How to Improve Reaction Times in League of Legends

[@Stikken]

Nice react content...

[@KingNidhogg]

thanks Chris Hansen

[@nickysion]

bro had me waiting the whole time for the ingenious hunter, talk about viewer retention

[@karmagreif]

Don't spoil it 😭

[@masterdoge7219]

I appreciate the attention given to the importance of priming and expectation. As someone who has also played a ton of fighting games, it always baffles me how many people don't understand that you must first know what's coming to actually be able to react. Most people think that it's some third eye activation and you need godlike reaction times for everything, when that is not true.

[@KingNidhogg]

yeah fakers a good example of someone who is misunderstood. as great as he is - we should be commending his ability to understand whats probably going to come at him as opposed to him dodging it like a beast. both are fantastic abilities but the one thats more important is his perma game sense.

[@LitBoy420]

This was hard to understand for me, but made all the difference. If you don't know what's coming, it's way harder to react well with good reflexes than it is to be primed for what could happen.

[@capybara2859]

very concise and easy to understand. i watched at 2x speed because adhd but i don't wanna hurt your retention rate so now i'm gonna rewatch it on .5 speed

[@W1ndyyyyyyyy]

I have ADHD and watched it at 1x speed because I'm supposed to be working

[@pepenakamoto3675]

This guide format should be the KZbin Meta when it comes to providing useful insights on how to improve in this game. Understanding what your mental stack was in every small decision gives the viewer an inside-out understanding, not in a dogmatic, shallow, and over-conceptual way, but indeed an exercise in understanding and discipline in the game. It would be great to be able to watch more of these!

[@needyhenry]

i got grindrmaster after this video thank you king

[@gnrc]

i was actually waiting for the ingenious hunter image to pop up with my finger over k and i paused but there wasnt a ms timer when it finally did show up :( lol

[@jasiuo6794]

As always, I appreciate your complex, analytical, yet understandable approach to the game. Thanks for the content

[@marukoame7479]

Thank you King Nidhogg for a very in-depth tutorial on how to better my Reaction Times. 👍👍

[@X33Ultras0und]

This is why silver players are excellent backseat gamers. They aren't thinking of everything you are so they "easily saw the Lee sin Q coming"

[@Andy-eg6cq]

Yo your videos are actually AMAZING content. I hope you blow up funny as hell

[@Corsaan]

I love your content bro u go over unique shit that no one rlly covers but affects every game

[@Corsaan]

By the way could u maybe do a video on team comps/ how to counter pick comps I feel like you have a good brain for analyzing stuff in front of you and finding the best option to go for a in game at least

[@The-eo4lj]

You should check OFGSaiph, his coaching sessions cover stuff like this and there is a lot of stuff on his youtube too(though mostly not of this type, but still great content, even the 6+ year old videos). I'm actually surprised I found someone who is as knowledgeable as Saiph(Nidhogg), most high elo players seem to be just fake intellectuals who copy what other high elo players do without really thinking about it, meanwhile in the old League days, Saiph changed what's considered "META" multiple times, he's pretty good at theory-crafting regarding items

[@The-eo4lj]

Something that OFGSaiph drills into any higher elo player he coaches: Do NOT listen to music while playing if you are serious about winning, and turn off all the voices and random noise in the background, you only need effect sounds enabled. So for example, before Cass ults, you hear the scream, before Malp ults, you hear the roar, etc. If you have voices or music enabled, it's just extra distracting and makes it more difficult to hear. Pretty much exactly as you said, love the past few videos man, really great content

[@MadLifeGaming]

Nid you’re the real GOAT bro, your content is very digestible and feels more genuine than a lot of other creators. I appreciate your work & effort

[@despawned39]

Great video with many helpful tips, thanks you. There's also the concept of linking individual actions to specific reactions in order to lessen the amount of things you need to keep in your mental stack. For example a quick glance at the minimap whenever you last hit a minion, check enemy item purchases when walking to lane etc.

[@namirysu]

i can't believe this guy would lie to me about the ingenious hunter picture being on the screen for exactly 300ms!1!!!1!! ngl u got me during the nidalee clip bc i was not even expecting ori q w because i was thinking about nidalee q and ingenious hunter LMAOOOO cool video, really condensed and concise. well done

[@dhabu9017]

As a newer (and very low elo) player, I legit did not know the animations and sounds offered as much telegraphing as they do. This alone was worth the click, but the other points are solid too; thank you :)

[@aureas8373]

took me a few games to get used to turning all the non sound fx options off

[@Herodood]

Man’s knows his viewers mental stack too well with this godlike editing

[@deanharris5527]

love the new style of content you've been putting out! super helpful

[@angeloL9XD]

It must be a dream to just link these videos to your teammates after a bad game lol

[@DragonSlayer3050]

as much as i would love to follow ur advice about playing without the music on, i absolutely cant, if i turn it off i get distracted more easily, having something to mentally tune out helps me focus better

[@doke1x]

I haven’t realize I do all of this all the time and I never needed a video, I simply did it bc I wanted to look cool and spaceglide Cool video, fast and well explained.

