League of Legends is a Multiplayer Online Battle Arena (MOBA) video game developed and published by Riot Games, inspired by the Defense of the Ancients (DotA) map for Warcraft III: The Frozen Throne.
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What makes or breaks a solo AP Mid?
What makes a good AP Solo Mid? What should you train for, and what kind of items, runes, and mastery trees Should I use?
I want to try out for a AP Solo Mid position on a team, but am new to League ...
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Can you drop Tiers in LoL Ranked?
... and if so, what criteria must you meet? I keep hearing conflicted info, like
"Only through inactivity."
"Only from challenger."
"You can never drop Tiers."
"Yes."
Does anyone know ...
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Blade of the Ruined King Vs. The Bloodthirster
Blade of the Ruined King
Effects:
+25 attack damage
+15% life steal
+40% attack speed
Passive Unique:
Your attacks deal 5% of the target's current health
in physical damage (60 max vs minions ...
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What advantages do capturing the two altars on the new Twisted Treeline map give?
There are two altars in the middle of the jungle on the remade Twisted Treeline map. What advantages do my team and I get for capturing them?
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When is more advantageous to choose magic penetration over ability power?
When is it more advantageous to choose magic penetration over ability power with my AP champions?
Is it better to have a balance of the two stats, or is better to focus one more than the other?
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Is there a Day9 for league of legends? [closed]
I watch a lot of Day9 StarCraft 2 videos and have learned a lot from his excellent match analysis.
Is there any site like this – a site or video series that offers pro-level match analyses – for the ...
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What does the summoners borders mean?
In the new season, we now have borders with the summonners on the loading screen. What do they mean and what colors can be earned?
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Do you lose some of the “first win of the day” IP boost by playing in Beginner AI games?
At higher levels in League of Legends, your IP and XP earned from AI games gets penalized. Does this impact the "First Win of the Day" bonus though? Some days I just want to mindlessly blast through ...
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Mastery Page “Temporary Changes”
I thought of a situation that I'm not clear of for the mastery pages in League of Legends.
I have multiple mastery pages, for different types of champs (one for tanks, one for mages, one for support, ...
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When are Teemo's bomb's damage calculated?
This is something I've often wondered when playing Teemo. If I place a bomb, and then an enemy walks over it seven minutes later, how is the damage calculated? Is it based off of how much AP and ...
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What are the Jungle Respawn Times?
In League of Legends, what are the jungle monster re-spawn times. Also at what time do they initially appear?
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What is a “control jungler”?
I was playing with a Shyvana jungler earlier today. Our mid complained about not getting any jungle ganks, to which the Shyvana player replied, "Shyvana's a control jungler, she doesn't gank." I've ...
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How can I interrupt channeled spells?
Is it possible to stop other players from channeling their ultimates; for example, Karthus' Requiem or Fiddlesticks' Crowstorm?
Which champions have this ability?
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Does Anivia's Frostbite synergize with other Champions?
Frostbite deals double damage to champions "slowed by an ice effect." This seems to imply that any ice effect should work, but the forums seem divided on the matter.
It obviously works with Anivia's ...
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What gets counted as “Healing Done”?
What gets counted as "Healing Done" in the League of Legends stats? The scoreboard after a game shows me doing all of 71 healing (some strangely small value), and other non-overt healers doing ...
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Jungling on paper (Udyr)
I would like, if possible, to represent on paper (excel sheet is acceptable) a mathematical model that would help me determine if I can successfully jungle with a champion using a set of runes, ...
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Why doesn't Vladimir use Life Steal items?
I'm trying out Vladimir and wondering why I shouldn't be buying Life Steal gear rather than Attack Power or Health.
Most builds I've seen so far focus on:
Rylai's Crystal Scepter: 80 AP + 500 HP
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How do players link Alistar's Headbutt and Pulverize in an instant?
Watching the pro players, whenever someone plays Alistar they somehow chain pulverize and headbutt in an instant. Does anyone know how they're doing that?
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What does it mean 'All mid all random' in League Of Legends?
I have just started playing League of Legends.
What does it mean the match description 'All mid all random' in game browser?
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What does F2P mean for League of Legends?
I downloaded League of Legends a couple of days ago, and from what I understand, it adopts a Free 2 Play model. But what does it mean at the end? What kind of limitations or penalties do I have if I ...
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What non-flash abilities can get you out of Jarvan IV's ultimate?
I want to counter Jarvan IV when he plays against me in the top lane. His Ultimate is my biggest problem, since when he uses it, the jungler can run past my ward and gank me. Flash has a longer ...
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Is there any way to hotkey Active abilities on items?
Some items, such as Zhonya's Hourglass, have an Active ability rather than a Passive one, requiring you to click on the item to use the ability. Some of them require rather split second timing, the ...
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What counts as combat for boots of mobility?
When out of combat for 5 seconds, Boots of Mobility grant +5 move speed. What counts as being in combat?
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How did I get Corki for free?
I played LoL months ago and began saving IP. I intended (and still do) to buy runes upon hitting level 20, using just free heroes until that point. Recently I started playing again with a friend who ...
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How does Master Yi's ultimate interact with Viktor's Gravity Field?
Master Yi cannot be slowed while his Ultimate is active.
Viktor's Gravity Field spell causes all units in its AOE to receive a stacking slow debuff and will stun any hero that receives 3 stacks of ...
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What is the default Critical Strike chance?
