Map Check
Glance at the minimap, then say what you saw.
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Why the minimap wins games
Many deaths in League of Legends do not come from a lost fight. They come from missing information. The jungler who ganked you was on the minimap a few seconds earlier, or had been gone from it for too long. Players who climb look at the minimap every few seconds and adjust: they back off when three enemies disappear, they push when the enemy jungler shows on the other side of the map. The information is free. You only have to look.
What this drill trains
Map Check trains one thing: reading the minimap in a single glance. Champion portraits appear for a moment, then disappear, and you answer one question. Half of the rounds ask where one enemy was, so you learn to keep positions in your head. The other half ask how many enemies were on the top side or the bot side, the question that decides whether a gank, a dive or an objective is safe. On Hard you get 0.7 seconds, with allied portraits in the way, like a real look in the middle of a trade.
How to build the habit in real games
Tie the glance to something you already do. Look at the minimap after every last hit, every time you use an ability and every time you walk back to lane. Each time, ask the two questions from this drill: where is the enemy jungler, and how many enemies are on my side of the map? If you cannot answer, play as if they were next to you. Run a few rounds before you queue, then keep the same rhythm in game.
Questions players ask
How often should I look at the minimap in League of Legends?
A good target is one glance every three to five seconds, and every time your hands have nothing to do: after a last hit, while an ability is on cooldown, while you walk back to lane. The glance has to be short, well under a second, which is exactly what this drill trains.
How does Map Check work?
A run is 10 rounds. The Summoner's Rift minimap shows champion portraits for a moment, red ring for enemies and blue ring for allies, then they disappear. You either click where one enemy was or say how many enemies were on the top side or the bot side. Each round is worth up to 100 points, 1000 for a perfect run.
What do top side and bot side mean?
The mid lane cuts the map in two, from the blue base to the red base. Top side is the half with the top lane and the Baron pit, bot side is the half with the bot lane and the dragon pit. Knowing how many enemies are on your half tells you whether you can push, trade or take an objective.
