League of Legends terminology

There are LoL terms that are used in and outside the game, with some terms being used to simplify and facilitate rapid communication. This is a list of these terms and their definitions.

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1v1A custom game between two players. Usually done on Howling Abyss but occasionally done on Summoner's Rift in mid lane.The act of battling against an enemy champion, when neither champions have any help from their allies (i.e. both champions are alone)A champion's capability of winning direct trades against an enemy champion. Some champions like File:JaxSquare.png Jax and File:IreliaSquare.png Irelia have high 1x1 potential. The ones that have lower 1x1 potential usually have other attributes to compensate, such as higher burst, better teamfighting potential, higher kiting capability, and so on.
3'sTwisted Treeline (referring to the fact that teams consist of 3 champions each).
5'sSummoner's Rift (referring to the fact that teams consist of 5 champions each).

A

AAAuto attack.
AASArchangel's Staff Archangel's Staff.
ABAMAll Blind All Mid: a custom game type where players pick champions in Blind Pick Mode to fight only in the middle lane.
AceWhen all champions on a team are dead at the same time.To kill the last living champion on the opposing team.
ActiveAbilities possessed by champions and certain items that require activating (via clicking and/or hitting a key) to function, as opposed to "passive".
**AD**Attack Damage.
ADAMAll Draft All Mid: a custom game type where players pick a champion to only fight in the middle lane.
ADCAttack Damage Carry: a champion that deals high amounts of attack damage as the match progresses.
AFKAway From Keyboard: a player who is not currently in control of their champion in a match.
AggroThe targeting priority (or enmity) of an A.I. controlled minion, turret, monster, etc.
AliFile:AlistarSquare.png Alistar.
AniAnivFile:AniviaSquare.png Anivia.
AoEArea of Effect.
APAbility Power.
ARABAll Random All Bottom: A custom game type like ARAM, but played on the bottom lane on the Crystal Scar instead.
ARAMAll Random All Mid: A custom game type where players randomly pick a champion to only fight in the middle lane.A matched game type where players randomly pick a champion to play on Howling Abyss.
ARAPAll Random All Proving Grounds: A custom game type like ARAM, but played on the proving grounds map instead.
ArPArPenArmor Penetration.
ARTSAction Real-Time Strategy.
ASATSASPDAttack Speed.
Assassin
A champion type whose forte is rapidly ambushing and slaying enemy champions. They have abilities that may include stealthing themselves or having a strong dash skill.
AssistTo help an allied champion in killing an enemy champion, gaining a share of the bounty.The alternative term for Support champions.
AtmalletA build that utilizes Atma's Impaler Atma's Impaler and Frozen Mallet Frozen Mallet. Can also be referred to as Fratma's.
Atmog'sA build that utilizes Atma's Impaler Atma's Impaler and Warmog's Armor Warmog's Armor. Can also be referred to as Warma's.
AuraA passive ability that usually applies to the champion and those around the champion.
Aura platformAura botA champion who is equipped with multiple aura-producing items to assist teammates.
Auto attackAuto-attackAutoattackThe basic attack move performed by a champion when right-clicking an enemy unit.

B

BBack: to retreat in the general direction of your base or away from the enemy.Recall Recall: To return to the base by pressing the "B" key by default.
BabysitFor one champion to continually assist another champion in order to assist them in getting more powerful.For a champion (usually jungler) to cover a lane and see to it that the minions don't push to the friendly tower, while the usual laning champion is temporarily elsewhere.
BaitTo feign weakness in order to lure the enemy into a trap.
BallThe untargetable mobile object under File:OriannaSquare.png Orianna's command.
BananaFile:SorakaSquare.png Soraka's autoattack.
BaronFile:Baron NashorSquare.png Baron Nashor.Exalted with Baron Nashor Exalted with Baron Nashor. (Aka "Baron Buff")
BaseThe walled area where the shop, nexus and inhibitors are situated.
BearFile:VolibearSquare.png Volibear.File:AnnieSquare.png Annie's Summon Tibbers Summon Tibbers.File:UdyrSquare.png Udyr's Bear Stance Bear Stance.
BCThe Black Cleaver The Black Cleaver.
BDBackdoor
To attack an enemy tower or base without the support of a minion wave. Typically this is done by sneaking through the jungle and only becoming revealed to the opposing team as late as possible, in order to delay a reaction.To capture a capture point, typically the middle one, which is close to the enemy fountain and surrounded by two other enemy capture points.
BFBFSB. F. Sword B. F. Sword.
BGBad Game.
BirdFile:AniviaSquare.png Anivia.Sometimes refers to the crows from File:FiddlesticksSquare.png Fiddlesticks's Dark Wind Dark Wind.
BlindA Crowd control effect that causes the recipient's autoattacks to miss completely.
Blind pickA type of match where all participants select their champion simultaneously. Both teams are unaware which champions the opposing side has picked until the loading screen appears. Any champion can be summoned by one ally and one enemy at the same time.Picking a champion for a lane in draft pick before the enemy has picked an opposing champion(s) for the same lane.
BlinkA type of movement ability, similar to the summoner spell Flash Flash.
BlitzFile:BlitzcrankSquare.png Blitzcrank.
BlueBlue Buff: Crest of Insight Crest of Insight. By extension, can also refer to the File:Blue SentinelSquare.png Blue Sentinel.Blue Team: the group of players that start out at the lower left side of Summoner's Rift or Howling Abyss, or on the left side of Twisted Treeline and Crystal Scar. This team will always be the first during the pick/ban phase of Ranked and Normal Draft modes.Glyphs, a type of rune.
BMBad mannered / bad manners BoRKBotRKBRKBlade of the Ruined King Blade of the Ruined King.
BotBottom lane.The Quarry/Boneyard capture points in Dominion.An A.I. controlled champion.
Bot gameCo-op vs. AI.A custom game where nearly all of the players are bots.
BountyThe amount of gold a target is worth should they be slain.
BoxBoxesFile:ShacoSquare.png Shaco's Jack In The Box Jack In The Box
BPBlue Pill (obsolete), which was replaced by Recall. Sometimes used in place of "B".
BRBBe right back.
BrokenWhen something within the game is viewed as imbalanced or malfunctioning (a champion, an item, a spell, etc.).
BruceFile:Lee SinSquare.png Lee Sin.
BruiserA champion with high effective health and damage per second. See fighter.
Brush
BushThe tall grass in which champions can hide.
BTThe Bloodthirster The Bloodthirster.
Buff
A positive effect applied to a champion.An official modification to the game mechanics which makes something more powerful, as opposed to a "nerf".
BugA defect in the mechanics of the game that is not intended.File:Kha'ZixSquare.png Kha'Zix.File:SkarnerSquare.png Skarner.File:Rek'SaiSquare.png Rek'Sai.
BurstA large amount of damage being dealt in a short time, pertaining particularly to the damage dealt by a single champion. **Nuke** is also a commonly used term.
BVBanshee's Veil Banshee's Veil.

