Playing Tanks in League of Legends
Who doesn’t love to carry? You get to build pure damage, watch an opponent’s health bars melt from your auto attacks and spells, and blame your team when you get dived and killed. But some players enjoy a different role and play style than watching opponents die in droves before them. They’d rather be the people wiping the smug expression off the other carry’s face, locking them down and making them watch in horror as your team’s Darius bears down on them.
These people are the tanks; they stack tons of health, armor, and magic resist, and charge into the enemy team, laughing off whatever is thrown at them as they knock opponents up, away, or into their own team. In my next two articles, I’ll be catering to those who prefer to soak up damage and live to tell about it. So here’s part one of my guide to playing tanks in League of Legends!
