Despite the age of League of Legends and its competitive scene, it remains one of the premier competitive games on the market right now. So, it should come as no surprise that many new players enter such a complex world and struggle to make a foothold in it due to its massive champion pool.
Despite this, League of Legends can actually be an incredibly accessible and fun competitive game for those with the time and knowledge to make it far into the scene. This begs the question, then: who are the best and most accessible champions for new players in League of Legends?
Updated on September 30, 2023, by George Voutiritsas: League of Legends has been around for more than a decade, and millions of people continue to play it every single day. Like any popular multiplayer game, League sees an influx of new players over the year, and some of those players get overwhelmed because of all the different items, it does not help that there are over 160 Champions who all fit a designed role. Some Champions are very hard to use, and beginners should avoid them until they gain more confidence and experience. Luckily, there are a number of Champions that beginners would love because of how simple they are. Veteran players know who the best beginner-friendly Champions are, but there are other Champions who also fit that description.
25 Sona
- Release Date: September 21, 2010
- Main Role: Support
Sona does not have a lot of health, and she can be taken out fairly quickly by assassins, but she is a very effective and easy Support. Her abilities consume a great deal of mana early on, but they are all simple to use. She can heal her allies and give them a shield when her passive is active, and she can give everyone a speed boost. The best thing about these spells is the fact that they are not skill shots.
The only spell that requires skill is her Ultimate, and even then it is hard to miss because it travels in a straight line. If landed, it will stun every enemy hit. As the game progresses, Sona will need to keep her allies alive during team fights, but that is not hard because her spells will have short cooldowns.
24 Janna
- Release Date: September 2, 2009
- Main Role: Support
Janna is a useful Support who is typically used by players in higher ranks, but that does not mean she is difficult to play. Her abilities are very simple, and her Q is the only Spell that can be considered a skill shot. It produces a tornado, and when it finishes charging, it heads it a straight line to knock up anyone in its path.
Her W is a point-and-click ability that damages and slows a single enemy, and her E just shields a designated ally. Janna's Ultimate is extremely easy to use because the Summoner just needs to press R. It will automatically push enemies away and it automatically heals Janna and her allies.
23 Blitzcrank
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- Release Date: September 2, 2009
- Main Role: Support
It is true that Blitzcrank's lore has been retconned, but he is still an effective support who is simple to use. When someone plays Blitz, their primary goal is to pull an enemy Champion toward their team. Blitz then knocks the pulled player into the air to keep them stationary a bit longer.
This pull is great for picking players off during team fights, and Blitz can speed himself up to get close before he pulls. He gets a passive shield that absorbs damage when his health gets low, and his Ultimate is simple because it releases an energy burst that briefly silences every enemy around him.
22 Caitlyn
- Release Date: January 4, 2011
- Main Role: ADC
ADCs are meant to carry games, and Caitlyn can definitely carry if she has the right items. As far as actual playstyle is concerned, she is very easy to use because the majority of her damage comes from her basic attacks.
She shoots a bullet in a long straight line that can clear minions and deal damage, and she can cast a net that always pushes her backward. She can lay traps down with a simple point-and-click motion, and her Ultimate is a lock-on, so she does not even need to aim to hit anything.
21 Master Yi
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- Release Date: February 21, 2009
- Main Role: Jungle
Master Yi may not be the strongest Champion in LoL's lore, but he can decimate teams in low elo. Yi can heal in place, and when he does so, he takes half as much damage. The rest of his kit revolves around his primary spell.
Alpha Strike allows him to mark a nearby target and he can then strike up to three visible targets in quick succession. He cannot be hit by enemies during this attack, and his Ultimate and E help to empower and reset Alpha Strike. All Yi needs is attack speed, and he is good to go.
