How do you overcome a stubborn RNG?
How do you maximize your chances of winning if RNG is constantly against you?
There must be some rules one can follow to always end up in at least 4th place.
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Yeah there are but t works untill everyone follows those rules :D
I was able to top 3 from bronze to gold. It got harder then as everyone was familiar with the strats. I haven't played ranked in about a week so I don't know if Voli/brawler and cursed blade/gunslinger is still good. I assume it probably is. Basically, get a tier 2 champ (preferably with recurve bow) from the first carousel. Recurve may not always be possible but try to get a tier 2 unit regardless (should always be able to). If you have a chance to get a tier 1 with a recurve instead, then take that. 9/10 you will sell your 2-cost champ as soon as the first store spawns and buy everything (assuming you got 1 gold from first minions). If you got an item, then buy the 4 best things you can. Exceptions are if you have a trist as first champion and first store offers a lucian. Buy lucian and something else and try to force gunslinger.
Lose the early rounds on purpose. I always lose until the second carousel. You take a whimsical amount of damage since early damage is low and this also sets you up with decent econ (from lose streak) and also gives you priority on carousel (to get more recurve). Typically, I lose until the round before Kruggs. I'll do a comp check to see if I can win a round and continue as such. Level to 5 and beat Kruggs.
You have to get a feel for units as they come and be sure to check what other people are buying by looking at their boards. See someone with two tier 2 tristanas? Don't keep refreshing to try to level your own up. Sell it and move on to something else. Try to reinforce your current strat, whatever it is, and make an educated guess about what would be easiest to transition into. If you are gunslinger, then yordle could be a good choice if you needed to transition. So start purchasing yordles when you see them as well. Don't spend too much refreshing, ever. Try to econ and push levels. Later in the game, utility items like Hush, Cursed Blade, and Sword Breaker are must haves on the appropriate champions if you have a comp with adc carries. If you are brawler with voli, you need Rapidfire Cannon and Red buff then a third item (can be tank or damage).
If you are getting shit on early and can't find any synergy with champions, then get pirates. They are always open. It's bad, sure, but they give you econ to transition later plus you can also get gunslinger if you find an early Miss Fortune.
Don't underestimate the power of late game force of nature (double spatula). Be sure you are econ for late game as well to try and get a unit advantage.
Buy tier 5 units when you see them if you know someone has a comp that can use it. By that stage of the game, hate drafting high tier champions can really save you some headaches.
Learn to position correctly. These days it seems just building a locket and making a line at the back of the map is the best way to go. Use your best judgement.
You won't be able to get 4th or up every time but I easily gain LP in 80% of my games. 15% of the time I get 5th and only lose 10 or so LP. I've only gotten last 2-3 times overall and only once in ranked (-35 ish for me). These principles are pretty basic and should help you get 4th and up the vast majority of the time. Also, keep in mind that comps and the best strats will change with patches. The voli and cursed blade nerf might be too much (probably not) and something else may rule. Demons are fairly decent right now too and most people aren't building it in my opinion. I can almost always get a tier 2 of every champ with ease.
Otherwise, just message me if you want more advice. I played probably 100 or so normals before ranked was released and I've played maybe 10 or so ranked for Gold 3 atm. Not high by any means but if you're struggling to hit that rank then I can definitely help.
There are some strats, but as soon as you got ~plat, most others use those aswell and it still comes down mostly to rng. Also, there never is a gurantee for top 4, you just get a higher chance to finish top 4 than not if you play on a higher level than your opposition cause RNG can always screw you.