https://stayclose.social/NickAguiar84855/ Latest updates from Nick Aguiar https://stayclose.social/blog/100776/5-takeaways-from-the-lecs-wild-week-3/ If you are a long time League of Legends player, this top entry might come at little to no surprise. Deathfire Grasp is one of the most popular items that the league community would love to get back, just as much as they hate it. Giving 120 AP, 10 cooldown reduction, and an active that deals 15% of the targets max Hp in magic damage. Not only does its active deal a lot of damage, but the target would take 20% more magic damage from any other spell for 4 seconds afterwards. DFG makes burst mages pop champions even faster, and those who didn't now could. The item is so popular, in Pentakill's first album, Smite and Ignite, this item is the second track on the al

Ultimately, there are still fingers being crossed for the return of the official team this season, but if the world has to deal with a few fill-in players and a whole new OG, then so be it. No matter what choices each player makes, the certainty of support will always be present wherever any one of them goes. But seriously, cross your fing


Perhaps the most realistic interpretation of the top lane goes to this comic by The Game Room. The artist does spectacular work showcasing the hecticness of the other lanes as they engage in the fantastical battles of the trailers, putting players in dire situations to dig themselves out


In the same matchup against Rouge, Mad Lions purposely let through Varus, who has essentially been a global perma-ban in League of Legends as of late. Mad Lions then immediately locked in Senna and Wukong as their bot lane. They smashed the Varus-led Rouge, with Matyáš "Carrzy" Orság going 2/1/7 on Senna and Norman "Kaiser" Kaiser going 3/0/6 on Wuk


Another recent removal from Season 9 is the Spear of Shojin . Its original concept was much different before it removing the item and giving the item a full rework. Most players remember the item by its second redesign, and the reason it was quickly taken out. After casting your ultimate, your first auto would cause your autos for six seconds to lower your basic abilities cooldown by 20% per auto-attack. Stacking attack speed with this allows champions to spam their other abilities making them a rolling death machine. It is no longer in the MOBA game Meta; for this reason, interacting with champion abilities, this much has little counterplay. However, items like this one can be found now only in Nexus Blitz m


Additionally, OG announced that its position-three player Jesse "JerAx" Vainikka will be spending his days off the stage. JerAx has officially retired from professional Dota 2 and will not be on the front line of OG's active roster. He hasn't left the organization, but he will be supporting from the sideli


Week 3 was a wild ride for fans and players of the League of Legends European Championship. Mad Lions and Rouge sit atop the standings, while Fnatic hovers below the playoff threshold in seventh place with a 3-4 rec

Jungler Zhiqiang "Shad0w" Zhao, who is often criticized for having a small champion pool, brought out Ivern this past week, the champion's first time in the LEC this split. Shad0w had a fantastic game going 2/0/7 in an important game against Ro


With the dominant team gone, teams are going to have to worry less. What made OG strong was their unpredictability. Other teams have calm and collected players. Some have good social connections and positive environments. And some even have insane co-ordinated teamwork, but rarely do we see teams that blow away everyone time after time. OG had a thing for making the impossible possible and that was unique on its own, so with that gone, professional Dota 2 will frankly be more of a boresome eSport to watch. Watch the team's race to get the hero or farm until they get their item build, repeat for every ma

For old school League players , this entry should come as no surprise. Unlike the support items today, all three of these items give passive gold over time. They were initially for supports, but mostly every lane started buying them. Because of the passive or the item is in the build tree for another item, they give tons of gold with no coun


Shen is directly mentioned in this meme due to his ultimate, which lets him teleport to foes across the map at an unusual speed. Top laners in general will still be frequent users of Teleport, a Summoner Spell that allows them to do the same thing. Often, this can be done to return to the lane quickly, as it’s a long walk for many slow champi


Ahead of the 2020 Spring Split, Counter Logic Gaming acquired former world champion Lee "Crown" Min-ho. After a 1-7 start, Crown was benched for veteran Eugene "Pobelter" Park. "When [Pobelter] first joined, the team was kinda off the rails in a way," Stixxay said while laughing. "We forgot about a lot of the fundamentals and basics of the game cause we’d just been losing so mu


