League of legends lingo has evolved over the years simply from the players. Due to the lack of a voice chat in the game, all commands and communication are typed. However, because the game is played with a keyboard words have to be quick effective and almost universally understood. The language has evolved to be very unique and ranges from simple slang to extremely precise strategical commands that can be hard to follow unless your are well versed. Usually within a game you will hear a mixture of both, so it is important to understand as much as possible.
While for a while the slang was really evolving, and the game was really taking on a language of it;s own it has for the most part, stagnated. This is really just because a lot of the language has really become ingrained into the community, with no looking to change.
Lane: Refers to the way that the map is set up and where most of the game is played. There are a total of 3:top, middle and bottom. Which lane you play is largely determined by what character you're playing as.
Champion: Another word for character
Nexus: The large crystal in the enemies base that your team is trying to destory. Doing so will win the game.
Inhibitor: A smaller crystal at the entrances of the base. Destroying one will cause stronger minions to spawn. you must destroy at least one before you can attack the nexus.
Turrets: Used to defend the base and the lanes. There are 3 in each lane and two in front of the nexus. They do large amounts of damage if enemy champions stand in their range without minions.
Minions: Small, Non playable characters that spawn every few minutes on the map from your base. They can be used to "farm", push towers down and block certain attacks. i feel bad or the little guys sometimes.
Farm: To kill minions or monsters in order to gain gold or experience. Good farming skills are absolutely crucial to playing well, as it can put you ahead of the enemy.
Jungler: The player that is the jungle, or area between the 3 lanes. They mostly kill monsters, provide vision and pressure around the map to the lanes.
Gank: to have another ally ( usually the jungler) come to your lane in order to add pressure, hopefully to tilt the fight in your favor.
Ward: an item you can buy in the shop that when placed gives your team vision of the area. usually placed in specific areas to protect lanes, gain advantages or track stealth enemies.Gold: in game money used to buy items from the shop. This is used in games only.
Skins: cosmetic changes for your character that can include new outfits, voice overs and effects.Some of these can be very expensive, over $25 dollars for one in some cases.
Dragon: A large monster that provides your team with one of 5 buffs. Killing one is usually very important for your team and can be crucial to winning.
Baron Nashor ( usually just called Baron): Another large monster that requires almost the entire team to kill. Provides the team with another powerful buff that helps your team kill turrets.
DPS: Stands for Damage per second.
Summoner spell: A universal spell that you can take regardless of what character you are playing as. Some examples of this are flash, heal and ignite.
Twisted Treeline: another map for playing league of legends. It's almost the same as summoners rift, expect it is 3 on 3 as opposed to the 5 on 5 on summoners rift.
( an overview of Twisted Treeline)
ARAM: Stands for All random all mid. It;s a fun mode where the champion is chosen randomly based on the ones you own, making for some random and crazy team compositions that would never work in a regular competitive game.
Role/lane: Refers to what and how you play in the game. This can be very specific, so go to the page "what's my lane" to see more!
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