Summoner spells

Barrier

Cooldown

180s

Unlocks at

level 4

Gain a brief Shield.

A self-only shield, taken when a bot laner or mid laner expects to be targeted by burst.

Summoner's RiftARAM

Cleanse

Cooldown

240s

Unlocks at

level 9

Removes all disables (excluding suppression and airborne) and summoner spell debuffs affecting your champion and gives Tenacity.

Taken against teams with heavy crowd control, by carries who die the moment they are locked down.

Summoner's RiftARAM

Exhaust

Cooldown

240s

Unlocks at

level 4

Slows target enemy champion and reduces their damage dealt.

Defensive: a support or a squishy carry takes it against assassins and divers, to blunt the one champion who wants to reach them.

Summoner's RiftARAM

Flash

Cooldown

300s

Unlocks at

level 7

Teleports you a short distance toward your cursor.

Taken by almost every champion in every role. It is the one escape or engage that works anywhere, so most players keep it on the same key for years.

Summoner's RiftARAM

Ghost

Cooldown

240s

Unlocks at

level 1

Gain Move Speed and ignore unit collision for the duration.

For champions who need to reach, chase or run away from targets more than they need to cross a wall.

Summoner's RiftARAM

Heal

Cooldown

240s

Unlocks at

level 1

Restores Health and grants Move Speed to you and target allied champion.

The usual partner to Flash for bot laners: a burst of health and speed for you and a nearby ally.

Summoner's RiftARAM

Ignite

Cooldown

180s

Unlocks at

level 9

Deals true damage over time to target enemy champion and reduces healing effects on them for the duration.

An aggressive pick for lanes that expect to kill early, often mid or support. The healing reduction also counters champions that heal themselves.

Summoner's RiftARAM

Smite

Cooldown

15s

Unlocks at

level 3

Deals true damage to a monster or minion.

Required for the jungler: it secures large monsters and objectives, and the jungle's companion item is only bought with it.

Summoner's Rift

Teleport

Cooldown

300s

Unlocks at

level 7

After a brief channel, become untargetable and travel to an allied unit. Upgrades into Unleashed Teleport, which significantly increases travel speed.

Common on top laners and some mid laners: it gets you back to lane after a recall and lets you join a fight on the other side of the map.

Summoner's Rift

Clarity

Cooldown

240s

Unlocks at

level 6

Restores your and ally champion's Mana.

A mana refill for you and your team, seen in ARAM where you cannot recall to base.

ARAM

Mark

Cooldown

80s

Unlocks at

level 6

Throw a snowball in a straight line at your enemies. If it hits an enemy, they become marked, granting True Sight, and your champion can quickly travel to the marked target as a follow up.

ARAM's ranged engage: land the snowball, then dash to the marked enemy to start a fight.

ARAM