As a mid laner now that I cant buy wards im having a really hard time keeping both sides warded

Bard on Bush·12/29/2015, 1:54:47 AM·117 votes·4,423 views

theres 2 or 3 places you can put a pink on either side of the lane, all a jungler has to do is check these places. if he finds your pink you just have to let him take it because if you go stop him their laner goes and you 1v2.

buy 5 pinks before 20 minutes and just giving their jungler gold.

dont buy pink and you get ganked. cant farm because you over extend.

not being able to buy a stealth ward is just so fucking frustrating

63 Comments

Raka Flaka MD12/29/2015, 1:58:48 AM32 votes

Ward one side and try to stay by the side that you have warded that way you have time to get away. Best advice i can offer.

Retillin12/29/2015, 4:17:26 AM18 votes

That's the point. They don't WANT you to have both sides warded. Riot is saying "a dark map is a more fun map". That is the goal here. It's more "entertaining" this way. At least for viewers.

Abyssphere12/29/2015, 1:59:42 AM6 votes

You just need to be way more passive in your positioning now and focus on warding one side of the lane, then hugging it like hell. Pink a place that isn't the lane bushes and pray that the jungler won't run by.

It really does limit aggression. I don't feel like I can ever try to zone the enemy laner now unless they have very specific junglers or another lane is being ganked and obviously those times are few and far between.

Partholonian12/29/2015, 4:01:36 AM5 votes

You're not supposed to be 100% safe.

Silver Fluffenbu12/29/2015, 11:17:37 AM4 votes

yes, however, that is something your opponent midlaner has to deal with as well.

Catastrop12/29/2015, 12:23:53 PM4 votes

I just ward one river bush and hug that side like hell.

Krigjer12/29/2015, 1:57:38 AM3 votes

not being able to buy a stealth ward is just so fucking frustrating

It's frustrating no matter what role I play.

As a support main, I could even deal with the sightstone nerf if they hadn't just removed stealth wards completely. This isn't the LCS; the entire team doesn't share the warding evenly at low elos, and this change isn't going to help.

TroyTheUnconquer12/29/2015, 6:02:36 AM3 votes

you know... you could simply not push your lane past a certain point... makes it kinda hard to get ganked if your csing just before the tower can hit you minions

kaltenashes12/29/2015, 8:26:24 AM3 votes

solution summoner 11 + item 3711 or item 3092 / item 2301

Apocyliptic12/29/2015, 6:13:58 PM3 votes

Pinks cost the same price as an old green ward used to, which means if you were actually buying them like you claim (which from your "buy 5 pinks before 20 minutes and just giving jungler gold") you should have no problem keeping both sides warded. Literally, ALL you have to do is put a pink on one side and your free green ward on the other.

Hug the side you have warded, also.

I'm not saying I enjoy not being able to buy pink wards, but your complaints are completely not legitimate in anyway.

NazZomLord12/29/2015, 5:54:53 AM2 votes

Teemo

MorganFreemanBot12/29/2015, 2:36:58 AM2 votes

Not just mid laners hate this, everyone does. Top laners suffer, mid laners suffer, bot lane sufers, even junglers suffer; and I'd say they suffer the hardest. Whilst they benefit in lanes being more gankable, it's now supremely difficult to fight aggressive counter jungling / if you're playing champs with a weak early game you can get unlucky and just walk into a bush which has an enemy early game jungler in it.

It's shit all around.

Mael bro12/29/2015, 10:03:16 AM2 votes

And then a wild knife cat appears : Rengar

warmcorntortilla12/29/2015, 3:48:28 PM2 votes

But if you know anything about the jungle you know from what side/when they are going to gank. They have a lee sin? Ward their red side and look out around lvl 3. There's only 2 buffs and if they are lvl 3 gankers you can just ward the correct side (do they start blue or red) and try to stay on that side. The ward only spots them coming, it can't juke skillshots or make wise decisions for you. If you use your brain and focus on more than nailing canon creeps, you can still avoid ganks with 1 ward.