A somewhat recent item that is no longer in the game for several reasons. Initially granting the user 50 armor and magic resist and movement speed around turrets. What people remember the ZZ'Rot Portal for is its ability to summon void minions to push waves. An active ability to drop a portal that endlessly spawns minions that push up a lane. If not dealt with, this item can hold waves for a long time, and help siege objectives. Also, every 4th minion it spawned as buffed, but each minion died after about 4 seconds on their
]]> https://stayclose.social/blog/100776/5-takeaways-from-the-lecs-wild-week-3/ Fri, 10 Apr 2026 18:37:51 +0000 Nick Aguiar https://stayclose.social/blog/100772/5-takeaways-from-the-lecs-wild-week-3/ If you are a long time League of Legends player, this top entry might come at little to no surprise. Deathfire Grasp is one of the most popular items that the league community would love to get back, just as much as they hate it. Giving 120 AP, 10 cooldown reduction, and an active that deals 15% of the targets max Hp in magic damage. Not only does its active deal a lot of damage, but the target would take 20% more magic damage from any other spell for 4 seconds afterwards. DFG makes burst mages pop champions even faster, and those who didn't now could. The item is so popular, in Pentakill's first album, Smite and Ignite, this item is the second track on the al


Ultimately, there are still fingers being crossed for the return of the official team this season, but if the world has to deal with a few fill-in players and a whole new OG, then so be it. No matter what choices each player makes, the certainty of support will always be present wherever any one of them goes. But seriously, cross your fing


Perhaps the most realistic interpretation of the top lane goes to this comic by The Game Room. The artist does spectacular work showcasing the hecticness of the other lanes as they engage in the fantastical battles of the trailers, putting players in dire situations to dig themselves out

In the same matchup against Rouge, Mad Lions purposely let through Varus, who has essentially been a global perma-ban in League of Legends as of late. Mad Lions then immediately locked in Senna and Wukong as their bot lane. They smashed the Varus-led Rouge, with Matyáš "Carrzy" Orság going 2/1/7 on Senna and Norman "Kaiser" Kaiser going 3/0/6 on Wuk


Another recent removal from Season 9 is the Spear of Shojin . Its original concept was much different before it removing the item and giving the item a full rework. Most players remember the item by its second redesign, and the reason it was quickly taken out. After casting your ultimate, your first auto would cause your autos for six seconds to lower your basic abilities cooldown by 20% per auto-attack. Stacking attack speed with this allows champions to spam their other abilities making them a rolling death machine. It is no longer in the game; for this reason, interacting with champion abilities, this much has little counterplay. However, items like this one can be found now only in Nexus Blitz m


Additionally, OG announced that its position-three player Jesse "JerAx" Vainikka will be spending his days off the stage. JerAx has officially retired from professional Dota 2 and will not be on the front line of OG's active roster. He hasn't left the organization, but he will be supporting from the sideli

Week 3 was a wild ride for fans and players of the League of Legends European Championship. Mad Lions and Rouge sit atop the standings, while Fnatic hovers below the playoff threshold in seventh place with a 3-4 rec


Jungler Zhiqiang "Shad0w" Zhao, who is often criticized for having a small champion pool, brought out Ivern this past week, the champion's first time in the LEC this split. Shad0w had a fantastic game going 2/0/7 in an important MOBA game Meta against Ro

With the dominant team gone, teams are going to have to worry less. What made OG strong was their unpredictability. Other teams have calm and collected players. Some have good social connections and positive environments. And some even have insane co-ordinated teamwork, but rarely do we see teams that blow away everyone time after time. OG had a thing for making the impossible possible and that was unique on its own, so with that gone, professional Dota 2 will frankly be more of a boresome eSport to watch. Watch the team's race to get the hero or farm until they get their item build, repeat for every ma


For old school League players , this entry should come as no surprise. Unlike the support items today, all three of these items give passive gold over time. They were initially for supports, but mostly every lane started buying them. Because of the passive or the item is in the build tree for another item, they give tons of gold with no coun


Shen is directly mentioned in this meme due to his ultimate, which lets him teleport to foes across the map at an unusual speed. Top laners in general will still be frequent users of Teleport, a Summoner Spell that allows them to do the same thing. Often, this can be done to return to the lane quickly, as it’s a long walk for many slow champi


Ahead of the 2020 Spring Split, Counter Logic Gaming acquired former world champion Lee "Crown" Min-ho. After a 1-7 start, Crown was benched for veteran Eugene "Pobelter" Park. "When [Pobelter] first joined, the team was kinda off the rails in a way," Stixxay said while laughing. "We forgot about a lot of the fundamentals and basics of the game cause we’d just been losing so mu


A somewhat recent item that is no longer in the game for several reasons. Initially granting the user 50 armor and magic resist and movement speed around turrets. What people remember the ZZ'Rot Portal for is its ability to summon void minions to push waves. An active ability to drop a portal that endlessly spawns minions that push up a lane. If not dealt with, this item can hold waves for a long time, and help siege objectives. Also, every 4th minion it spawned as buffed, but each minion died after about 4 seconds on their
]]> https://stayclose.social/blog/100772/5-takeaways-from-the-lecs-wild-week-3/ Fri, 10 Apr 2026 18:37:40 +0000 Nick Aguiar https://stayclose.social/blog/100709/breaking-down-dota-2-patch-7-26a/ Unfortunately, the amount of diversity that’s possible leads to quite a bit of discourse, and there are few things that consistent top laners will agree on. If you find yourself disagreeing on the level of an aggravated Groundskeeper Willie , though, it’s recommended that you take a break and drink some water inst


