The mid lane has traditionally been dominated by high-damage mages, although a few blade-wielding assassins also call the lane home. His ultimate makes him relatively low-risk, as he's able to dive under a tower before rewinding back to safety.

Ekko requires preparation for effective ganking, but he offers impressive damage and potent CC if you can get everything lined up. Many junglers use physical damage-particularly in the early game-but there’s room for the occasional mage. He's adept at clearing camps, ganking, and even counter-jungling his opposite number. The payoff is significant, however, as Lee Sin is one of the most effective early-game junglers. While most champions have four active abilities, Lee Sin’s Q, W, and E all have secondary casts. The Blind Monk is a difficult League of Legends champion to master. Then there's ganking-diving into lane to ambush opponents. As well as slaughtering the local fauna, jungle champions are responsible for major objectives like Baron and the Dragons. While other roles gain gold and experience from the minions that march tirelessly down their lanes, the jungler dwells in the forests between lanes, gaining power from neutral monsters that confer powerful buffs. Mordekaiser’s ultimate, Realm of Death, plays a massive part in team fights: it removes the biggest threat from the battle by forcing them into a 1v1 duel. His E, Death’s Grasp, drags players towards him in a wide area to prevent their escape. Thanks to his passive and his W, Mordekaiser can give and take a beating. Juggernauts are a relatively safe bet as they both take and deal large amounts of damage, but their weakness lies in their lack of mobility. Mastery of his Q and E are central to a successful laning phase, but get them right and The Crimson Reaper will becomes a potent late-game threat. Vladimir is the quintessential battlemage: he can wade into a fight, dealing huge amounts of area-of-effect damage, and use his blood magic to heal.

Top lane has traditionally been the hangout of bruisers who thrive on physical damage, but it’s also been home to a handful of mages.

In a tricky encounter, Roar of the Slayer lets you whittle down enemy health bars before launching into battle with plenty of crowd-control thanks to Unstoppable Onslaught and Decimating Smash.Īlternative pick: Malphite Experienced Top Sion's W, Soul Furnace, produces a shield that’ll keep you out of trouble and damage nearby enemies after it expires, as well as offering an extra incentive for good last-hitting. If you’d rather not worry too much about your health bar, tanks with strong offensive and defensive capabilities are a good choice. His ultimate, Dominion, is effective for lengthier fights, while his passive emphasises the importance of resource management and playing around personal power spikes. He deals plenty of damage while not taking much himself. His simple combo lets him close the gap on his opponent, incapacitate them, heal, and escape. If you’re new to it, few champions embody the concept more effectively than Renekton.

Trading-brief, non-fatal skirmishes between lane partners-is an integral part of League of Legends, but nowhere is it more important than the isolated reaches of top lane.

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