Somebody teach me, what do I do as a midlaner? What is my purpose?

AquariusGine··3 votes·708 views

Obviously I still have the mentality of past seasons, back when midlaners actually mattered and could carry.

In the past 5 games I've either been hard carried or the reason we lost.

It got so bad in one game that my teammates stopped insulting me and started apologizing, because I kept telling them I didn't know what I was doing wrong, AT ALL. I am so lost.. I really don't understand this meta

8 Comments

KennysDreamGirl4 votes

you go to the boards complaining about a problem that really isnt there

webstar11082 votes

Well for starters Syndra is not very strong right now and Lux is plus Lux out-ranges Syndra, so there's some issues.

DW Diana2 votes

Ignore daddy for starters. You seem to play Aniva, lux and syndra. All of these have different midlane roles.

  1. Anivia is a wave pusher that shreds tanks and sets up plays while zoning enemies out of fights.
  2. Syndra is a high damage poke champion. Positioning is key on her as she needs to poke from the back but be ready to ult the adc into oblivion. She is a great roamer and can get botlane ahead easily.
  3. Lux is a strong duelist midlaner. The advantage of her is she can always be useful even when behind. Her ult is a great snipe, she can shield allies, slow and cc enemies. She is a support midlaner much like malz and karma. Use her to enable your team while aiming your ult to wreck their squishy backline.

Lastly always remember as a midlaner your job is no longer to carry unless you play an assassin. The meta is midlane mage supports, and while this sucks, to succeed you have to adapt to this.

Nevurwin2 votes

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Lastly always remember as a midlaner your job is no longer to carry unless you play an assassin. The meta is midlane mage supports, and while this sucks, to succeed you have to adapt to this.

As a mid main since Season 2, this feels pretty accurate right now, and something i am still adjusting with this season. Ive been spamming Ziggs, and playing him in a more supportive play style because i dont feel confident or comfortable on all my normal mid laners right now.

I just wave clear with ziggs, stay safe. when teamfights roll around i use my ult when the enemy is bunched up, and support my adc with my other abilities.

DW Diana2 votes

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As a mid main since Season 2, this feels pretty accurate right now, and something i am still adjusting with this season. Ive been spamming Ziggs, and playing him in a more supportive play style because i dont feel confident or comfortable on all my normal mid laners right now.

I just wave clear with ziggs, stay safe. when teamfights roll around i use my ult when the enemy is bunched up, and support my adc with my other abilities.

Im a malz main. I could carry last season, now I'm just an ult :P

Nevurwin2 votes

[{quoted}](name=Lord Loki1987,realm=NA,application-id=3ErqAdtq,discussion-id=KknzOBrj,comment-id=000200000000,timestamp=2018-05-03T19:12:57.568+0000)

Im a malz main. I could carry last season, now I'm just an ult :P

yea i feel your pain, this is the first season that ive felt like i have no control over winning/losing my matches.

Ive been tempted to start playing ADC again, but im currently so out of touch with that role there would be a lot of losing before i started to get back in tune with it.

DW Diana1 votes

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yea i feel your pain, this is the first season that ive felt like i have no control over winning/losing my matches.

Ive been tempted to start playing ADC again, but im currently so out of touch with that role there would be a lot of losing before i started to get back in tune with it.

OH I still have control to a certain degree, but like when I play shyvana jungle. My job is just different. So I can't carry, but I can roam bot/top and guarantee my teammates kills. I can split push like a beast and tank most things with roa, rylais, liandry's and overgrowth. I'm just not a carry, and therefore have to accept that my role is to do everything to get my adc, top lane darius/garen/irelia etc, and assassin jungle ahead. It's no different from champions like Sejuani and Skarner except that they were NEVER carries :P

MagicFlyingLlama1 votes

You try a sample larger than 5 games, because it is statistically utterly meaningless.

Maybe try a different champ. Try to roam if possible.

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