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Learning atleast 1 champ for every role will come a long way..

0utstanding·12/11/2015, 8:17:33 AM·3 votes·736 views

Too many times I come across ppl in ranked who cant play ''X'' role and a high number of these ppl go on to complain about it nonestop in game and usually feed. I mean you dont need to have a massive champ pool some ppl climb playing only 1 champ... All I am saying is if you really cannot play a certain role and Q up for ranked then you should accept that you might get stuck playing it at some point. Why set yourself up to fail when you could be playing a few normals or bot games to master atleast 1 champ in the role you feel you are weak in.

My midlane sucks balls and whenever I would get stuck playing it I would let my teammates down constantly and I decided to take a break from ranked matches until I felt I could hold my own with atleast 1 mage. I played like 20 games of viktor nonestop in normals and finally felt comfortable playing mid in ranked since I have him in my back pocket now and have also picked up leblanc recently just incase i need a more mobile mid.

Now that I can hold my own in every position I usually give up my role to someone if they want it but I cant say the same for others. Its probably a lot easier to just learn the damn role you suck in.

3 Comments

SpartenA799112/11/2015, 8:20:25 AM1 votes

I'd say with over 100 champions, you (the player) should at least be able to effectively play or have extensive knowledge on 3 in each role. I say 3 because your picks can get banned. If you main blitz (example) and I choose to ban him, you are stuck without a support (you). My opinion tho.

Beldair12/11/2015, 9:54:00 AM1 votes

I have a small amount of champs but have played all and am comfortable with about half.

Top: Still needs work but i go Hecarim, Renekton, Evelynn, Poppy, Shen, Maokai, Vlad, and Azir mainly.

Jungle: Mundo, Evelynn, Kindred (working on her), Poppy, Fiddlesticks, Warwick, Gangplank, Maokai, Gragas, Twitch, and Azir (don't hate lol).

Mid: Zyra, Morgana, Annie, Lux, Syndra, Heimer, Karma, and Maokai.

ADC: Sivir, Ashe, Kindred, Tristana, and Twitch.

Support: Syndra, Braum, Lulu, Orianna, Zyra, Maokai, Gragas, Thresh, Soraka, Sona, Shen, Taric, and Renekton.

But i always prefer support because i'm better at that role.

Kitten of Evil12/11/2015, 2:52:09 PM1 votes

I don't think you have to play every role in ranked. Riot has said that the average player is comfortable in about 2 roles.

if you make sure to say "anything but X" early in champ select, your team will usually respect that--you're basically telling them, indirectly, "I am not good at this role and the team will be less likely to win if you make me do it." Between four other players, someone should be able to take the one role you dislike. Of course, if you're pickier, the team is less likely to accommodate.

Personally, I main mid and support, but I am a trash jungler. I used to get stuck jungling sometimes, until I started speaking up early in champ select. Since then, I've not had to jungle once in ranked.