This is a brief step by step instruction on the basics of how to farm minions in lane. For a more detailed explanation behind the reasoning and methods of farming, continue reading the guide down below.

1. At the beginning of the game, minions will initially meet the opposing enemy minions in the direct middle of each lane. The timing that they arrive varies between the different lanes, so make sure to be positioned at your tower by 1 minute and 45 seconds at the latest.

2. Once the minions have begun fighting each other, resist the urge to begin killing the enemy minions and simply wait for your minions to severely injure your opponent's minions. During this phase of waiting, you probably do not want to get too close to the minions or the enemy minions/champion may begin to attack you.

3. Once an enemy minion's health gets low, position yourself in range to auto attack the enemy minion. The range at which you can hit minions will vary with each champion so if you are unsure just stand next to the minion.

4. Once the minion is almost dead, right click the enemy minion to command your champion to auto attack. If the minion is close enough to death, your attack should kill the enemy minion, and you will be rewarded with a sum of gold.

5. As a check to see if you received gold, see if small coins burst from the minion after it has been slain. If so, you have successfully killed the minion and have been awarded your gold. If not, that means the minion either died before your attack landed or your attack did not finish the minion off, and an ally minion has probably slain it instead.

6. After you have killed a minion, continue the cycle of waiting and hitting the enemy minions right before death in order to continue successfully farming.

Last words of advice: Farming minions takes patience, timing, and practice. Don't get frustrated if you miss a lot of minion kills your first time; many players struggle with this aspect of the game. However, once you have mastered this technique, you will easily be able to beat your enemies with your newly acquired massive amounts of gold!