If you have run into Comics in League of Legends and moved on without quite understanding it, this is the explanation.

Short answer

It matters more than its screen time suggests, which is why it keeps coming up.

It appears in supplementary material in more detail than it does in the game. Community shorthand around it has drifted far enough from the original meaning to cause arguments. Most of the disagreement you will find online is two people describing different builds.

Why people keep asking about it

Two similarly named things exist, and mixing them up explains a lot of contradictory advice. Whether it is worth going out of your way for depends entirely on how you are playing. There is usually a fast way and a reliable way, and it is worth knowing which one you are choosing. It is more consequential in the late game than the early one, which is why first impressions mislead.

The game introduces it quickly and assumes you picked it up, which is where the confusion starts. If a step reads as obvious, do it anyway — the obvious ones are the ones people skip and then wonder about. The wiki entry is thorough and buries the actually useful part six paragraphs down.

Common misunderstandings

There is a persistent myth attached to it that has never been true in any version. The short version is near the top on purpose; the reasoning is there if you want to know why. Its role has changed across updates, so older discussion describes something slightly different.

  • Check which version of League of Legends any discussion of it is describing.
  • Note where it first appears, so you can go back if you need to.
  • Write down what you changed, so you can undo exactly one thing if it goes sideways.
  • Treat wiki trivia sections as trivia rather than mechanics.

What it changes in practice

Knowing this does not make you better at League of Legends, but it does make the rest of it legible. Where two approaches both work, the one with fewer moving parts is the one to keep. If your result differs from what is described here, note what is different first rather than starting over. None of this needs a paid tool, a third-party launcher or an account on a site you have never heard of.

What follows assumes you are on a current install and have not modified it. Anything that behaves differently on console than on PC is flagged where it matters. A single check up front replaces a lot of guessing later.

Where you encounter it

The awkward part is rarely the step itself, it is knowing which step comes first. If you are coming to this after a long break, the terminology has probably moved on. There is no hidden trick here that the game is keeping from you.

It helps to understand why a step exists, because then you can adapt it when your situation is slightly different. Where something depends on your platform or region, that is called out rather than glossed over. Screenshots age faster than text, which is why this describes rather than shows.

What it is

Patch notes move numbers around constantly; the shape of the answer holds even when a specific value shifts. The developers have changed their mind about this at least once, which explains the older advice. Nothing here assumes a particular playstyle beyond wanting the thing to work.

Where people go wrong

  • Copying a setup wholesale from a streamer without understanding what each part does.
  • Rushing the last step, which is usually the one with the actual requirement in it.
  • Trusting a video thumbnail that promises a result the video never actually shows.

League FAQ

What if none of this works for me?

Then something in your setup differs from the assumption — version, region or platform. Check those three before anything else.

Is this still accurate after the latest League of Legends update?

The method is; individual numbers may not be. If a value on your screen differs, trust the screen and keep the sequence.

Where can I read more?

The official material covers it in more depth than the game does, and considerably more reliably than aggregated fan pages.

Do I need any mods or third-party tools for this?

No. Everything described here works with the base game on any supported platform.

Come back to the caveats list if it does not work first time — the answer is almost always in there.