Why it is so hard to get an "S" in low elo.

Many difficulties are present when attempting to earn an "S" rank in low elo.

Skill is often a difficulty when it comes to developing your playstyle into that, of an S player.

• Farming is the first issue. Players often do not push enough time into farming and often end games with less than 200 cs. The people who are earning their "S" ranks are constantly farming and creating themselves more opportunity to get gold. For example, a marksman to earn an "S" rank should have about 250-300 cs for an "S" rank.

• Teamwork is another issue. Players do not want to work together to protect their carries and often let the enemy flank directly onto them. For tank champions, damage taken is directly linked to their ranks. A Malphite who is 12/3/2 that has only tanked 30k damage might get an "A+" but another Malphite who is 2/3/10 that tanked 75k damage would get an "S."

• Smart shot calling is the final reason. Players often do not think about what calls they make in lower elo and often throw leads based on this. Unnecessary deaths are often receive due to this.

All players described are Gold 4 and below.