Instead of traditional missions, 10 Spirit Bonds will be forged during Spirit Blossom 2020. To start, players need to click on each champion's picture to meet them and begin earning favor, the point system for different rewards. Make sure to talk to all the available portraits immediately since favor won't count for champions that haven't been spoken


If players need more tokens to purchase items, they can buy the Spirit Blossom Pass for 1650 RP. Purchasing the pass will automatically add 4 Kanmei Orbs and 200 Spirit Blossom Tokens. However they also get 25 tokens for each Spirit Bond rank for a total of 1000 extra Spirit Blossom Tokens. Finally, the pass also unlocks Milestone rewards and tokens for every match played during the ev


Garen's ability, Courage, is both his second active and second passive ability. The passive ability is a permanent buff granted to Garen for slaying enemies. For every unit killed by Garen, his armor and magic resistance increase by 0.25 points until he reaches a total of 30 points. Once at 30 points (or stacks) Garen will gain an additional 10% increase to both his armor and magic resistance stats. Courage's active protects Garen by reducing all incoming damage by 30% for a few seconds and during the first 0.75 seconds of the ability being active, Garen is also granted a bonus shield and 60% Tenacity. Tenacity decreases the time Garen is affected by crowd control abilities based on the percentage of Tenacity, which can help prevent Garen from being locked down or kited. Use Courage's active ability during Judgement or immediately after if you expect to be hit hard by enem


One of the biggest problems with League of Legends is its original update pattern, adding champions at a constant rate before they could be properly balanced. This helps the game feel more full and diverse, but a metagame changes too quickly through major additi


The latest additional game mode is the highly requested Nexus Blitz, which is kind of a mix of both ARAM and Summoner's Rift. This isn't the first time this game mode has appeared, but its back with a new map and some other fun changes. Unfortunately, the game mode isn't here to stay and is only in beta mode. It seems Riot Games wants to reserve Nexus Blitz for occasional events and is currently looking for player feedback on the fledgling mode. Currently, Nexus Blitz still has the same base objective as both ARAM and Summoner's Rift, but every few minutes there is a mini-game event that both teams participate in. The team that wins the event gets a random bonus of some sort to benefit their team. So if you need a game mode to relax with after some intense ranked matches, stay tuned and this guide will show you how to play Nexus Bl


Speaking of Death Prophet, players may be frustrated to hear that the character has received another round of nerfs following changes only recently. Apart from his starting speed reduced from 315 to 310, Exorcism now provides a movement speed bonus of 16/18/20%, down from 20% at all times, and the mana cost at all levels is now 50 more than before. The character will likely continue to see play, but mostly by diehard fans, and we hope this is the last round of nerfs the character is subjected to rece


One of the biggest things League of Legends and Pokémon have in common is their character lists, with League having over 140 champions while Pokémon features nearly 900 species. There are sure to be limitations on what kinds of species can be playable, but even after excluding legendary Pokémon and unusual evolution lines, there’s an obscene list of characters for Pokémon Unite to choose f


Consistency is important in a game, and while these changes are small enough not to notice, it could be problematic for Pokémon Unite to have characters rebalanced or reworked way too fast early on. If the game wants to change its poorer qualities, it needs to start on a good foot so that major reworks aren't urg


At the start of the match, purchase a Doran's Shield and healing potion along with a ward for the lane. For your early game items, purchase a Phage, Kindlegem, and Boots of Speed of course. These early game items will allow you to kill more minions and harass the enemy more frequently because of the movement speed buffs and cooldown reducti


