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The Reason You Dont Rank Up From Each Elo:

Ah O Yeah Harder·6/27/2017, 1:10:14 AM·51 votes·8,711 views

I have over 9 different accounts almost all in plat 3+, and 2 in diamond 3 & 5. These are the mistakes I have found from each elo going from unranked to plat-Diamond. Improving what I listed might help you rank up.

Bronze: In bronze the main problem is farming. People get about 4-5 cs a minute. Its not about warding, beens junglers rarely gank in bronze. Its sololy about your farm. To rank up from bronze, stop trying to harass the enemy laner and instead focus on farming. Once you hit about the 15 minute mark, then you can start to play aggro, take your tower. Dont group with your team unless youre a support, you mainly want to focus on splitting to get towers and farm.

-Farm 6+/m -Split

Silver: In Silver things get a little different. The enemy jungler most likely will gank a bit more often, so youre going to need to ward like crazy. If youre top and the enemy jungler starts bot side, ward river at 2:30. If enemy jungler starts top side, ward at 2:10. Do the same thing as Bronze where you farm and push lane.

-Farm 6+/m -Split -Ward @2:10/2:30

Gold: In Gold it will be the hardest or easiest for you to get out of depending on how good you are. The main problem with this elo is everyone is decent at farming, they get about 6+ cs per minute. The main thing you want to do in Gold is Roam. Farm in lane for about 7-10 minutes then start roaming. Yes that means you too supports. ADCs are the only ones who dont need to roam, they need to win lane, farm, and win game. Keep your farm at about 6+/m and roam is all you need to get out of Gold. You still want to avoid grouping, Gold players have a habit to run away from team fights. 2 people will go in and the other 3 will sit back not knowing what to do, and then just ends up throwing the game.

-Farm 6+/m -Ward @2:10/2:30 -Roam @ 7-10 minutes

Platinum: Plat is where you want to start dodging games if you want to rank up. If your bot lane and support is autofilled, you will need to dodge. Dodge if you get a Master Yi jungler, or Lee Sin jungler. Most Master Yi players either end up feeding, or getting fed to the point they just split push and 1v5 all game, costing the game. Lee Sin just requires too much skill, you rarely find good Lee Sins. You dont have to dodge with Lee Sins on your team if you're good enough. But keep away from Master Yi being on your team. Dodge if youre a 1 trick pony and your champion got banned or youre facing a hard matchup. Otherwise in-game, youre going to want to improve your farm to 8+/m and still roam. At this point team fights start getting a lot better, and you will be able to team fight as a team much easier, if your team has an advantage, group up and use it.

-Dodge Games -Farm 8+/m -Ward @2:10/2:30 -Roam @8-10 minutes -Group

Diamond: Diamond is mainly about whats meta. Luckily for me I 1 tricked a champion (jayce) that is strong in this meta. Youre still going to want to apply everything from Platinum into Diamond, but this time youre going to want to spend less time roaming and more time farming/winning lane. Most Diamond players know when a roam is about to happen due to being very good at warding, and having amazing map awareness. You will want about 10+ cs a minute, and get your tower at around 15-20 minute mark. Once you get your tower, you will want to shove lane and roam to another lane to take their tower.

-Ward, buy lots of control wards. -Dodge Games -Farm Hard 10cs+/m -Don't Roam Too Much -Take Objectives -Take Towers -Group

Masters: To Be Announced

Challenger: GitGud (Korean Advice)

141 Comments

muted team chat6/27/2017, 4:07:54 AM10 votes

I have been to diamond a few season a go and am currently stuck in plat and this guy is NAILING his elo descriptions. As soon as you hit plat MMR you better be checking who is in their roles on op.gg and dodging bad matchups. It sucks that it's true, but if you want to gain LP then preserving your MMR is the way to do it.

Good guide.

LankPants6/27/2017, 4:10:27 AM5 votes

Dodge if you get a Master Yi jungler, or Lee Sin jungler.

