Favorite Characters

          So, as I said before, there are different characters to pick in League of Legends. I have a few favorites that I play on a regular basis. My 2 favorite champions are Vi and Katarina. Vi is an AP/Tank character, and I enjoy playing her both ways. My item build for Vi is okay, but not great. Right now I have a problem with a balance between ability power and armor. I have to have enough armor with Vi because she is a melee fighter. I have The Black Cleaver, The Bloodthirster, The Frozen Mallet, Mercury Treads, The Maw of Morius, and Mercurial Scimitar. I feel like I may be able to make the build better by switching out the Mercurial Scimitar for Randuin's Omen, which has a lot of armor and health.
          Another of my favorite characters, Katarina, is an AP carry character, which means she can go bot or mid. I like playing her mid, but unless I'm against a squishy character it's very hard for me to get kills and push. On the upside, I don't die trying to save a teammate who pushed to far and got ganked. I can do a lot of damage with her, but like I said if they have too much health they retreat and go heal. This way though, even if i am not getting any kills I can still push while they are healing. Her item build has Sorcerer's Shoes, Rabadon's Deathcap, Deathfire Grasp, Liandry's Torment, Zhonya's Hourglass, and a Void Staff. I haven't encountered any weaknesses in this build but if I will change the info I put up. If you want to be successful, these builds are always as good as they get.



Here comes VI
by Nikki Taylor

Lane Roles

         Now, as I stated previously, there are 3 lanes referred to as top, bot, and mid. The roles in each lane are usually depending on how they do their damage. Top lane is used for the tank and an AP character. AP means ability power, and a tank is a character who can take a lot of damage due to high health and armor. Usually AP characters don't have very much HP, so a tank with them is a good option. Mid is used by AP and AD characters, depending on whether their abilities are good for soloing the lane or not, as they will be by themselves. Bot is the most complex lane in the game. There is usually what we call an AD carry, which is a character who relies on attack damage AND attack speed. Secondly, there is a support character, who is used to almost kill an enemy, then let the carry take the kill. When playing with strangers it is very difficult to get someone to play the support character. People in that game are usually selfish at lower levels, and want to get as many kills as possible. Now the jungler role is not always used at lower levels, but it is almost required at higher ones. Basically, the jungler runs through the jungle killing neutral monsters in a certain order. It goes much deeper then that, but it is very complex and will be covered in future posts. I will leave you with a map of the lane system, to further illustrate my explanation.