how to league: part 2

each player controls a single champion. there are currently 126 different champions in the game so it'll take a little while to get to learn and know them all :)
each champion has unique characteristics. every champion has different attributes such as being a tank, fighter, mage or support. this describes their playstyle. a tank usually is in the front of the team, to soak up all damage. a fighter does physical attacks, a mage casts magic spells and a support obviously supports the team.

champions can be played in a variety of ways even though some are more viable than others. I can't and won't give examples by now because you don't know any of the champions yet but that will come later.

at the start of each battle, every player must choose a champion to fight with in battle. the choice of champions is limited by what the player has unlocked. each week, 10 champions are made free temporarily without having to unlock them. so you can test those out.

champions gain experience by killing minions, jungle monsters, enemy champions or turrets. after reaching a certain amount of experience you will level up. each level up increases your champions stats and you get to upgrade one of your skills. each champion has three basic abilities that can be learnt, with a maximum rank of 5. once your champion reaches level 6 you unlock your ultimate ability, which you can rank up to level 3 maximally. the maximum level for each champion is level 18. after that, your champion won't level up anymore or get more ability points.

you earn gold by landing a killing blow on an enemy minion (which is called CSing and is really important), by getting a kill or assisting in a kill. if a turret gets destroyed, every player on the team will gain some gold.