Guidence to improve as a whole and to get out of a win loss loss loss pattern.

BestSupportGold·1/24/2017, 2:57:47 PM·2 votes·655 views

I recently hit Silver 2, and was able to win a few games putting me at 40LP a couple of days ago. I have since fallen back to Silver 3 (now at 95 LP).

I play support, and I would like to know what else I can do to really make a difference in the outcome of a game, so I can go back to winning more than losing. I've held a steady win/loss positively.

Also, any information on raising MMR if it's possible, as I've seen that I am slightly lower in MMR than what Silver 3/2 is.

4 Comments

Ralanr1/24/2017, 3:00:26 PM2 votes

As someone who has been on one hell of a losing streak, this also interests me.

Rax Reformed1/24/2017, 3:23:41 PM1 votes

When playing support, you're at the mercy of your team. If you want to climb, you have to play a role that can carry games. Try playing Jungle, or Mid (in prior seasons I would have suggested ADC as well, but it's hard to carry as ADC in the current meta).

You have to not only play those those roles, but do well on them consistently. The only way to climb is to play better than your current rating. Even if you only have a 50% win/loss ratio, you'll climb out of Silver and even Gold, very fast. Like within 30 games.

To raise your MMR, you just win more.

five oh tree 1/24/2017, 3:40:19 PM1 votes

between each loss, go to your kitchen and get a light snack. Really just stand in there and think positive thoughts. I mean, just optimistic outlook kind of thing. Just stand there and kind of zone out. Remove any tilt or pessimism from your mind, and start each game fresh. This is what I do when I'm on a losing streak, and it works for me.

In game? It depends. If you think you're significantly better than your opponents/teammates, play a mage in the bot lane. My favorite being Vel'koz, but most people take brand or zyra. If you don't like that type of character, then look up guides on when/where to ward, make sure you're peeling for your adc correctly and watching your jungler's position at all times. Go roam mid at level 3 and surprise them, or go top when you hit 6 for a free kill. Remember that you're supporting your team as much as you are your adc. Again, I'm not a support main, but these are all good things to do.

About mmr, winstreaks affect it more heavily than anything else. Having a positive w/l ratio will probably raise it faster than your elo actually raises. example: if you keep a 55% ranked winrate over 100 games, I can pretty much guarantee your mmr will be higher than your rank. Especially if you win several in a row.

You should also know that OP.GG and other sites' mmr calculators aren't completely accurate. It says mine Is G1 MMR (I'm P4), but I get ~23 per win and lose ~15 per loss and play with all plat players, which means I actually have rather high MMR.