10-25-2009, 09:39 PM
For me, the first ~7 levels are "push minions until a champion shows up then run back to my own turret." It's 100% counter-intuitive to the way I usually play games ("Hey Waff, won't it be funny when I charge this dude and get us all killed? I think we can win") but the best way to start.
Really the best thing you can do is run the same champ over and over. If you're still not used to the items, just buy the recommended until you've used the champ enough to figure out whether you need more AP or crit chance, or whatever.
There are very few constants in the game, though. I usually start matches by buying a Mana Manipulator, but not all champs have mana. I also like to buy the Boots of Mobility (the boots that give you extra movement out of combat) but some champs get too much out the boots with attack speed (Berserker's Greaves) or dodge chance (Ninja Tabi).
If you don't really know what champions you like to play, or even what styles you like to play, I'd suggest flipping through Master Yi, Ryze, Sion, and Twitch. All four of those have pretty drastically different -- and definitive, really -- play styles.
Really the best thing you can do is run the same champ over and over. If you're still not used to the items, just buy the recommended until you've used the champ enough to figure out whether you need more AP or crit chance, or whatever.
There are very few constants in the game, though. I usually start matches by buying a Mana Manipulator, but not all champs have mana. I also like to buy the Boots of Mobility (the boots that give you extra movement out of combat) but some champs get too much out the boots with attack speed (Berserker's Greaves) or dodge chance (Ninja Tabi).
If you don't really know what champions you like to play, or even what styles you like to play, I'd suggest flipping through Master Yi, Ryze, Sion, and Twitch. All four of those have pretty drastically different -- and definitive, really -- play styles.
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