Skins
19 Best Annie Skins Ranked, Including Pandemonium
Fright Night wins our Annie ranking, Super Galaxy supplies the giant robot, and Cafe Cuties has the best candy bear. Compare all 19 current skin entries.
Mid lane
Roam timers, priority, and the map control that comes from winning the middle.
Skins
12 Best Anivia Skins Ranked: Papercraft Takes First
Papercraft wins for its colorful material change, Blackfrost keeps the ice threatening, and Festival Queen makes room for a dancing bird and a decorated egg.
Skins
4 Best Akshan Skins Ranked: High Noon Takes First
High Noon is our favorite Akshan design, but Cyber Pop keeps more of his swagger. Compare all four skins and check the Honor rule before writing off Three Honors.
Skins
Best Aurelion Sol Skins: All 6 Compared
Porcelain Protector is the first recommendation, but Storm Dragon wins on traditional dragon fantasy. Compare every Aurelion Sol skin, including Divine Architect.
Guides
Best Low-Elo Mid Laners: Annie, Veigar or Swain?
An uneven lane does not have to leave you without a job. Choose a prepared stun, a cage that controls an approach, or a fight that lets Swain keep draining.
Guides
The Best LoL Assassins to Learn for Mid Lane
Naafiri offers targeted pursuit, Zed rewards shadow setups, Akali extends the duel, and LeBlanc trades from range. Choose the commitment you want to learn.
Guides
5 Best Early-Game Mid Laners to Put Your Lane Ahead
Five different ways to threaten mid before expensive items, with the wave decisions, counterplay, and first-recall plans that make the pressure useful.
Beginner Guides
What Is the Easiest Role in League of Legends?
Support is the easiest starting point if farming overwhelms you. Top is the better choice for focused solo-lane practice. Neither means the role has little responsibility.
Guides
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.
Guides
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.