Leaguecraft 101 - Trading Ep1

Nice short clip on the mechanics and ideas behind trading.

I used these strategies to good affect against a Gangplank last night while trying out the new Omega Squad Teemo skin.

One thing I'll add using Ganglank as an example, but the idea applies to quite a few champions, is that if Gangplank uses his Q, Parrrley, to farm a minion it is a great time (assuming the other conditions listed in the video are also true) to move forward to harass him as he can't retaliate with his only damage... Read More

If you Smite it you get health back. If you deal the killing blow to it you get Crest of Cinders from it.

Using Smite on the Red Brambleback

Using Smite on the Red Brambleback will restore a large amount of health instantly (20% of your maximum health). This bonus can only be claimed once per spawn.

The Red Brambleback gives off green bubbles if the Smite bonus is available. Once the bonus is harvested, the effect disappears until the Red Brambleback respawns. This is only visible to champions with Smite.

Gaining health by smiting the Red Brambleback is... Read More

5.7 Patch Notes: Items

5.7 Patch Notes: Gift of the Toadstool

Decided to revist the numbers on this in light of the changes Riot made to Enchantment: Cinderhulk and Gift of the Toadstool in Patch 5.7.

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Simple but I really like how this video shows the assassins and brusiers converging on the ADC and how to decide which one needs to be dealt with first.

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If you Smite it you get mana back. If you deal the killing blow to it you get Crest of the Ancient Golem from it.

Using Smite:
Using Smite upon the Blue Sentinel will restore a large amount of mana over 2 seconds (25% of your maximum mana). This bonus can only be claimed once per spawn.

Dealing the Killing Blow
This unit regens 25 flat mana regeneration per 5 seconds and 0.5% of their maximum mana (or energy) per second and has 10% cooldown reduction on their abilities. If slain, this buff transfers to the killer.

Gaining mana by smiting the Blue... Read More