The League of Legends Practice Tool is a sandbox version of Summoner's Rift where you can hand yourself gold, jump levels, reset cooldowns and spawn target dummies, then repeat the same combo or jungle route as many times as you want.
Riot's support site lists it as a mode that opens at account level 9. If you have been searching for Practice Tool commands or cheats, they are the same thing: a panel of buttons inside the game, not something you type in chat.
This guide covers where to open it, the panel options that actually matter for practice, what changes when you bring friends, and when a custom game is the better pick. Everything is checked as of November 10, 2026, on the PC client.
Since the hardest part of practice is telling whether you improved, the last section shows how to record your practice runs and compare one attempt against another. For where the Practice Tool fits in a full improvement routine, see how to get better at League of Legends.
Practice Tool or custom game: which one to use
Use the Practice Tool when you need to repeat one action many times: a combo, a skillshot, a flash over a wall or a full jungle clear. Use a custom game when you want a normal match with normal rules, such as an in house 5v5 with your friends. The difference is the cheat panel.
In the Practice Tool you can add gold, level up or lock your level, reset cooldowns on demand and place target dummies; a custom game has none of that and plays out like a regular match.
For years the Practice Tool was effectively a solo mode, but since patch 25.S1.1 (January 2025) you can invite friends and bring up to 10 players into one session, which makes it handy for rehearsing a gank timing or a 2v2 skirmish over and over.
One catch: the all champions unlocked feature, added in patch 25.21 (October 2025), only applies when you are the only human player. Bots and spectators do not break it, and an icon in the lobby tells you when it is active. If you want to try a champion before you buy it, go in alone.
Since the same patch, Practice Tool games also show up as Practice Tool in your friends list instead of a normal Summoner's Rift match.
How to open the Practice Tool and set up combo practice
- 1Check your level and open the Practice ToolIn the client, click Play, switch to the Training tab, select Practice Tool and confirm. If your account is below level 9 the mode is not selectable yet, so level up with a few Swiftplay or Co-op vs. AI games first. Tab labels can shift a little between client updates, but the Practice Tool is listed under Training.
- 2Decide who joins the lobbyFrom the lobby you can invite friends, up to 10 players in total, and add bots to stand in as opponents. If you are the only human, the champion unlock icon appears, so this is the moment to lock in a champion you do not own yet. Multiplayer practice also works well for showing a new player the basics; our guide on teaching your partner League of Legends has a first week plan.
- 3Pick a champion and build your setupOnce you load in, open the Practice Tool panel. For combo practice, add gold and buy your full build, level up to the point you want and lock it, then turn on auto cooldown refresh so you can repeat the combo without waiting. Turning off minion spawns keeps the screen clean so you can follow your skillshot paths.
- 4Make target dummies feel like real targetsSpawn an enemy dummy, then use the buttons that add 100 max health or 10 armor and magic resist at a time (added in patch 10.8) so your combo damage is tested against something closer to a real champion. The spell shield button from patch 14.2 lets you practice popping a shield before your main spell, and the auto attack range markers added in patch 25.23 (November 2025) show every champion's range under their feet, which helps with kiting distance.
- 5Record the session and compare attemptsYou rarely notice where your hands slow down while you are in the middle of a combo. Record the session, then clip your first attempt and your twentieth and watch them back to back to see whether the gaps between spells got shorter. Reset Game sets the clock back to 0:00 (patch 14.2), which keeps your jungle clear timings consistent from run to run. For what to look for when you rewatch, see how to VOD review League of Legends.
Practice Tool panel options worth knowing (as of November 10, 2026)
| Option | What it does | Use it for |
|---|---|---|
| Add gold | Each press adds gold so you can buy items from the shop right away. | Testing combo damage with full items, comparing builds |
| Level up and lock level | Raises your level one step at a time and locks it so you stop gaining XP. | Level 6 ultimate combos, level 1 last hitting practice |
| Cooldown refresh | Resets ability and summoner spell cooldowns instantly; turn on auto refresh to keep them ready. | Flash combos, wall hops, repeating one combo |
| Target dummies with health and resist buttons | Spawns enemy or allied dummies and adds or removes 100 max health or 10 armor and magic resist at a time. | Checking combo damage against something closer to a real champion |
| Jungle monsters and objectives | Respawns jungle camps and the Scuttle Crab and spawns objectives such as Baron. | Timing your jungle route, practicing Smite timing |
| Fast forward and Reset Game | Moves the game clock ahead by 30 seconds or 10 minutes; Reset Game sets it back to 0:00. | Checking objectives at a given time, restarting your first clear |
| Target effect buttons | Puts a spell shield on your target, copies your inventory to it, or cycles crowd control effects on your champion. | Shield popping order, same item 1v1 tests, cleanse reaction practice |
| Auto attack range markers | Shows each champion's auto attack range under their feet. | Learning kiting distance and range trades |
Before you load into the Practice Tool
- Your account is level 9 or higher. Riot's support site lists the Practice Tool as opening at level 9.
- If you want to test a champion you do not own, you are the only human in the lobby; the full champion unlock only applies solo.
- If you plan to switch to Keyboard (WASD) input, turn it on under Options, Hotkeys and get used to it in the Practice Tool before your next real match. Riot's own FAQ recommends exactly that order.
- You picked one thing to drill this session, such as one combo, one flash play or one jungle clear, so your recordings are easy to compare.
- If you use DOR, Practice Mode is switched on under League's Mode-Specific Recording settings in the app. It is on by default.
Record your Practice Tool runs with DOR and clip the combos
DOR is a free Windows game recording app.
When you launch League of Legends it detects the game and records the whole match, and Practice Tool games are recorded the same way: League's Mode-Specific Recording settings in the app include a Practice Mode switch that is on by default, so there is nothing extra to set up.
Recordings land in My Clips in the app, so after a session you can pick the stretches you want to compare, such as your first and last attempt, and cut them in 16:9, 9:16 or 1:1.
In DOR Studio (dor.gg/studio) you can merge several clips into one video, add text labels like Attempt 1 and Attempt 20, and export an mp4 or share a dor.gg link with your duo. To turn a clean combo into a vertical short, see how to make League of Legends shorts, and everything DOR does for League is on the League of Legends game page.
