Thank you ever so much for picking up my little pocket handbook on the glorious Fields of Justice. My only hope is that it can provide the newer Summoner with a right step forward, the older Summoner a good refresher, and the Summoner who came back with all the same glorious memories he had left within the Fields.
Feel free to ask questions and submit your own things!
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I wanted to provide a ***Warding Guide*** that had a key. I had a few reblogged, but I lost them. So why not throw my own opinions out there and make my own?
(This guide is made with supports in mind! Read it anyways so you can help out the support and your team!)
RED DOTS mark the objective warding points. This means these are where you ward to watch over Baron and Dragon when you can. Usually a support wouldn’t worry about Baron’s point till it spawns/ after laning phase. These points it’s best to mark with a PINK ward!
PURPLE DOTS mark the start-of-game warding spots for safety.
Depending on which side you’re on, your enemies play style. and the amount of wards you have, there are priorities when it comes to these points!
The purple dot on dragon is your main priority; I usually mark this at ~lvl 3. It gives you a heads up when someone is coming to gank 9/10 times! (Unless you’re on PURPLE TEAM; then you might want to take extra safety measures and ward the BLUE TEAM Tri bush!)
(ALSO NOTE; If you’re on BLUE TEAM, do NOT ward PURPLE TEAM’S Tri bush unless you know you can do it safely and NEED to. It’s not too much of a priority though seeing as there’s not much reason for anyone to hide in there. If you, however, are on PURPLE TEAM and are scared of BLUE TEAM diving you under your tower, ward it.)
The lane bushes are where you throw the starting ward (if you have the mastery for it!) and extra wards depending on how many you have and how far the lane is pushed.
The river bush is a popular warding spot, esp if you are in a hurry and cannot make it to the dragon pit and/or you NEED vision in that bush specifically. I wouldn’t worry about it unless you are one of the two reasons above.
GREEN DOTS mark mid/late game warding spots. You don’t need to worry about ALL of these, its just a good idea to mark them based on your enemies movements and where you need vision the most. Also keep in mind it depends on if you’re winning or losing! If you’re losing (they are pushed more than you are) worry about your side of the map. If you are winning (you’ve pushed more than they have) ward THEIR side of the map, if you can safely!
YELLOW DOTS are the marks you should ward if you’re losing and theres only a slimmer of hope left! If you’re buckled down and your team can’t leave base without getting jumped on or attacking flying over the walls- its time to ward these places.
LIGHT PINK dots are the popular mid/late game and/or objective warding spots. I personally don’t ward these bushes unless I NEED to, or I’m in a hurry. Its easier just to mark the Baron pit/Dragon pit themselves.
Also I didn’t mark it, but I will mention- if you are going after Baron and are unsure of your teams safety, mark the enemy’s entrance points to the river. Not the lane entrances but the entrances in the jungle. I hope that makes sense!
Aatrox is release Karthus tier op, but he's super fun, and if you deny him farm early game by harassing him hard (especially if you're someone who's a bit tanky, or ranged) he falls hard until about mid game assuming lane phase ends normally and Aatrox goes to make up lost farm. After tht he can still do a lot of damage, albeit die quickly in team fights.
I did notice this, Summoner. He does tend to die very easily in team fights, I've personally experienced. No matter how much health I give him, it seems to be eaten from him in a matter of seconds! However, I have seen him deal considerable damage while dying. Basically affirming and agreeing to all of what you said! I must sounds like a broken record.
But my question now is... Is there a way to build him so that he will not perish so easily?
Good day to all of you, Summoners. I hope all of you have been fairing well within the halls of League. Perhaps some of you have explored different parts of League and discovered something called Masteries. I'll explain (or try to) how Masteries work beyond a simple glance and perplexed reading.
Masteries are additional passive buffs that you can put a set allotment of points into. They don't cost RP or IP to use, which is great! You get more points to put into things as your summoner level increases, and you can have a max of twenty (20) mastery pages. So it's a good idea to always toy with your masteries and cut down on some redundant ones.