C

CaitFile:CaitlynSquare.png Caitlyn.
CapRabadon's Deathcap Rabadon's Deathcap.To capture a point in Dominion.A limit past which something can not rise (For instance, attack speed is capped at {{#vardefine:n|2.5}}2.5 attacks per second).
CareTo be careful, implying a possible gank incoming or any other kind of danger.
CarryA champion that generally starts off weaker than other champions, but becomes more powerful as the game progresses.The action of being ultimately responsible for winning a game.
CassCasioFile:CassiopeiaSquare.png Cassiopeia.
CasterA champion whose main source of damage is their abilities. The damage can be either magic or physical damage, and can scale with either AP (ability power) or AD (attack damage).
CatFile:NidaleeSquare.png Nidalee.File:RengarSquare.png Rengar.
CCCrowd control: A category of status effects which limit movement or actions.
CDCooldownWaiting for an ability's cooldown to finish before commencing an action.
CDRCooldown reduction.
Chain CCTo consecutively use multiple crowd control spells on an enemy champion.
ChampA champion; a particular character that the summoner calls on and controls.
CharShort for "character", used to mean champion.
ChannellingThe casting time required to perform certain spells. These types of spells can be interrupted by "hard" crowd control.
ChaseTo pursue an enemy champion as they're running away.
CheeseTo try to kill the enemy laner at level 1-2 and snowball from there.
ChoFile:Cho'GathSquare.png Cho'Gath.
Classic
The standard MOBA game mode in which players focus on laning, pushing minion waves, and destroying the enemy structures.
Clutch moveTo perform a well-timed action while under pressure.
Co-opCo-op vs. AI: the player versus A.I. controlled champion match mode.
CollapsingWhen allied players coordinate with each other in order to converge and overwhelm the enemy team.
CommitTo not retreat. To stay in a fight until the battle is over, or until your champion is slain.
Counter gankSetting up an ambush in immediate response to an enemy ambush with the intention of negating or thwarting the advantage gained by the enemy's attack.
Counter jungleTo slay the neutral creeps in the enemy's side of the jungle, depriving the enemy team of buffs, gold and experience.
Counter pickTo choose a particular champion during the selection phase in order to oppose a particular enemy champion.
CoverA player request for another teammate to hold the player's lane while they're not there. (See "babysit" and "hold.")
CowFile:AlistarSquare.png Alistar.
CreepsMonsters and minions.
CSCreeps Slain or Creep Score, an adapted DotA term.The Crystal Scar, the map in which Dominion takes place.File:ZileanSquare.png Zilean's Chrono Shift Chrono Shift.
CustomCustom game: the match mode created by player with the freedom to determine the team size, map, A.I. controlled champion participation and install a password for limited access.
CupChalice of Harmony Chalice of Harmony, Athene's Unholy Grail Athene's Unholy Grail.
CupcakeFile:CaitlynSquare.png Caitlyn's Yordle Snap Trap Yordle Snap Trap.File:CaitlynSquare.png Caitlyn; thus coined by File:ViSquare.png Vi.File:LuluSquare.png Lulu's Whimsy Whimsy under her Bittersweet skin.
CVClairvoyance Clairvoyance.

D

DarFile:DariusSquare.png Darius.
DDefDefend: to protect the tower or base without attacking aggressively.
DFGDeathfire Grasp Deathfire Grasp.
DCDisconnected.
DebuffA negative effect applied to a champion; the opposite of a buff.
DenyDenialTo kill allied minions or pets, preventing the opponent from earning the gold and experience from killing them. While this feature is common in other MOBA games it is intentionally absent from *League of Legends* and replaced with zoning tactics.
DiFile:DianaSquare.png Diana.
DisableA form of crowd control that prevents the enemy from taking particular actions.
DiveTo pursue a specific target into a highly dangerous area, typically beneath an enemy turret.
Dodge
Queue dodge.A deprecated champion stat, which determined the possibility to avoid an autoattack.Following the removal of the dodge global stat, it is the status effect granted by File:JaxSquare.png Jax's Counter Strike Counter Strike.
DogDogeFile:NasusSquare.png Nasus.
DomDominion
A game mode that differs from the classic MOBA-style gameplay, and focuses on seizing capture points.
DongerFile:HeimerdingerSquare.png Heimerdinger.
DoTDamage over Time effect.
DotA*Defense of the Ancients*: a successful mod created from *Warcraft 3*. It has inspired similar games such as *League of Legends*. "Dota" is also used to categorize games of this particular sub-genre within the real-time strategy genre.
Double killSlaying two enemy champions within a certain length of time.
DPSDamage per second (i.e. attack speed).A champion who specializes in dealing steady sustained damage.
DraftDraft Pick: a type of champion selection where all participants must first go through a champion banning phase and where no champion can be picked by more than one player.
DragDrakeFile:DragonSquare.png Dragon.
DuelistA champion who excels at combating enemy champions one on one (e.g. File:FioraSquare.png Fiora, File:JaxSquare.png Jax).
DunkingA flashy or rewarding kill on a champion, described in terms of a slam dunk.To use an aerial leap ability to severely damage or slay an enemy champion. Examples of dunking abilities include File:DariusSquare.png Darius's Noxian Guillotine Noxian Guillotine, File:Jarvan IVSquare.png Jarvan IV's Cataclysm Cataclysm and File:JayceSquare.png Jayce's To the Skies! To the Skies!.

