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League of Legends Guides

Learn champions, builds, counters, runes, items, ranks and patch strategy with VPEsports League guides — every article connected to the current databases it draws from.

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Featured Guides

Hand-picked starting points across champions, ranked, counters and runes.

Ranked Guides Beginner How to Climb Ranked in League of Legends A practical, no-nonsense approach to climbing — champion pools, matchups, patches and habits — linked to every tool you need. 2 min read Read Guide → Beginner Guides Beginner Best Beginner Champions in League of Legends Approachable champions for new players, with links to builds, runes and champion pages to learn each one. 2 min read Read Guide → Counter Guides Intermediate How to Counter Yasuo in League of Legends Practical tactics for laning against Yasuo, plus counter-pick links from current counters and champion data. 2 min read Read Guide → Rune Guides Intermediate Best Support Runes in League of Legends How to build rune pages for support, with keystone choices linked to the current rune database. 2 min read Read Guide → Champion Guides Intermediate Ahri Guide: Abilities, Build and Matchups An editorial Ahri guide covering her kit, build direction, matchups and pro play, linked to current champion data. 2 min read Read Guide → Champion Guides Beginner Best Mid Lane Champions in League of Legends Strong mid lane champions to consider, with links to tier list data, builds, runes and counters. 3 min read Read Guide →

Guide Categories

Champion Guides Champion overviews, abilities, builds and matchups. 10 guides Ranked Guides Climb the ladder with system knowledge and habits. 2 guides Counter Guides Beat tough lane opponents with matchup tactics. 3 guides Item Guides Understand item builds for every class. 2 guides Rune Guides Pick keystones and rune pages by role. 2 guides Patch Guides Read patch notes and track what changes in each game version. 1 guide Beginner Guides Start League of Legends the right way. 1 guide

Choose Your Role

Jump into role-specific guides and the tier list that feeds them.

Top Guides Best champions, builds and tier list Jungle Guides Best champions, builds and tier list Mid Guides Best champions, builds and tier list ADC Guides Best champions, builds and tier list Support Guides Best champions, builds and tier list

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Ranked Guides Beginner How to Climb Ranked in League of Legends A practical, no-nonsense approach to climbing — champion pools, matchups, patches and habits — linked to every tool you need. 2 min read Read Guide → Beginner Guides Beginner Best Beginner Champions in League of Legends Approachable champions for new players, with links to builds, runes and champion pages to learn each one. 2 min read Read Guide → Counter Guides Intermediate How to Counter Yasuo in League of Legends Practical tactics for laning against Yasuo, plus counter-pick links from current counters and champion data. 2 min read Read Guide → Rune Guides Intermediate Best Support Runes in League of Legends How to build rune pages for support, with keystone choices linked to the current rune database. 2 min read Read Guide → Champion Guides Intermediate Ahri Guide: Abilities, Build and Matchups An editorial Ahri guide covering her kit, build direction, matchups and pro play, linked to current champion data. 2 min read Read Guide → Champion Guides Beginner Best Mid Lane Champions in League of Legends Strong mid lane champions to consider, with links to tier list data, builds, runes and counters. 3 min read Read Guide → Champion Guides Beginner Best Top Lane Champions in League of Legends Strong top lane champions to consider, with links to tier list data, builds, runes and counters. 3 min read Read Guide → Champion Guides Beginner Best Jungle Champions in League of Legends Strong jungle champions to consider, with links to tier list data, builds, runes and counters. 2 min read Read Guide → Champion Guides Beginner Best ADC Champions in League of Legends Strong adc champions to consider, with links to tier list data, builds, runes and counters. 2 min read Read Guide → Champion Guides Beginner Best Support Champions in League of Legends Strong support champions to consider, with links to tier list data, builds, runes and counters. 2 min read Read Guide → Counter Guides Intermediate How to Counter Zed in League of Legends Tactics for surviving the Zed matchup, with counter-pick links from current counters and champion data. 2 min read Read Guide → Counter Guides Intermediate How to Counter Ahri in League of Legends Matchup tactics against Ahri, with counter-pick links from current counters and champion data. 2 min read Read Guide → Rune Guides Intermediate Best Mid Lane Runes in League of Legends Rune pages for mid lane mages and assassins, linked to the current rune database. 2 min read Read Guide → Item Guides Intermediate Best Items for Mages in League of Legends How to build ability-power mages, from mythic-style first items to defensive options, linked to the item database. 2 min read Read Guide → Item Guides Intermediate Best Items for ADC in League of Legends How to itemise marksmen — crit, attack speed, lethality and defensive options — linked to the item database. 2 min read Read Guide → Ranked Guides Beginner How to Use the League of Legends Tier List Get the most from the tier list — what the tiers mean, how to read them by role, and when… 2 min read Read Guide → Patch Guides Beginner How to Read League of Legends Patch Notes Turn patch notes into better picks — spot what shifts the meta and where to act on it. 2 min read Read Guide → Champion Guides Advanced Yasuo Guide: Abilities, Build and Matchups An editorial Yasuo guide covering his kit, build direction, matchups and pro play, linked to current champion data. 2 min read Read Guide → Champion Guides Intermediate Jinx Guide: Abilities, Build and Matchups An editorial Jinx guide covering her kit, build direction, matchups and pro play, linked to current champion data. 2 min read Read Guide → Champion Guides Beginner Garen Guide: Abilities, Build and Matchups An editorial Garen guide covering his kit, build direction, matchups and tips, linked to current champion data. 2 min read Read Guide → Champion Guides Advanced Lee Sin Guide: Abilities, Build and Matchups An editorial Lee Sin guide covering his kit, build direction, matchups and pro play, linked to current champion data. 2 min read Read Guide →

Start Here

A path through the whole site, from ranks to player builds.

1 Learn ranks Understand tiers, LP and MMR. 2 Pick champions Browse the full roster. 3 Use builds Copy current items and runes. 4 Study counters Learn your matchups. 5 Track patches Follow every balance change. 6 Compare player builds See how the best players build.

League of Legends Strategy Guides

The VPEsports guides section is the strategy layer that ties the whole site together. Instead of being a separate database, each guide connects the tools you already use — the tier list, builds, counters, items, runes, ranks and patch notes — into practical advice you can act on. Whether you are choosing a champion for your role, learning a difficult matchup, or planning a ranked climb, the guides point you to current data rather than numbers that go stale.

Our role guides cover the best champions to consider in the top lane, jungle, mid lane, bot lane and support, each linking to the tier list data behind it. Counter guides break down how to beat difficult opponents, item and rune guides explain how to build for each class, and ranked guides turn system knowledge into consistent habits. Champion guides give editorial overviews that complement the raw data on each champion page.

None of these guides invent statistics. Where a guide references champion strength, it links to the tier list, which is computed from real performance on the current patch. Where it references a build, it links to the current build page. This keeps every article accurate as the meta shifts, and means the guides improve automatically as the databases behind them update. Start with a role or a question, follow the links, and let the whole site work together.

Guides FAQ

They are editorial strategy articles that explain champions, builds, counters, runes, items, ranks and patches — and link to the live VPEsports databases behind each topic, so the advice stays current.