Tips for Climbing?

Çhåryzård··1 votes·1,966 views

My first time doing ranked was at the very end of the season and I was placed Silver 2.

Last season I was placed Silver 5 and climbed pretty quickly back up to Silver 2, where I remained until the end.

I got placed Silver 5 again this season and I'm finding it VERY hard to climb back up to Silver 2 again...this was the first season I was actually demoted.

I got up to Silver 4, and then was on a big losing streak (and to make it worse, one of the games we lost was because our jungler was afk and never left spawn and we weren't allowed to remake) and now I'm back in Silver 5.

I main support, but in Silver I find that people kinda do what they WANT instead of what they SHOULD do.

Like, I try to pick supports that go well with not only my adc but other champs on my team, but I find that nobody tries to pick champs to make good teamcomps and nobody picks champs based on what the team needs. Like AP/AD, tankage, etc. I can go tank supports if needed but it's not my strong point..I main Nami and Sona.

I'm not sure if I should start adc'ing more so I can try to carry, if that would be better? Or should I stick to support? Or is there anything else I can do to try and climb?

Any tips are appreciated..I know I can get back to Silver 2 but for some reason this year it's a lot harder than usual..

7 Comments

Harambe3g1 votes

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Åeolus1 votes

I am a male diamond 5 support main screw you.

Çhåryzård1 votes

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I am a male diamond 5 support main screw you.

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Åeolus1 votes

He said that everyone who plays support is a girl and a retard. I disagreed with that statement.

R31W1NG1 votes

Don't believe the lies, he's an Ahri main and a support secondary! Just check https://na.op.gg/summoner/userName=kempalot LOL!

Åeolus1 votes

I mean I got to diamond 4 playing only support and I've played 60-70 support games in 2 weeks so I think I count as one. I haven't played Ahri in a while.

Åeolus1 votes

Sona is honestly not so strong right now. Nami is probably better than her in every possible way. It's really hard to play Nami though so that's probably why you aren't climbing. I would recommend exclusively playing easy supports such as Soraka and Janna until you get to at least plat. You can't play Nami anywhere near her full potential so you'll be a hindrance to your team. You will also be unable to focus on core fundamentals as you will have to focus learning how to play Nami decently and using her kit well.

Also make sure you're always positioning aggressively if you aren't behind in laning phase. Most supports I see in low elo play like complete betas and stand far away behind their adc. As Nami and Sona you generally WANT to be looking to trade as you usually win them because of the fact that you have heals. Besides that, just focus on improving and fixing your own mistakes. Deaths are should usually be counted as mistakes although sometimes you can be unlucky or a death can be good if it allows your team to win a fight. Always remember, THERE IS NO ELO HELL. It's your fault if you don't climb. If you perform consistently better than other supports at your rank (not just inlLaning phase) your rating will increase.

You should also watch challenger vods and emulate what they're doing. You'll find that they do similar things to what I described. If you need more help you can add me if you want. Good luck. I'm sure you can get back to Silver 2 and probably even Gold. It isn't that hard.

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