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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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
AAS Archangel's Staff
ABAMAll Blind All Mid: a custom game type where players randomly pick a champion to only fight in the middle lane. Also known as ARAM (All Random All Mid).
AceWhen all champions on a team are dead at the same time.To kill the last living champion on the opposing team.
ActiveAbilities possesed by champions and certain items that require activation (via clicking and/or hitting a key) to work, as opposed to "passive".
ADAttack 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
AggroThe targeting priority (or enmity) of the A.I. controlled minion, turret, monster, etc.
Ali Alistar
AniAniv 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.
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 ambushing 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 part of the bounty.The alternative term for Support Champions.
AtmalletA build that utilizes Atma's Impaler and Frozen Mallet. Can also be referred to as Fratma's.
Atmog'sA build that utilizes Atma's Impaler and 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 platformA 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.To recall to the base by pressing the "B" key by default.
BabysitFor one champion to stay and protect another champion in order to assist them in getting more powerful.
BaitTo feign weakness in order to lure the enemy into a trap.
BallThe untargetable mobile object under Orianna's command.
Banana Soraka's autoattack
Baron Baron Nashor Exalted with Baron Nashor
BaseThe area where the shop, nexus and inhibitors are situated.
BC The Black Cleaver
BDBackdoor
To attack the enemies' towers and base without the support of a minion wave.To capture a capture point, typically the middle one, which is close to the enemy fountain and surrounded by two other enemy capture points.
BF B. F. Sword
BGBad Game
BlindA Crowd control effect that causes the recipient's autoattack 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.
BlinkA type of movement ability, similar to the summoner spell Flash.
Blitz Blitzcrank
Bloodrazor Madred's Bloodrazor
BlueBlue Buff: Crest of the Ancient GolemBlue Team: the group of players that start out at the lower left side of Summoner's Rift, 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.
BotBottom laneThe Quarry/Boneyard capture points in Dominion.A.I. controlled champion
BountyThe amount of gold a target is worth should they be slain.
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 malfunction (a champion, an item, a spell, etc.).
BruiserObsolete – a champion with high effective health and damage per second. See fighter.
Brush
BushThe tall grass in which champions can hide.
BT 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.
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.
BV Banshee's Veil
C[]
Cait Caitlyn
Cap Rabadon's DeathcapTo capture a point in Dominion.
CareTo be careful, implying a possible gank incoming or any other kind of danger.
Carry
A champion that generally starts off weaker than other champions, but becomes more powerful as the game progresses.
CassCassi Cassiopeia
CasterA champion that can do high amounts of damage with their spells in a short time. The damage can be either AP (ability power) or AD (attack damage).
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.
Champ
A particular character that the summoner calls on and controls.
CharAnother word for champion, short for "character".
ChannelingThe 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.
Cho 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. Only in this mode player can choose to fight the intermediate A.I., which is otherwise not available to custom game.
CollapsingWhen allied players coordinate with each other in order converge and strike 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, 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.
Cow Alistar
CreepsMonsters and minions
CSCreeps Slain or Creep Score, a DotA termThe Crystal Scar, the map in which Dominion takes place.Chrono Shift Chrono Shift
CustomCustom game: the match mode created by player with the freedom to determine the team size, A.I. controlled champion participation and the password for limited access.
CV Clairvoyance
D[]
Dar Darius
DDefDefend: to protect the tower or base without attacking aggressively.
DFG Deathfire Grasp
DCDisconnected
DDDirect damageDouble damage
DebuffA negative effect applied to a champion; the opposite of a buff.
DenyTo kill allied minions or pets, preventing the opponent from earning the gold and experience from killing them in other MOBA games. This feature is intentionally absent from League of Legends and replaced with zoning tactics.
DisableA form of crowd control that prevents the enemy from taking particular actions.
DiveTo pursue a specific target into a high danger area, particularly beneath an enemy turret.
Dodge
Queue dodgeA 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 Jax's Counter Strike.
Dog Nasus
Dominion
A game mode that differs from the classic MOBA-style gameplay, and focuses on seizing capture points.
DoTDamage over Time
DotADefense 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 damage consecutively.
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.
DragDrake Dragon or Ebonmaw
DuelistA champion who exceeds at fighting enemy champions one on one (e.g. Fiora, 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 Noxian Guillotine, Cataclysm, To the Skies!, etc.