E

EThe third champion ability which is bound to the "E" key by default.
ECExecutioner's Calling Executioner's Calling.
Effective healthEHPHealth multiplied by the various damage reduction affecting it (normally armor and magic resistance), i.e. the damage that the champion needs to receive in order to be killed.
EggEggniviaFile:AniviaSquare.png Anivia's Rebirth Rebirth
Elo
A mathematical rating system for a player's relative skill level.
Elo hell
A perceived Elo level where it is very difficult or frustrating for a player to get out of.
ElojobWhen a low-elo player pays to a high-elo player, so that he can boost the low elo's account to higher elos, usually platinum or diamond. This practice is extremely controversial and is generally condemned by players and punished by Riot due to how it can create negative experiences for those who are battling alongside boosted low-elo players, due to them not having enough experience for the elo where they are playing.
EveFile:EvelynnSquare.png Evelynn
ExecuteAn ability that does damage based on the missing health of an enemy. Examples include File:Lee SinSquare.png Lee Sin's Resonating Strike Resonating Strike and File:JinxSquare.png Jinx's Super Mega Death Rocket! Super Mega Death Rocket!. *See all "missing health" abilites.*
ExecutedBeing slain by a tower or a creep with no enemy champion receiving credit for the kill.Otherwise, being slain by File:DariusSquare.png Darius's Noxian Guillotine Noxian Guillotine.
ExpShorthand for experience points.
EzFile:EzrealSquare.png EzrealEasy

F

Face checkA champion going into a brush to see if an enemy champion is hidden in there. This can be a very risky action.
Fail flashWhen the player uses their Flash Flash spell in an unintended way, or when they try escape over a wall with Flash Flash but end up at the same side they started, because the wall is too big
Fall offA term used for when a champion becomes weaker during later stages of the game. Those champions generally are strong during the early and/or mid game to compensate, and thus, have a limited window of time to win the game before being outscaled by the enemy. Example of champions that are considered to fall off late game are File:Lee SinSquare.png Lee Sin, File:EliseSquare.png Elise, and File:ZedSquare.png Zed.
FarmTo seek out and kill minions to obtain experience and gold.
Farm AlarmTerm coined by E-sports casters for File:Rek'SaiSquare.png Rek'Sai's Void Rush Void Rush; Referring to her shriek when the ability is used being heard by all players. Often this ability is used to get back to the jungle to speed up farming.
FBFirst Blood: the first kill of the game.
Fear
A debuff which makes target champion walk around randomly and uncontrollably.
Fed
A champion becoming disproportionately powerful after obtaining multiple kills on enemy champions.
Feed
To repeatedly die to the enemy team, giving them gold and experience. A player who does this is a **feeder**.
FFRefers to /ff or "forfeit", another term for surrender.
FFSFor fuck's sake. An expression of anger or frustration.
FidFiddleFSFile:FiddlesticksSquare.png Fiddlesticks
Field of Justice
An in-universe term for a location where champions do battle with each other. Also referred to as a **map**.
Fighter
A hybrid champion between tanking and DPS that combines the survivability of a tank and the damage of a DPS or a caster. They were formerly called **Bruisers**.
FishFile:FizzSquare.png FizzFile:NamiSquare.png Nami
FlashA blink-type summoner spell that activates instantly upon being cast, teleporting the player's champion a short distance in the direction of their cursor.
FMFrozen Mallet Frozen Mallet
Fratma'sA build that utilizes Atma's Impaler Atma's Impaler and Frozen Mallet Frozen Mallet. Can also be referred to as Atmallet.
Fratmog'sA build that utilizes Atma's Impaler Atma's Impaler, Frozen Mallet Frozen Mallet and Warmog's Armor Warmog's Armor all at once.
FreezingFreezing the lane is a very advanced technique that is very efficient. If you do it right, you can effectively deny all creeps to your opponent while freely acquiring creep score without threat.
FocusTo direct a team's efforts toward killing a specific target, normally one of high strategic value such as the enemy carry.
FogFoWFog of WarThe shadowed areas of the map which are out of the vision range of allied champions, minions and structures.
FoNForce of Nature Force of Nature
Forced teamfightWhen one team attempts to take a map objective in order to compel the enemy team to try and stop them, resulting in a battle.
FotMFlavor of the Month: a champion that suddenly becomes very popular among players. This can be for reasons such as their usage at a competitive level, an overly tuned buff or the discovery of a bug that is highly beneficial to the champion.
FountainThe raised stone platforms located in each team's **base**, where champions will respawn after death, regenerate health and mana, and can purchase items.
Fourchan4ChanA nickname for File:Miss FortuneSquare.png Miss Fortune based on her ability to dominate early-game bottom lane if played right. Named after the infamous image board.
FPSIPSFrames per second, images per second
FrankyFile:ViSquare.png Vi
Full damageA champion who builds mostly offensive items. Generally they build only one defensive item for survivability purposes, but the rest of their builds consist only of offensive items. Thus, these champions tend to do very high amounts of damage, but are very easy to kill.
Full tankA champion who builds mostly defensive items. They generally build no damage items, or only one damage item (which generally offers defensive stats alongside offense). These champions tend to do little damage due to that, but in turn, are extremely difficult to kill.
FWotDWotDFirst WinFirst Win of the day: rewards player a flat bonus of 150 to the IP earned from winning the first match. The bonus refreshes every 22 hours after the first win.

G

GAGuardian Angel Guardian Angel
Game throwWhen a team with a lead makes a mistake or a series of mistakes that causes them to lose the lead, or the entire match.
GangGPFile:GangplankSquare.png Gangplank
GankTo ambush one or more unsuspecting enemies with one or more champions.
Gap closerAn ability or spell that shortens the distance between the champion and the enemy.
GauntletIceborn Gauntlet Iceborn Gauntlet
GGGood game
GhosterGhostingA player who watches an enemy player's online stream in order to gain an advantage during the match.
GJGood Job
GLGood Luck
GLHFGood Luck; Have Fun: a portmanteau of GL and HF.
Glass cannonA champion/build that is high in damage but low in defense. This primarily refers to building a champion purely for offense, sacrificing survivability.
GlobalAn ability that can strike anywhere on the map (e.g. File:GangplankSquare.png Gangplank's Cannon Barrage Cannon Barrage).
Glyph
A type of rune which primarily boosts various magical stats.
GolemFile:Ancient GolemSquare.png Ancient Golem, which grants the Crest of the Ancient Golem Crest of the Ancient Golem (aka blue buff) after being slain.Golem and Big Golem, usually referred to together as "Golems".
GoldThe in-game currency used to buy items.
Golden PoseZhonya's Hourglass Zhonya's Hourglass's active
GP10
Items/masteries/runes that generate extra gold over time. Gold generating items are often incorrectly referred to as GP5.
GragFile:GragasSquare.png Gragas