I don't personally agree with this. I feel like Lee Sin has a kit that makes him always useful no matter how bad he is. Even the worst Lee Sins can kick to peel and get the occasional Q-R-Flash on an important member. I also like Yi's on my team. Since I play a lot of Sej top I get good synergy with him.

Kairoptra6/27/2017, 4:43:19 AM5 votes

It always does makes me satisfied to see a member of the community go out of their way to help their fellow players. +1 [slayer-pantheon-thumbs]

kurthl33t6/27/2017, 4:39:28 AM4 votes

Any advice for us support mains, then? Farming doesn't help us as much... [slayer-jinx-unamused]

Phyuq Yiu6/27/2017, 6:57:16 PM3 votes

If you play support wait till matchmaking is fixed. Climbing as non-mage support is currently disabled.

Leonerdo6/27/2017, 2:46:05 AM3 votes

I know that no one really gives a shit about this, but to me personally, having 8 smurf accounts makes you an awful person. You shouldn't be wasting your time stomping lower ELOs and ruining matchmaking for 100 games per smurf. I honestly don't know why else you would want 8 smurfs. To get data for this Boards post?

Also dodging is not something that should be encouraged. Don't judge players by their picks. You should only dodge if your team comp sucks and has no cohesion or win condition. (And why are you so biased against Master Yi and Lee Sin?)

Also this entire breakdown is a gross simplification. You straight up are telling 80% of the playerbase (anyone below Plat) that teamfighting is a waste of time, which is just not true in any MOBA. Besides, if you never teamfight, then League is going to be an awfully boring game for you, imo. Even if teamfighting IS a lost cause below Plat, anyone who aspires to be Plat+ should be practicing their teamfighting, because it is crucial at higher ELOs.

ReySolomon6/27/2017, 8:56:14 PM2 votes

I'm a gold player and i'll do as you say! I hope it works

53016/27/2017, 2:22:15 AM2 votes

I hear that the difference between D5 and D1 is huge, and I have 2 questions. Seeing how this thread is about how to rank, I want to ask here. My questions: what do D1 junglers do different than D2 junglers, what do D2 junglers do different than D3, D3 different than D4, and D4 than D5, other than being more consistent? Also, what should I look for in replays, aside from every death and places people ward?

needHymn6/27/2017, 2:48:07 AM2 votes

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Raiyza6/27/2017, 3:04:39 AM2 votes

No. The main fuckin problem in bronze through gold is positioning.

I gave up on ranked for the season. I'm gold in solo queue and flex. The biggest issue I have is that players don't have a damn clue how to position. Then they get fucked by junglers/lane opponent. It's especially in mid and top lane. They overextend CONSTANTLY. It's not even funny.

Kaeblen6/27/2017, 3:32:44 PM2 votes

I do everything on your list, up through gold, but im still bronze...

Lucian Waifu6/27/2017, 6:43:50 PM2 votes

Directions unclear, tried ranking up in ARAM.

oSEXYPLATYPUSo6/27/2017, 2:01:20 AM1 votes

so basically farm and dont feed?

SoundChaosDebug6/27/2017, 8:51:39 AM1 votes

From a perspective of a person who entered bronze 4 like five times now and been demoted back to bronze 5, I feel like your description of bronze is exactly how people stay in bronze.

I never see enough people warding to fight off enemy roams, no one listens to pings and we never group when it is needed.

Instead I see allies foolishly trying to solo farm while never placing vision wards, then the enemy team casually comes strolling through holding hands decimating everything in sight.

Seto Ka1ba6/27/2017, 5:04:41 PM1 votes

Hi, mid level silver mid lane here. I use to be about a gold 3 player but here recently I've been trapped at mid silver. I farm well at about 7 cs a minute and I win lane but even when I get fed it just feels like the enemy teams bot lane gets fed and their jungle gets fed and then I can't do anything. If we team fight I can't kill enough people to win and I can't split push. I mainly play malzahar and fizz if that helps. Id love to hear your input if you have the time.