Bronze 4

Djavehl·Feb 14, 2015·1 votes·768 views

There are probably a lot of people that complain about this problem but I was ranked at silver 3 last season and this season I was ranked in bronze 4. It seemed like in the provisional games I was pretty much always playing with people who just barely reached 30 and my enemies were all "pro". This was quite the blow to my ego but I thought with my prior ranking it would be easy to get back to where "I belonged". I was very wrong. How do I get out of bronze 4?!? I don't want to be that guy but it seems like my teammates are literally dragging me down no matter how well I do personally. What advice do you guys have for someone like me? Please help.

11 Comments

FauxfireFeb 14, 20151 votes

tbh, they seem pretty screwed up. Consider it a weed-trip as you battle your way out of the low elo's with ease.

DjavehlFeb 14, 20151 votes

You'd think it'd be easy. It's not. It seems my fellow bronze 4 brethren are hell-bent on keeping me down here. So I can be miserable like them... forever. Or at least until the new season. :/

DreadlocksFeb 14, 20151 votes

No idea if you figure it out leme know.

Dorans HatFeb 14, 20151 votes

Wear your bronze with pride

Marcq34Feb 14, 20151 votes

Looked at your match history and i see a few problems... This isn't coming from some diamond lcs player but from someone who was JUST in your stituation and had to climb out. First big problem is you are playing alone trying to solo carry out is 100 times harder, so i suggest making a friend who is half decent to help you. The second major issue is your champion pool. You need to be playing hyper carries no matter what lane you are in if you plan on hyper carrying your team. No matter how well a shen does top if his team isn't competent he is doomed to fail trust me i know from experience. Last but not least you need to stop trading kills when i look at your match history you aren't positive in any of them plus the fact that you told me that you were doing well leads me to believe that at some point you started trading kills or feeding. If you are ahead the most important thing for you to do is retain that lead by staying alive. I would like to reiterate this isn't coming from doublelift on his smurf or anything but from another low elo player who was just in your same shoes shedding some light.

DjavehlFeb 14, 20151 votes

I appreciate it. Do you have some examples of some "hyper-carries" that I should try out? Also, don't get me wrong I know that I am not pro or even amazing at LOL. I have a lot of areas where I can improve personally. I feel like every time I get ahead in kills in a game (when I'm not playing support) is when I get focused down or my team bails on me, thus my KDA ends up looking not so good near the end of a match even though my start might have been okay. Even then, I'll try to be more conscious of that. Thanks

Marcq34Feb 14, 20151 votes

I suggest anyone who can aoe full to empty a team or at least a few people. It really comes down to who has a better kit for you and your play style but aoe sure does go a long way when your team decides to 4 man golems while the enemy is taking nexus turrets so here are a few for each lane that i liked. Top: Wukong Darius Riven Mid: Annie Katarina Ahri(before the nerfs not sure now) Jungle: Lee Sin Jarvin 4 Master Yi Adc: this one just play your best I personally consider this the hardest role to carry in and you will need a comfort pick to carry the game since peel is nonexistent in low elos. Supp: Leona Blitz Annie. If you can get away with it try rengar and pantheon supp I've only done it a few times but i stomped every time i did it only downside is that its all or nothing and you are really kill dependent but if you can master it they can carry you out of bronze,

PrinceOfStormsFeb 14, 20151 votes

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I suggest anyone who can aoe full to empty a team or at least a few people. It really comes down to who has a better kit for you and your play style but aoe sure does go a long way when your team decides to 4 man golems while the enemy is taking nexus turrets so here are a few for each lane that i liked. Top: Wukong Darius Riven Mid: Annie Katarina Ahri(before the nerfs not sure now) Jungle: Lee Sin Jarvin 4 Master Yi Adc: this one just play your best I personally consider this the hardest role to carry in and you will need a comfort pick to carry the game since peel is nonexistent in low elos. Supp: Leona Blitz Annie. If you can get away with it try rengar and pantheon supp I've only done it a few times but i stomped every time i did it only downside is that its all or nothing and you are really kill dependent but if you can master it they can carry you out of bronze,

The two biggest ADC hypercarries are Kog'maw and Vayne. Of the two, Vayne is arguably better in this meta because Kog'maw is very immobile and Kog's tank shredding abilities aren't quite as needed anymore.

Marcq34Feb 14, 20151 votes

Yeah but kog isn't viable at all in low elo because he has no escape and he can't expect any kind of peel or front line in the elo he is playing at. Vayne is really strong if you have the mechanics for her but again in an elo where grouping is rare especially for objectives its hard to say who the best adc is. I would recommend cait or trist just because you can peel for yourself and do damage from a safe enough range to avoid being targeted too hard. Another cool thing i learned is if you are just a bit late to team fights you have a much higher rate or living just because once a low elo player sees a low life potential kill they will focus it even if its the tank allowing you to get off a ton of damage. Don't go in too late though or it will cost you the fight and you will be flamed.

jimlaheysadrunkFeb 14, 20151 votes

i was silver IV on this account last season and silver II on my other. i got placed in bronze III this season.

im back up to bronze I now. really the key is just trying to play safer than your opponent. ive been playing a lot of ashe lately and ive just been going to lane and waiting for the other adc to make a mistake, at which point i shoot an arrow up their ass and its pretty much a wrap from there.

youre not gonna win em all, but you can win majority. i will echo dude above who said stop trading kills.