H

Harass
To put pressure on an enemy champion by causing damage with little risk of retaliation.
Hard CCA crowd control effect that disrupts the channeling of abilities.
Hard leashTo aid the allied jungler by attacking a monster and reducing its health greatly and allowing the ally to deal the last hit.
HatFunny HatFunky HatRabadon's Deathcap Rabadon's Deathcap
Heal botFile:SorakaSquare.png Soraka
HecHecaFile:HecarimSquare.png Hecarim
HeimHeimerFile:HeimerdingerSquare.png Heimerdinger
HeroThe equivalent term for "champion" in other MOBA games.
HFHave Fun
HoldTo stay in a lane and protect a tower from being destroyed by the enemy. Primarily done by junglers while the laner is away.
HookAbility which prevents movement and brings an enemy towards the champion's position. Examples include File:ThreshSquare.png Thresh's Death Sentence Death Sentence or File:BlitzcrankSquare.png Blitzcrank's Rocket Grab Rocket Grab
HorseFile:HecarimSquare.png Hecarim
HourglassZhonyaZhonya's Hourglass Zhonya's Hourglass
HP
Health, also known as "Hit Points"
HP5
Health Regeneration per 5 seconds
HybridA champion that uses two or more build types, such as going both AP and AD.
HypercarryA champion that has an extremely weak early or mid-game, but scales extremely well late game to the point of being nearly unstoppable if well fed and farmed. This term often describes ADCs that are often highly dependent on auto-attacking (i.e. File:TristanaSquare.png Tristana, File:Kog'MawSquare.png Kog'Maw, and File:VayneSquare.png Vayne) and can be used to describe other champions as well in a lesser extent (i.e. File:KarthusSquare.png Karthus, File:JaxSquare.png Jax, File:AzirSquare.png Azir).

I

IEInfinity Edge Infinity Edge
IBGIcebornIceborn Gauntlet Iceborn Gauntlet
IgniteA summoner spell which deals true damage over time on one enemy target. Can also refer to casting the spell on a certain enemy champion.
ImbaImbalanced: describing something as unfairly powerful.
IncIncomingUsed to warn a player that one or more champs are heading their way in an attempt to gank. This is unlike MIA, which does not give a definite indication of the missing enemy champion's direction.
InhibInhibitor: a structure that prevents the enemy's super minions from being spawned.
Inhibitor turretThe tower protecting the inhibitor.
InitiateA champion performing an action which signals allied champions to begin the battle. The **initiator** may act as bait and take heavy damage from the enemy in order to protect their allies from taking major damage.
Inner turretsThe three towers at the outer perimeters of the base.
InstagibInstakillInstant giblets or Instant kill: when a full health or nearly full health champion/monster takes lethal damage within such a short time that they essentially died instantly, with no chance to react.
InstalockInstalockingInstant lock: to quickly select and lock-in a particular champion (or a random one) to prevent someone else from getting them, usually without previous warning to the rest of the team. This is often perceived as poor sportsmanship.
InvadeTo go into the enemy's territory, particularly their jungle.
IPInfluence Points
IreIrieFile:IreliaSquare.png Irelia
ItemAn object carried or used by a champion to enhance their performance in the match.

J

J4JarJarvFile:Jarvan IVSquare.png Jarvan IV
JackJitBFile:ShacoSquare.png Shaco's Jack In The Box Jack In The Box
JayFile:JayceSquare.png Jayce
JoJThe Journal of Justice
JuggernautA term coined by Riot, used to describe fighters that are extremely durable, but are lacking in mobility. They tend to be difficult to 1x1, but at same time, are easy to kite and vulnerable to CC. Examples of juggernauts are File:DariusSquare.png Darius and File:GarenSquare.png Garen.
JukeThe act of feinting a pursuing enemy into chasing the wrong direction by breaking line of sight through usage of brush and/or fog of war.The act of dodging skill shots.
JungleThe spaces populated by neutral monsters between the lanes.
JunglerA champion who forgoes fighting in a lane in order to obtain experience and gold from killing creeps in the jungle.
JunglingTo kill monsters in the jungle.

K

KarKarthFile:KarthusSquare.png Karthus
KassFile:KassadinSquare.png Kassadin
KatKataFile:KatarinaSquare.png Katarina
KayFile:KayleSquare.png Kayle
KenFile:KennenSquare.png Kennen
KhaKhazK6File:Kha'ZixSquare.png Kha'Zix
Kill laneA combination of two champions that have the specific purpose of slaying the opposing two champions during the laning phase. A kill lane is usually attempted in the bottom lane.
Killing spreeA champion who slays at least three champions consecutively without being slain them self.
KitA champion's set of abilities.
KiterA champion that is particularly good at kiting (e.g. File:AsheSquare.png Ashe).
KiteKitingContinuously backing away and attacking a pursuing enemy champion in such a way that the enemy is damaged while unable to deal damage back.
Knockback
Pushing the target's position in the opposite direction of the skill user. Target cannot move or act during the knocking motion.
Knockup
Disabling the target by sending them into the air. The airbound target's horizontal position does not change.
KogFile:Kog'MawSquare.png Kog'Maw
KSKill Steal: Blaming an ally for landing the finishing hit on an enemy champion who they intended to score the kill on.Kill Secured: Preventing a severely weakened target from surviving by doing an excessive amount of damage to the target.Kill Streak: when a champion slays multiple enemy champions consecutively. The "Kill Streak" will reset when the champion is slain.

