In spite of the absence of a defined laning phase in Dominion, laning phase tactics are as effective in the Crystal Scar as they are in Summoner’s Rift or Twisted Treeline. Whereas pushing a minion wave allows for a turret to be destroyed in Classic, in Dominion it allows for a safer capture of an enemy point. Still, there are more tactics that can be used.

We have already discussed the benefits of pushing waves so this time we’ll concentrate on poking and harassing the enemy. Poking or harassing the enemy means to attack the enemy in a way that you deal damage but they are unable to retaliate; for example, using a ranged auto-attack on a melee champion.
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Dominion is a capture and hold game, therefore capturing points is a frequent activity and the only way to win a match. There are many ways to capture a point and it could be said that how you capture depends on the situation.

There are two types of capture methods that distinguish themselves from others: a push and a backdoor. Both carry their own risks and how to diminish those risks is what we’ll go over here. Let’s give a quick look at a backdoor. A backdoor is most successful when the enemy team is occupied and has left a point alone.
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Dominion is based on capturing and holding points, for that reason lanes tend to be taken as simple routes to reach a point. Minions are often ignored while Promote stays as a seldom chosen spell. Laning and farming in Dominion carries many advantages. We’ll go over them and explain why rushing through a lane leaving minions behind may not always be the best idea.

In the Crystal Scar there are five lanes, two diagonals at top, one horizontal at bottom and the diagonals at the sides. The lanes at the sides don’t see much action unless an enemy has successfully backdoored. What happens at the lanes at top is determined by which team controls the Windmill. Finally, the bottom lane sees the most action and remains the best example of the importance of controlling a lane.
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In Dominion team-fights happen very often, you could say that at every moment a team-fight is brewing as both teams try to capture the same points. Regardless, players sometimes ignore team-fights, instead going solo for a capture; sometimes ending dead after a good gank. Let’s take a look at the place and importance of team-fights in Dominion and how to capitalize on victories.

Team-fights can decide captures because every time you have a numeric advantage over the enemy team you can push aggressively and they have to defend. It’s more important to help your team in a fight than to attempt a backdoor.
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