tips for getting gout of bronze? (for anyone who doesnt climb that fast)

callum57··2 votes·835 views

does anyone have tips for getting out of bronze? (not just for me)

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DeloricVI4 votes

In general, there are a few things that I see a lot of bronze players do that is a horrible practice, and could very well be holding them back.

First is priorities. A lot of players in bronze don't have their priorities in the correct order for having a good game. Your priorities should be as follows:

Not Dying Taking Towers/Inhibs Taking Small Objectives (Dragon/Baron/Rift Herald) CS (replace this with gold item procs for support) Kills

For a brief explanation:

Dying is bad. I shouldn't have to say that, but a lot of people prioritize things over not dying (such as saying, if I get a kill, it's worth it, right?). At some levels of play, it is acceptable to die in order to take Towers or Inhibitors, but very rarely. In bronze, You want a score like 2-0-x rather than 5-4-x. If you're dead, you aren't pressuring objectives, you're not getting cs (which is your actual main source of income), you're not helping your team, and what you are doing when you die is giving your enemy gold. As someone in bronze, your priority should be self-preservation at all times.

Towers are the next most important thing in the game; they are a literal measure of how close you are to winning the game. I can't tell you how many people tower dive retreating enemies instead of taking the tower. While I kill nets you more gold, taking a tower gets you closer to an inhibitor, or the nexus. You can theoretically win the game independent of how many kills either team has.

Small objectives are important, because they help everyone on your team take towers/inhibs, or allows a player to put pressure in multiple locations (in the case of Rift Herald Buff). If they have to spit their forces to stop your top lane from taking a tower, they aren't going in full to defend the tower the rest of your team is going for.

CS is incredibly important. I cannot stress that enough. Near-perfect last hitting will catapult you through bronze. When I have a CS lead on my opponent, they almost always lose, or require assistance from the jungler. If the jungler has to waste his time in your lane (remember, not dying is your number 1 priority) they aren't farming, they aren't getting resources out of ganking you, and they're not attacking other lanes that may be better for ganking.

Kills are last; only get them if they fall into your lap, or it is very low risk. Fon't go diving someone unless you know where the jungler is (or most likely is; if they just ganked bot, you have some time before they can show up) and you know for a fact that your enemy laner violated one of these rules (hint, it's prioritizing "not dying" above something else).

I know it's a lot easier said than done, but these tips will be very helpful to keep in mind. Throw in some healthy warding practices, a little know-how, and an easy-to-play champion, you'll rise through the ranks.

Just to give you an idea, here's a short list of champions that I don't recommend playing in Bronze. Whether you like it or not, you're still learning the game at this level of play. So am I. That's why I don't pick any of these champions; since their mechanics are so difficult to learn, you aren't focusing on cs, you aren't focusing on learning about the game, you're focusing on learning that champion and making that champions kit do what you want it to.

Azir Bard Cassiopeia Draven Ekko Jhin LeeSin Mordekaiser Olaf Orianna Rengar Singed Syndra TwistedFate Vayne Yasuo Zed

Remember, there are some champions that I may have missed, but generally speaking, these champions are too complicated for people who don't fully understand league of legends at the level of, say, someone in high Gold (i.e. Gold II, Gold I). They have things that make them more difficult than others, such as being very feast or famine, being complicated mecheanically, or are good because they use higher level concepts that you probably haven't heard of, that only people in like... Diamond can do very consistently, and know when to use this concept. The biggest offender of this last point:

Singed ^yeah, don't play this guy in bronze. He seems simple, but the reason he's good is totally different from what you're thinking.

I hope this helps. We all need a hand sometimes. Just remember, some of your losses in ranked won't be your fault, and recognize if you are getting frustrated. If you're like me, you'll tell yourself it wasn't your fault, that you aren't angry, and queue again, but deep inside you have a seething ball of rage that makes you lose sight of your priorities, and go into "kill mode." <- Don't do this. This is the kind of shit that gets you to go from Bronze I, on the cusp of silver, to Bronze V with people who should really stop playing this game.

callum571 votes

I main zed and ive been playing him for multiple seasons since mid s4 and im pretty good at him and ive developed what i think are pretty good mechancis for him at this level( account is callum57)

callum571 votes

im basicly a one trick pony but im ok at voli top

DeloricVI1 votes

That's another point; I highly recommend learning 2 roles or more, to where you feel comfortable in ranked with these roles, and also with multiple champions. Zed is a common pick and ban right now, so I recommend having some backup plans. If you're really having trouble in ranked, it may be worth your while to learn Lux or Annie in the mid lane.

If top if your second role of choice, Volibear is strong right now, and I recommend honing your skills with him and another top laner of your choice. Garen, Darius, and Nasus are all good, but Nasus... be careful with. Make sure you cs very well with Nasus; he's worthless until he gets his stacks.

