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Pyke leaning over a table with a serrated harpoon and bone armor in green underwater light

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6 Best ADCs for Pyke, From Quick Trades to All-Ins

Choose a Pyke partner around the fight you can finish: Lucian's quick exchanges, Draven's axes, Jhin's ranged catches, or a practiced Tristana, Samira, or Kalista all-in.

14 min read

Guqin Sona wears red and gold robes beside a dark stringed instrument, with long dark hair and floating pink petals

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3 Easiest Supports to Learn: Sona, Leona and Soraka

Sona is the first pick for simpler basic spells. Leona and Soraka offer different lessons: commit with a teammate or manage your own health while healing one.

11 min read

High Noon Jhin aims a long-barreled gun beneath a wide hat, with a red scarf and birds behind him.

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8 Best League Quotes, With the Stories Behind Them

Eight short quotations with very different personalities: Braum's generosity, Kled's recklessness, Jhin's menace and more, each traced to an official Riot biography.

8 min read

Battlecast Prime Cho'Gath opens a glowing red mechanical jaw among cannon barrels and burning buildings

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3 Best Off-Meta Mid Laners Worth Learning

A three-pick guide to taking Cho'Gath, Kled and Graves into mid. Each recommendation has a lane requirement, a resource trap and a reason to choose a conventional mage instead.

11 min read

Elderwood Ornn with a purple leaf beard holding a glowing green shape above a blue-lit anvil

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5 Best Tank Top Laners and When to Pick Each

A tank pick can mean engage, protection, or a way to influence another lane. Choose between Ornn, Malphite, Poppy, Shen, and Cho'Gath by the job your draft needs.

12 min read

Blitzcrank reaches forward with a huge brass hand amid violet lightning and broken masonry.

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Best ADCs for Blitzcrank: 3 Ways to Follow a Hook

Draven attacks immediately, Caitlyn prepares a trap, and Kai'Sa wants an isolated target. The best partner still needs Blitzcrank to pull someone worth fighting.

11 min read

Worldbreaker Nautilus in enormous carved armor emerging from the sea beside a blue-skinned horned giant

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7 Best Tank Supports in LoL: Engage, Peel, Survive

Nautilus is our default for a team that needs catches, but Braum, Tahm Kench, and Poppy protect allies in different ways. Compare seven tank supports by what they can survive, stop, or force.

14 min read

Arcade Ahri wears cat-eared headphones and a red scarf among floating gold coins and blue pixelated tails.

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What Is the Most Popular Role in LoL? Mid vs. Top

Top leads the role-main snapshots we checked; mid creates a different matchmaking problem. A closer look at what the numbers count, with advice for choosing your own lane.

7 min read

God-King Garen resting his hands on a sword beside a glowing blue lion

Beginner Guides

5 Best Top Lane Champions for Beginners

Garen is the best first top laner, with Malphite as a useful second pick. Compare five manageable champions and learn how to trade, keep access to minions, and recover after a bad death.

11 min read

Battle Regalia Poppy wears a gold-trimmed helmet and armor while gripping her hammer before a line of shadowed soldiers.

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4 Best Teamfight Junglers: Engage, Follow Up, or Peel

Four jungle picks for different teamfight jobs, from Amumu's opening stun to Poppy's decision to keep a target nearby or send it away.

12 min read