20 Kayle
- Release Date: February 21, 2009
- Main Role: Top Lane
Top Lane is usually dominated by Tanks and Juggernauts, but Kayle can shred them all if the game goes on long enough. She can grant invulnerability with her Ultimate, and best of all, it is a simple point-and-click ability. Kayle's other abilities empower her basic attacks and provide healing. She can also toss a projectile in a straight line
Thanks to her Passive, Kayle becomes more powerful as she levels, and she will have gained permanent attack speed and range by the time she reaches level 16. It may be hard for Kayle to survive in the early game, but when she reaches 16, she is a pure basic attack Champion who needs to Ult herself. This means that she needs items that grant life steal and attack speed.
19 Sivir
- Release Date: February 21, 2009
- Main Role: ADC
Sivir is one of League's original Champions, and she has not been changed all that much because her abilities are both simple and effective. She is one of the more versatile ADCs because she can protect herself with a shield that blocks an enemy spell.
Her Ultimate is straightforward, as it increases her movement speed and the movement speed of her allies, and the cooldown of her other spells gets reduced when she attacks. Her other spells include a boomerang throw, which travels in a straight line, and a special basic attack which ricochets onto multiple targets.
18 Vex
- Release Date: September 21, 2021
- Main Role: Mid Lane
Of all the Champions that have been released in the past two years, Vex is by far the easiest and most balanced. She can fear enemy minions and Champions with her spells because of her Passive - which periodically refreshes. Her Q is simple because it shoots a wave in a straight line, and it deals damage to everything it hits.
By simply pressing W, she can simultaneously shield herself and deal damage, and she can toss an explosive shadow with E by pointing at the ground. Her Ultimate can easily miss because it moves in a straight line, but if it hits someone, she can dash into the enemy and deal damage. This spell will refresh if the enemy is defeated.
17 Morgana
- Release Date: February 21, 2009
- Main Role: Support
Morgana is the type of mage that can be played as both a Support and Mid Laner because of her binds and potential damage output. She can fire a magic blast in a straight line that binds whatever she hits, and her Ultimate can bind the entire enemy team if she walks into them and uses Zhonya's Hourglass.
She can place a damaging pool on the ground by simply clicking, and she can place a magic shield on herself or others. The best thing about this shield is that it is a point-and-click ability.
16 Miss Fortune
- Release Date: September 8, 2010
- Main Role: ADC
Many experienced players are surprised to play Miss Fortune and discover just how easy she is because an AD-Carry is usually considered a difficult role. She is a lane bully with a clear game plan and the means to execute it without much difficulty.
It usually only takes a few games before new players grasp her power-spikes and abuse them to get easy wins. Even so, she is still an AD-Carry, so mechanics are required to properly utilize her kit. But, this is all the better for new players to get a head start on learning these essential skills.
15 Lux
- Release Date: October 19, 2010
- Main Role: Mid Lane
Lux isn't so much an easy character, as she is a character that is both simple and teaches new players a lot about the game. Lux's kit is designed to be best used by someone who can properly lead and land skill shots onto low-health targets.
Although this may seem daunting at first, new players will quickly learn the fundamentals behind landing slow skill shots and be better for it. Learning requires taking steps forward, and Lux is the perfect character for doing just that.
14 Soraka
- Release Date: February 21, 2009
- Main Role: Support
Since the beginning of the League of Legends meta, support has remained one of the most beginner-friendly roles due to the companionship of the AD carry and the simple game plan of its champions. Soraka is no exception to this rule, capturing the essence of support with easy crowd control, quality heals, and lane poke.
She may be simple, but once learned she can teach beginners a lot about how the support role works and its intricacies. Support is easy to learn but hard to master, and Soraka is perfect for both phases.
13 Renekton
- Release Date: January 18, 2011
- Main Role: Top Lane
The top lane can seem intimidating because of its isolation from the rest of the map. However, if there is any top laner that can take the mantle of being beginner-friendly while also dominating this isolated lane, it is most certainly Renekton.
He is an early-game bully and satisfying champion with a lot of presence throughout the game. Despite his late-game being not as great as other farm-based characters in League of Legends, he can still rise to the occasion and carry easily, making any win satisfying for a new player.
