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The road from Gold I to Plat V

HarmlessCareBear··2 votes·1,065 views
HarmlessCareBear - North America - Summoners - League of Legends

Hello all,

I have recently failed my 4th series attempt to go from Gold I to Plat V, with 2 losses / 2 wins / 1 loss and now the ladder placed me at 90LP, again.

1st Series: Won 2 Games, then lost 3 - restart @ 90LP 2nd Series: Lost 3 Games - restart @ 50LP 3rd Series: Lost 2 Games, won 1, then Lost - restart @ 67LP 4th Series: Lost 2 Games, won 2, then Lost - restart @ 90LP

I am a **Support Main **/ Secondary Top yoloQ guy, and seldom do I queue with friends (I do from time to time). I had no one to blame but myself, and I have reflected upon some of the reasons why I have lost:

  1. Not large enough champion pools for my roles.

  2. I often pick passive champions and thus my playstyle often contrasts with the aggressive champions that I play

  3. My understanding of current meta, group compositions, and popular bans/picks can be improved.

  4. Limited to only 2 roles that I queue on (I only q'd as jungler a couple of times, but the majority is Support/Top)

  5. Not utilizing Zz'rot portals in my builds

  6. Failing at the mechanics of my champions can prove fatal at times

The provided link shows most of my ranked stats and recent ranked matches. Note that I hardly rage or BM teammates, and I do try to keep a calm manner at times. It had yielded many positive outcomes, but those weren't enough to place me at plat V. I do get salty from time to time, and I realize that could be the reason why few of these matches were lost.

I'm hoping to ask everyone here who has made the journey from Gold I to Plat V for some advice and suggestions:

  • What roles/champions do you play, and which characters do you ban (or ask to ban) at this particular tier?

  • Which playstyle do you prefer: passive and farm, aggressive and ignite, splitpush and Zz'Rot, or other?

  • How many series did it take and how hard was it?

  • Sometimes D/Cs, Trolls, Feeders, Ragers, and etc. are unavoidable. Do you /ff @20 or fight on until the nexus explodes?

  • Judging from what you read of my discussion, can you tell me what it is I am missing or what I can further improve on?

  • I have seen a few, but certain, of my friends who made it from Gold I to Plat V as support mains. If you are a support main like myself, what did you do to succeed?

I hope this isn't asking too much, but I am almost at my wit's end here. It can't hurt asking for some advice. If you'd like me to clarify on something, let me know.

Warm regards, Harmless Care Bear

5 Comments

Dreadlocks2 votes

I wouldn't overthink it.. just play the game like u usually do and like always, limit the amount of errors you make to increase your chances. Sucks that you have failed so many times but their is no secret formula. Just do your best, if you made it to gold 1 you care capable of plat 5 my friend.

I play mostly jungle, occasionally top, and sometimes mid. I can play a lot of champions but i limit the ones i play in ranked to ensure that i'm playing a champion im very confident on and know through all stages of the game in the various situations that come up.

Again, just keep truggin along, you're bound to win them.

HarmlessCareBear1 votes

Hi, thanks for the comforting words of encouragement. I see that you seem to main 2 junglers and alternate in between Udyr and Rengar. They are both powerful picks, and from your stats it seem that you are proficient enough to earn the rank that you are currently in.

My initial thought was that I don't have a large enough champion pool, but this somewhat contradicted my reflection. Perhaps, like you said, I'll just have to tough it through.

Do you think it's better for some players to actually limit their ranked games to fewer champions per role like you have?

And what are your match habits? Such as all-ranked all-day or several normal/ARAM in between each ranked? a one-day break between the promo series matches?

Thanks for the fast reply, btw.

Dreadlocks2 votes

I don't think having a large champion pool in ranked is really required because nobody knows you anyways. It's not like LCS where they can target ban against you because they know you only play 2 champions well. I've picked up Gragas too as i really like his kit and play style. A lot of games Udyr is banned and I'm not comfortable first picking rengar so Gragas is a great option for me to have.

I think a lot of lower elo players should limit their champion pool as it'll help them learn the game instead of trying to learn a champion and its match ups all the time.

I havn't played a lot of ranked since i got into plat 4 just kind of coasting right now and playing on my other account (gana try and get it to plat as well) But generally i'll have a ranked day. If i'm not feein it in my gut, i wont play it. But generally if i have a strong urge to play Gragas Udyr or Rengar, i'm all for queueing up and just grinding in a day. Generally if i lose 3 games in a row i call it a day because i'm bound to get a cloudy head if i havn't already. But nah i don't usually play arams or normals before ranked.. On my plat account i wait for a good gut feeling of confidence. (which i've had i just want to play on my other account atm lol)

But yeah, i think you can totally get plat 5 just dont force yourself to do things u dont want. Play when your ready, dont get all nervous about it, and relax. All you bby.

Win1Ocent2 votes

I'm giving you a lot of cred for acknowledging that you can improve and don't jump to the conclusion that everyone else sucks! So +1!

Having had the time to have fun in this game, i've taken on some challenges over the years, i've done some unranked to diamond accounts playing only one champion, like Blitzcrank, Sejuani, Draven and support Wukong. The best tip i can give you would be to have strategies for each game. Start by looking over your champion pool and pick one champion, figure out something you can do in game that would be unexpected. Most players play like everyone else does, think outside the box and abuse it. I'm currently juggling between a super movement speed build for Draven and an early game invade strategy for jungle Trundle.

When i played support, i started roaming as soon as possible, bought mobility boots as my first item. The faster i can get all of my lanes ahead, the more turrets, dragons and gold we'll get.

I think your champion pool is fine, you could play Soraka, Nautilus and Morgana all the way to diamond, but if you're gonna play supportive champions, you need to help your lanes more than with other champions, that means more roaming etc. As long as your team is strong, you'll win.

I'm happy to see such a mature post!

HarmlessCareBear1 votes

Hello, I believe part of my transition from silver to gold in the past is because of me taking on a better over-all attitude in games. Now that I am so close to plat, I am glad I asked the questions.

Thanks for the roaming tips as a support, it is something that I am still trying to get a good grasp on currently, and perhaps it is what differs a good support player and a great support player. There are games where I roamed a little less than I should where other lanes started to falter, and games where I roamed for too long and neglected the ADC so much that bot lane sometimes got rolled over. It certainly has shined some light on thinking outside the box, as you said.

I appreciate your input as an experienced player.

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