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4000 is a lot (and a huge over exaggeration if that is your main/only account) so I checked your op.gg page;
Well, just this season, I have over 1000. Last season I had many more, since I didn't have work or school. Not really exaggerating at all.
You have use 82 different champions in Ranked this season. I suggest slimming that down to only a few per role; Ranked is not the place to find what you like if you are intent on winning as much as possible and climbing. That is the mistake I made my first season and I could not even break into Silver 1. I don't know if you're picking Fill or just switching up what you queue for, but you should seriously consider actually maining 2 roles so you have less to work on.
See, this is something that a lot of people tell me, but if I play just one role, I get bored. I'm not some stoner who is incapable of thinking, and learning was never hard for me. I also come from MMOs where I had 20-25 buttons, CDs, real mechanics and all kinds of things to keep track of, and I played 10-12 classes in those games at a very high level. So, having a large pool of roles, champions and niches is not a bad thing, especially for a fill main.
You play a lot. Quality is better than quantity, both in your champions played and the matches as a whole. Play fewer games per day, and use a little bit of that time to examine the actions of high tier players through their streams, LCS, and guides (or even ask on the boards). You would be surprised how much you improve and what you can learn without actually playing the game. Don't brush off advice of skilled players; even if you don't agree with or understand their reasoning don't immediately discount it, they got where they are for a reason.
Here's what I learned from high tier players: The team with more on-demand, targeted CC and unavoidable damage wins. That's about it. I see LC$ players make the same mistakes bronzies make on a regular basis, and minus a bit more coordination and mechanical skill, I really don't see much difference between diamond and bronze. What I don't see in diamond though are harder, more complex champs. People know that they're just objectively weaker than targeted bullshit.
Your warding is inconsistent. I see you are sometimes warding plenty and sometimes not even close. If I had to guess I'd say you just kind of forget when you're focusing on other things in a tough match. Make it a habit to check how many wards you have out, and put more down. As a Support you like to keep your Warding Totem even after Sightstone; this is very inefficient because the Trinket wards aren't as good even at lvl 18 and you can only have 3 out total anyway. If you run out of Sightstone wards and need more just recall when you can. Bronze/Silver often tell me "The enemy doesn't ward much so I don't need a Sweeper"; ok let's assume you don't kill many wards. Go with the Farsight Alteration instead at the very least, and use it on cooldown.
I ward when I need to. If I'm just laning, I watch the map, and know when people are roaming. I don't need to ward up the entire river. If I'm expecting someone to gank, I'll drop a ward where they'll go, so that I know they're coming. If we're contesting an objective or something, I'll ward around it so the enemy team can't surprise us. And since I know how all the champs work, I know where they'll come from, and how they'll engage -- so I don't necessarily need wards up 110% of the time.
As for the trinket, I like having 6 wards instead of 4. So, if I need to ward on the move (which I do a lot), I don't run out of wards.
In your last 3 matches as Support you got 1 Pink ward down in each, and didn't have one in your inventory. You were up against stealth champions in each of those, so you definitely should have an extra on you at all times to counter them. Even in matches where there are no stealth champions to deal with it is a good idea to have an extra on you most of the time so that you can replace a killed one or put it in a better spot (such as at the mouth of the Dragon/Baron pits to clear wards).
See, here's the thing: Since I play almost every champion, I know very well how they work. So, I know how to beat their invisibility without a pink ward. Like, my game with Karma: My W reveals champs, so I can throw it on LB right before her passive pops, for example.
With those guides you read and pros you watch, hopefully you can improve your Runes and Masteries. Your Runes look pretty inefficient regardless of the situation and you only have 2 pages; invest some of that IP from your "4000 matches" in more pages and good Runes for the newly slimmed down champion pool you'll be focusing on. Masteries can be changed on the fly of course so you don't need 20 pages if you don't want, but make sure you adjust for the champion and your intended playstyle to get the most out of them.
My runes are fine. I need to get a tank set, but otherwise they suit my needs and are general purpose for either AD or AP. I already have near 10 mastery pages for various champs and playstyles.
Last but not least; don't ever blame anyone else for your failure to climb. You can't improve someone else's behavior or skill, only your own. A positive attitude and accepting that you have room to improve is what you need more than anything.
If you looked up my op.gg, then you know that I do fine in nearly every match, even when I'm losing. Please do tell me how I can make my feeding bot lane not push so hard and die more though, I'd love to know that one.
Also, you like tank Supports. Have you given much thought on using a poke or utility/heal type? I was going to main Thresh/Leona when I started, but in mid/low-Silver my allies rarely followed up on my plays and I'd just die alone. Backline Supports typically die less naturally, and you can abandon a really bad teammate easier instead of feeding 2 kills.
I pick according to what my team needs, instead of being some selfish OTP. If my team lacks any tanky engage, then that's what I pick. If my team needs more poke and AP damage, then that's what I'll pick. If I'm against a super pokey, kitey comp, then I'll play Soraka or something. There's a reason I play so many champs.
And, besides, I don't die much anyway. I know how to get into and out of teamfights without dying.