Canidae12/29/2015, 7:10:48 AM2 votes

Cause like freezing is impossible to do since the enemy forces you to use skills on minions.

Who Fed Ahri12/29/2015, 9:03:36 AM2 votes

Adding on: learn jungle timings. Now, I'm not a jungle main, in fact my jungling skills are probably low gold high silver at best, however ward around the 3 minute danger mark. Look at the minimal, track the jungler by looking at his buff. Avoiding ganks is easy if you know where the jungler is or will be next, its difficult and takes time to learn, however it really helps in the long run.

bahamutkaiser12/29/2015, 10:14:58 PM1 votes

As a mid laner, both sides have less safety, this isn't an exclusive difficulty, and it can be remedied by team contribution.

When these requests come up, they aren't about balance, because both sides struggle, it's about challenge. Facilitating challenge and vulnerabilities is a intended pursuit in gameplay.

Rikari12/29/2015, 10:25:05 PM1 votes

Theres a very rare moment when you get two charges of stealth wards,rely on that. Or just pink one bush and continually restock the green ward. i know,it sucks.

Loud Gamer12/29/2015, 11:17:16 PM1 votes

Reddit knows balance

CC Mustang12/30/2015, 3:00:01 AM1 votes

It just annoys me because my ward lasts for like 75 seconds during laning phase but takes 140 seconds to recharge. AND YOU CANT DO ANYTHING ABOUT IT.

Zedex12/30/2015, 4:22:17 PM1 votes

So ask your jungler to ward in return.

I know this is a really difficult concept for the average League of Legends Solo player to understand but this game is designed for team play, not playing a solo game and winning by yourself. That also includes the fact that you don't need to be the only one warding.

Neckoe12/29/2015, 3:41:22 PM1 votes

I just put a pink on one side and ward on the other.

Scramrail12/29/2015, 5:47:33 PM1 votes

I don't think it was ever wise to keep both sides of the river warded even when green wards did exists...

You should buy a pink and place it depending on your play style, always making sure to favor that side of your lane so you can duck into the river/jungle in the event of a gank from the unwarded side. If youre an aggressive player that will be shoving the wave, a good spot for it would be the bush behind your enemies red buff so you can see them come really early. Another good aggressive spot is in the bush in between the closest jungle entraces, but this is pretty well known for having a pink in it so I doubt itd last long. The last place for a ward, especially if youre going to just be last hitting/ letting your opponent push is in the bush on the edge of river that extends into your friendly side of the jungle. This placement is more defensive in nature and if someone wants to clear it they have to put themselves in a somewhat vulnerable position to do so.

To compliment your pink ward, you should utilize your trinket ward whenever you change your playstyle (going from passive farming to pushing the wave, for instance) or to get some deep vision in the enemy jungle during an invade/enemy jungle route gank to keep an eye out for their jungler.

The key is to place your pink ward in such a way that you never provide an easy gank opportunity to your opponents, forcing them to take less desirable paths to try to get to you than they otherwise would need to, opening them up for counter ganks or at the very least wasted time/resources. A key element of having less vision but still being safe in lane is understanding that when a gank occurs taking a straight path back to your tower isn't always the best choice. Having one side of the river warded means that you will know with certainty that it is reasonably safe for you to go there to avoid death or at the very least buy time for your own jungler/teammate(s) to come lend a hand.

This is made easier by the fact that pinks cost the same amount of gold that greens used to.

Zeurth12/29/2015, 6:06:44 PM1 votes

So now you have to think about what you do instead of pressing your advantage even harder? Damn. Sounds rough.

Nekusen12/30/2015, 8:19:57 PM1 votes

or you could be the one to buy a item 2049

DrProfVibeCheck12/29/2015, 8:34:08 PM1 votes

Am I the only one that's having an EASIER time? Not sure if its just my ELO, but keeping one side pinked and saving totems fir the other works out well.

It's probably just my ELO.