1. Get triple mana with tear-based items

This is probably my favorite and most frequently used trick. This works with any tear-based item, and essentially allows you to start a round with 60 mana instead of 40! Let’s break it down:

Naturally equip Tear to the champion in question

Wait until the round starts (champions start moving) and then create the item

In the image above there is an additional 8 mana (bringing the total to 68) based on an auto attack

This is a super powerful trick as it allows your slow-mana generating champions to almost automatically be able to user their ultimate ability at the start of a round. I highly recommend using it every game. Check out Kiyoon making use of it in the clip below on Lux:

2. Popping items off units

Many players don’t realize that it is actually possible to have some control over “popping” items off units, under specific circumstances:

This unit must have 2 or 3 items

An elemental hex must be used

To achieve this, say you have two Braum 1s. One of them has Infinity Edge and Dragon’s Claw – but you don’t want IE on Braum. Once you find the third Braum, before buying (and combining him to 2 stars), place the Braum with the two items on your bench, and place the second Braum on an elemental hex. Now, when you buy the third Braum, it will combine and the two items on the bench will pop off!

It’s also possible to pop off Thieve’s Gloves without needing to 3 star the unit (say it’s holding a Sparring Glove), simply by creating the Thieve’s Gloves while it is on an elemental hex. Since it can’t fill the three item slots, it naturally pops off.

3. Trap Claw can block other Trap Claws

Yup – just like a double reverse Uno card situation. Consider the following flow:

A friendly Neeko has a Trap Claw and the enemy Amumu has one as well

Amumu casts his spell and hits Neeko, so Neeko uses her Trap Claw on Amumu

Amumu gets hit by the Neeko’s Trap Claw so he uses his Trap Claw on Neeko

The result is that Neeko gets stunned

How it feels getting reversed

4. Selling champions during carousel round

By pressing “3” or clicking on the minimap to go back to your board – you can actually sell units on your bench by hovering over them and pressing “E” (or your sell hotkey). This is super useful in scenarios where you have less gold but want to make interest – for example if you are at 17 gold and grabbed a 3 cost unit, you can quickly sell it on your board and get up to 20 gold for interest. This is because interest is calculated at the start of a round, and not the end.

This is also useful for the scenarios where you have a pair on your bench, and picked up a third champion with an item that you don’t want to combine. You can sell one of the paired units and be left with only 2/3.

It’s also possible to level up by pressing “F” during carousel rounds.

Get Interest by Selling During Carousel Rounds

5. Zephyr like a pro

This last one is for the late game stage when you often get into Zephyr battles. A lot of people don’t know that you can click and hold a unit on your board (have them hovering in the air) and then cycle to your opponents board (with “1” or “3”). Once you are on their board, you can wait until the last second to quickly go back to your board and position the unit where you want. This is a huge advantage late game because it essentially allows you to almost guarantee disabling their carry. Check out this awesome gif that Faye made to demonstrate this:

Last Second Zephyr Hovering

Conclusion

Hopefully those were helpful! If you’ve got any other cool tricks you think I should write about, post them below! You can also shoot me a message on twitter.