L

LagSlow response during the match due to high network connection latency. Severe lag may result in disconnection and will count as a leave if the player does not reconnect before the end of the match.Some players also refer to the slowdown due to a bad computer system as lag.Lag specifically refers to the time between when information is sent and when it is received. This can be caused by a network latency, in which data is delayed between a user's computer and the game server, or by a slow computer. Lag most often manifests as "outbound lag", or delay between when a command is given and when it is performed. Lag can also manifest as "inbound lag", or a delay between when an event is registered on the server and when it is displayed on a user's computer. This causes "jumping", or the appearance that a champion's position, health, mana, etc. has suddenly changed.
Lag SpikeA sudden and often momentary period of severe lag.
Lane
The paths that allied and enemy minions follow.
LanerThe champion or player who occupies a certain lane during the early game.
LaningStaying in the minion paths in order to push or farm.
Laning phaseThe first part of the match on Summoner's Rift and Twisted Treeline. This phase usually ends as one or two turrets are destroyed.
LanternFile:ThreshSquare.png Thresh's Dark Passage Dark Passage
LaserFile:LuxSquare.png Lux's Final Spark Final SparkThe Nexus Obelisk's autoattack.The Inhibitor Turret's autoattack.
Last hitGetting the killing blow on a minion, creep, or enemy champion.
LBFile:LeBlancSquare.png LeBlancLich Bane Lich Bane
LeashA tactic used to draw monster aggro, benefiting the jungler.A type of ability effect requiring the caster and target to stay within a certain distance. (E.x. File:NocturneSquare.png Nocturne's Unspeakable Horror Unspeakable Horror.)
LeaveLeaverExiting the champion selection or the match before each game is finished, whether voluntarily or not. This is regulated by the Leaver Buster system.
LeeFile:Lee SinSquare.png Lee Sin
LSFile:Lee SinSquare.png Lee SinLife steal
LeechStaying within range of enemy units to gain experience points without assisting your team mates with the kills.
LeoFile:LeonaSquare.png Leona
LissFile:LissandraSquare.png Lissandra
LOL*League of Legends*, the title of the game itself.The League of Legends, a peacekeeping institution within the game's lore.Laughing out loud
LOMLow On Mana – See also Out of Mana
LWLast Whisper Last Whisper

M

MainA player's best or favorite champion to use.A player's best or favorite role.
Mana
Resource used by most champions to cast abilities.
Mana BatteryMana DispenserFile:SorakaSquare.png Soraka
Manaless
Champions who do not have the mana stat.
MalpMalphFile:MalphiteSquare.png Malphite
MalzMalFile:MalzaharSquare.png Malzahar
ManBearPigManBearPheonixManBearTiger and combinations thereofFile:UdyrSquare.png Udyr
Man dropFile:PantheonSquare.png Pantheon's Grand Skyfall Grand Skyfall
MaoFile:MaokaiSquare.png Maokai
MapA location where champions battle against each other.A diagrammatic representation of the arena, displayed at the lower right corner of the player's screen.
Map awarenessTo be conscious of the events occurring around the map. To increase Map awareness, there are abilities and items (e.g. Clairvoyance Clairvoyance or wards) which reveal the fog of war at strategic areas.
Map controlTo have vision and influence over areas around the map. Ways to increase Map control include placing wards and destroying enemy towers.
Map objectiveA task that is sought after which goes towards winning the match. These tasks include getting the blue and red buffs, slaying the Dragon and Baron, destroying towers and inhibitors, etc.
Mark
A type of rune which primarily boosts various physical stats.A status effect (usually a debuff) which changes the effect of a champion's ability. For instance, Katarina's Bouncing Blades adds a mark to all targets hit, and Katarina's basic attacks and abilities against marked targets deal bonus damage and consume the mark.
MartyrA champion that dies defending a capture point with an extra score reward, depending on how many enemy champions are involved in the kill.
MermaidFile:NamiSquare.png Nami
MetaMetagameThe game's current play style, consisting of aspects such as lane setup, jungling, and team composition.
MetagolemA tanky-dps build that (ideally) consists of Atmog's, Frozen Mallet Frozen Mallet, Trinity Force Trinity Force, and Mercury's Treads Mercury's Treads. The term is a portmanteau of the words "metagame" and "golem".To a lesser extend this term also applies to a trend in early 2016 for many champions that were supposed to build squishy, to build tanky. This is because back then, items like Sunfire Cape Sunfire Cape, Iceborn Gauntlet Iceborn Gauntlet, and Titanic Hydra Titanic Hydra, as well as the Grasp of the Undying Grasp of the Undying mastery, used to be overpowered. They allowed almost any champion to work with a tanky build because those items provided artificial sources of damage, with Grasp of the Undying providing health-scaling sustain and high base damage as well. A lot of champions that were otherwise supposed to build glass cannon started to build tanky. The most popular examples include File:Master YiSquare.png Master Yi, File:FioraSquare.png Fiora, File:EkkoSquare.png Ekko, File:FizzSquare.png Fizz, and even File:AkaliSquare.png Akali. Most of those champions had their base damages nerfed to encourage them to build glass cannon, and the aforementioned items were also nerfed to make them more expensive or do less damage, discouraging their purchase on non-tanky champions.
MFFile:Miss FortuneSquare.png Miss Fortune
MIAMissing In Action: an enemy champion who was laning does not show up in the original lane which may result in recalled to base, preparing to gank the other lane and/or hiding in the brush. "MIA" is more common on the NA server than on EUW and EUNE. ss is used as the equivalent on the EUW and EUNE servers.
MidMiddle laneThe Refinery/Drill capture points in Dominion.
Mid topAt the beginning of Dominion, a player declares to capture the nearest middle capture point then rushes up to top.
Mid turretsThe three towers just outside the base.
Minion
The computer-controlled unit spawned from the allied structure (nexus or capture point) to march to the opposing structure along the designated lane.
Minion waveA group of minions spawned together once at a time. Multiple groups of minion waves may accumulate to form a bigger group that is harder to be dealt with.
MissEnemy champion missing in action. "Miss" (along with "ss") is more common than "MIA" on the European servers.File:Miss FortuneSquare.png Miss Fortune
MKMinion Kills
MMMarksman: a champion that deals high amounts of attack damage as the match progresses, sacrificing it's defensive power and utility. An official term substitutes "ADC" (attack damage carry).
MOBAMultiplayer Online Battle Arena: a genre of games which brings many of the RPG (Role Playing Game) and RTS (Real-Time Strategy) elements together.
MonkeyFile:WukongSquare.png Wukong
MordeFile:MordekaiserSquare.png Mordekaiser
MorgFile:MorganaSquare.png Morgana
MP5
Mana regeneration per 5 seconds
MPenMagic Penetration
MRMResMagic Resistance
MS
Movement Speed
MundoFile:Dr. MundoSquare.png Dr. Mundo
MummyMumuFile:AmumuSquare.png Amumu
Murder bridgeAnother name for the Howling Abyss map. (At the start of the match, the announcer will occasionally refer to the "Murder Bridge" rather than "Howling Abyss".)Previously, the custom game version of the Proving Grounds map, before it was replaced by Howling Abyss.

