There are so many aspects in this game that have to be taken into mind when asking this question. How good is their CS, How well do they rotate, how good is their macro game? I'm trying to climb right now and I'm trying to take every measure possible to make myself a good player. Tell me what you think, how does someone "git gud"?
HalcyonDweller2 votesIt's a combination of things:
There's probably more, but that's the broadest categories I could think of off the top of my head.
Teem0wO1 votesEveryone has to start from somewhere though, what methods would you suggest to refine these traits so that you can become better?
HalcyonDweller1 votesSome things are good to work on in parallel. And some people have an easier time with certain areas than others.
I recommend learning more about the game, because with game-knowledge, you can take advantage of champions and you won't be caught by surprise by your enemies doing something you don't know about.
Gaining at least a limited understanding of how each role/class of champions works and its strengths and weaknesses can help you to find opportunities to help your teammates along or take advantage of a weakness the enemy has.
Mechanical skill mostly involves positioning and farming. Improving these areas will have a lot of impact on the quality of your play. Being able to position safely or aggressively, manipulate zones of control, juke skillshots, and farm effectively will all help with this.
Teamwork comes down to positioning for each role (such as in a teamfight or against certain classes of champions), and being able to work with people despite being frustrated or having people act terribly towards you or one another. (You can mute chat and pings for specific players by holding <TAB> and clicking the buttons next to their name on the scoreboard.)
I highly suggest watching guides on youtube or reading them on guide websites. You can learn a lot of strategies and skills that you wouldn't otherwise pick up for a long time. Some youtubers who I've learned from include:
Teem0wO1 votesThis is awesome! Thank you
HalcyonDweller2 votesHappy to help
[slayer-pantheon-thumbs]
Trash MammaI1 votesCommon sense and being self-aware are the biggest things to help you improve in league. A lot of mechanics or certain rune pages/item builds etc. doesn't really matter. The biggest reason people fail in this game is cause they lack common sense or they refuse to admit to messing up and continue to do so because of that
x Wyvern x1 votesWhat makes a player good is the ability to fight against luck.
Even if you are skilled you need to know how to play in every unlucky match and try to avoid mistakes made by luck, that way if you make a mistake is because you thought about it before doing it and not because bad mechanics or knowledge.
Lugg1 votesThe most important thing is game knowledge hands down. You can have bad mechanics and still make it to Master tier. There are several streamers who have done it and they admit they don't have good mechanics. Being able to last hit, wave control, know champion power spikes, etc. gives you a big advantage in any game.
The second most important is probably map awareness and third actual champion mechanics.