There are three categories of masteries as well; offensive, defensive and utility. Obviously each category (Or 'tree' as I've come to find out it's called) does something different. Whether it makes you a force to be reckoned with, a tank, or a master of gold and items is dependent on which tree you pay more mind to.
Unfortunately, with only a max of thirty points to spend, none of these trees can be fully maxed out. The lowest points any tree has is the defense tree, with 37 points.
Something very important to note about each category is, to reach higher tiers in that tree, some prerequisites must be fulfilled. Be it a certain number of points be spent in that tree alone or a certain mastery is taken before it. It depends on what you're going for, really.
So play around with each tree! See what works best for you. The passive little additions may just become the norm for you, and if you're comfortable with it, keep that page! Everyone is different.
I hope this has helped Summoners in some way, shape or form. Until next time, good luck, and have fun!
-Archie
Hello again, Summoners. Although I am gathering up information from both myself and fellow Summoners about each role and it's little quirks, something came up today about Junglers that a Summoner friend of mine wanted me to share here.
"I may not jungle much at all, but I think personally that you should at least have a fundamental knowledge and experience of how each lane works. Top, bot, and mid. Once you have that you'll know which lanes on average would need a gank and when it would be most beneficial You'll also know what those laners should be capable of doing and be able to work with them so they can set the enemy up for the best gank."
Hello Summoners! It's been a while, hasn't it? My apologies for that (I keep apologizing, but delays keep happening! Oops). Today I will finally put an end to the Player Etiquette trilogy by finishing it all off with the post game. It's by far the shortest of the three as well.
Quite obviously you have been playing with these other Summoners for the last fifteen or so minutes (At least), you might have see their excellent or poor sportsmanship. Post-game can be incredibly toxic, so I advise making your honors and reports short and sweet IF it is indeed toxic and unpleasant.
Honor your teammate or opponent appropriately Or, if they ask for something specific, give them that instead. You don't have to unless a specific Summoner really grabs your attention, it's alright! It's all up to you. Although the system is very wonky, it's the best that League has at this point in time.
Report a player who does deserve it. No one deserves a lessened experience on the fields because a certain Summoner has a bad attitude. Some Summoners on the opposing team may ask you to report a player on their side. Ask why, and judge accordingly.
Please, please, Summoners! If you do report, please give a short yet detailed summary on why you reported someone. It makes judging in the Tribunal so, so much easier!
Some things may happen in the post-game chat that may make you want to report another player or honor them. Either way, it's all up to you what you would like to do. Post-game is also a great time to look at builds more closely than in-game (if pressing Tab just does not interest you), and a great time to talk with another Summoner if you so choose.
Unless you guys have something to add, that's it for today! Sorry it's so short. But... Until next time, good luck, and have fun!
Good day Summoners. Sorry about the lack of updates as of late! I've been gathering ideas of what to cover, and this would happen to be one of them; wards and sightstones. These can make or break a game, I've found!
A little note about wards and sightstones - Wards can show champions not masked by any cloaking devices like ability passives or actives. They do not show other wards placed by enemies.
mochibuni:
Sightstones do not reveal stealth, Vision (pink) Wards do. Sightstone is a cost effective item that allows “infinite” sight wards. By “infinite” the Sightstone has “charges,” each charge produces one ward. They can place four wards before the Sightstone runs out of charges. In order to refresh charges, the user needs to return to the Fountain. Users can place up to two wards out a time. If the user places a 3rd ward before the others naturally die, the first ward placed will be removed.
The item is cost effective for roles such as Support where this position often requires the user to buy several wards, and sight wards are 75 gold each. Once you buy a Sightstone, you do not have to pay to use any of the charges or pay for it to refresh.
Ruby Sighstone is the upgraded version of Sightstone that allows three wards out at a time and has five charges.