Garen's early game is reliant on his kit's simple and effective trading pattern. First, basic attack an enemy, then use Decisive Strike to quickly attack them again. While the enemy is silenced and you are right on top of them, use Judgement to deal a ton of damage. When Judgement is over or the target is no longer silenced, activate Courage to block any incoming damage while you retreat away from the target. Repeating this pattern over and over again is a great way to lane effectively as a Garen. Courage and Garen's healing passive, Perseverance, basically ensure that Garen will come out on top of every trade because he can easily recover the damage his opponent has dealt to him while his opponent may not. At around level 6, Garen can even begin to do his trading pattern under the enemy Turret safely, granted the Turret only hits him once or twice. Judgment and Decisive Strike are also great abilities for securing lots of last hits on minions. Last hitting minions serve a double purpose for Garen as it provides gold as well as passive resistance so be sure to focus on it during the early and mid-MOBA Game Meta. Spamable abilities and no Manacost are a deadly combination of Garen which should be exploited as much as possible. Unlike many other Champions, Garen doesn't have to suffer from having low Mana so he doesn't need to worry about using Decisive Strike and Judgement sparingly. Instead, he can unleash his fury every time the abilities are off cooldown, which is why you should build items to further decrease the cooldown. The biggest weakness of Garen's playstyle is being kited, which means to have your abilities wasted because the enemy can successfully outrun them. Instead, build movement speed and use bushes to your advantage. Also, save your abilities until you are already in close quarters with an enemy. On the other hand, Garen is great for baiting because he can use his movement speed to lead enemies into ambush positions. He can then use Courage to block incoming bursts and escape crowd control effects which can stall long enough for his team to arrive and back him up. Garen can also cause enemies to waste their mana or powerful abilities on him by using them only to have Garen block the damage and promptly heal it back. You can also cancel Judgement early by activating it again, which is good if you know you can just quickly confirm a kill with your Ultimate or a Decisive Strike. Conserve Courage for big burst abilities or whenever a lot of damage is incoming, also save it for when you're baiting enemies. Overall, build damage resistance and movement speed to be a great tank while also reducing cooldowns in order to deal mass amounts of damage frequen
]]> https://stayclose.social/blog/100709/breaking-down-dota-2-patch-7-26a/ Fri, 10 Apr 2026 18:00:50 +0000 Nick Aguiar https://stayclose.social/blog/100690/league-of-legends-the-15-most-banned-champions-ever-according-to-op-gg/

The latest additional game mode is the highly requested Nexus Blitz, which is kind of a mix of both ARAM and Summoner's Rift. This isn't the first time this game mode has appeared, but its back with a new map and some other fun changes. Unfortunately, the game mode isn't here to stay and is only in beta mode. It seems Riot Games wants to reserve Nexus Blitz for occasional events and is currently looking for player feedback on the fledgling mode. Currently, Nexus Blitz still has the same base objective as both ARAM and Summoner's Rift, but every few minutes there is a mini-game event that both teams participate in. The team that wins the event gets a random bonus of some sort to benefit their team. So if you need a game mode to relax with after some intense ranked matches, stay tuned and this guide will show you how to play Nexus Bl


The ascent up the mountain continues in "Mountain Sojourners." The group of three are still making their way up the mountain where things only get more perilous. The card art for "Fused Firebrand" shows a giant metallic dragon attacking two travelers in the snow, Emir and Tyari, with Halley nowhere to be seen. It can be inferred that the Halley fell off the side of the mountain in Mountain Sojourners. The Mentor’s prediction about Halley and Emir failing to make it to the peak turned out to be t


Overall, Nexus Blitz is a fun game mode that is only out for a limited time so try it out and take a break from regular ranked Summoner's Rift. Just remember to use teamwork and win events so you can push objectives before your Nexus gets impatient and takes matters into its own ha


In addition, Azir's difficulty arises when players consider his skillset that primarily deals with minion control. W - Arise! allows him to summon untargetable Sand Soldiers which can attack enemies for him. He can reposition them with Q - Conquering Sands, and E - Shifting Sands to move towards them. Lastly, his Ult - Emperor's Divide lets Azir call a team of soldiers to attack enemies and form a wall for a short durat


Senna fills that void with 10% - 30% of bans across tiers, both by being a fresher face and due to her interesting skillset. She can be a support champion or, as many players have utilized her, as an ADC champ


In the returning Nexus Blitz game mode, there are bonus tasks for one specific Spirit Blossom champion during a random event that occurs every few minutes. Note that each one awards 3 favor upon completion for that champ

Additionally, Q - Disintegrate fires a simple firebolt... except it gives Annie half-cooldown and the entire mana cost if Q becomes the last hit. Meanwhile, W - Incinerate unleashes a cone of fire to enemies. Pesky attackers won't stand a chance with E - Molten Shield, which wraps Annie in a shield of flame. Lastly, Ult - Summon Tibbers literally transforms Tibbers, Annie's teddy bear, into a demonic bear mons

Caitlyn's main asset would be W - Yordle Snap Trap, which traps enemies. Meanwhile, her Q - Piltover Peacemaker helps Caitlyn deal damage to a line of enemies. Her E - 90 Caliber Net serves as an escape tool, as she jumps backward and fires a net that slows opponents. Lastly, her Ult - Ace in the Hole can deal devastating damage provided players line up a shot within her loading durat


From within the depths of the Shadow Isles, there is a great tragedy; the tragedy of the Hapless Aristocrat. This story is far less wholesome or inspiring than that of Cithria’s. It all begins with the card "Arachnoid Sentry," with a gentleman caller approaching a house with a smug grin and four roses. From the card’s flavor text it’s revealed that he’s expecting dinner with some woman he’s fallen hopelessly in love with. But instead of being greeted by a beautiful woman at the door, he’s face to face with a giant spider and everything begins to unravel from th