[@Rom3TV]

Did you edit this yourself? Really nice video, idk what tiktok or youtube shorts limit is but this video could do well if you can upload it full or in 2 or 3 parts

[@KingNidhogg]

yes

[@vongoleprimo5694]

thank you for inspiring me to do better, the wasd bidings really are better i modified it a little to fit my baby hands and they work wonderfully keep the great content and stay safe. love your videos.

[@zacharywong483]

Great info and explanations here! And I love your editing!

[@luruu7278]

idk if this is just a me thing, but i do pay attention to voice lines when anticipating a dodge or other concepts too cause usually when I am focused on something else like csing or something else or in general not anticipating a dodge, that if i hear the sound of the ability but also the voiceline attached to it, i can narrow down the exact ability much faster. For example, draven e and q are pretty distinct sounds but when theres a teamfight i cant see the difference or even hear the ability sound due to the sound blending into each other in a teamfight and hearing the voice line lets me know draven q or draven e which primes me into focusing on that. Would u say dialogue volume would then be important in letting you know the situation of a different player? basically teamfight, cant see or hear draven q and e difference, dialogue lets me know which, makes me anticipate it faster than having to look more carefully at what every person on enemy team is doing, dialogue good?

[@SiMeGamer]

Basically just use settings that maximize your focus. I personally have everything on because I like to play video games as they were intended and I'm not going pro (I'm Master). So whatever makes you enjoy the experience the best, do it. If listening to voice lines helps you; use it. These videos are guides, not rules. Take the information and interpret it as best you can. Good luck on the rift!

[@sneech.]

nice taric e dodge at 9:18 ! is it usually best to sidestep taric e like that? ik it depends on the scenario (ms difference, team positioning, the stun's angle, etc) but it seems scary to walk into his hitbox at the last second

[@KingNidhogg]

yeah cuz you can be confident it detonates if you know the timing

[@minoarno7415]

I clicked when you did the "Think fast" immediately. Guess I am challenger

[@N3versaw]

11/10 vid, now if people ask me how I'm good at mechanics, I can just link them this video, these concepts are the main reason I have hands lmao also, why do you turn off announcer + ping volume? announcer I can kinda see, but not hearing pings seems interesting, so I'm curious to the thought process

[@zerotoxiciti3831]

I would assume, having played at the level he has for as long as he has, Erick has access to any information that pings might provide. He is generally acutely aware of the map so he'll notice pings, and in heated moments the only pings that really matter are the ones close to you. For the average player I'd imagine turning off ping sounds might be more of a loss than it would be for him.

[@KingNidhogg]

they fuck with audio cues and a lot of them are worthless. given that your team is good at pinging effectively it's ok to leave it on. i just turn it off cuz 99% of people spam ping/ping improperly. the ones that ping properly i can watch anyway and they're not on-demand ones that require the extra 50ms~ advantage that hearing gives

[@N3versaw]

@@KingNidhogg gotcha makes sense, maybe I'd have to spend less time muting people being obnoxious with ping sounds haha. I'll give those two audio changes a try (I already have everything except announcer, pings, and sounds muted)

[@N3versaw]

ok update I tried muting pings and announcer and it felt like my focus went up so much, my macro decisions were my own, if I wanted information from my teammates I had to be using fkeys/panning map/looking at minimap to SEE the pings. crazy difference both in winning games and improving at the game

[@The_Mustard_Seed]

Had this laptop for just over a year. I have just been reminded to switch the refresh rate from 60 -> 160... Also salty I had my hand over the spacebar the entire time only to pause on an explanation of why you're not putting the image up :(

[@legythechedar]

Without even watching the video I already love it by the 1 minute mark

[@ido1273]

A cool video would to help to set the mental stack in the right order

[@slave2truth4freedom]

I've been playing on 60 fps although I have 144 monitor thanks for reminding me LOL. Had to switch it to 60 to play star wars knights of the old republic months ago. Such a big difference.

