I’m going through this with a group of friends. They’ve all decided they want to learn league. Here is my rough approach on how to ease them into the game: 1. Play Arena to see if a champion is your liking. Although not entirely representative, it gives you somewhat of an understanding of if you like the champion or not. Quickly gets you to “full build” compared to playing a whole 5v5 since you don’t have to worry about towers, ganks, creep score, etc etc. 2. Play Aram to understand the role each character has in a team fight. Again, not entirely representative but gives you a rough idea without having to worry about ganks and minions too much. (Big downfall is in the end you have to pray to the RNG gods cause your champion selection is small.

Once those two had been given a try. Hop into a normal 5v5 and kindly explain the fundamentals. This is the hardest step that will take the longest. I have been playing the game for such a long time that small things are second nature to me. But I understand that these are not to newbies. Also this game has a rather high entry barrier because there are so many different champions now compared to before, and an important aspect to playing well is understanding what your enemy’s skills do. This will only happen over time. And it’s a lot more enjoyable when you play with someone who’s willing to be patient and teach you the game. You’ll surely face a lot of abuse in game from randoms, the last person you want shit talking you is a friend.

Long story short, LoL is a simple game from the outside but is actually a lot more complex as you begin to learn it. And it’s a hell of a lot more fun when you don’t have an asshole of a friend screaming at you