Shyvana teaches newbies fast lessons on Jungler Champions with her moveset. Her Passive - Fury of the Dragonborn boosts her damage against dragons and the bonuses she gets from them. Moreover, as Shyvana's strength depends on the dragons she kills, players need to learn how to maximize Shyvana's presence in the jun


No longer the wide-eyed young girl with a dream, Cithria is shown leading other soldiers into battle, rallying troops with her sword raised her high. A fitting ending to a hero’s journey. Cithria is also mentioned in Riot's most recent board game, T ellstones , making her a staple within the League of Legends unive


Thanks to League of Legends , Riot Games manages to offer a unique multiplayer online battle arena (MOBA game guide) experience to the genre's fanbase. After all, fans who want a change of pace from Dota 2 can go to League for new heroes, fresh mechanics, and equally-intense battles. As such, it's no surprise how millions play the game online, with more newcomers arriving along the way. Moreover, its competitive esports scene motivates a lot of players to "go pro" and even start earning by joining competitions and showcasing their ski
]]> https://stayclose.social/blog/100690/league-of-legends-the-15-most-banned-champions-ever-according-to-op-gg/ Fri, 10 Apr 2026 17:52:09 +0000 Nick Aguiar https://stayclose.social/blog/100664/league-of-legends-all-yones-abilities-how-they-work/ Battle Sled and Catapult of Champions offer your team insane mobility and initiation for the duration of the game. Both rewards allow Champions to quickly go to nearly any spot on the map and deal damage there. The Battle Sled allows players to jump in and then ride until they crash into an opponent or turret. It will then deal damage and all players inside the sled are brought out to fight. The Catapult of Champions is similar, but only one Champion can use it at a time and when that Champion lands, they will deal damage in an AOE and push away nearby enemies. Both rewards are great for initiating fights and disrupting the enemy posit


DPS Check is a very basic game mode in which a practice dummy spawns on the map and both teams must simultaneously deal damage to the dummy. The team that does the most damage to the Teemo dummy wins. This Moba game Champions mode is tricky because both teams must worry about damaging the dummy while also damaging the other team. The key is to not waste low damage crowd control abilities on the dummy and instead use them to keep the enemy away. stunning or silencing the enemy for a few seconds while your ADC goes to town on the dummy is the quickest way to secure a victory in this event. Also, remember to use auto attacks on the dummy whenever you can since each hit cou


Cho'Gath made his Summoner's Rift debut back in 2008, and the Terror of the Void has since received two Legendary skins-even though Gentleman Cho'Gath feels more like a simple re-skin, but at least his Battlecast skin comes with its own effects and animati


While the complexity of Spirit Blossom 2020 may be initially confusing, Spirit Bonds are just slightly renamed missions with a similar progression system. And there seems to be more to this Ionian festival and summer event than described so far, as several Spirit Blossom skins are releasing at a later date along with Yone, the presumed masked man from the teas


No one is doubting how much damage Aphelios can output, but many teams are finally starting to see the weaknesses surrounding the champion. Aphelios can wreak havoc on an enemy team at any given moment, but playing around his damage, and killing him when he has the wrong guns out given the situation seems to be the way to win against


In some player's eyes, the current Black Cleaver is a shadow of what the original item once was. In early season 3, Black Cleaver has armor penetration as a base stat and shreds past 40 armor on full sta


In the returning Nexus Blitz game mode, there are bonus tasks for one specific Spirit Blossom champion during a random event that occurs every few minutes. Note that each one awards 3 favor upon completion for that champ


In general, players' regular builds will still work just fine in Nexus Blitz as it is easy to acquire gold. You still receive gold for last hitting minions , but you also receive a small amount of gold for just being near a minion when it dies. Plus, when the fighting starts you will be rolling in the gold from kills and assists. In terms of strong builds, A lot of players are picking AP carries and focusing on building a lot of AP and Cooldown reduction since a few of the events are just straight-up brawls where you will need to deal as much damage as quickly as possible. Although games generally last 15 - 20 minutes because of how quickly you accumulate gold, it is more than possible to six-slot your Champion due to all the gold coming in. Another reason why games only last 15 - 20 minutes is that the game will enter a sudden death mode where your Nexus will literally begin walking towards the other and vice versa. The shortness of the game mode is definitely part of the reason it was so highly requested. Nexus Blitz is a great way to take a short break from ranked while still practicing your team coordination and fighting with fun eve


