A lane "freeze" is a way to control the minion wave where a player keeps the wave from moving toward the turrets. Freezing is often used in high elo, and it is with pushing the most popular wave management tool in League.
Why people are Freezing their lanes?
Before we will talk about how to freeze, let's ask a question - why do we even do it in the first place? There are countless strategies and what is so special about this one that pro players are using? Below you can see a couple of reasons why people freeze their lanes.
- For Safety: Freezing a lane for safety is the most common reason, as if lane is freezed correctly, the enemy jungler doesn't have any other option than to dive you. Also it makes it safer to farm the minions for you.
- Denying Enemy Farm: Freezing can deny the enemy laner farm and experience, especially if they're melee and can't safely get close to last-hit minions.
- Maintaining Control: Properly executed lane freeze can allow you to take over the control in the lane. It also allow you to dictate the tempo and kill opportunities.
How to Freeze a lane?
By only last-hitting minions and sometimes tanking minion damage briefly to maintain the wave's position.
Freezing a lane requires understanding how minion waves behave, including how to manipulate minion aggro and wave sizes:
- Not Always Ideal: While beneficial in some situations, freezing isn't always the best strategy. It may not be suitable when there's a need to push the lane or roam to assist teammates.You want the enemy wave to slightly outnumber your own so it naturally pushes towards your turret.
- Last-Hit Minions: Only attack minions to deliver the killing blow, and remember that without CS'ing your farming is worthless, as without gold you will not get any items). Also avoid using abilities or auto-attacks that damage multiple minions, as this can disrupt the freeze.
- Maintain Minion Number: Try to keep the enemy wave just outside your turret range. If the wave is too large, it will push to the turret and break the freeze. Ideally, you want about 3-4 extra enemy minions in the wave.
- Manage Wave Resets: If your wave starts pushing back, thin out the enemy minions to reset the wave. Be careful not to clear too many; otherwise, you’ll push the wave toward the enemy turret.
- Positioning: Stay close enough to the wave to gain experience and last-hit minions, but also be mindful of ganks. Ward nearby paths to maintain vision and safety.
- Tank Minions if Necessary: Sometimes, you might need to 'tank' (or take hits from) the enemy minions to prevent them from reaching your turret range, especially if your wave is about to arrive and would otherwise push out.
- Understand When to Freeze: Freezing is beneficial when you want to safely farm, especially if you're at risk of being ganked, or if you want to force your opponent to overextend to farm, making them vulnerable to ganks.
Remember, freezing a lane effectively requires practice and good judgment. It's a valuable skill in "League of Legends" that can give you a significant advantage in lane by denying your opponent resources while keeping yourself safe.
Can I Freeze in Bronze?
Yes, you can freeze in every rank as it is game-strategy and the rank is simply dictating how well you know the game and as you and your knowledge and skill progress you will eventually rank up to.
How to freeze a lane?
Freezing is a tactic used in the laning phase to control minion waves, deny farm to your opponent, and maintain a safer position on the map. Here's how to effectively freeze a lane:
- Understand Minion Wave Mechanics: Lane freezing relies on controlling minion wave. Generally, you want the enemy wave to slightly outnumber your own so it naturally pushes towards your turret.
- Last-Hit Minions: Only attack minions to deliver the killing blow. Avoid using abilities or auto-attacks that damage multiple minions, as this can disrupt the freeze.
- Maintain Minion Number: Try to keep the enemy wave just outside your turret range. If the wave is too large, it will push to the turret and break the freeze. Ideally, you want about 3-4 extra enemy minions in the wave.
- Manage Wave Resets: If your wave starts pushing back, thin out the enemy minions to reset the wave. Be careful not to clear too many; otherwise, you’ll push the wave toward the enemy turret.
- Positioning: Stay close enough to the wave to gain experience and last-hit minions, but also be mindful of ganks. Ward nearby paths to maintain vision and safety.
- Tank Minions if Necessary: Sometimes, you might need to 'tank' (or take hits from) the enemy minions to prevent them from reaching your turret range, especially if your wave is about to arrive and would otherwise push out.
- Understand When to Freeze: Freezing is beneficial when you want to safely farm, especially if you're at risk of being ganked, or if you want to force your opponent to overextend to farm, making them vulnerable to ganks.
Remember, freezing a lane effectively requires practice and good judgment. It's a valuable skill in "League of Legends" that can give you a significant advantage in lane by denying your opponent resources while keeping yourself safe.
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