Knowing all of the roles isn't necessary in soloqueue for some reason, but I recommend that you learn all of the roles at basic level, while specializing in at least 2. Knowing these other roles can help you understand how the game works and what your other team members have to do. A lot of laners don't understand certain concepts that can make their jungler or support's job much more difficult.

callum571 votes

ty, i also dont have pbe account so the only way i learn about the changes is through youtubers

DeloricVI1 votes

Zed is an AD assassin, meaning that he is feast or famine; if you manage to get behind as Zed, you're probably going to stay there until the enemy team collectively throws the match.

Further, to play Zed you have to learn how to use your shadows, and land your Razor Shurikens, as much as possible. A new Zed player is very unlikely to be able to use his shadows to their maximum zoning potential. I would highly recommend switching champions; you would be surprised what kinds of havoc you can bring just by playing a champion with good stats, and a simple kit, most notably Annie. Also, switching to someone who's not melee range can help you CS much more easily, if we're talking just in the mid lane.

Zed may be kind of strong right now, but eventually Riot will fix AP itemization shit that we have going on right now, and he's not going to have the one-shot power that he does now.

callum571 votes

i already know the mechanics ways to use shadows, its pretty boring for me to play him in norms right now, i usually am able to dodge things with his r and use shadows correctly. and if im behind i will sometime split push and get the gold and 1v1 people or i deal as much dmg to the adc and get assist gold in team fights

DeloricVI1 votes

Even if you know how they work, there is always something you don't know until you go pro. There are things that I'm still learning about simple champions like Veigar and Sion, champions whose kit contains spells that are independent of each other (i.e. not like how Zed's moves interact with his shadows) and independent of any passive ability that the champion may have (think Tahm Kench's stacks of Acquired Taste affecting at least half of his kit, and having his q and w interact when used in a certain way, etc.). These things make a kit hard to fully master.

callum571 votes

i recently bought fiora so im prob gonna add her to my list of champs im comfortable with and im going to get aureian sol to add to the mids i can play too

DeloricVI1 votes

Well, since you have her, I guess you can learn her, but I'm not sure about her viability in the future. Fiora is seeing nerfs on the PBE, direct and indirect. Not to mention, there may be changes in AD items in the future, so keep an eye on those patch notes.

I'd say get Aurelion Sol if you want, but I'd keep him out of soloqueue. His future is really unstable at the moment. We could have a situation with Jhin, where he had a rocky, lackluster launch and he gets buffed into relevance later, or he could come out way too strong, and then get Olaf'd one patch later. I'd have a backup plan, mainly because Lux and Annie are relatively inexpensive when compared to the price of a newly released champion.

callum571 votes

thanks

ScumbagZed1 votes

fiora has been nerfed in like 5 patches in a row she has a ton of counters and isn't too strong right now

DeloricVI1 votes

She's still kind of viable because people seem to forget that this Fiora has a parry that blocks everything that isn't a tower shot, despite everyone complaining about it. I see her do pretty well in low elo, especially because she mainly just builds tank with Titanic Hydra. I've seen her tear some things up still. She is kind of viable, but like you said, not very strong. I was hesitant to say he should learn how to play Fiora, so I simply decided to say instead that the OP could since he already has Fiora.

Apostle of Light3 votes

I'd say one of the main things you can do is to focus on what YOU can control, not on your teammates. For example: when a teamfight goes poorly, instead of blaming your supp for not peeling your ADC, think of every possible thing YOU could have done better. No amount of criticism is going to make your teammates perform better. Just focus on recognizing YOUR mistakes and what you could've done better rather than focusing on what your teammates did wrong.

callum571 votes

thanks

Kledy McKledFace1 votes

wait for season 7 this season sucks and is heavy as fuck for every players

callum571 votes

arent assasians really strong s6?

Spicy Rice1 votes

Kinda not really. It's hard to tell this early on, but it'll probably shift towards a mage/brusier meta once the mage update comes through

DeloricVI1 votes

It's not the assassins; it's the items. Most other roles have nothing they can do to counter these champions because the items available have crap stats and build paths. AP mid laners are essentially sitting ducks against assassins in the mid game, because they can't counter these assassins until they can buy Zhonia's Hourglass. Assassins, in the meantime can get QSS or Hexdrinker, giving them a huge early game advantage. I'm sure the mage update will give us better itemization, and probably a new AP/Armor option so that Assassins won't be quite so dominant. At least, I hope so.

RookPusher1 votes

Something that's slowly working for me - only one ranked game a night (the first one). Never never on Friday, Saturday, or Sunday.

it's actually yielding really strong results.

callum571 votes

thanks

MunchCrunchLunch1 votes

play any currently broken champion. which for the most part are jungle devourer champs

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