Mad Lions are in first place, but they've lost to G2 Esports. G2 may have beaten Mad Lions, but they've lost to Origen, SK Gaming and Vitality. Origen may have beaten G2, but they lost to Mad Lions, Misfits and SK. Misfits may have beaten Origen, but they've lost to Fnatic, Rouge and SK. Fnatic may have beaten Misfits, but they've lost to G2, Mad Lions, Origen and Rouge. Rouge may have beaten Fnatic, but they've lost to G2 and Mad Li


Aphelios may no longer be the newest champion , but he is still quite young, and is fairly popular despite the fact that he is a bit confusing to use. The reason for this is because he is an ADC who alternates between five weapons which have different stats, abilities, range, and effe


In an act of pure, unadulterated "teleports behind you," Yone's ultimate does precisely that. Yone dashes forward, damaging every enemy champion he hits and teleports behind the last target, then pulls all enemies hit towards him. This ultimate is a very simple ability that adds more damage and mobility to Yone's kit. The ability is also able to jump over walls and can be used in a pinch to escape if nee
]]> https://stayclose.social/blog/100664/league-of-legends-all-yones-abilities-how-they-work/ Fri, 10 Apr 2026 17:41:29 +0000 Nick Aguiar https://stayclose.social/blog/100662/league-of-legends-all-yones-abilities-how-they-work/

DPS Check is a very basic game mode in which a practice dummy spawns on the map and both teams must simultaneously deal damage to the dummy. The team that does the most damage to the Teemo dummy wins. This game mode is tricky because both teams must worry about damaging the dummy while also damaging the other team. The key is to not waste low damage crowd control abilities on the dummy and instead use them to keep the enemy away. stunning or silencing the enemy for a few seconds while your ADC goes to town on the dummy is the quickest way to secure a victory in this event. Also, remember to use auto attacks on the dummy whenever you can since each hit cou


Cho'Gath made his Summoner's Rift debut back in 2008, and the Terror of the Void has since received two Legendary skins-even though Gentleman Cho'Gath feels more like a simple re-skin, but at least his Battlecast skin comes with its own effects and animati


While the complexity of Spirit Blossom 2020 may be initially confusing, Spirit Bonds are just slightly renamed missions with a similar progression system. And there seems to be more to this Ionian festival and summer event than described so far, as several Spirit Blossom skins are releasing at a later date along with Yone, the presumed masked man from the teas


No one is doubting how much damage Aphelios can output, but many teams are finally starting to see the weaknesses surrounding the champion. Aphelios can wreak havoc on an enemy team at any given moment, but playing around his damage, and killing him when he has the wrong guns out given the situation seems to be the way to win against


In some player's eyes, the current Black Cleaver is a shadow of what the original item once was. In early season 3, Black Cleaver has armor penetration as a base stat and shreds past 40 armor on full sta


In the returning Nexus Blitz game mode, there are bonus tasks for one specific Spirit Blossom champion during a random event that occurs every few minutes. Note that each one awards 3 favor upon completion for that champ


In general, players' regular builds will still work just fine in Nexus Blitz as it is easy to acquire gold. You still receive gold for last hitting minions , but you also receive a small amount of gold for just being near a minion when it dies. Plus, when the fighting starts you will be rolling in the gold from kills and assists. In terms of strong builds, A lot of players are picking AP carries and focusing on building a lot of AP and Cooldown reduction since a few of the events are just straight-up brawls where you will need to deal as much damage as quickly as possible. Although games generally last 15 - 20 minutes because of how quickly you accumulate gold, it is more than possible to six-slot your Champion due to all the gold coming in. Another reason why games only last 15 - 20 minutes is that the game will enter a sudden death mode where your Nexus will literally begin walking towards the other and vice versa. The shortness of the Moba game Champions mode is definitely part of the reason it was so highly requested. Nexus Blitz is a great way to take a short break from ranked while still practicing your team coordination and fighting with fun eve

Mad Lions are in first place, but they've lost to G2 Esports. G2 may have beaten Mad Lions, but they've lost to Origen, SK Gaming and Vitality. Origen may have beaten G2, but they lost to Mad Lions, Misfits and SK. Misfits may have beaten Origen, but they've lost to Fnatic, Rouge and SK. Fnatic may have beaten Misfits, but they've lost to G2, Mad Lions, Origen and Rouge. Rouge may have beaten Fnatic, but they've lost to G2 and Mad Li


Aphelios may no longer be the newest champion , but he is still quite young, and is fairly popular despite the fact that he is a bit confusing to use. The reason for this is because he is an ADC who alternates between five weapons which have different stats, abilities, range, and effe


