I finally did it - Tips for a Newbie.

[MENTION=139]Kaasoljoyyx[/MENTION]

I played unlocked to see what it was like and I completely forgot that me using no mousepad = My mouse disagrees with what I do sometimes. But I didn't know about the spacebar bit so that's VERY helpful to know, thank you!

Champs owned right now are Ashe (bought), Tristana and Alistar. I haven't tried Alistar yet. I also seem to play better with Tristana, but I actually land last hits much easier on Ashe.

Now... my friend just steamrolls through everything by what I assume getting last hits everywhere and buying all the gear she needs. How's the learning curve on knowing what items to get from the shop?

ADCs almost always run the same build and there's not much flexibility. All the other roles have a large variety of items to buy. As some people said, http://www.solomid.net is the best place for guides.

One thing to note is the recommended items generally are not the best things to buy. You can use a program to change the recommended items (or do it yourself) to make it easier. It's approved by riot too. For an ADC you generally do

- Start with boots + 3 (red health potions)
- Get 1~3 dorans blades + 1 vamp scepter + bezerker shoes
- First core item is infinity edge (some can do bloodthirster but I would not bother with doing BT first until you get very comfortable with the game)
- Next item is a Zeal into a phantom dancer
- Last 3 items depend

A. Last whisper if the enemy is stacking a lot of armor
B. Bloodthirster if the enemy is still really squishy
C. A defensive item if you find yourself dying too quickly and not adding anything to the team
- Guardian angel (GA), gives decent defenses + gives you a revive [5min CD]
- quicksilver sash (QSS), gives good magic resist + gives you a dispel on yourself (90 sec CD)
- banshee's veil (BV), gives good magic resist, health, mana + gives you a shield that absorbs a negative spell (45 second CD)