N

N1Nice One
NautNautiFile:NautilusSquare.png Nautilus
NerfAn official modification to the game mechanics which makes something less powerful, as opposed to a "buff".
Nexus
The primary structure of the match where minions are spawned from. Victory is achieved when the opposing nexus is destroyed.
Nexus turretsThe two towers protecting the nexus.
NJNice Job
NocNoctFile:NocturneSquare.png Nocturne
NidNidaFile:NidaleeSquare.png Nidalee
NoobUnskillful player/inexperienced beginner. Similar forms include "nub" and "n00b". Derived from the word newbie.
NormalNormal game
NPCNon-Player Character
NukeAny ability that deals huge amounts of damage, such as Javelin Toss Javelin Toss or Requiem Requiem. **Burst** does not mean the same because most characters' burst combos consist of multiple abilities.

O

OCOriginal content
OccultSword of the Occult Sword of the Occult
Off tankA champion that has some attributes of a Tank (ability to soak damage, initiation ability, CC, etc.), but lacks in one or more areas.
OMWOn My Way
OOMOut Of Mana – See also Low On Mana
OPOverpowered
Open midAfter falling behind early, a team may allow the enemy team to push down mid lane for an early victory.
OracleOracle'sOracle's Elixir Oracle's Elixir and Oracle's Extract Oracle's Extract, used to detect invisibility.
OrangeFile:GangplankSquare.png Gangplank's Remove Scurvy Remove Scurvy
OriFile:OriannaSquare.png Orianna
OTWOn The Way
Outer turretsThe three towers furthest from the base.
OverextendingA champion moving too far in lane/enemy territory, which can open them up to ganks.
OverkillThe act of dealing (substantially) more damage to an enemy than is needed to kill him off.

P

PantPanthFile:PantheonSquare.png Pantheon
PartyA player can invite other players from their friend list to form a team before joining a match. If the amount of participants does not reach the maximum size of the selected match mode (3 or 5), they will be placed with solo players to fill the vacancy/vacancies.
PathPathingThe route that will be taken towards a destination.
PBEPublic Beta Environment, a testing realm for upcoming content.
PDPhantom Dancer Phantom Dancer
PeelingTo use CC abilities to stop enemy champions from attacking an allied champion.
PentaPentakill - Slaying five enemy champions within a certain length of time.
PetA non-champion, non-minion ally that may or may not be controllable, is generated by a champion's ability and fights for them on its own (e.g. Tibbers).
PFEFile:EzrealSquare.png Pulsefire Ezreal
PhiloPhilosopher's Stone Philosopher's Stone
PingTo alt/G+left-click on the mini map causing a "ping" noise and a mark on the map that your entire team can see.The latency of player's internet connection to the game server, measured in "ms" (millisecond, 1 ms=0.001 second).
PinkVision Ward Vision WardOracle's Extract Oracle's ExtractGrez's Spectral Lantern Grez's Spectral LanternHextech Sweeper Hextech Sweeper
PoachA strategy that annihilates any monster camp of the opposite side of jungle in order to weaken the opponent team's chance on obtaining experience, gold and buff from the jungle camp of their side.
PokeA form of harass which uses long ranged attacks to cause small to moderate damage in order to weaken an enemy, while keeping a safe position.
PonyFile:HecarimSquare.png Hecarim
PositionPositioningA champion's location during a fight. Good **positioning** is determined by the player knowing the optimal location their champion should be at.
PotPotion(s), usually Health Potion Health Potion.
PremadeMultiple players, who know each other, forming a team together before entering the champion selection phase.
ProAn act of calling someone that is very talented when playing, short for professional.
ProcThe activation of an effect.
ProxyA high-risk, high-reward strategy (generally done at the top or bottom lanes due the length of the lanes) that involves farming enemy minions between the enemy turrets to prevent the opposing laner from effectively pushing or farming.
PubPublic player: a person that the player is placed on a team with through the automated matchmaking system.
PubstompWhen an organized team of good players thoroughly defeat random public players in a match.
PullA tactic used to draw monster aggro, benefiting the jungler. Same as leash.An ability that brings the enemy closer to you (e.g. File:BlitzcrankSquare.png Blitzcrank's Rocket Grab Rocket Grab).
PurplePurple team: The group of players that start out at the upper-right side of Summoner's Rift, or right side of Twisted Treeline and Crystal Scar.Exalted with Baron Nashor Exalted with Baron Nashor. (Aka "Baron Buff" or "Purple Buff")
PushTo continue advancing forward in a lane, clearing it of minions and towers.
PvPPlayer versus Player: game modes that do not include bot-controlled champions.

Q

QThe first champion ability which is bound to the "Q" key by default.
QQDepicts a pair of crying eyes, implying that the other player is complaining.
QSSQuicksilver Sash Quicksilver Sash
Quadra killSlaying four enemy champions within a certain length of time.
QueQueue: the champion selection phase before commencing the match. Currently there are Blind Pick and Draft Pick available.
Queue dodgeTo shut down the game client or disconnect from the internet during the champion selection process to avoid playing the match.
QuintQuintessence, the most expensive/powerful type of rune.