There are lots of ways to increase the chance of a Critical Strike, but how do I know what the default is? Is it the same for all characters?
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What does “Loss Forgiven” mean on the match history?
I was going through my match history in League of Legends after losing a few in a row to see how long it's been since I've won a game, and I saw this:
The game was a few days ago and I ...
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How does Ghost interact with Kog'Maw's passive?
If I'm playing as Kog'Maw:
Can I Ghost after I die to run faster before I explode?
If I'm already Ghosted when I die, is my corpse still under the effect of Ghost for the remainder of its duration?
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What does the AP Mid GP10 meta entail?
I've heard a lot of talk from high level players about AP Mids starting to build a GP10 setup and having a lot of success with it. TSM Mid player Reginald has even expressed how much he hates the "new ...
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Rare/Promotional Skins
Is there a list somewhere of all skins that can be acquired through promotions or are given out rarely? I have looked online but cannot seem to find a full list.
Example, PAX Sivir which can only be ...
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How to maximize summoner XP gain in League of Legends?
What is the most efficient way to gain experience in LoL?
How is experience gain calculated? I've heard Dominion is better for experience than classic; is that true?
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Counter jungling, how to do it, is it worth it?
Most teams on ranked games involve a jungler. It gives the team three advantages over non jungling teams:
More team experience - a solo laner
and a jungler will be a higher
average level than two ...
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Does cooldown reduction work on champions' innate passive abilities?
Does cooldown reduction work on innate passives? For example, Le Blanc's Mirror Image, Garen's Perseverance or Anivia's Rebirth? If yes, on which passives does it work, and which does it not work?
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Do ranked games matter in the pre-season?
Currently, League of Legends is in between seasons but the ranked queue is still active. Does playing ranked games serve any purpose at the moment? Will it carry over directly into the next season or ...
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What determines time spent dead in League of Legends?
I've just started playing League of Legends, so I'm getting plenty of first hand experience with being dead. However, I haven't figured out what determines the length of time I spend in limbo, does ...
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Attack moving or Attack Canceling
I watch streams sometimes and i see the high elo Ranged AD move between each shot. Do they gain anything with this? And if so whats a good way to practice it.
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Which summoner spells are locked by Skarner's ultimate?
Skarner's ultimate prevents auto-attacks, casting E, and flash, but permits casting Q, W, and Exhaust.
So some summoner spells are permitted during Skarner's ult, and others are forbidden. Which are ...
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What is Nidalee's Javelin Toss damage cap?
Nidalee's Javelin Toss is an ability that deals increased damage the further you are from the enemy it hits at the time of contact. This ability is stated to deal 250% damage at maximum range, but ...
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Does Twin Shadows seek stealthed champions?
The new Season 3 item Twin Shadows has the following active:
Unique Active: Hunt - Summons 2 invulnerable ghosts for 6 seconds to seek the
two nearest enemy champions. If they touch an enemy ...
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What is “The Hunt Is On!” interaction between Rengar and Kha' Zix?
I've seen numerous mentions about the interaction of Rengar and Kha'Zix, but I have not seen any tested or official statements regarding it. From what I understand, it comes about when Rengar or Kha' ...
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How does Irelia counter Jayce?
Everyone says Irelia is a counter to Jayce but i've played the matchup 3 times, twice as Irelia, once as Jayce and everytime Jayce came out ahead easily.
Yes, at level 6 Irelia on even gold can go ...
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Optimizing skillset order for Fiddlesticks
Fiddlesticks has a nice set of skills - a decent length disable, a bouncing silence, and the potent life drain channel. They're all very nice to have... which has caused me great trouble in figuring ...
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What is the the Battle for Freljord secondary quest?
I just seen this in a game of ARAM
I have a secondary objective, but have no idea how to complete it and what it would give me to complete it.
There was an ashe on my side and a Sejuani on the ...
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Do you avoid the damage if you kill a turret right before its missile hits you?
This has happened to me various times but its kinda fuzzy as I can't find anything official on it.
Lets say you tank a turret with a teammate so you think you're gonna kill the turret in time before ...
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Can Ionic Spark proc more than once with area on-hit attacks?
I specifically refer to Twitch's Spray and Pray, and Shyvana's Twin Bite while in Dragon Form. These both apply on-hit effects to everything caught in them, which had already been a source of ...
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Can you increase Deceive's Critical Damage (Shaco)?
I am interested in playing Shaco but have a fundamental question.
Does the critical damage from Shaco's Deceive ability benefit from Infinity Edge or +Crit Damage Runes?
The reason I ask is his ...
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Can Pets' Attacks Crit?
Simply put, do pets have the chance to crit when they attack? If so, would the critical damage be improved by Infinity Edge if bought?
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Does exhausting a champion reduce the damage done by its pets?
For example: I'm playing as Mordekaiser and have a ghost of Graves, if I (Mordekaiser) get Exhausted, does that reduce my ghost's damage? Is it the same with Annie and Tibbers, or Yorick and his ...
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Why is Tryndamere not seen in competitive play?
It seems as though Tryndamere would make an excellent top lane champion or jungler. The "requirements" for a top lane champion in the current metagame are:
Sustain: Tryndamere has a heal.
Getaway: ...
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What makes a strong lvl 1 team?
While playing some normal draft, it seems that the flavor of the month is to invade the enemies jungle. Depending on the team composition, we'll win, or we'll lose...but that makes me wonder: What ...
