Trading advice in early lane:
- Yes, make sure you've farmed most of the wave before trading. Minions hurt!
- Make sure you are not 1 or 2 levels BELOW the enemy adc or supp. Example: As if they get to lv 2 before you they WILL have the advantage. obviously. On the other hand, if you get to lv 2 first, know that YOU will out trade them
- notice the enemy bot lane's comp.. so your play style can adapt to it. example, if it's an aggro lane like
Make sure your always in position to dodge leo e's and not get stunned. Play passive in comps like these. don't die and just farm. Until an opportunity time comes, ie gank, they try to stupidly dive, they are split apart or alone and can be picked etc
Adc is not my best role.. but as a supp main I DO see that 90% of my adcs always get out traded when they try to initiate a fight/ trade. If the supp is not in the midst of harassing and poking, most of the time they wouldn't be expecting it and they might not be able to follow up quick enough.
IMO The only time an adc can/should initiate a fight/trade is when they are FED or it's into a 1v1 with the other adc and they know they can out play.
I recommend to always wait for the support to initiate first-- unless you are already out trading their adc with your harrass and the enemy supp is not doing anything about it LOL :D
Ofc you should harass now again from a safe distance while farming, not just with spells, but with aa...
But if Enemy support approaches you even just a little, expect that they are going to poke u! and 1) move back to avoid the harass, or 2) trade with them if you know their adc is not going to follow up 3) Never just stand there and keep farming and take the free harass!
You can't always expect your support to help trade with you in lane. tho a good support constantly helps with trades and sustain. But you should also have the ability and reason to hold off on your own in lane as well. This comes from practice and mechanics.
So don't go in head first into a trade/fight if supp isn't with you.
Wait for the suppp to initiate OR your jg to gank and FOLLOW UP.
if you let them push enough, a smart jg will notice and come early. Use the enemy's aggression and hunger to your advantage, ie. they might even tower dive if you play passive near tower.
So if you're farming, and your support is not harrassing or poking to zone them-- What is the supp doing?? Most of the time a supp will be looking for the right opportunities to go in and poke/harass and initiate. Trust your and communicate with them. Ask them to help poke/initiate when they can/etc if theyre not already doing. Bot lane is a lot about trust.. being the only f*** duo'd lane where you have to 99% deal with a teammate side by side- throughout the entire game, you need trust, even if it's ONLY a LEETLE bit. Minutes into a game you will see how your 'partner' is playing, try to adapt to it.
BC If you 2 are not synchronizing, one of you needs to adapt to the other's play style. That's the only way to win lane. If you guys are playing 2 totally diff ways it will be a lossed lane and potentially even game.
There is little or NO trust between you and your supp at the beginning of the game but it will have to be built and developed as the game goes on. ie can I trust this guyy to keep tri and river warded? Can I trust this raka to heal me when needed? Can I trust braum to use his shield if jinx/cait ults? Can this nami even land her bubble?