12 Nautilus
- Release Date: February 14, 2012
- Main Role: Support
Nautilus can be played in nearly any lane but finds his home best as support. He isn't a typical support for most players, as he has no heal, shield, or protection abilities. But, he is tanky, has a lot of crowd control, and can teach new players how to prioritize the enemy team in terms of focus.
A new player will find it comforting to have this low-effort but high-impact champion under their belt, even if he is slow to start and get rolling in the current meta. His ability to start fights is unparalleled in the current meta, and this makes him an effective pick for any team.
11 Malphite
- Release Date: September 2, 2009
- Main Role: Top Lane
Malphite easily feels like a tank in League of Legends, especially when the enemy is composed of physical damage characters. Sometimes, he feels like an unstoppable brute no matter how much gold he has, and this sort of empowerment is perfect for a new player.
Teachers can take away the passive supports and place the newcomer in control of this ulting monster, and they will enjoy every team fight even when they lose. His high-impact playstyle and simplicity make him a perfect pick for new players looking to make an impression.
10 Ekko
- Release Date: May 29, 2015
- Main Role: Middle/Jungle
For an assassin, Ekko is both fun and easy to learn. He can use his abilities to weave in and out of fights while keeping his ultimate ready for when he gets low on health. Although skilled players know how to play around Ekko's strong kit, he also is perfect for learning when to engage in fights, split-push, or otherwise cause havoc quickly and easily.
His ultimate completes his already very strong kit, creating a strong, yet very safe and effective assassin with a lot of wiggle room for new players. In other words, it's hard to make a game-ending mistake.
9 Vi
- Release Date: December 19, 2012
- Main Role: Jungle
Vi's abilities are easy to learn, and also extremely effective at isolating a single target. She is probably the easiest jungler to learn from scratch. Her abilities are straightforward and, although jungle is an intimidating position to learn, she excels at making it an accessible role for beginning players, even when being overwhelmed by the relatively new items in the game, mythic or otherwise.
Even the most skilled Vi players use her first 3 abilities to engage, and then her ultimate to finish off an enemy carry. Otherwise, she can be built either tanky or high on damage for when she is very fed. This makes her a strong, flexible pick.
8 Veigar
- Release Date: July 24, 2009
- Main Role: Mid Lane
Veigar is one of the easiest mid-laners in League of Legends. He stacks ability power using his abilities and becomes a one-shotting beast in the late game. Even so, he is no pushover early, and new players can find themselves easily winning trades without much effort and then learning the fundamentals.
Veigar may be simple and frustrating to fight, but he’s there so new players can experience the joy of doing damage without all the details running past them.
7 Yuumi
- Release Date: May 14, 2019
- Main Role: Support
If there is one skill that beginners tend to forget, it's the idea of positioning to maximize damage and survivability. Yuumi takes that idea and throws it out, preferring instead to latch onto another member of her team. Since her rework, Yuumi gives a shield to her attached ally and restores some of their mana. Her Ultimate is now a straight line that heals and shields all of her allies, but it also damages and slows her enemies.
Skilled Yuumi players will be constantly changing the player they're attached to based on the needs of the team, and gamers will need to learn this skill to be effective. The most important skill involved in playing Yuumi is managing her excessive mana drain, but that is a small price to pay for such an effective support on the team.
6 Amumu
- Release Date: June 26, 2009
- Main Role: Jungle
Amumu is a simple and incredibly powerful champion that anyone can pick up and master after a few games. He is a jungler, which is an influential but intimidating role. His abilities make him a strong tank and frontline, even when not played at the highest level.
His game plan is simple and easy to grasp, and his ultimate is high impact and easy to land. All of this makes him a viable starter jungler for even the newest players. Even taking into account a recent nerf to the duration of his ultimate, Amumu has tossed himself into the metagame with buffs to his mobility and damage. In the right hands, he is a menace to all players.