[Guide] - Ward placement

Introduction

I see people putting ward in the weirdest places. This guide will teach you where to place wards , so you get the most out of your investment.


Ward Types

Vision Ward


This is called a Vision ward.  People often call them "pinks" because of the pink top that they have. Vision wards can see stealth-ed characters and other wards. People get Vision wards for two reasons.

1. Vision wards detect stealth characters in the lane. Putting a vision ward in the middle of the lane will cripple the stealth character(s) and will give you an advantage of seeing them in stealth.
2. Vision wards are used for ward scouting. Players place this ward at Baron and/or Dragon. Putting a vision ward at Baron and/or Dragon allows you to check if they have any wards there. If you find wards , then you will eliminate the amount of control the enemy have of the map. The more sight of the map a team has , the more control they have. Eliminating their wards will loosen the enemy's control of the map.

Sight ward

Sight wards are the most commonly bought wards. It costs 75 gold and lasts 300 seconds. Buy LOTS of these. Buy at least 15 per game. Unlike Vision wards , Sight wards can't see invisible targets. You use these to see general characters.


WHERE to place wards
You want to put the wards in the places where there are traffic and put wards in bushes. Putting them in bushes give you a vision advantage. You can attack the enemy when they are inside the bushes. Most of the time , they won't know you can see them. So you will catch them off guard.

Here is a map on where to place the wards.


These are generally where you want to place wards. There are exceptions though. If there is a stealth character , then you want to put one in the lane.

WHY ?

Buying wards is an investment. All high level players buy wards. All Dreamhack team bought wards. They are worth it. It will help your team so much.

Ending Note:

Thank you for reading this guide. You should know where to put the wards now. Add me in game. My name is andrewleetzor.  :D

League of Legends ( guide ) - Basic knowledge of the game.

"League of Legends (often abbreviated as LoL, and sometimes as LofL) is an action RTS video game developed and published by Riot Games for Microsoft Windows [...] " - Wikipedia.



Introduction

HELLO ! Thank you for coming to see my blog. I have been playing LoL for around 10 months now. Currently I am 1515 elo. Add me if you have any question , concern , or simply if you want to play too.

 

 Picture from League of Legends wikia

Maps

Currently There are 2 maps in LoL. Summoners rift and twisted treeline. Summoners Rift is what I call the "original" map. This is the map that was inspired by DOTA ( Defense of the Ancients ) It consists of Dragon. Dragon is located at the bottom right of the river. Baron is at the upper section of the river. There are 3 lanes in the map.  Top , Middle and Bottom are the lanes. Mid is usually a solo lane. Top and Bottom are usually a double lane where there are 2 people in lane. Twisted Treeline has 2 lanes and one dragon. Usually the solo is on the top lane and there are two people in bot lane.


Riot has released concept art for the next map. The map is called Magma Chamber. The map will emphasizes on tactical awareness , ganking , and pushing specific lanes.

 How to lane
If you are a beginner , get doran items. They give you decent survivability in the beginning. Afterward , it is wise to get boots because you will move faster then most people. After that , it depends on what you are. I will get into that in later posts. Enter a lane and stay at your tower. This is VERY important. You don't want to "facecheck " brush as we call it. "Face checking " is the act of entering a brush and you have no vision or knowledge of what is inside of it. You can't see what is inside but inside can see you. Therefore , they have the advantage to attack you first and you will be put into a bad position. SO DON'T FACE CHECK !!! When laning starts , kill the "creeps " or minions. Try to hit the creeps to kill it and not just because you feel like auto attacking. Every once in a while , try to attack the enemy champions. ( PRO TIP : GET WARDS ! THEY REALLY HELP THROUGHOUT THE WHOLE GAME ! )

Communication
This game is all about teamwork. Henry Ford once said  “Coming together is a beginning. Keeping together is progress. Working together is success." If you guys can , get some kind of audio communication software. You can use Ventrilo , TeamSpeak , Xfire , or skype. You can even call each other if you need to. Just get some kind of audio communication.


Map Awareness 
This can't really be taught. It is more of a trail and error thing. If you are in a vulnerable spot , and you notice the whole other team is missing , it is wise to back. As you play more and more , you will notice patterns. You will learn to play better , smarter , and quicker. 


Ending Note : 
Thank you so much for reading this short guide. Please leave a comment or send me an email if you have any question. andrewleetzor@gmail.com My IGN is : andrewleezor. Feel free to add me to play anytime. 




 Twisted Treeline trailer