Announced back in 2025, the Last Hit Assist feature has made its way into the live League of Legends client. Though it has very limited use for now, it acts as a training feature for players.
Last Hit Assist is Live
After months of testing on the PBE, the Last Hit Assist feature is now live with Patch 25.5. The feature aims to help new players get to grips with the game, allowing them to see when a minion is low health and able to be “last hit.”
Any initial worries from LoL fans about it ruining the game have been put to bed, however. The feature will only work in a few modes:
- Tutorials
- Co-op vs AI
- Custom Games
- Practice Tool
- Swiftplay
- Rotating Game Modes on Summoner’s Rift (Brawl)
The new feature will be turned off by default, so you will need to be turned on in-game via the Settings – Interface – Show Last Hit Assist. However, new accounts will have the feature turned on by default. This will then show you a white indicator when the minion is able to be killed by you.
The visual will also show the area as you get closer to it. The area will scale as you level up and increase damage against mobs. So if you buy a Long Sword or level up an ability that impacts your base damage, it will take that into account. Things such as Sheen or Jax W won’t alter it. This is to avoid any temporary buffs to your damage, causing the bars to jump around too much.
Speaking about the feature, the developers explained:
After a very long time on PBE, we’re excited to bring Last Hit Indicators live! These are primarily aimed at players who are still learning the game (Summoner’s Rift specifically). Because let’s be real, we all used to just randomly hit minions in the hopes that it would kill them without knowing when to do it. We’re going to be letting the indicators sit in queues that newer players are mostly playing and will be monitoring how they’re going before thinking about whether we should extend them further.
The aim is to help new players, alongside such features as the “WASP” movement. The feature does not currently work for Azir (W) or Graves due to their unusual attack patterns. The feature is not likely to roll out into Ranked or Draft.