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EThe third champion ability which is bound to the "E" key by default.
EC Executioner's Calling
Effective healthHealth 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.
Egg 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. This is possibly due to feeders, AFKers and leavers.
Eve Evelynn
ExecutedBeing slain by a tower or a creep with no enemy champion receiving credit for the kill.
Ez EzrealEasy
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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 spell in an unintended way.
FarmTo seek out and kill minions to obtain experience and gold.
FBFirst Blood: the first kill of the game.
Fear
A debuff which makes target champion walk around randomly and uncontrollably.
Fed
A champion becoming very powerful after killing multiple enemy champions OR by having a large creep score.
Feed
To repeatedly die to the enemy team (through lack of skill or intentionally) giving them gold and experience. A player who does this is a feeder.
Field of Justice
A location where the champions battle against 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.
Fish Fizz
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.
FM Frozen Mallet
Fratma'sA build that utilizes Atma's Impaler and Frozen Mallet. Can also be referred to as Atmallet.
FocusTo assault a specific target, normally one of strategic value (usually not the tank).
FogFog of WarThe darkened area in the map which is out of the vision range of allied champions, minions and structures.
FoN 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.
FountainThe spawn/respawn position of the map, where champions regenerate health and mana, and can purchase items.
FSFiddleFid Fiddlesticks
G[]
GA Guardian Angel
Game throwWhen a team makes a mistake or a series of mistakes that causes them to lose the match.
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.
Gary Garrison
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. Cannon Barrage).
Glyph
A type of rune which primarily boosts various magical stats.
Golem Ancient Golem, which grants the Crest of the Ancient Golem (aka blue buff) after being slain.
GoldThe in-game currency used to buy items.
GP Gangplank
GP10
Items/masteries/runes that generate extra gold over time. Gold generating items are often incorrectly referred to as GP5.
Grag 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 draw the aggro of a monster and reduce its HP greatly before allowing an ally to deal the last hit.
Hat Rabadon's Deathcap
Heal bot Soraka
Hec Hecarim
HeimHeimer Heimerdinger
HeroThe equivalent term for "champion" in other MOBA games.
HFHave Fun
HoG Heart of Gold
Hold laneTo stay in a lane and protect a tower from being destroyed by the enemy.
Hourglass Zhonya's Hourglass
HP
Health Points
HP5
Health Regeneration per 5 seconds
HybridA champion that uses two or more build types, such as going both AP and AD.
I[]
IE Infinity Edge
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
Ire Irelia
ItemAn object carried or used by a champion to enhance their performance in the match.
J[]
J4JarJarv Jarvan IV
JackJitB Jack In The Box
JoJThe Journal of Justice
JukeThe act of tricking the enemy pursuer(s) into chasing the wrong way, which is most often accomplished by utilizing the brush and/or the fog of war to break the enemy's line of sight.
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.
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KamikazeA suicidal attempt to eliminate a target under an extremely unfavorable situation. See Kamikaze on Wikipedia for more information.
KarKarth Karthus
Kass Kassadin
Kat Katarina
Kay Kayle
Ken Kennen
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. 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.
Kog 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.
Lane
The paths that allied and enemy minions follow.
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.
Last hitGetting the killing blow on a minion, creep, or enemy champion.
LB LeBlanc
LeashA tactic used to draw monster aggro, benefiting the jungler.
LeaveLeaverExiting the champion selection or the match before each game is finished, whether voluntarily or not. This is regulated by the Leaver Buster system.
LeeLS Lee SinLifesteal
LeechStaying within range of enemy units to gain experience points without assisting your team mates with the kills.
LOLLeague 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
LW Last Whisper
M[]
MainA player's best or favorite champion to use.
Mana
Resource used by most champions to cast abilities.
Manaless
Champions who do not have the mana stat.
MalpMalph Malphite
Malz Malzahar
Mao 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 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 Blue and Red Buff, slaying the Dragon and Baron, destroying towers and inhibitors, etc.
Mark
A type of rune which primarily boosts various physical stats.
MartyrA champion that dies defending a capture point with an extra score reward, depending on how many enemy champions are involved in the kill.
MBR Madred's Bloodrazor
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, Trinity Force, and Mercury's Treads. The term is a portmanteau of the words "metagame" and "golem".