In terms of ward placements, it’s actually preferable to ward tri-bush and a combination of river wards instead of warding river bush. Ganks often come through tri-bush and over walls.
All can be found and destroyed via Oracle's Elixir.
Anyway, on to some choice areas for map warding!
Light blue areas are the most important areas to ward, Summoners! Your bushes in-lane need warded so you don't waltz into a deadly trap. Warding river bush prevents ganks and easy kills for the enemy jungler. Warding dragon can prevent the enemy team from gaining a gold advantage. And also warding dear Baron around his spawn time (Maybe also around 25:00--30:00) can obviously prevent the enemy team from gaining his buff and wiping the fields with you!
The orange dots are optional but good ideas to ward, just in case the jungler knows of your wards and tries to backdoor you from tower, or if they see you're low and just an ability rush away from being dead.
As for mochibuni's comment, you can ward the bush directly up from the tower (tri-bush), and it may be ideal, but it's all completely up to whatever you feel is necessary!
I didn't mark the buffs, but warding your buffs can show you if the enemy team has slipped into your jungle for a quick power boost.
Well, I tried to keep it short and sweet! If any Summoner has anything to add, please do so! My ask box is always open. Until then, good luck, and have fun!
Good day to you all, Summoners! I hope you're all having a good time, and I hope you're all triumphing on the Fields of Justice (Which is where I was yesterday, sorry about that!). Today I bring to you the next installment of the Player Etiquette series; in-game. This, I will say, is a bit tricky. There are large amounts of finite situations that could potentially happen in a match.
Trying to make the next thirty or forty minutes enjoyable can be hard if things have already gone downhill in champion select. That's okay, however. Sometimes spirits will lift on the fields, but more often than not... They will fall. A few things written here will may sound as if I'm preventing you from getting involved, but sometimes that's both the right and polite thing to do.
The first thing I would like to address is arguments. Try not to get involved in them. Most of the time it's pointless and takes away from the game. However, if the urge to prove a Summoner wrong is too great, try not to use loaded language. If the other Summoner is much too stubborn, then you're wasting muscle movements and emotions on them.
Responding to toxic players only feeds them. Try using the mute feature, which is just press whichever button is set to bring up the champion's page where it has their items built and CS, and click the chat bubble on the left of the person's name and mute them. Another way to reduce yourself to toxic behavior is by turning off all-chat.
When not in a call with your teammates, pings are the best tool of communication the League provides for its Summoners. Being map aware goes hand-in-hand with this. It's better to be paranoid about missing champions than to not care at all! I personally always try to call a missing champion when I don't see them for a few seconds.
Always try to ask nicely for something. Whether it be for wards or for a wandering champion to join a team fight.
Try not to let the Negative Nancies get to you. It couldn't hurt to ask them to stop complaining. If they don't, it also couldn't hurt to ask them to stop talking, or mute them entirely. Talking/complaining =/= helping/trying, and arguing lessens your chances of winning severely!
Complimenting Summoners on a good kill or a neat skin could possibly brighten the mood. Maybe it could make the other Summoner more willing to help out and try harder.
If you see another Summoner harassing another, ask them to stop. If they persist, report them after the game. But NEVER announce that you're reporting them in-chat! The Tribunal looks down upon that.
Well, I do believe that that's it for today! If Summoners have anything I could add or fix, please tell me. And, always, good luck and have fun!
Also side note- pro tip: don’t tell your support what spells to go with. You can nicely ask- but don’t tell them. Ten to one they have a personal pref.
ALSO don’t go “I hate xxx” when a support picks their champ.
Don't be greedy for kills! Just because it looks like you can get a kill, does not guarantee you one! It can cause a team fight to go wildly astray that way.
Please consider all the factors that could prevent you from surviving, such as: a turret, a stray champion, a Teemo 'shroom, or the champion getting away trying some last ditch effort that actually works.
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