[@NXE212]

Happy Lunar new year btw, this video published right as Vietnamese Lunar new year was happening here

[@breakingbadest9772]

Well my reaction time is 0.3 seconds ish, and im young and have been gaming a lot. I need to play mostly off of predictions which is very tiering so i actually win a lot more if i play 1-3 games a day, and climb faster too. 5+ games of constantly dodging by predicting the enemy is extremely difficult, dunno how these challengers are doing it.

[@DaugustTK]

this makes sense since i have a reaction time of sub 180 yet i still fail to dodge sometimes due to gamesense

[@GankAlpaca]

Honestly I don't like turning off voice lines (I put them to low like 12%) because there so many new flashy sound changing skins that I just can't distinguish whose ability it is.

[@kunodragon4355]

that's hilarious, i accidentally paused exactly when the image came up lolol B)

[@coccaa]

have you thought about making cool builds/comp ideas for urf? will almost be like arena

[@kroynix]

I double tapped at 10seconds saw you see in the moment "Doub-" went back and watched the ad.... Fuck he got me

[@webignar]

Thanks! Great video, I love the humour.

[@arsenovicaleksandar7542]

Hey can you recommend some of those nerdy fighting game resources for mental stacking, priming, reactions etc. Thank you in advance

[@sp-tz9br]

i have a question that i cant seem to find the answer anywhere so i play on a mac book( ik its not for games but its what i have) and the macbook is 14 inch 120hz and i have a monitor that is 24 inches and 60hz, both are at 4k resolution so my question is what would be better to use the small monitor with high refresh rate or the big one with low refresh rate

[@KingNidhogg]

not sure how mac works

[@kuznyetzov]

120hz >

[@sp-tz9br]

@@KingNidhogg its not about the mac its about the size of the monitor its amazing quality colors ect ect but its only 14 inches ime currently trying to play with it and im dodging alot of sh*t so ig its better to be on small monitor and high refresh rate than on a big one with low refresh rate

[@MaskedDeath_]

Whatever works for you personally. Generally a bigger refresh rate is better, but I'd rather drag my balls through a mile of sandpaper rather than play on a 14 inch screen.

[@soupth2975]

1 thing about voicelines, dont they activate without vision on an enemy (especially the first meeting ones)

[@MaXLebel]

the goddam ingenious hunter thingy made me watch the entire video at 1x Nidhogg playing games on us to gain that retention time

[@Trickzters]

I'm turning 27 and can consistently hit 130ms according to humanbenchmark but also slightly depends on what mouse i'm using.

[@wiki6466]

Thanks man, ordered a new monitor so I won't be playing at 60hz anymore

[@mushimushimakura8807]

7:58 I was paying attention to the last hitting the cannon

[@mushimushimakura8807]

Also I tend to watch the minimap for ganks instead of looking at my screen, is that a bad habit that I should fix? Should I try to balance my attention on both or should I train myself to only look at the minimap on moments when I predict something should happen, and otherwise keep something like a 80-20 attention ratio on my screen and minimap

[@bp7092]

yo why does the lee sin q have no cd at the end wtf

[@candellabra]

anxiety inducing video because of the start good job im much better at processing shit when im a pile of nerves

[@Bloodlxstlol]

8:14 I was looking at the cannon

[@alexchilba2991]

how do u play without ping sound? if i don'tt hear it it doesn't exist lol

[@Camo_bomb]

This content is so good

[@jaytorrent5177]

I'm already subscribed, I'm on layer 8

[@putterruthirakanok1023]

sick vid very informational thanks!

[@SelmiAzhar]

"prime" content. i was preparing materials for making a video that touched this subject, only i included playing every champion to know what they can or cannot do and to be expecting what they want to do. no one does this, no coaching tells you this. instead gives a bunch of stuff to ponder over, which only comes after you can effectively pilot your character.

[@orfunk-iller3417]

great vid bro

[@ngige3617]

nice vide nidhogg. have a good day

[@janniklasblankenhorn8799]

Hey i really liked this video it was verry educating

[@Terrific1v9]

muting ping sounds can be really bad no ?

[@deathnote939393]

I feel betrayed

[@user3lskq3]

sick video

[@owenonosu]

Reacted to this video already

[@KingNidhogg]

sheeesh

[@MeestLoL]

great vid!

[@ViktorLoR_Mainu]

I get the feeling that sponsor wont be too happy

[@KingNidhogg]

what kinda comment is this? ive been advertising since november and this is our deal lmao ive made them a ton of money so far. dont talk without knowing whats up

[@tukula7758]

@@KingNidhogg honestly I'm hella thankful for the shift + , and shift + . shortcuts, I'm a sucker for shortcuts and never knew this ones.

