Stuck in bronze/silver? Let's fix it!
I'm a plat player with, imo, good grasp on the game mechanics. I also have tutored through high school and college and thought, hey, why not combine them? Add me in game, let's duo, and chat! As day9 says, this should be where we learn to be a better gamer. Remember that I can't duo ranked with you, as difference in leagues disallows my duo-ing with silver/bronze.
Because I'm kind of one-one-one ing with people, I'll post what came out of them here (organization to follow when the list gets too big!). If you don't want me to include your summoner name, let me know and I'll edit.
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Reminder - All you need is a positive winrate, not 100% winrate. If you're winning 51% of your games, you'll be on your way up. Don't get disheartened if you lose a few in a row.
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Syruess Cole - Start Winning it in Champ Select. As a preface, the game is not won or lost in champ select. That said, in some, though not all cases, a 'trapped' BV player will have great mechanics. This was the case for Syruess Cole. Between farming, map awareness, poking, warding, and teamfight placement, he was able to take a less-than-meta pick (Brand) with a slightly unusual build and excel. Outside of maybe cleaning up his build a little bit, the only major feedback I could give was this: play a champ that's going to win the game for more than just you. Brand, for instance, even when winning the lane, finds it difficult to press the advantage. He can't really roam, has no mobility, and requires great teamwork and/or a solid wombo to come into his own in teamfights. Instead, focus on learning/practicing champs that can use this advantage. If your mechanics are far and away better than your opponent in lane, you will certainly win no matter the matchup; it's what you do with it that's important. If this means take
and roam bot for more kills or play 
and keep a whole lotta pressure going all the time, so be it!
A few champs tread the line between accessibility and carry potential, so here are some suggestions
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all bring great things to the table. Kha damage, J4 cc, and Vi's target elimination are all really strong right now -
Okay fine maybe syndra isn't easy, but each of these champs has the ability to, when ahead, make it very difficult for opponents to recover
The reason I point out mid/jungle in particular are the roles' ability to affect ALL players during early-mid game, rather than just you or, in the support's case, your adc. Does this mean try going for mid/jungle? By all means! Does this mean being last pick and locking mid even though someone else called it? I hope you get reported!
TL;DR: Take a dominant champ with ability to influence other lanes. If you are as good as you think you are, this will put EVERYONE ahead
**LAST NOTE: THIS IS A GREAT THREAD TO FIND LIKE-MINDED PEOPLE. TRY DUOING WITH SOMEONE WHO IS IN YOUR SITUATION. IN MY OPINION 3 RANDOS AND 2 GOODKIDS WILL BEAT 5 RANDOS THE MAJORITY OF THE TIME, AND THAT'S ALL YOU NEED TO CLIMB: A MAJORITY. **
rage gene in all of us. That and the pressure in ranked games requires a nearly zen-like state going into it to stay even-keeled throughout the match, but here's about how I feel:
