User blog comment:Ozuar/The Importance of Skill Order in League of Legends/@comment-3970297-20130328232401

Skill Order is very important and very underrated. You should always adjust your skill order based upon the situation of the lane. [Jungling is some-what of an exception, but even then, it's important.]

Even from the very first skill. For example, I know a ton of Leblanc players that get Q as their first skill. And everytime I see that, I hit my head on the desk. For one thing, the damage is awful on it since you can't proc the second hit anyway. Second, it provides no utility for yourself or the team at level 1. You should either get her W or E as a first skill. I normally get W.

Skill order also helps characters overcome certain obstacles. For example, I play Galio top, and depending on the champion I'm against, i'll max W first because it litereally makes Galio an immovable wall at all stages of the laning phase.