Inscrutible Items
An item that Riot officially claims stands for "Best Friend Sword"
What is B.F. Sword?
Dying repeatedly, not necessarily on purpose, causing the enemy to become very strong
What is feeding?
This imposing juggernaut, known as The Hand of Noxus, is a toplaner with a passive that stacks up to five times, and is Max's favourite champion
Who is Darius?
Garen's ultimate, a targeted ability that deals true damage based on the enemy's missing health
What is Demacian Justice?
A real term for a jungle clear involving going straight from red buff to blue buff, or vice versa
What is Buff to Buff?
Contrary to popular belief, not named after the frontman for Queen
What are Mercury Treads?
When an enemy champion other than your laner, especially a jungler, comes to your lane to ambush you
This fighter champion, known as The Boss, builds Grit when taking damage that he can consume for a large shield that also deals damage in an area in front of him
Who is Sett?
Caitlyn's passive causes her to visibly aim for exactly what it says on the tin, dealing additional damage on her auto attack
What is Headshot?
This camp spawns in the river and when killed, spawns a "speed shrine" for 90 seconds that gives vision and speeds up allied champions crossing over it
What is the Rift Scuttler/What is the Scuttle Crab?
A mage's favourite hat, this item amplifies your AP by a percentage
What is Rabbadon's Deathcap?
When all five champions on one team are dead simultaneously
What is an ace?
This support champion, known as the Titan of the Depths, boasts the rare distinction of being played by multiple people in our group
Who is Nautilus?
This Nocturne ability instills its namesake in the enemy team when activated
What is Paranoia?
This camp is usually called "chickens", because its real name is stupid
What are Razorbeaks?
This waveclear item for Marksmen was recently reintroduced with AP scaling that made it good on mages
What is Statikk Shiv?
When you kill more of the enemy's minions than they kill of yours, causing the wave to move towards the enemy's tower
What is pushing?
This champion, The Deathsinger, is played primarly in jungle, but used to be a midlaner. They were also given a major visual rework, as their original design was taboo in China
Who is Karthus?
Blitzcrank as a champion is defined by this ability, also called his "hook", and there's sometimes a special item named after it in TFT
What is Rocket Grab?
This buff provides a permanent shield that regenerates out of combat for the entire team
What is Mountain Soul?
This item allows you to carry three control wards and used to evolve into another item
What is Watchful Wardstone?
When you kill enough of the enemy minions to stop the wave pushing into your tower, but leave enough alive that the lane does not push towards the enemy's tower and stays at a fixed point across multiple waves
What is freezing?
This champion, who used to be known as The Rogue Mage, has been remade a staggering three times, with their W being the only ability to still have the same name as their Alpha version
Who is Ryze?
None of you are going to guess the name of Lucian's ultimate, but I live in hope that one of you will remember that it is called this
What is The Culling?
The baron/dragon equivalent on Twisted Treeline before Riot mercilessly killed that gamemode out of spite
What is Ebonmaw?