Cheese refers to high risk, unexpected strategies designed to catch opponents off guard, most commonly during the early levels of the game. These plays often rely on unusual pathing, hidden positioning, or sudden aggression that opponents are not prepared to handle. Successful cheese can secure an early kill, force an enemy Recall or summoner spell, and create a snowball that shapes the entire laning phase.
Although cheese can feel cheap or unfair when it works, it is a legitimate tactic commonly used to exploit gaps in enemy Map awareness or early game setups. However, cheese strategies are vulnerable to counterplay. If the enemy anticipates the plan or maintains good vision control, the attempt can fail and leave the user behind in Early game tempo or experience. Because of this, cheese is considered high reward but also high risk.
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