[@Jjustjacob]

spoiler warning (for the video) . . . . . . . . . . . . ultimate troll play is to put the ingenious hunter icon behind the youtube video/youtuber icon at the end of the video (they literally won't be able to tell if it's there or not)

[@sidalisaadi1961]

this video has no right to be this good.

[@bonafide5364]

this content is good you should keep doing it your wasd video called me tf out 😭

[@akebengtsson1223]

WASD is crazy though

[@robotur1]

bros last name is koenigsegg

[@Noctis-lg7xp]

League of ingenious hunter

[@rokasb9441]

My laputopu can refresh its screen every 24hz, 29hz, 30hz and 48hz 💪

[@LeUtschig]

i dont know what happened the first 6 minutes but i clicked fast

[@TheSnoz1]

Loved this video was super funny

[@thatguyalpha]

i rarely go over 100 fps with a 3060ti somehow so my 240hz monitor is basically useless for league

[@TrinityEcho]

my ball itchy

[@montyslush]

not to flex but i paused the think fast under 150 ms cuz it scared tf outta me

[@PurpleDragonSpike]

I have to say I love pretty much this entire video, but I have to humbly disagree on fully muting pings. Like you said, if you're too busy focusing on your opponent, or in the middle of a fight and focusing on dodging- you might miss another laner disappearing for a roam, but hear the quick warning pings sent your way as your brain recognizes the sound Either way, sick content

[@G0ld3nC4t_8]

gg its over i have to use tv as monitor

[@BassooYT]

goated

[@lolzalot44]

Chugging my 4th redbull of the day watching this 👍👍

[@avery1349]

bro i clicked pause before u finished saying up :(

[@tukula7758]

found it at 10:29

[@mythevolution]

6:51 95% and the other 13% waht

[@scint-nc9vd]

sorry nidhogg, love you and the fact that ur taking sponsorships, but the way this coaching service co-owner responded to some of my concerns was pretty unprofessional, and I will not be using their services unfortunately

[@KingNidhogg]

ok bro not for u

[@mitradite]

Same, they were forcing me to pay 600$ after a 2 hour call while only showing powerpoint presentations, Nidhogg says "not for u" cuz he wants to get that sweet juicy money while they try to scam you.

[@scint-nc9vd]

@@mitradite I mean I understand the hustle, but advertising the term "free coaching", and switching the sub term to "free coaching consultation" is deceptive

[@mitradite]

@@scint-nc9vd Exactly, and not only that, they also had tons of misinformation during the coaching, and used tactics that were the same as scammers. First of all, the guy starts off by trying to establish a personal connection, asking you questions about where are you from, etc. Following this, he asks a few scripted questions and opens up your account on mobalytics/blitz and starts judging how you are as a player by some stats on a site, that's so fucking bad and cringe. Emphasis is consistently placed on the fact that the offer he is giving me is unique, discounted and personalized just for me, despite that this guy doesn't even know how the fuck I play. He always liked repeating "only if you join our program". I've heard that 50 times during that session. After this, he shows you a PowerPoint of their "satisfied" clients with before and after accounts that are from different servers/fresh accounts, manipulated to deceive one's ranking. But the funniest thing is that the reviews he showed, most of them had the same writing scheme, as if the same person wrote them. In the entire session, he wasted 2 hours of your time to show you everything to make you not trust him, and the cherry on top was him trying to force you to pay 600$. He said that paying only 600$ is such a good offer because other coaches offer way more. That claim is the biggest misinformation ever. I can get a coach with actual credentials like Veigar v2 at less than their original price and I don't have to pay for 6 sessions, there are also many amateur-ish challenger coaches that make you pay 50$ for a session and sometimes even better offers at 30$. Cringe scammers.

[@KingNidhogg]

this is new information to me but dw im cutting ties after a ton of complaints surfacing@@mitradite

[@anuragmallepalli7438]

I’m gonna report you for cutting out the kill on Lee sin.

[@PlumGod]

5:23 😂

[@zasca1315]

06:25 HAHAHAHAHAHAHHAA

[@atha6632]

cocaine

[@binomis3468]

Sorry I'm old AF. Wheelchair moment.

[@Zheckonsin]

Just play osu then play csgo then play company of heroes 2 usa vs 4 expert wermacht ai then play hollow knight anyradiance whatever the latest version is at the time and then finally play the game called aottg and then finally forget about league, or dont, and suddenly realize your hand, planning, attention is everywhere

[@srensen3081]

dont predict

[@inslava]

That video feels really TikTok-ifyed for talking about concentration... Btw can you please add subway surfer footage to the side, it would really help understand easier❤

[@zara1zara230]

Poor kids

[@atha6632]

yiyi wp