The game consists of four game modes: Summoner's Rift, Twisted Treeline, Crystal Scar, and Howling Abyss.
Players compete in matches, typically lasting 20–60 minutes.
In each game mode teams work together to accomplish a terminal objective and achieve a victory condition, either to destroy a central objective controlled by the enemy team, known as a Nexus, or to capture and hold the most strategic points for the longest period of time.
Each game mode includes a variety of smaller intermediate objectives that give players and teams advantages in achieving overall victory.