lane and instead has the freedom to help other lanes and contest jungle camps.

farm

The act of last-hitting a minion or jungle monster to collect gold and experience.

creep score (SC)

The number of minions, monsters, and other things (such as wards) that a player has killed.

meta

The perceived "best" in relation to how the game is played and the state of game balance.

pathing

The route a player takes across the map. It usually refers to a Jungler's movement while clearing camps but can sometimes refer to other roamers.

cheese

The strategy itself may not be that strong (aka can easily be countered if you expect it) but can have high pay-offs if it works.

cooldown (CD)

The strategy itself may not be that strong (aka can easily be countered if you expect it) but can have high pay-offs if it works.

top laner

This role often involves isolation, one vs one combat, and split-pushing.

kite

To attack while gradually retreating, keeping an opponent out of harm's reach by using either mobility or CC.

pull

To bring the Dragon (or another objective like blue/red buff) to a more favorable position.

sweep

To clear an area of vision using a Control Ward or a Sweeper (red trinket)

All-in

To commit all your resources (like abilities, cooldowns, summoner spells) to kill an enemy.

burst

To deal a large amount of damage instantly with an attack or an ability.

poke

To deal damage from afar. Can be with an auto-attack or targeted ability, but typically with a skillshot

facecheck

To enter a bush or fog of war without vision.

leash

To help a Jungler make their first jungle clear faster by softening up their camp with damage.

Dive

To look to kill an opponent while they are in range of their turret.

peel

To position and use abilities in order to protect an ally from enemies.

focus

To prioritize damage onto a specific target.

camp

To repeatedly gank the same lane

permastun

To use crowd control to the point that it feels like a champion cannot move or act for a long time.

video on demand

VOD

bot carry

What are ADCs also called?

grants vision over the surrounding area, reveals enemy wards, traps, and camouflage

What does a control ward/pink ward do?

increases bonuses granted by Dragon Slayer by 50%

What does the Aspect of Dragon do?

adds a burning effect to autoattacks and slows enemies damaged by the autoattacks

What does the Crest of Cinders/red buff do?

increases size of minions, gives bonus movement speed to minions and nearby champions, decreases damage from enemy minions

What does the Hand of Baron give?

powerspike

When a champion hits a point in the game where they are at their most powerful, whether its due to scaling with items or experience.

fed

When a champion is ahead in gold, levels, and/or kills so that they are much stronger than the enemy team.

double buff

When a player simultaneously has blue buff and red buff.

When a turret falls

When is "early game" over?

pick

When multiple members for one team kill a lone member of the enemy team.

synergy

When two or multiple things compliment each other, often used in reference to champions, item combinations, and team compositions.

ADC

Who do supports usually pair with?

tank

a champion that is hard to kill due to their stats, ability kit, and/or items.

freeze

a wave management technique to prevent enemies from farming

What does the Crest of Insight/blue buff do?

adds a large amount of resource regeneration and reduces the cooldown timer on the champion's spells

SS

another version of MIA (used more in EU)

AFK

away from keyboard

KS

kill steal

MIA

missing in action

OOM

out of mana

scale

refers to a champion becoming gradually stronger throughout a match

summs

summoner spells

balance

the act of Riot trying to make the game feel fairer through buffs, nerfs, and other changes

autofill

when you queue and are assigned a role you don't play

B/back

"retreat"

Buff

A balance change that makes a champion stronger during a patch.

glass cannon

A champion or build that yields high damage output in exchange for being easy to kill.

Counter pick

A champion pick that is chosen to create a favorable matchup against an already picked enemy champion.

squishy

A champion that is easy to kill due to a lack of total HP or defenses

Bounty

A gold reward for killing a player who has a gold lead due to getting kills or a farm lead.

quickcast

A keybind setting that causes abilities to immediately and fire to your cursor upon pressing rather than having to press an ability and then click to shoot.

smartcast

A keybind setting that will show an ability's range when its button is held down and fires it upon releasing the button

Elder Drake

A more powerful dragon that spawns after 35 minutes (5 minutes after last dragon is slain).

Baron Nashor

A neutral monster that spawns at either 19:45 or 19:55 depending on if Rift Herald was slain or idle (19:45) or being contested (19:55)

marksman

A ranged AD carry (ADC) champion that deals attack damage.

champion pool

A rotation of champions that a player uses to climb and/or is known for playing.

camp

A spawn location of a jungle monster or monsters

1-4

A split push formation where you have one team member at a side lane and four team members in another lane.

1-3-1

A split push set up formation you have one team member at Top, three team members at Mid, and one team member at Bot.

wave management

A technique which involves strategically last-hitting or pushing minion waves in order to control the flow of waves.

true damage

A type of damage that ignores magic resist, armor, and damage reduction effects such as Braums E.

APC

Ability Power Carry

Area of Effect

An ability or effect that can hit multiple targets at once

Buff

An ability that empowers you or your ally, usually through increasing stats.

skill-shot

An ability that requires you to aim and is not guaranteed like a point-and-click ability

damage over time (DoT)

An ability, attack, or effect which deals damage over time.

Blind pick

An early pick in champ select. It's "blind" because you leave your champion open to be counter-picked.

Dragon (drake)

At 5 minutes, a random elemental drake will spawn (either earth, air, infernal, or ocean). Once slain, another drake will spawn after 5 minutes, this continues until after 35 minutes - which is when the Elder Drake spawns (see Elder Drake).

ADC

Attack Damage Carry

BORK/BotRK

Blade of the Ruined King

BT

Bloodthirster

Bot laner

Carry + support combo for a team found in bottom lane

Crowd control (CC)

Effects that hinder a champion's ability to move or act, such as stuns, slows, and knockups.

GPI

Gamer Performance Index

creeps

Lane minions or jungle monsters (usually refers to smaller monsters).

PD

Phantom Dancer

Quicksilver Sash

QSS

red buff

Refers to Crest of Cinders, the temporary buff you receive when killing the Red Brambleback or an enemy who had the buff.

Blue buff

Refers to Crest of Insight, the temporary buff you receive when killing the Blue Sentinel or an enemy who had the buff.

locket

Refers to Locket of the Iron Solari

Early game

Refers to the first 10-15 minutes of a match when the Top, Mid, and Bot laners focus on farming and laning against their lane opponent.

late game

Refers to the phase of the game which typically begins after 30 minutes, where champions begin to have most of their items built and begin to reach their power potential.

mid game

Refers to the state of the game that typically takes place between 15 and 30 minutes where turrets begin to fall, players begin to leave lane and roam, and look to skirmish around the map.

skill matchup

Some champion vs champion matchups have inherent advantages and disadvantages for each champion

support

Supports are often champions that scale with experience instead of gold, allowing them to give all minion gold to their partner.

pink ward

Synonym for Control Ward


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