R

RThe fourth champion ability (usually the ultimate ability) which is bound to the "R" key by default.
RageTo display in-game frustration.
RagequitAn incident where a player quits (leaves) the game due to in-game frustrations.
RakaFile:SorakaSquare.png Soraka
RamboDiving into a fight alone, usually a suicidal tactic.
RandomBlindly summoning a champion during the champion selection phase by clicking the "?" or "Lock In" buttons before selecting a champion. (Champions not yet bought or not free to play will not be chosen.)
RankRankedRanked game
RatFile:TwitchSquare.png Twitch
RazorsMadred's Razors Madred's Razors
RdyReady
ReShort for reappear, meaning an enemy champion is no longer MIA.Used once someone is no longer AFK.
Recall
A universal ability to teleport back to base after an 8 second channel.
RecommendedA category of champions whose controlling difficulty is relatively low and suitable to new player of *League of Legends*.The recommended items listed in the shop for shortcut purchase. Player can edit their recommended items manually.
RedCrest of Cinders Crest of Cinders. Also known as "red buff." By extension, can refer to the File:Red BramblebackSquare.png Red Brambleback.Marks, a type of rune.
RenReneRenekFile:RenektonSquare.png Renekton
RengRengouFile:RengarSquare.png Rengar
ReportAn action after each match to report a player to official for inappropriate behavior such as verbal abuse or intentionally feeding the opponent.
ReqRequestRequireFile:KarthusSquare.png Karthus's Requiem Requiem
RevolverHextech Revolver Hextech Revolver
Riot
The development company that created *League of Legends*.
RitoAn intended misspell of the name of the game company of League of Legends - Riot Games. This word is usually used when players lose against what they perceive to be an 'unfair champion' or when gamebreaking bugs are spotted, people will typically respond with 'Rito pls'.
RiverThe water crossing between lanes on the Summoner's Rift.
RNGRangeRandom number regeneration, game mechanics that utilize randomness. See RNG in WoW.
RoARod ofRod of Ages Rod of Ages
RoamerA champion that is suited to moving around the map in order to support, jungle or gank.
ROFLRolling on the floor laughing.
Root
A debuff which prevents any movement by an enemy champion. Can also be referred to as "snare" and "immobilize".
RPRiot Points
RylaiRylaisRylai's Crystal Scepter Rylai's Crystal Scepter

S

SatanA derogatory nickname for File:TeemoSquare.png Teemo.
ScalingHow well a champion's efficiency increases as the game continues and as they gain levels and items. Champions that scale well are normally called carries.
ScrimScrimmage: two teams competing against each other for fun in a non-tournament game.
ScrubAn insult indicating that the player has a low skill level for the game.
Seal
A type of rune which primarily boosts defensive or utility stats.
SejSejuFile:SejuaniSquare.png Sejuani
Shop
The location where items are bought.To return to the base and buy items. Interchangeable with "b" or "brb".
ShroomFile:TeemoSquare.png Teemo's Noxious Trap Noxious Trap
ShutdownTo slay a champion that is on a killing spree.To harass or slay a champion continuously to prevent them from getting more powerful.
ShyvFile:ShyvanaSquare.png Shyvana
Silence
A debuff which prevents any activated abilities from being used by the target champion.
SivFile:SivirSquare.png Sivir
SkarFile:SkarnerSquare.png Skarner
SkillshotAn ability that requires aiming a projectile that could miss its target.
Skin
A different appearance for a champion that can only be obtained by spending RP.
Slow
A debuff which reduces the target's movement speed.
Smart cast
An entry scheme of action command that allows 1-click on the keyboard (or combined with the `shift` key) to perform the action without clicking the mouse button on the target.
Smiteless
Killing the File:Ancient GolemSquare.png Ancient Golem or File:Lizard ElderSquare.png Lizard Elder without using Smite Smite so that one can immediately invade the enemy jungle to steal the enemy's Ancient Golem/Lizard Elder.
SnakeFile:CassiopeiaSquare.png Cassiopeia
Snare
A debuff which prevents a champion from moving. Can also be referred to as a "root" or an "immobilize".
SnipeTo shoot out an ability at long range to strike a target.
Snowball
Situation that occurs when a champion or team gains an advantage, and continues to use the advantage to win the game.
Snowball item
An item that grows in power as you gain kills/assists, e.g. Mejai's Soulstealer Mejai's Soulstealer or Sword of the Occult Sword of the Occult.
Soft CCA crowd control effect that does not disrupt the channeling of abilities.
Soft leashTo draw the aggro of a monster briefly before moving away.
SoloA champion (usually the top and mid laners) that guards an entire lane on their own.
Solo queueAs opposed to a party, a player allows the automatic matching system to assign a team for them. The player may end up joining a team completely composed of solo players, or an incomplete party. For the latter case, solo players may need to wait longer until the rest of the party has finished selecting their champions.
SoraFile:SorakaSquare.png Soraka
SotOSword of the Occult Sword of the Occult
Space AIDSFile:MalzaharSquare.png Malzahar's Malefic Visions Malefic Visions.
SpellSummoner spell: The battle abilities which are not provided by the champion, but rather designated by the summoner to their champion before entering the match.
Split pushTo continuously advance in one lane while the other members of the team are advancing in another lane.
SquishyA champion that can be killed easily due to low base health/defenses.
SRSummoner's Rift
SSEnemy champion missing, shortened form of "miss". "SS" (along with "miss") is more common than "MIA" on the European servers.
StealTo kill the neutral creeps that's on the enemy's side of the map, particularly their File:Red BramblebackSquare.png Red Brambleback (for Red Buff) or their File:Blue SentinelSquare.png Blue Sentinel (for Blue Buff).To land the killing blow on a neutral creep that the enemy was actively fighting, particularly File:DragonSquare.png Dragon and File:Baron NashorSquare.png Baron Nashor.
Stealth
An ability to conceal the user from being seen or detected by enemies.
SteroidAn ability that increases one or more of a champion's base stats.
StoreRiot Store: the "shop" accessible in the PVP.net interface where player can purchase RP, champions, Skins, Runes, IP Boosts, etc. The term "shop" dominantly refers to the Shop in the Field of Justice where the actual match is played.
StreamingTo watch a video in "real time", instead of downloading a file to the computer and watching it later.
StronkA typo of the word "strong," mostly used sarcastically due to being a misspelling.
Stun
A debuff which prevents the target champions from moving, attacking or casting abilities.
Summoner
The role given to the player as they call a champion to the field and directs them in battle.
SuperSuper Minion: a stronger minion that is spawned by destroying an enemy inhibitor in classic game mode. In Dominion mode, each minion wave already contains one super minion.
Support
A category of champions whose forte is to support his/her allies' performance.
SuppressSuppression
A stronger version of the debuff stun which cannot be alleviated or actively broken out of by most methods except Quicksilver Sash Quicksilver Sash.
SurrenderSurrendering
To start a vote between teammates to end the game earlier before the Nexus is destroyed by the opponent team and admit defeat.
SusanFile:NasusSquare.png Nasus's name spelled backwards, often as a derogatory term for most File:NasusSquare.png Nasus players.
SustainSustainabilityA champion's capacity for staying in a lane or jungle without having to go back to the base.
SVSpirit Visage Spirit Visage
SynergyHow well two or more champions/players work together.An item that benefits a particular champion without wasted stat boosts or inefficient abilities. ("Synergy" sections were removed from the item pages due to the definition being fairly subjective and cumbersome.)

