Elo Hell - Please help!

EasyThatWas··1 votes·1,371 views

My friend and I play duo in ranked as ADC and support and we cannot win a game for the life of us. I'm silver 5 and he's bronze 3 (he's been playing a lot longer than me and is a lot better, so I'm not sure why I'm a few ranks above him).

We have carry potential every single game and win our bot lane more than 80% of the time, but the other lanes are so bad that we literally cannot do anything to save the team. Our most recent match featured a Zed with 10 kills after 15 minutes, while we my AD had 3 kills and no deaths, was ahead in CS, and we were nearly done finishing the bot tower. Obviously, it isn't like that everygame, but that's just an example of what we go through. Many 0/something lanes every game. Very frustrating and we need help.

I'm not expecting that I go up to gold instantly - I know it will take time. I'm just saying it's crazy how we literally lose more than 80% of games.... Judging by our skill, I'd expect to win at least 40% of our games, probably 50%. We also do not need advice like "play easier champions" or stuff like that. We know the champs we can play and play them very well. Please help!

By the way - I play Pyke and he plays a different variety of champs (mainly Lucian and Vayne, but he counter picks most of the time).

4 Comments

Emerald Fang1 votes

Silver is a hellhole. It's almost impossible to do anything in this elo. I managed to climb from Bronze 4 to Silver 5 in about 60 games. But I've played over 150 in S5 and haven't even gotten to S4, almost got demoted about 4 times as well.

You just have to keep grinding. I would pick an assassin jungle and roll with that.

COCONUTSTRAW211 votes

Try plat

Whisperwind231 votes

It took me 3 and a half months to get out of Silver and i started in high Silver. You pretty much just have to grind it out while keeping your level of play consistent. if you are consistently playing then eventually the match making system will match you with people you can carry, eventually..... but its a long grind because most of your games in silver will consist of : Fresh lvl 30s, smurfs, and Veterans.

Kai Guy1 votes

The following is just my personal opinion.

I do not recommend duoing bot lane unless you have a very good cheese strat or if what your running that is not meta. If your just doing meta picks, you put all your eggs in 1 basket and bot has the minimum impact on every other lane. If your mid does not roam or prevent roam, if your junglers subpar, if tops not running Tele, you get low or no help. Meanwhile the enemy may roam, Tp, Or their jungler may camp your asses. If you get behind, the benefit you gain from communication and synergy is meaningless.

On paper, duo bot can win 1 lane. A mix of Mid, jungle, Bot can win 2-3 lanes with higher OBJ control. Duo to win lanes and games. Not to just have a decent support/adc.

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