

Their job is to disrupt, disable, and protect. Tanks are typically melee and have high defenses, but lower damage output. Fragile marksmen must work hard to stay at range and survive this requires skilled movement, careful target selection, and foresight. They are characterized by abilities and passives that augment or complement their basic attacks. Marksmen ( attack damage carries, ADC) primarily use their ranged basic attacks to deal sustained physical damage to single targets, termed damage-per-second ( DPS). This class encompasses a wide variety of playstyles some mages snipe and control from afar, while others prefer to get in the thick of things. They are typically ranged, and have lower defenses to balance their offensive capability. Mages ( ability power carries, APC) are powerful spell-casters who use their abilities to deal magic damage and disrupt enemies. Now that you understand damage terms, let's explore the classes: All basic attacks deal physical damage, whether it's with fists, swords, fireballs, bullets, or bolts of arcane power. For example, Sejuani's Arctic Assault, an ability where she physically collides with her target, deals magic damage. 'Magic' and 'physical' are merely game terms, and are not related to the action a champion is performing. It cannot be mitigated, whereas physical and magical damage can.


Magic damage is dealt through most (but not all) abilities, and can be added to basic attacks.Physical damage is dealt through all basic attacks, and some abilities.An important aspect of a champion's classification is the primary type of damage they deal: Some champions share characteristics of multiple classes, while others are so unique they don't fully belong in any class. The ultimate ability has 3 ranks and can be advanced at levels 6, 11, and 16.Ĭhampions are categorized into different classes. Basic abilities have 5 ranks each, advanced with the ability points acquired on leveling up. Most have 3 basic abilities and 1 ultimate ( ult, ulti), which is their most powerful or defining.

