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I've gotten really good mid, but camped every single game

El Psy Kongrooo·2/3/2019, 9:29:11 PM·4 votes·2,604 views

Help, I get ahead, or stay even with my opponent in cs, and pressure, sometimes freezing the wave in front of my tower, but every single game I get camped 5 times in just 10 minutes. Sometimes I do ok, and sometimes I die to a crazy tower dive lvl 3 gank where kayn has the biggest balls, and comes in through my raptor wall. I ward bot side with a pink in the bush, which also helps my jungle take scuttle, and protects bot lane from mid roam. I also ward above my lane in the other bush, but they always find a way around my wards, and I get completely stomped even under tower as a Vlad. I still win a large amount of my games, but I can see my death rate is really high 6 deaths per game on average, and that's always because of the hard camp. My jungler also won't gank for me because I don't have CC, even when the enemy is pushed into my tower, and incredibly vulnerable to ganks. I usually ask for a gank, and get some highly negative reply like, NO!, or no you suck. I'm pretty sure my mid laner is duo que with enemy jungler most of the games which doesn't help with the camps. I'm sure if I keep ranking I can get to at least plat so hopefully the junglers get better with rank. Any advice on mitigating the gank pressure as Vlad would be highly appreciated!

4 Comments

Titanium702/3/2019, 11:26:05 PM4 votes

Well #JGL-difference affects mid usually the most.

If you want to be a good mid laner you have two options. Play something ungankable or get used to constant 2v1.

Not giving gold to the enemy JGL the first view minutes is something you should really care for. It helps alot. If you still get camped after failed attemps your team can usually use this to get something done else where.

Making the enemy JGL wasting as much time as possible without loosing the controll of the lane and without handing over to much gold. That's the key of playing immobile/low mobile champions (i just assume you play thoses, others dont have this issue) in midlane. Historicly that was the Tops job, but things changed quite abit.

As Ori, Xerath, Lux or what ever going 0-3 is manageable and sometimes even better than going 0-0 without having any controll over your opponent.

Some games you JGL flat out looses for you, some games your JGL wins while you can rest on a pillow. But usually there's something you can do.

Against most JGL-matchups you can push like a madman early on and deepward the river. Making it impossible for you lane opponent to catch up in case of a jgl skirmish and allowing your JGL to alter his pthing if necessary.

Soul Dealer2/3/2019, 9:40:47 PM1 votes

Try playing top lane. I win lane nearly every game I play but lee sin will just set a tent up in my river bush and refuse to move. It not fun and riot refuses to do anything about it. The game punishes your for doing good.

Worst Morde NA2/3/2019, 11:06:54 PM1 votes

I have this same issue in any lane I go.

Top, mid, or adc.

I'll do well early, than have 3, 4, or even all 5 people continually camp my kids nbn e every 2 minutes. LITERALLY.

Even if I'm under tower, they just dive me.

Meanwhile, my team flames me for feeding.

I guess I'm just bad because idk how to outplay the eternal 4 man ganks with the slowest champ in the game

xAcidik2/3/2019, 11:35:41 PM1 votes

The first thing is mid will always get ganked a lot. Its easily accessible from two sides with bushes, and is close to both of the jungler's buffs. As a jungler and a mid laner, I say this. Also, your enemy mid and jungle probably are duo a lot, because it's a very powerful duo. Mid laners can roam easily and accompany junglers on ganks, assist with scuttle, invade enemy jungle, and so much more.

All of this is not to mention Vlad is weak early and strong late, and they want to prevent you from scaling.

If the jungler is spending time in your lane, tell your team. If your jungler cant help you, he can counter jungle, or gank another lane for free, or look for objectives.

If, however, you really hate your position in midlane, Vlad also makes a rather solid top laner.