The best of Massively's League of Legends column, The Summoner's Guidebook
Former Massively writer Patrick Mackey was first brought onto the team to cover Champions Online in his Behind the Mask column, and he did so with technical expertise and brutal honesty that was even better-suited for his ultimate column here: The Summoners Guidebook, which for two years covered Riot Games' League of Legends, one of the biggest games on the planet.
Today, in honor of that column's lengthy run, we share the very best of Patrick's articles. If you'd like to follow his future League of Legends blogging, you can find him at Boot Camp for Gamers.
Attitude
Staying positive in League of Legends | |
Learning how to not lose from the League of Legends pros | |
Don't be afraid of LoL; just do it! | |
League of Legends is hard but satisfying | |
League of Legends isn't just one gametype | |
Dealing with emotional stress in League of Legends | |
Is League of Legends' grind too much for a competitive game? | |
Dealing with rage and bad players | |
Practice makes perfect | |
League of selfishness |
The meta
Stop worrying about the LoL metagame | |
The allure of new LoL champions | |
Advice on buying League of Legends champions | |
League of Legends' hardest choices | |
Selecting a League of Legends jungler | |
Teaching ourselves LoL matchups | |
Why play League of Legends Dominion? | |
Tiers don't belong in League of Legends | |
Our least favorite LoL champions | |
Following the League of Legends metagame |
Tactics
A beginner's guide to League of Legends' runes | |
Picking a role in League of Legends | |
Cutting your losses in League of Legends | |
How to be the best at League of Legends | |
The perfect LoL gank | |
Wards win League of Legends | |
Why last-hitting is important | |
The best ways to ruin a gank in League of Legends | |
Avoiding LoL's wombo combos | |
Learning to multitask in League of Legends | |
Punishing common LoL laning mistakes | |
Reckless risk-taking in League of Legends | |
Performing under pressure in League of Legends |
Community
You're wrong about the LoL community | |
A League of Legends guide to guides | |
LoL melts special snowflakes | |
LoL's World Championship fiasco alienates fans | |
The real hero of the LoL World Championships | |
Making League of Legends a better place | |
One lady fights for equality in the League of Legends | |
Getting out of Elo hell | |
Improving your game through spectator mode | |
Getting friends to enjoy League of Legends | |
The little stories League of Legends creates | |
Is League of Legends sexist? | |
A community guide to League of Legends |