100 Terms Every League of Legends Player Should Know

No.	Term	Definition
1.	Ability Haste	Reduces cooldowns for abilities.
2.	Ace	All enemies dead at once.
3.	AD (Attack Damage)	Physical damage stat for basic attacks.
4.	Adaptive Force	Bonus that becomes AD or AP.
5.	ADC	Ranged carry; high sustained damage.
6.	AFK	Away from keyboard; inactive player.
7.	Aggro	Who minions or monsters target.
8.	All-in	Commit fully to a fight.
9.	Anti-heal	Effects that reduce healing.
10.	AP (Ability Power)	Increases magic damage and some shields.
11.	ARAM	All Random All Mid mode.
12.	Armor	Reduces incoming physical damage.
13.	Attack Move	Move then auto nearest target.
14.	Auto Attack	Basic attack without abilities.
15.	Back (Recall)	Return to base to heal.
16.	Backline	Rear damage dealers and supports.
17.	Bait	Lure enemies into a trap.
18.	Baron Nashor	Top objective granting team buff.
19.	Base Damage	Ability damage before scaling.
20.	Base Race	Rush to destroy enemy Nexus.
21.	Bounty	Bonus gold for killing a fed target.
22.	Brush	Tall grass that grants concealment.
23.	Burst	High damage in a short time.
24.	CC (Crowd Control)	Disables or restricts enemy actions.
25.	Chain CC	Layer CC to extend lockdown.
26.	Cheater Recall	Early recall after pushing wave.
27.	Clear Speed	How fast you kill camps.
28.	Clutch	Decisive play under pressure.
29.	Combo	Planned sequence of abilities.
30.	Cooldown	Time before ability can be used.
31.	Counterpick	Pick that beats enemy lane.
32.	Crit (Critical Strike)	Chance to deal amplified auto damage.
33.	CS (Creep Score)	Minion kills count.
34.	Dash	Quick movement ability.
35.	Deep Ward	Ward placed far in enemy territory.
36.	Disengage	Tools to escape or stop engages.
37.	Dive	Fight under enemy turret.
38.	DPS	Damage per second over time.
39.	Dragon	Bottom objective granting team bonuses.
40.	Dragon Soul	Permanent buff after four dragons.
41.	Dueling	1v1 fighting and outplays.
42.	Early Game	Opening phase; lanes and first objectives.
43.	Elder Dragon	Late dragon granting execute buff.
44.	Enchanter	Support focused on buffs and heals.
45.	Engage	Start a fight with initiation.
46.	Execute	Effect that kills low-health targets.
47.	Exhaust	Summoner spell reducing damage and speed.
48.	Experience (XP)	Levels gained from minions and kills.
49.	Facecheck	Enter fog without vision.
50.	Farm	Collect gold from minions and camps.
51.	Feeding	Dying repeatedly, giving enemy gold.
52.	Flash	Short-range blink summoner spell.
53.	Focus Fire	Team targets one enemy together.
54.	Fog of War	Unseen areas without vision.
55.	Freeze	Hold wave near your turret.
56.	Frontline	Tanks and bruisers in front.
57.	Gank	Surprise attack on a lane.
58.	Gapclose	Ability to reach a distant target.
59.	Global Ultimate	Ultimate affecting map-wide areas.
60.	Gold Efficiency	Stats gained per gold spent.
61.	Grievous Wounds	Debuff reducing healing received.
62.	Harass	Poke enemy to lower health.
63.	Hard CC	Stun, knockup, suppress, or root.
64.	Hitbox	Area where attacks register hits.
65.	Hook	Pulling skillshot that grabs targets.
66.	HP (Health)	How much damage you can take.
67.	Iceborn Slow	On-hit slow field effect.
68.	Ignite	True damage and anti-heal spell.
69.	Inhibitor	Structure enabling super minion spawns.
70.	Invade	Enter enemy jungle to contest camps.
71.	Item Spike	Power jump after completing an item.
72.	Jungle	Area with neutral monster camps.
73.	Jungler	Role farming jungle and ganking lanes.
74.	KDA	Kills, deaths, assists ratio.
75.	Kite	Attack while moving to stay safe.
76.	Knockup	CC lifting target; stops actions.
77.	Lane Priority	Ability to move first from lane.
78.	Last Hit	Deal final blow to a minion.
79.	Leash	Help jungler start first camp.
80.	Lethality	Flat armor penetration for AD champs.
81.	Lifesteal	Heal from physical damage dealt.
82.	Lockdown	Reliable CC to secure kills.
83.	Macro	Map decisions: objectives and rotations.
84.	Magic Resist (MR)	Reduces incoming magic damage.
85.	Mana	Resource used to cast abilities.
86.	Map Awareness	Track enemies using minimap information.
87.	Mid Game	Rotations, skirmishes, objective trading.
88.	Minion Wave	Group of lane minions.
89.	Miss (MIA)	Enemy missing from lane.
90.	Objective	Non-kill map goal: towers, dragons.
91.	Off-meta	Unusual but viable pick or build.
92.	Outplay	Win by mechanics or smart timing.
93.	Peel	Protect carries by stopping threats.
94.	Pick	Catch and kill one enemy.
95.	Ping	In-game signal to communicate quickly.
96.	Plates	Early turret segments giving bonus gold.
97.	Poke	Repeated long-range damage before fighting.
98.	Power Spike	Timing when champion becomes much stronger.
99.	Priority Target	Most important enemy to kill first.
100.	Push	Kill wave to advance it forward.