Drafting guides
How to draft in League of Legends
Five short guides to champion select. Each explains the idea, shows what our data measured, lists what players say, and ends with an exercise to practise it.
- How much does the draft matter?The draft shifts the odds, it rarely decides them. How much, measured.
- Blind pick or counterpick?When you pick before your lane opponent, and when you can answer them.
- Pick order and lane swapsWhich roles to show early, which to keep for last, and how to swap.
- Your champion pool in draftComfort or the meta pick: what experience on a champion is worth.
- What to banBan for your pick, ban what is strong, and don't waste a ban.
Keep going
For how to play each lane once the game starts, read the role guides
To practise drafting with every pick graded, start at Draft practice