Glossaire

Le jeu

Ability haste is a stat that lets eligible abilities be cast more often by lowering their effective cooldown.

An active ability needs an explicit player command, unlike a passive effect that works without pressing its button.

AD means attack damage, a stat that increases many basic attacks and some abilities.

AP means ability power, a stat that strengthens effects with AP scaling.

ARAM stands for All Random All Mid, a League mode focused on fights in one lane with randomized champion selection.

Armor reduces physical damage taken by a champion.

Attack speed measures how frequently a champion can perform basic attacks.

Brush hides its occupants from enemies who lack vision inside it.

Buff can mean a temporary positive effect on a champion or a power increase made by developers in a patch.

A build is the combination and order of items, runes and ability upgrades chosen for a champion.

A champion is the character controlled by a player, with a distinct set of abilities and ways to contribute.

A control ward grants vision and reveals or disables certain enemy wards in its range.

A critical strike is an attack that deals extra damage when the champion's critical-strike chance triggers.

Exhaust is a summoner spell that temporarily weakens an enemy champion.

Experience, or XP, lets a champion level up and improve abilities during a match.

Flash is a summoner spell that instantly moves a champion a short distance.

Fog of war hides parts of the map that your team cannot currently see.

The fountain is the starting area of each base where champions respawn and restore resources.

Gold is the resource used to buy items during a League match.

Health, or HP, is the resource showing how much damage a champion can take before dying.

Ignite is an offensive summoner spell that deals damage over a short period.

An inhibitor is a base structure whose destruction sends super minions down that lane.

The jungle is the area between lanes containing monster camps and paths toward objectives.

Lag is a noticeable delay between player input and what happens in the match, often linked to connection or performance.