is it possible to get out of gold??? as a jg main.

KAID0·7/20/2017, 3:28:31 PM·2 votes·527 views

im a jg main and i have been stuck in gold for a long time im currently in gold 1 and i cant seem to get out of it even though i usually play well every game, but i cant seem to carry these horrible players lol, i watch my gameplay often and take notes but im still not climbing, when the season began i started from Bronze 1 so my mmr is not the greatest (i gain the same amount i lose) because i played like 400 games, i was wondering if any Plat+ people have tips

23 Comments

AchiIles7/20/2017, 3:53:42 PM3 votes

Don't play ranked just for the purpose of ranking up, play it to improve yourself. If you do that, you'll rank up

SecondChanceHero7/20/2017, 3:59:14 PM3 votes

Lemme have a look at your op.gg before I get into mechanics specifics, but more than likely what needs work is your macro play. If you're usually cruising in matches but aren't winning it's almost always because you lack some sort of strategic skill, which also happen to be the most important skills for climbing. Pathing, prioritization, and communication are likely your weaknesses. Taking a look now.

Edit: Definitely find a coach to work with you on your macro play. Here's some more minor mechanical things for you to work on:

Warding. Your warding is terrible. From now on buy at least 3 pinks per game, always, every time, start making it a habit to work on vision control so you have the information to make better choices. Not just pinks, work on warding in general. You can't solve the equation if you don't know the terms in it.

Jungle cs. This is really low, it's about average for a silver or gold player but I average double your cs as a 5 consecutive season top 1% player. And I only swapped to maining jungle a season and a half ago. As snowbally as the game is ganking is king, sure, but if you path properly you farm what's on the way to the next gank. When you can regularly gank 7 or 8 times in 20 minutes and you can manage over 100 farm in that time frame you'll be on the right track.

Go ahead and OTP for a while. Just play helicopter pony and nothing else. It's your best champ. And you need macro skill training. So take your best mechanical champ and spam games so your mind is free to work on macro play, not micro play. It's a lot harder to work on strategy when you're worried about your build order or skill level order or anything of that nature.

Marshbouy7/20/2017, 3:36:01 PM2 votes

yes. To be blunt, git gud

WoonStruck7/20/2017, 3:55:04 PM2 votes

To be blunt, farm more, get better at judging the worth of your actions.

Don't waste time top, mid, or where ever else if you aren't 60% sure you'll kill him. If you're more than 20% sure either of you will die, don't do it unless you're counterganking for a kill or are certain you're getting shutdown gold.

Depending on your champion pool, pick things that are relatively reliable in every game, or that fit your team's 'win-condition'. Either works. Carry or enable your team to carry.

SecondChanceHero7/20/2017, 4:14:18 PM1 votes

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