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Low Diamond High Plat Jungler needing assistance..

vslime··1 votes·1,357 views

I've reached Diamond 4 in half a season playing mostly kayn with eve and khaz as my second and third. Basically after I got diamond 4, all the games that consisted of mostly diamond players went downhill real fast. I feel like the way I used to climb to diamond doesn't help me the same way to climb in diamond. My guess is that I used to take risky plays in low elo very often which usually were rewarding. Now when I make some risky plays (invade enemy jungler, confident to 1v2, tower dive) in diamond they usually fail. I know that the players skill level in this mmr is fairly good so I'm thinking of playing really passive every game and only looking to take what's free. I know I have yet a lot to learn macro and micro wise, meaning I still don't track the enemy jungle's cs, have better vision control, take optimal paths based on who I'm looking to gank, predict where the enemy jungler will be, understand the win condition, etc.. With that said, I'm just looking for advice for what might help me to climb in low diamond to high elo as a jungler. Cheers.

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PhearBunny1 votes

High ELO is about playing safely. Its boring. But being safe is good, as your opponents generally wont be bad enough for your risky plays to succeed. Since risky plays generally rely on you outplaying or outskilling your opponent. That doesnt usually happen Diamond and higher, everyone pretty much plays microplay at a full capacity.

BoRnToKiLL6661 votes

you couldnt be any more wrong lol, i play in d2~ right now and climbed from d4. unless you are talking about comp play then its safe but in pubs, no matter the rank, people just do whatever. NO ONE, wants to play safe

BoRnToKiLL6661 votes

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I've reached Diamond 4 in half a season playing mostly kayn with eve and khaz as my second and third. Basically after I got diamond 4, all the games that consisted of mostly diamond players went downhill real fast. I feel like the way I used to climb to diamond doesn't help me the same way to climb in diamond. My guess is that I used to take risky plays in low elo very often which usually were rewarding. Now when I make some risky plays (invade enemy jungler, confident to 1v2, tower dive) in diamond they usually fail. I know that the players skill level in this mmr is fairly good so I'm thinking of playing really passive every game and only looking to take what's free. I know I have yet a lot to learn macro and micro wise, meaning I still don't track the enemy jungle's cs, have better vision control, take optimal paths based on who I'm looking to gank, predict where the enemy jungler will be, understand the win condition, etc.. With that said, I'm just looking for advice for what might help me to climb in low diamond to high elo as a jungler. Cheers.

Look at the map more often and dont focus jungle like every jungle. Gank often when you see the opportunity even when it means giving up the stone camp or the ball frog camp, way too many times i see junglers just literally AFK farm while the enemy jungler ganks and wins the game.

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