League of Legends - Terminology

Here is a list of League of Legends terminology that EVERY player must know.


AD - Attack Damage. Calculate how much your auto attack does.


AP - AP stands for ability power. This calculates how much extra damage spell casters do.


Carry - The person on the team that does the most damage and have the most kills. Carries are players that lead the team into VICTORY !




Feeder -  A person on the team that does not help your team but instead helps the other team. He/She does this by dying to the enemy team very often and gives the enemy team gold.




M.I.A- This means "missing in action." You call M.I.A. when someone is missing from your lane. An example would be " BOT MIA ! Care MID. "


Gank - A ambush by another character that was not originally in your lane.






Face Check - Running into a bush when you have no knowledge what is inside that bush. Players often die because they face check bushes.


ELO - A method of calculating skill level. The higher the ELO , the better the player.  You can only find out your ELO if you play ranked games.


Ping - A dot on your mini map that is supposed to attract your attention.




CV - Clairvoyance. Players often type in " CV here" and then use a ping to tell the team where to Clairvoyance.


Zoning - This will be another guide. Zoning is a complex concept.


Nuke - Do a lot of damage instantly to a single target.  Nukes are often spell caster champions , like Veigar or Annie , or Anivia.


Burst - Do a lot of damage over a short duration of time to a target. Nukes and Burst are almost the same thing. However , they are still different.


IE - Infinity Edge. Referring to an item. 


BT - Blood thirstier. Referring to item.  


Stacks - Referring to 3 items. Sword of the Occult , Mejas Soul Stealer , and Leviathans. These items give you more "stacks " as you kill more people . You lose 1/3 of your "stacks" if you die.