How to Win a 4v5

Brutalitops01··2 votes·817 views

So, I wanted to talk about winning 4v5's. It's very possible, and it feels so satisfying when you do.

Step 1: If they left in lane phase, lane phase is now over. Go to bot as 4, kill them, get that turret, then dragon. Now, go top lane, kill the top laner, get the turret, get Rift Herald. Lastly, go mid and take mid turret, if dragon has respawned, kill it.

Step 2: Stay grouped. Roaming around the map as a roving 4-man death squad will be far more likely to give you kills against the enemies, who will likely be still playing like it's lane phase, than going around the map solo. Pick off people who are alone. These kills can give you a pretty nice lead, so even if you aren't getting objectives from them, as long as you aren't dying for them, they are worth your time to go for. Try to get it so that the lead you have makes your grouped 4 as strong or stronger than their grouped 5, because at some point they will group up, and if you don't have a big lead, you will lose 4v5 teamfights.

Step 3: Take objectives when possible. It's not always possible or safe to turn a kill into an objective, especially after you get the outer turrets. If the enemy team is smart, they'll group up not long after the roving death squad starts, and then the 4v5 will become a lot more difficult.

Step 4: WARDS!!!!! If the enemy team groups up, you WILL need wards to make sure that the enemy's group doesn't catch you off guard. Support, Sightstone is now your next item. I don't care what you're working on now, buy the Sightstone IMMEDIATELY when you have enough money and can get a safe back. If it was the support that went AFK, then junglers, you now need to buy the jungle item that gives you a 2-ward Sightstone. Whoever has the Sightstone-like item, get Oracle's Alteration on your first back after level 9. Everyone else, Farsight. Buy pinks every time you back and have the spare item slot and cash. Vision control will be very important.

Step 5: Closing out games. You will need Baron to end the game most of the time. First, win a teamfight. At this point, your 4 should be stronger than their 5, so you just need to engage. This is the part where having AoE is very good for your comp because your tank probably won't last long enough for your damage to kill the enemy team one at a time. Brand, Twitch, Kog'Maw, Viktor, Vel'Koz, Aurelion Sol, Jinx, Caitlyn, pretty much you want any ADC who has natural AoE in their kits or who can viably build Runaan's Hurricane and for mid laners, Aurelion Sol, Viktor, Vel'Koz, Brand, etc. are all good choices. Win a teamfight, take baron, then take the enemy base. I personally main Twitch, and if you have a strong late game/teamfight comp, you can win every game no matter what, because as soon as you get to late game teamfights, you're just a lot stronger than the enemy team, even when you're behind them. Winning games truly does start in having a good comp, and there are several people on YouTube who have made videos talking about how to win from behind and what every comp needs to win.

Hope you got something out of this post. Add something in the comments if you can and be sure to upvote. Thanks for reading.

5 Comments

specter4241 votes

How to win a 4v5: Pray the enemy is completely braindead and has no idea how to win a 5v4

JuiceNJews1 votes

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How to win a 4v5: Pray the enemy is completely braindead and has no idea how to win a 5v4

Or this. ^

JuiceNJews1 votes

There is no definitve strategy to winning 4v5, it sometimes happens, but it's just a freak of nature occurence based on rarely occuring factors, like when there is a vast skillgap between the teams AND the team of 5 being pretty much 100% countered out while also having an inferior teamfighting comp and preemptevily snowballed beyond recovery then closed out since they aren't smart enough to simply just stall the game or when someone on the opposing team is flaming his/her teammates so badly they kill all their focus and moral.

All of the stragies you present to winning 4v5 can be used 5v4 (and will most likely be done so) especially above silver, to ensure a swift and smooth victory, or as I'd like to call it: A mercy kill.

Maximum Morde1 votes

You only win 4v5 if the enemies are lower skill than you and/or they fuck up badly. It is NOT in your court to win. It is on them to throw. That's it.

JuiceNJews1 votes

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You only win 4v5 if the enemies are lower skill than you and/or they fuck up badly. It is NOT in your court to win. It is on them to throw. That's it.

This is just about right. ^

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