It's the Little Things

"Can't argue with the little things, it's the little things that make up life. "

I'll keep the intro short. There are a lot of little details about champions that are often not widely known/appreciated. As it turns out, some of these can make a considerable impact on the game. So below are some little tidbits I can recall, and I hope others will add to the list.

This list is not meant to detail everything a champ does. It is meant to point out some of the lesser known things about a champ's kit.

Ahri: Fox Fire and Spirit rush will only hit visible targets. Juking into a brush can save your life.

Amumu: Tantrum gives Amumu damage reduction from basic attacks. Tantrum's CD is reduced each time Amumu is hit by a basic attack. Both the damage and CD reduction apply to minion attacks. Fighting Amumu in the middle of your creep wave may not work out as well as you would think.

Anivia: Eggnivia has modified MR/Armor. At low lvls, she LOSES Armor/MR in egg form, while she gains armor/MR at higher lvls. Keep this in mind when deciding if you can take out the egg or not. Eggnivia counts as a champion for purposes of tower/minion aggro.

Azir: Azir's ult gives movespeed to any allies that pass through it.

Caitlyn: Caitlyn gains 2 charges of her passive if she attacks from inside a brush. Watch for the increased DPS this gives her. (Oh, if she happens to have a Hurricane, and be standing in the brush, she can basically get a headshot every attack, though it only applies to her main target.)

Corki: Gattling gun applies a stacking armor shred.

Darius: Darius gains Movespeed for each nearby enemy champ which has his passive applied to them.

Fizz: his passive gives him damage reduction against basic attacks. Fizz's W will deal more damage the lower in HP you are, use your potions early as opposed to late. (QSS can remove Fizz ult and the damage Amp, but the ult will stay on the ground under you, you have to move away or get hit)

Gragas: if you interrupt Gragas while he is drinking(using his W), he still gains the damage reduction, but not the enhanced AA.

Irelia: There is a small animation when Irelia lasthits with her Q. (small blue sparkles on the default skin) You can use this to tell if she flubs a Q lasthit, meaning her Q will be on CD if you want to engage.

J4: Jarvan's Q shreds armor.

Jayce: Jayce's first AA after changing to cannon form shreds a substantial amount of Armor/MR. His first AA in hammer form deals bonus damage. As far as I know, Jayce can overlap these effects (sit in cannon without AAing, then AA and switch to hammer and AA for bonus damage on a target with reduced armor/MR)

Jinx: Flame Chompper's will only root you once, but can damage you multiple times if you are standing on a second chomper them when they detonate.

Kalista: You can cause Kalista's AAs to fizzle. If Kalista loses vision of you while the projectile is in-flight, the AA will do no damage. (Uncertain how this works with Grave's smokescreen)

Kennen: Kennen gaisn bonus Armor/MR while using Lightning rush (cocain ball).

Kha'zix: Kha's passive deals bonus damage on his next AA to a champ, and will proc whenever Kha'zix is not visible to the enemy team. Dipping in and out of a brush can proc Kha'zix's passive mid-fight and increase his damage signifigantly. If your fighting him near a brush, try dropping a ward inside to prevent the easy passive procs. Kha lso gets a free passive proc when using his ult, even if you do not lose vision of him.

Lulu: The unyeilding mastery will block 1/2 damage from each bolt from Pix, making it more effective against Lulu than most champions.

Maokai: Mao's W causes him to be untargetable briefly. This lets him dodge abilities, fizzle projectiles targeted at him, or drop tower aggro. Watch out.

Yi: Yi's Alpha strike causes him to be untargetable briefly. This lets him dodge abilities, fizzle projectiles targeted at him, or drop tower aggro. Watch out. Yi's Meditate grants increased healing when he is at low HP, along with impressive damage reduction, don't overestimate the damage you can deal to him during meditate.

Nasus: Spirit Fire reduces your armor. This really sucks if you try to fight Nasus 1V1 while minions are hitting you. Nasus' ult grants him bonus AD based on the damage dealt by the AoE. This bonus AD can be VERY substantial.

Nocturn: The shadowy trail left by Noct's Q is visible in the FoW. This can let you track an enemy Noct's movement through the jungle. It can also give away your position if you have been hit by his Q. Noct gains bonus AD and movespped while he is on the trail left by his Q. Noct will get bonus AS if he blocks a spell wiht his spellshield.

Olaf: due to a number of factors, Olaf will heal for a lot if you let him hit stuff when he is low HP with his W active. Even potions and his natural HP5 will be signifigant healing while his W is active.

Ori: any champ holding the ball gets bonus Armor/Mr based off ranks in her E.

Pantheon: Panth is certain to crit you if you are on low HP if he has any points in his E. His spears also semi-crit under the same circumstances. Basically, if your low HP, Panth has an easy time finishing you off.

Renekton: Since hie W is basically 2/3 AAs (depending on if it is empowered or not), the Block/Unyeilding masteries, as well as a Doran's shield, are more effective againt it than against most spells.

Shaco: Shaco's passive increases his damage if he hits you from behind. Sometimes, when you are clsoe to escaping from a gank, Shaco will try to finish you by throwing his Shiv. Turning to face him (breifly) before it hits you will reduce the damage and may save your life.

Swain: Swain's E increases his damage dealt to the target, including physical damage. At early levels, do not understimate the boosted damage of his AAs.

Tyrndamere: Tryndamere's W reduces your AD. Tyrnd's W will only slow you if you are facing away from him when he casts it. Repeat after me "1,2, ignites on you," wait 2 seconds after Tynd ults, then ignite , it shoudl kill him once his ult wears off, even if he uses Q to try to heal.

Well, that took longer than I expected. And I am sure there are a lot of other small points I forgot or don't know. Hopefully knowing some of these things helps you in your future matches.