League of Legends is now well into its thirteenth season, and a ton of changes have arrived to shake up the meta. New items and new champions are just the beginning, as a new competitive year is on the horizon, so the best in the world can battle it out on the main stage.
Communication is one of the most vital tools in the game, and if you want to rank up it's a great place to start. Love them or hate them, pings are here to stay. Here's everything you need to know about how to do it.
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How to Ping in League of Legends
Learning how to ping the map quickly and efficiently is something that may take a little while to get just right but it's worth taking the time to get used to the system as it will take your team's gameplay up a level.
The reason to use pings over anything else is down to their clarity and speed of them. It's a lot quicker to ping the map than it is to type something out in the chat, making for a more fluid gameplay experience.
It's even beneficial for League of Legends teams in a voice chat, providing a quick visual representation for any discussion to assist your teammates in understanding what you're saying quicker.
Most pings can be bound to a hotkey in settings, which is a great tool if you need to use them mid-fight. Others though can be found by opening the ping scroll wheel, which can be found by holding down the button you use for an alert ping.
Types of Pings
A "Basic" ping in League of Legends, which can be placed by pressing G or Ctrl and then left click, allows players to mark locations to move to, enemies to target, or the health of structures across the map.
A "Caution" ping allows players to warn their team, retreat from enemies or structures and warn teammates about the health of allied structures.
Other important pings include 'on my way' and vision pings, which can be bound to a key in settings, or found via the scroll wheel.
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