Farming, Last Hitting | Basic Gameplay League of Legends Guide

Last update: 15 July 2019

Farming means earnigh gold and experience for killing minions. Initially farming is slow, but it changes over time. Good farming can get you better and better items, thus making your champion stronger. Farming is indicated by Creep Score (CS), which measures how many minions and nautral monsters you have killed. CS increases ONLY through Last Hitting, i.e. dealing the final blow to a target.

Types of minions

	Melee Minion: Charges at enemy champions or minions and attacks them at close quarters. Each wave includes 3 minions of the type. They have more health than Caster Minions. Killing each grants 21 gold.
	Caster Minion: These creatures are positioned behind the Melee Minions <br>and attack from a distance with bolts of energy. Each wave includes 3 Casters. They are much weaker than Melee Minions, and because of that are they provide less gold. Killing each grants 14 gold.
	Siege Minion: Much stronger than the previous minions. Born to destroy towers, as it receives less damage from them. One Siege Minion appears first, every third cycle until 15 minutes, then, every second cycle until 25 minutes. Lastly, in every cycle until the end of the match. They are much more resistant than Melee Minions and deal more damage. Killing each grants 60-90 gold (+3 / 90 sec).
	Super Minion: The strongest of all minions. They are summoned only after an Inhibitor is destroyed. Like Siege Minions, they get 50% less damage from towers. Afer all Inhibitors are down, every wave will contain two, instead of one Super Minion. Killing each grants 60-90 gold (+3 / 90 sec).

Minions are summoned on the map in minute 1:05 of the game. They come out of Nexus in lines and start marching down the lanes. Each consecutive wave starts after 30 seconds (this is a so-called Cycle). After some time minions grow stronger and consequently, champions get more gold and experience for killing them.

The key to farming is to learn a very simple way of farming at a turret:

Melee minion - let the turret shoot TWICE at an unharmed minion. After that, you can safely finish that minion off and get gold.

Caster minion - first, you have to attack a minion with your basic attack. Then, wait for the turret to shoot ONCE. After that, you can finish off that minion.

The amount of gold you get from killing 15 minions is equal to one champion kill. Sometimes, it is better to use skills on minions rather than on attacking enemy champions.