In an act of pure, unadulterated "teleports behind you," Yone's ultimate does precisely that. Yone dashes forward, damaging every enemy champion he hits and teleports behind the last target, then pulls all enemies hit towards him. This ultimate is a very simple ability that adds more damage and mobility to Yone's kit. The ability is also able to jump over walls and can be used in a pinch to escape if nee
]]> https://stayclose.social/blog/100662/league-of-legends-all-yones-abilities-how-they-work/ Fri, 10 Apr 2026 17:41:19 +0000 Nick Aguiar https://stayclose.social/blog/100646/league-of-legends-all-yones-abilities-how-they-work/

_League of Legends _ is receiving its second moody samurai with the release of the game's newest champion, Yone (yo-nay). Brother to Yasuo, the premier swordsman of Summoner's Rift, Yone brings an alternative, though not dissimilar playstyle to players looking to spend their time mastering the bl


Udyr is a generation one champion released in 2009 that used to totally dominate the Rift. His kit gives a shield, lifesteal, attack speed buffs, AoE damage, and a stun. Not only could he perform in top lane, but he was mobagamezone.com published an article S-tier jungler for quite a long t


Week 3 saw the battle for first place as well as the battle of G2 and Fnatic happen, but get this: they were different games. Mad Lions currently lead the way in the LEC with a 6-1 record through three weeks. Rouge are one game behind them while four teams are tied for the third place spot behind Ro


The popularity of BR games may have overshadowed some hidden gems in other genres. There are a number of games that offer loads of playability without spending anything (at least for the core experience). Here are the best free-to-play games that aren't Battle Roya


Jungler Zhiqiang "Shad0w" Zhao, who is often criticized for having a small champion pool, brought out Ivern this past week, the champion's first time in the LEC this split. Shad0w had a fantastic game going 2/0/7 in an important game against Ro


The week was full of significant matchups and exciting plays. While there's still a lot to discover about Europe's professional League of Legends teams, fans did learn a lot from the matches this past week. Here are five takeaways from Week 3 of the


E: Soul Unbound - Yone can enter his Spirit Form, gaining movement speed and leaving his body behind. When Yone's Spirit Form expires he'll snap back into his body and deal a percentage of all the damage he dealt while in Spirit F

In today’s meta, Udyr languishes since he has movement speed, but no gap close. He has lots of build diversity, but Riot has enforced very specific jungle builds in the last few patches. He is also, essentially, a 1.0 version of Sett who is so OP, it makes no sense to play Udyr


The next League of Legends event is finally arriving after Pulsefire 2020 previously ended over a month ago. From July 22nd to August 24th, Spirit Blossom 2020 is a summer celebration that brings back missions, prizes, and the Nexus Blitz game mode for participating play


Players will spend time skirmishing, gathering goodies, and coordinating with teammates. This all leads to the end goal of toppling the opposing team's 'Ancient', a towering Mordor-esque structure within their b


Overall, Yone's extreme amount of mobility and damage makes for yet another character destined to terrorize the Rift with katana(s) in hand. It also seems as though Yone will be more suited for newer players to pick up , as all of his abilities can forgive mistakes much more readily than his brother Yasuo's. On top of that, he's bound to be extremely adept at farming CS like his brother, giving new players yet another reason to pick up and try out Yone. Interestingly enough, Yone's kit synergizes very well with Yasuo's, as Yone can use his two knock-ups to enable Yasuo's ultimate. While it remains to be seen which lane Yone will inevitably call home, and how players will ultimately prefer to build him, it's already abundantly clear that players will be seeing Yone around the Rift for a long time to c


Spirit Blossom 2020 centers around the Ionian Spirit Blossom skins which are canon in League of Legends' lore. After a brief tease during this year's Anime Expo Lite stream, the skins were slowly revealed and culminated with a teaser video last week previewing Spirit Blossom's themes. While veteran players should be familiar with the reward structure, there are several different elements compared to past eve


Week 3 was a wild ride for fans and players of the League of Legends European Championship. Mad Lions and Rouge sit atop the standings, while Fnatic hovers below the playoff threshold in seventh place with a 3-4 rec

Skarner is a limited champion players don’t often pick. Despite the utility of his ultimate, the last rework Skarner got mostly only improved on his visuals. The introduction of the spire system was a novelty at best and the rest of his kit has a "turn your brain off" v


In their game against Excel, after a team fight win in the mid lane, the team split up. Kobbe went to push the wave in the top lane, while Iván "Razork" Martín went for Rift Herald and the rest of the team stayed mid to take the to


Few things feel as bad as when you're stuck with a teammate who doesn’t have a handle on their character, and sharing a lane with a bad Aphelios can be just as devastating as facing a good one. Keeping him out of a game for any reason is absolutely a fair c
]]> https://stayclose.social/blog/100646/league-of-legends-all-yones-abilities-how-they-work/ Fri, 10 Apr 2026 17:32:42 +0000 Nick Aguiar https://stayclose.social/blog/100644/league-of-legends-all-yones-abilities-how-they-work/ Sett, another popular champion for the pros, can go anywhere from top lane to mid lane to the jungle. His versatility gets him banned in between 11% and 49% of games depending on tier. He's also one of the newer champions on this l


