Notes on League of Legends Fundamentals Academy

Introduction

• Importance of understanding game closure and responsibility
• Teammates vs. individual performance
• Focus on laning phase fundamentals, tempo, and macro strategies

Course Overview

• Two main courses offered:
  • Fundamentals for the laning phase
  • In-depth study on tempo and mid to late game strategies
• Invitation to join Discord for reviews

Game Setup

• Spectating an Emerald Riven player vs. Platinum Rakan
• Matchup dynamics: Riven stronger at level one due to abilities and runes

Laning Phase

• First Four Waves: Most crucial for setting up the lane
• Riven's Early Trade:
  • Riven capitalizes on Rakan's poor approach
  • Importance of HP and positioning in the laning phase
• Wave Management:
  • Rakan's mistake by hitting the wave and pushing towards Riven
  • Riven’s response: matching pressure and controlling the wave

Key Concepts

• Last-Hitting:
  • Importance of timing on last hits
  • Avoid auto-attacking minions too early
• Level Up Timing:
  • First two full waves + two melee minions needed for level three
  • Planning trades around level up timings
• Potion Usage:
  • Using potions effectively to maintain HP
• Wave Crashing:
  • Strategies for crashing the wave to force resets

Mid to Late Game Transition

• Item Purchases:
  • Importance of completing items over sitting on components
• Map Awareness:
  • Check item builds of opponents to gauge threats
• Objective Control:
  • Importance of controlling baron and dragons based on team positioning

Team Fight Dynamics

• Assessing team compositions and item advantages
• Recognizing key moments to engage or retreat in fights
• Importance of communication and pinging teammates for objectives

Common Mistakes to Avoid

• Reacting impulsively to fights rather than playing strategically
• Overcommitting in fights without full awareness of team positions
• Neglecting to farm and optimize gold income

Conclusion

• Importance of self-awareness in gameplay
• Focus on personal mistakes rather than blaming teammates
• Fundamentals in laning and structure in mid to late game are key to consistent wins
• Encouragement to apply learned concepts in future games

Final Thoughts

• Reminder to improve on small details for overall game performance
• Call to action to engage with the content and community for further growth.