i used to be a jungler, ive been maining jungle for the past 2 seasons now until i realized how bad i fucking suck at it. so i decided to give top lane a try. it was going good so far until bot lane fed and i realized i couldn't do anything about it, well because im top. please give me tips etc if i should stick with top or jungle i like both really but idk
Run TP if you intend to carry from top. Learn the meta champs. Realize that as a top laner split push to win is always an option and requires the commitment of only one player (you), just be sure to ward up. Start playing Ryze and Nidalee, learn champs like Nasus, Irelia, Tryn, and Singed. That group covers your late game scalers, mobile split pushers, mid game hypercarries, and annoyance proxy farmers. Avoid champs that are common at higher level play like Lulu and Mao as they are used mostly as supportive top laners who allow the ADC to stay alive and in fights. This is NOT the strategy you are looking for to carry out of lower levels. Learn to utilize TP to the best possible advantage, learn to control minion waves and push ONLY when you are ready and have vision to allow you to do so safely, and improve your map awareness so you know when to back off for a tp counter gank, or push since there are 4 bottom and one mid.
honestly at this point fro what Ive seen in solo queue, is don't, if you don't have a duo then there's no point. this is me speaking of course. i also tried jungling and as far as i can tell, top is better. im saying this because when you jg, you are there to asset the team in winning lanes, but you cant win everyone lanes for them and you usually get blamed for not ganking when they lose horribly. in top lane, if you are good enough and careful enough you can secure your lane so that jg doesn't have to worry about you, an if your needed you can just tp where your needed, but again you cant win every-ones lane for them. so yea id say top lane is better than jg for solo. again this is just me speaking from personal frustrations, in any way i wish you good luck in the remaining days of the season :).
mid n jg can carry you out
I think in the current meta, with late game oriented top laners you should avoid top lane if you are strictly are looking to carry games - meaning you want as large of an influence on all aspects of the game as possible.
In my opinion Jungle and Mid are far better for carrying. You directly influence more of the map and it is easier to control the flow of the game.