MF 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.
MKMinion Kills
MOBAMultiplayer Online Battle Arena: a genre of games which brings many of the RPG (Role Playing Game) and RTS (Real-Time Strategy) elements together.
Morde Mordekaiser
Morg Morgana
MP5
Mana regeneration per 5 seconds
MPenMagic Penetration
MRMResMagic Resistance
MS
Movement Speed
MummyMumu Amumu
Murder bridgeThe custom game version of the Proving Grounds map.
N[]
N1Nice One
Naut 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
Noc Nocturne
Nid Nidalee
NoobUnskillful player/unexperienced beginner. Similar forms include "nub" and "n00b". Derived from the word newbie.
NormalNormal game
NPCNon-Player Character
NukeA large amount of damage being dealt in a short time, pertaining particularly to the damage dealt by a single champion. Burst is also a commonly used term.
O[]
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
OPOverpowered
OracleOracle's Elixir and Oracle's Extract, used to detect invisibility.
Orange Gangplank's Remove Scurvy
Ori 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.
P[]
PantPanth 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.
PD 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.
PFE Pulsefire Ezreal
Philo 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).
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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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.
QSS Quicksilver Sash
QuadrakillSlaying 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.
Raka 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
Rat Twitch
Razors Madred's Razors or Madred's Bloodrazor
RdyReady
ReShort for reappear, meaning an enemy champion is no longer MIA.
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.
RedRed buff Blessing of the Lizard Elder
RenRene Renekton
ReportAn action after each match to report a player to official for inappropriate behavior such as verbal abuse or intentionally feeding the opponent.
ReqRequestRequire Karthus' Requiem
Revolver Hextech Revolver
Riot
The development company that created League of Legends.
RiverThe water crossing between lanes on the Summoner's Rift.
RNGRangeRandom number regeneration, game mechanics that utilize randomness. See RNG in WoW.
RoA 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 refered to as "snare" and "immobilize".
RPRiot Points
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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.
Sej Sejuani
Shop
The location where items are bought.To return to the base and buy items. Interchangeable with "b" or "brb".
Shroom 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.
Shyv Shyvana
Silence
A debuff which prevents any activated abilities from being used by the target champion.
Siv Sivir
Skill shotAn 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.
Snare
A debuff which prevents target champions movement. 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.
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.
SotO Sword of the Occult
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 Lizard Elder (for Red Buff) and their Ancient Golem (for Blue Buff).To land the killing blow on a neutral creep that the enemy was actively fighting, particularly Dragon and Baron.
Stealth
An ability to conceal the user from being seen or detected by the 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" is 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.
SurrenderSurrendering
To start a vote between teammates to end the game earlier before the Nexus is destroyed by the opponent team and admit defeat.
SustainSustainabilityA champion's capacity for staying in a lane or jungle without having to go back to the base.
SV 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.)
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Tank
A champion designed to take high amounts of damage, usually with high CC abilities and low damage.
TankingTo be capable of taking high amounts of 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 shift+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.
Tenacity
A champion stat which determines the reduction of effect duration of most crowd control debuffs.
TF Twisted FateTeamfight, 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.
Tower
A stationary defense structure that guards the lanes and the base. It is also commonly referred to as the Turret.
Tower divingTo 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.
TP Teleport 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.
Tree Maokai
Tri-brushA particular "Y" shaped brush that covers three directions, such as those located 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.
Triple killSlaying three enemy champions within a certain length of time.
TrisTrist 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, Trundle belongs to this race.
TTTwisted Treeline
TrynTryndTrynda Tryndamere
TurretA commonly used alternative term for the tower.
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[]
Var Varus
Vision hackAn ability which allows a player to see through the fog of war, such as Twisted Fate's Destiny.
Veig Veigar
VentVentrillo: a third party voice chat software.
Vlad Vladimir
Voli 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 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 and Warmog's Armor. Can also be referred to as Atmogs.
Wombo comboWhen teammates effectively and consecutively chain together their abilities on enemy champions. The term first originated from a Smash Brothers Melee match.
WotA 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
WW Warwick
X[]
XinXZ Xin Zhao
Y[]
Yi Master Yi
Yor Yorick
Z[]
Zil Zilean
ZoneZoningTactics used to prevent enemy champion(s) from gaining gold/experience.
"Transmogulate!"
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