FogbreakThe last hit
Only the killing blow on a minion pays gold.
« Curious thing: a minion finished by your own minions is gold that simply evaporates. Save the last hit for yourself, and nothing else. »
- Only the killing blow pays
Your minions finished that one: nobody gets its gold. A minion only pays the champion who lands its last hit.
- Wait for the right moment
The mark is one of your hits. When its health drops below it, you hit: the melee minion is yours, about 21 gold.
- The casters behind
Same for the casters, about 14 gold each. In between, you don't touch anything: your minions do the work.
- The classic mistake
You hit every minion: your hits land at the wrong time, your minions take the kills, and the wave pushes for nothing.
When to do it
- All game long: every minion you finish is gold for you; every one your minions finish is gold for nobody.
- Early in lane: a melee minion is worth about 21 gold, a caster about 14. Every single one counts.
- When the lane is quiet: nobody's trading, so every minion should end up yours.
How to keep it
- Watch the health bars, not your champion: the one about to drop is your next target.
- Hit when its health is below one of your hits, counting the time your attack takes to land.
- Between last hits, leave the wave alone: your minions do the work.
The tip for your rank
One reflex: only hit a minion when its health bar is almost empty. Nothing else.
When two minions drop low at once, finish one with an attack and the other with a spell. Never let the cannon minion go: it's worth far more than the others.
Every CS you take while your opponent misses his is a lead nobody sees. Farm and trade at once: hit him in the gaps, when he walks up for his own.
Measured at each rank
Median CS at 10 minutes of top, mid and bot laners.
Measured on 40,188 of our ranked games.