T

Tank
A champion designed to take high amounts of damage, usually with high CC abilities and low damage.
TankinessThe quality of being able to take high amounts of damage, primarily through items that give defensive stats.
TankingTo take high amounts of damage. Usually refers to damage being done to tanks and fighters, who have the durability to survive such damage.
Tanky DPSAn alternative term for a "Fighter" type champion. Though the term can be used to describe any champion that has obtained high survivability and damage through levels and items.
Taunt
A disable which forces the target to attack the taunter.A champion quote which can be activated by entering `/t` or pressing ctrl+2.
Team compTeam composition: A specific champion set-up for a team in which they work together to achieve an overall strategy. Examples include Poke comp, Heal comp, Push comp, AoE comp, CC comp, etc.
TeamfightWhen multiple champions, from each opposing side, gather in one area to battle.
TeetoNickname for File:TeemoSquare.png Teemo made popular by PhantomL0rd with this video
Tenacity
A champion stat which determines the reduction of effect duration of most crowd control debuffs.
TFFile:Twisted FateSquare.png Twisted FateTrinity Force Trinity ForceTeamfight, when multiple champions, from each opposing side, gather in one area to battle.
ToonAnother word for character.
TopTop/upper laneThe capture point of windmill in Dominion mode.
TowerA commonly used alternative term for the turret.
Tower divingTDTo pursue an enemy champion while in range of the enemy's tower.
Tower huggingTo stay near the tower to deter enemy champions from attacking them.
ToxicUsed to describe a person whose attitude negatively influences the game. (http://forums.na.leagueoflegends.com/board/showthread.php?p=37108896#post37108896) TPTeleport TeleportFile:Twisted FateSquare.png Twisted Fate's Gate Gate
TradeTradingTrade champions: to switch champions with another player during the champion selection for Draft or Ranked games after all players of both teams have finished selecting champions.Trade damage: when players from each side deal equivalent injury to each other during a confrontation.Trade kills: when players from each side suffer an equivalent number of deaths after a confrontation.
TreeFile:MaokaiSquare.png Maokai
Tri-brushA particular "Y" shaped brush that covers three directions, such as those located on Summoner's Rift near the top exit of the jungle of the purple team's side of the map and near the bottom exit of jungle of the blue team's side.
TrinityTriforceTrinity Force Trinity Force
Triple killSlaying three enemy champions within a certain length of time.
TrisTristTristyFile:TristanaSquare.png Tristana
TrollA person who causes acts of disruption to other players and to the community. These acts may include writing offensive messages or intentionally feeding the enemy. Trolls are also referred to as griefers. See Troll on Wikipedia for more information.Mythical beings originating from the Norse mythology. In *League of Legends*, File:TrundleSquare.png Trundle belongs to this race.
Troll poleFile:FizzSquare.png Fizz's Playful Playful.
Troll poolFile:VladimirSquare.png Vladimir's Sanguine Pool Sanguine Pool.
TTTwisted Treeline
TrynTryndTryndaFile:TryndamereSquare.png Tryndamere
TurretA stationary defense structure that guards the lanes and the base. It is also commonly referred to as the **Tower**.File:HeimerdingerSquare.png Heimerdinger's H-28G Evolution Turret H-28G Evolution Turret or H-28Q Apex Turret H-28Q Apex Turret.

U

UltUltiUltimate abilityTo tell a player to use their champion's ultimate ability.
UniqueAn aura or ability that does not stack, common to item effects.
UPUnderpowered
UtilitySpells or abilities that have a quality of being beneficial for the team. Support champions are known to have a lot of utility.

V

VarFile:VarusSquare.png Varus
VelFile:Vel'KozSquare.png Vel'Koz
Vision hackAn ability which allows a player to see through the fog of war, such as File:Twisted FateSquare.png Twisted Fate's Destiny Destiny.
VeigFile:VeigarSquare.png Veigar
VentVentrilo: a third party voice chat software.
VikFile:ViktorSquare.png Viktor
VladFile:VladimirSquare.png Vladimir
VoliFile:VolibearSquare.png Volibear

W

WThe second champion ability which is bound to the "W" key by default.
WardItems that reveal the Fog of War once placed.
Ward jumpUsing an ability File:Lee SinSquare.png Lee Sin's Safeguard Safeguard or File:KatarinaSquare.png Katarina's Shunpo Shunpo and targeting a ward. This is useful for escaping enemy attacks or intercepting an enemy that has used walls to juke away. Experienced Lee Sin players often build Sightstone Sightstone or Ruby Sightstone Ruby Sightstone to complement this ability. They may also build Wriggle's Lantern Wriggle's Lantern especially when jungling to make use of the ward ability this item offers.
Ward baitTo place down a ward in order to set up a gank. When an enemy champion attempts to destroy the ward, usually due to having an Oracle, the player initiates their surprise attack.
Ward coverageThe amount of wards placed down to give more vision around the map.
Ward placementThe location in which a ward is laid down. Good places to lay down wards are usually in brushes, entrances, the river, etc.
Warma'sA build that utilizes Atma's Impaler Atma's Impaler and Warmog's Armor Warmog's Armor. Can also be referred to as Atmogs.
Wet Noodle FightOften describes a fight between two champions that are building very little damage - usually tanks. This often takes place in the top lane in competitive play
Wombo comboWhen teammates effectively and consecutively chain together their abilities on enemy champions. The term first originated from a *Smash Brothers Melee* match.
WotAWill of the Ancients Will of the Ancients
WotDWin of the day: rewards player a flat bonus of 150 to the IP earned from winning the first match. The bonus refreshes every 22 hours after the first win.
WPWell Played
WuWukFile:WukongSquare.png Wukong
WWFile:WarwickSquare.png Warwick

X

XinXZFile:Xin ZhaoSquare.png Xin Zhao

Y

YasYasouYSFile:YasuoSquare.png Yasuo
YellowSeals, a type of rune.
YiFile:Master YiSquare.png Master Yi
YorFile:YorickSquare.png Yorick

Z

ZilFile:ZileanSquare.png Zilean
ZoneZoningTactics used to prevent enemy champion(s) from gaining gold/experience.

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