User blog comment:Megames1/In My Opinion - How to effectively learn a Champion/@comment-6003864-20130406194916

I find bot games are next-to-useless for anything but the basest level testing. In fact, I learned Sejuani, Xerath, Renekton and Rammus all without playing a single bot game. Why? Because anyone can kill a bot. And when you attack a bot they do one of two things: attack for a few seconds and then run away, or run straight backwards away from you. That's not how actual games work, and that's not where a lot of champions shine. Sure, champs like Akali, Yi, and Kat can pentakill through bots fairly quickly, but most champions would be better served going up against real people who make actual mistakes and who don't have lighting reflexes. I know that the first time I played Sej, I did so well because no one knew how to counter her or how to respond when I ran in. The bots don't have this disapvantage, so even if it's easier to kill them you're not really learning anything. The best thing to do is to go into a normal game (blind pick), and inform your team that you're first-timing a champion. That way they don't expect that much from you. I know that if I had the money, I could master every champ in the game using that strategy.