Top lane advice.

Highspeed Dialup·Jan 19, 2016·1 votes·419 views

To start off, I have no idea if this is the right place to go for help. But, I want to at least get word out there.

Short Edition: I need someone to help me get better at Top Lane or Mid Lane.

Long edition: I am looking for someone who is at least Gold 1 or higher to at least maybe give me some advice on how to get better at that role. And yes, before you say "Practice makes perfect, just play your role and you will get better", wouldnt telling me what to look out for so WHEN i practice I can practice right instead of wrong? I am just looking for some simple advice is all.

If anyone is willling let me know. I would greatly appreciate it.

So, to have a discussion below, here is the question:

What would be YOUR version of advice for me getting better at my primary role (Top) ?

2 Comments

BharhashJan 19, 20162 votes

Asking for the advice to only come from Gold 1 is a bit much.

But in the spirit of giving advice, here are a thing.

Be aware of what's going on the mini-map. If your team is doing their job right, there ought to at least be a few wards down so that when team fights break out you can teleport in. Since a lot of early team fights still break out around Dragon, not Rift Herald, your lane position kinda puts you on an island from the rest of the team. If you're duo-ing with a friend, have them call out when to TP if you're afraid of looking down for a half-second to get a sense of whether or not it's worth teleporting.

Dies lraeJan 19, 20161 votes

Well I'm unranked but here is my advice anyways:

Rec. Spells: Flash/TP Why: Flash is a must for most champions. TP provides great ganking capabilities if you do not waste it on returning to your own lane.

Common Practice:

If using a champ that has skillshots, and you are set to QuickCast without indicators, it's best to hover over each skill icon between the timestamp of 0:30-1:45 in a game, to give yourself a quick reminder/refresher of each skills range.
When purchasing an item with an active, it's great to repeat outloud "I have [Item name] I have [Item name] over and over until you reach lane (Sounds silly, but it helps you remember to use it when you need it).
Use smart pings (Duh!).
If in some result, you end up feeding/ your opponent is fed, call to your team saying you have a dead lane. Do not let your jungler gank unless if you know it's a 90% chance of a successful trade. However, if your support ganks chances are it'll end in a higher possibility of a great trade.
Be weary of the mini map. You should be glancing at it for 4/10 seconds that come to pass.
Personal opinion: Best place to place wards, pink behind red buff/ behind blue buff (Depending which side you are on) in your jungle's bush, and a regular trinket at the closest enemy jungle-to-river corner. This allows you to have a better heads up when getting ganked.

The plan to make a plan:

While in loading screen, use that time to study each champion and thier spells. Think to yourself on what lane can I roam to and at what level would be best to do so.

Chase the chaser:

If you see your opponent roaming to another lane, chase him/her down. Do not let another lane suffer.

Keep your team in check: (Usually the supports job, but all lanes should do it).

Always have your eyes on the prize, gold. Watch your team, if they have a bounty, tell them to be careful and not roam in uncharted territory.
Every few seconds that have come to pass, check each teammates current health and see if they have usable summoner spells and ults.

A smile a day, keeps the tilt at bay: No matter how mad you may get, always smile when it's over and say good game. If you do not do so, you are allowing a tilt to creep in the future.

***These are all pretty basic things, and you may know them already, however knowing and using them are completely different. It helps to have a refresher C: ***

Edit: This was done all on the phone, so some words may have been changed from Autocorrect, please try to make out what words I meant to use if you run across such errors