I don't know what distinguishes me from a diamond, thus I can't get to diamond.

BluePolarizer·Jun 22, 2015·4 votes·730 views

I'm currently a plat 2 jungle/top/support main.

I don't know why, but I'm finding that recently either I have a great early game but then the enemy shuts me down in 5v5 teamfights, or I get shut down early and then never come back. This is obviously a problem because when I'm ahead, I can't guarantee to win, but when I'm behind, it seems to be a guaranteed loss. There's something about my play that is separating me from diamonds, but I don't know what it is.

My last 2 losses:

I start 4-1 as Master Yi. I start snowballing and take enemy mid inhib, then take Baron. It was almost like a guaranteed win until a crucial late game teamfight; I was splitpushing bot while my team was pushing top inhib tower. Our team gets engaged on, I TP in, but our team loses the fight. Every fight afterwards then I got shut down by enemy Cho'Gath and TF who permastun me despite me building semi-tanky. We lose 1 crucial fight where we get aced and enemy ADC survives with 100 HP. She takes our inhib then nexus turrets, then nexus.

I start 5-0 as Shyvana. I start snowballing and kill every lane. However every lane dies solo whenever I'm not there and Kalista feeds Vayne. Our comp has no point and click CC, thus we get wiped by Vayne.

I don't know what I'm doing wrong. I don't know how to think like a diamond.

5 Comments

Ha6ydQL79NJun 23, 20151 votes

Find a duo.

BluePolarizerJun 24, 20151 votes

can't solo out? there's nothing distinguishing plat from diamond in terms of mindset?

Vayne will carryJun 25, 20151 votes

Consistency is the only difference between high plat and low diamond.

Make fewer mistakes.

FelixphaetonJun 26, 20151 votes

When you're fed, you have to play even smarter in teamfights, because you're a priority target and the enemy team knows it.

Think about what you would do in their shoes, and don't let them do it/counter it. For example, wait to engage until right after TF throws his card at someone else.

BluePolarizerJun 26, 20151 votes

I never thought about it that way. It sounds very obvious but to have this pointed out was helpful. I should start thinking - if I was the enemy, how would I shut myself down so hard that I have zero impact? How would I respond to this shutting down? I've always thought - what's my win condition. I haven't consciously thought about - how would I counter my win condition, and how do I counter-counter that?