_League of Legends _ is receiving its second moody samurai with the release of the game's newest champion, Yone (yo-nay). Brother to Yasuo, the premier swordsman of Summoner's Rift, Yone brings an alternative, though not dissimilar playstyle to players looking to spend their time mastering the bl


Udyr is a generation one champion released in 2009 that used to totally dominate the Rift. His kit gives a shield, lifesteal, attack speed buffs, AoE damage, and a stun. Not only could he perform in top lane, but he was an S-tier jungler for quite a long t


Week 3 saw the battle for first place as well as the battle of G2 and Fnatic happen, but get this: they were different games. Mad Lions currently lead the way in the LEC with a 6-1 record through three weeks. Rouge are one game behind them while four teams are tied for the third place spot behind Ro


The popularity of BR games may have overshadowed some hidden gems in other genres. There are a number of games that offer loads of playability without spending anything (at least for the core experience). Here are the best free-to-play games that aren't Battle Roya


Jungler Zhiqiang "Shad0w" Zhao, who is often criticized for having a small champion pool, brought out Ivern this past week, the champion's first time in the LEC this split. Shad0w had a fantastic game going 2/0/7 in mobagamezone.com published an article important game against Ro


The week was full of significant matchups and exciting plays. While there's still a lot to discover about Europe's professional League of Legends teams, fans did learn a lot from the matches this past week. Here are five takeaways from Week 3 of the


E: Soul Unbound - Yone can enter his Spirit Form, gaining movement speed and leaving his body behind. When Yone's Spirit Form expires he'll snap back into his body and deal a percentage of all the damage he dealt while in Spirit F


In today’s meta, Udyr languishes since he has movement speed, but no gap close. He has lots of build diversity, but Riot has enforced very specific jungle builds in the last few patches. He is also, essentially, a 1.0 version of Sett who is so OP, it makes no sense to play Udyr


The next League of Legends event is finally arriving after Pulsefire 2020 previously ended over a month ago. From July 22nd to August 24th, Spirit Blossom 2020 is a summer celebration that brings back missions, prizes, and the Nexus Blitz game mode for participating play


Players will spend time skirmishing, gathering goodies, and coordinating with teammates. This all leads to the end goal of toppling the opposing team's 'Ancient', a towering Mordor-esque structure within their b


Overall, Yone's extreme amount of mobility and damage makes for yet another character destined to terrorize the Rift with katana(s) in hand. It also seems as though Yone will be more suited for newer players to pick up , as all of his abilities can forgive mistakes much more readily than his brother Yasuo's. On top of that, he's bound to be extremely adept at farming CS like his brother, giving new players yet another reason to pick up and try out Yone. Interestingly enough, Yone's kit synergizes very well with Yasuo's, as Yone can use his two knock-ups to enable Yasuo's ultimate. While it remains to be seen which lane Yone will inevitably call home, and how players will ultimately prefer to build him, it's already abundantly clear that players will be seeing Yone around the Rift for a long time to c


Spirit Blossom 2020 centers around the Ionian Spirit Blossom skins which are canon in League of Legends' lore. After a brief tease during this year's Anime Expo Lite stream, the skins were slowly revealed and culminated with a teaser video last week previewing Spirit Blossom's themes. While veteran players should be familiar with the reward structure, there are several different elements compared to past eve


Week 3 was a wild ride for fans and players of the League of Legends European Championship. Mad Lions and Rouge sit atop the standings, while Fnatic hovers below the playoff threshold in seventh place with a 3-4 rec


Skarner is a limited champion players don’t often pick. Despite the utility of his ultimate, the last rework Skarner got mostly only improved on his visuals. The introduction of the spire system was a novelty at best and the rest of his kit has a "turn your brain off" v


In their game against Excel, after a team fight win in the mid lane, the team split up. Kobbe went to push the wave in the top lane, while Iván "Razork" Martín went for Rift Herald and the rest of the team stayed mid to take the to


Few things feel as bad as when you're stuck with a teammate who doesn’t have a handle on their character, and sharing a lane with a bad Aphelios can be just as devastating as facing a good one. Keeping him out of a game for any reason is absolutely a fair c
]]> https://stayclose.social/blog/100644/league-of-legends-all-yones-abilities-how-they-work/ Fri, 10 Apr 2026 17:32:31 +0000 Nick Aguiar https://stayclose.social/NickAguiar84855/ https://stayclose.social/NickAguiar84855/ Fri, 10 Apr 2026 17:32:18 +0000 Nick Aguiar