History VideoGame / LeagueOfLegends

** Many individual champions have comparatively higher demands for mechanical/decision-making skills than others, and typically they end up being more valuable in comparison [[SkillGateCharacter to simpler, but usually less diverse champions,]] [[BoringButPractical though exceptions exist.]] Check out the [[Characters/LeagueOfLegends individual champion pages for specific details on how they differ.]]

* DropTheHammer: A number of champions wield variants on the classic hammer or mace of all different shapes and sizes. Certain items are also hammers, such as the wooden Phage and metal Caufield's Warhammer.

* StatOverflow: The Bloodthirster item grants lifesteal on-hit to the user. Any health gained that goes over the user's maximum health is converted into a shield up to 50-350 damage depending on level.

* AntiMagic: Any champion with an ability that Silences enemies (incapable of using abilities, cancels currently channeling ones, etc.) can do this. No crowd control lasts for more than a couple of seconds, but casters are rendered nearly helpless for the duration, making it feel very long indeed. Naturally, the few specialized MageKiller champions have this in their arsenal plus other abilities to capitalize on this vulnerable period.

* CoolGuns: Firearms of all kinds exist across many champions, as well as many items, including the Rapidfire Cannon (resembling what looks like [[RevolversAreJustBetter a revolver]] with [[GatlingGood a Gatling gun]] barrel) and The Collector (a fancy HandCannon that instantly executes enemies under a health threshold).

** Luden's Tempest (and its predecessor, Luden's Echo) deals a burst of this through using abilities every few seconds, damaging your target as well as a few nearby enemies from magical energy.

*** Stasis: Usually a self-inflicted buff/debuff that causes the user to be unable to attack/move, but will become completely invulnerable. This exists in champions such as Bard, Lissandra and those Devoured by Tahm Kench, as well as from the Zhonya's Hourglass item and its component Stopwatch item.

* UniquenessRule:
** Some items have a "Unique" passive or active. When a player buys two items with the same Unique passive, only one of these passives takes effect. Additionally, in the case of Unique actives, after using one item both items go on {{Cooldown}}.
** The Stopwatch item exists solely for its active ability, which is to self-inflict a "stasis" effect that renders its owner completely immobile, but also completely immune to everything for a few seconds, allowing them to potentially survive incoming fatal attacks. It only has one use before it becomes a "Broken Stopwatch" for the rest of the game, and considering how the item goes for a not-insignificant price and otherwise provides no other stats, it should be used carefully if they don't intend on buying the upgraded Zhonya's Hourglass (the ability recharges after a long cooldown, but the item is mostly for AP mages).

** Season 11 introduced "Mythic Items" that are a localized version of this. All are powerful on their own, and they each come with a passive that gives them increased stats based on the other items a player builds, meaning they're imperative for every single champion in every single game, ideally to act as the first major completed item. The catch is that [[MutuallyExclusivePowerups you can only have one Mythic item at a time]], so players must choose early on what's the most complimentary one for each given champion against any given opponents.

** The Rod of Ages is a mage item that passively grants AP, health, and mana each minute for up to 10 minutes. As a Mythic item, it's already designed to be prioritized as an early buy, so the automatic scaling grants even more substantial power spikes just by existing in your inventory.

** Everfrost is a Mythic-tier mage item that comes with solid AP, ability haste, and health, and has an active ability that allows the user to blast out a conic wave of ice every 30 or so seconds -- enemies caught in the general cone are slowed, but those in the very center are rooted in place. Rylai's Crystal Scepter is another mage item that's most notable for its passive, causing all offensive abilities the user wields to additionally apply a frosty slowing effect on enemies.
** The Iceborn Gauntlet is a Mythic-tier tank item that periodically creates zones of ice upon attacking enemies.

** Preseason 11 introduced a variant of this with "Mythic" items, [[InfinityMinusOneSword powerful keystone items that serve as foundation for build paths each game]], and each with their own unique specialties. However, [[MutuallyExclusivePowerups players can only pick one of them per game]], so they must choose wisely and for the long-term.