Stuck in the Low Elow vicious cycle if you play support

Tthieums·5/30/2017, 2:58:00 AM·1 votes·372 views

So here's my thought. I started playing ranked games in Silver 5. Bad things happened for various reasons and I found myself delegated to Bronze 1. Since that, I've been playing mainly support because it's the role I enjoy the most. However, the unfamous "low elo vicious cycle" caught me up, and now I'm playing in Bronze III because viable ADC players are rare, and carrying as a support is quite hard is the team doesn't follow... Maybe I deserve to be in this elo because I was not skilled enough to be in higher elo, but now that I think I'm better, I keep on losing games for X or Y reason, mostly stupid ones.

So I guess the only thing I could do to get out of that low elo is play another role in which in can carry by myself, and be less dependent on the others. Buuuuuuut, I like playing support more than top or whatever.

Am I stuck in low elo forever now ?

7 Comments

Azure Hamster5/30/2017, 2:23:35 PM2 votes

I had a friend who was bronze 4. Started playing nothing but Leona support. Hit plat 4 in a couple months. You can totally climb as support. Supports create play opportunities.

Caitlyn

MysterQ5/30/2017, 3:06:21 AM1 votes

Your initial rank (first time ever) is false. I was also put in SIlver 4 and getting wrecked hard, went like 3-7 and lost my matches after. Ignore that rank forever.
(In Flex) Bronze 2,1 are good for support. I have gotten good ADCs.

You can play a mage support if you must. Annie, Malz, etc have high damage. Or you can go top lane and go for the splitpush (very strong is low ELO).

robotmaster5/30/2017, 3:09:46 AM1 votes

I'm going to level with you. I got out of B4 promos and B3 playing jungle. I did play the rest as support and still climbing as support. The way I did it was make sure my ADC didn't feed and was ready to support any one who is carrying the team not just the ADC. So you do you and I just spam tahm until S4.

Mig895/30/2017, 2:27:50 PM1 votes

I started bronze 4 this season and im almost gold no playing only support. Supports can carry, youre doing it wrong. If your ADC is trash, roam. If your adc is a dumpster fire, go to another lane and try to take that tower before you lose yours. If your adc is that bad youll probably lose yours anyway. Ward a lot and set picks. There are a ton of things you can do to carry. Look at my match history. Last season was my first season and I was hard stuck bronze 5 playing JG. I picked up support and made gold. Play carry supports in bronze. My favorite two are Zyra/Brand.

SecondAirbane5/30/2017, 3:20:23 PM1 votes

if you keep playing support you will be you cant get out of bronze as support mid and jungle are best mid so you can roam a ton and jungle cause nobody knows how the fuck to counterjungle or countergank in bronze so when u see the jg top go drake steal blue/red or gank bot or when u see him bot either countergank bot or go steal him red/blue whichever side ur on or if enemy top is down get herald

Pie Cubed5/30/2017, 3:23:04 PM1 votes

Climbing on support is very possible, if you know how to carry on support. I don't mean damage, I mean utility. Know where to ward, deny enemy vision, objective control, when to use what abilities in team fights, keep track of the map (such as summoner spell cool downs). I've climbed from the depths of Bronze 4 to Gold 5 doing this. I'm proud :D but yeah just know climbing on support is possible.