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Adc Maining Mid Game

Lightsity·10/17/2015, 4:24:38 AM·1 votes·717 views

So this was title'd pretty wierd for what i'm explaining. Basically I am an adc main in Silver 3(recently demoted ). Now i'm not depressed about demotion because if I belond in gold etc i'll get there easily, so i'm fine on that. In silver though you will always here I have "horrible support this, that, and the third.. " Now i'm passed bad supports and supports that leave you early game mid game because at this point you get used to it and learn how to play with it. I'm able to 1v2 sometimes so it's not a big deal for me when a support has no clue what they're doing, but this is MY problem. I can get through lane with ---------------------- Tower Hug or Losing cs: 45-60 Average Cs by 10: 70 Cs when doing well: 80 Cs when focused x Ranked : 90

But most times even if I win lane and get through lane we still lose game. I have the damage, but no protection, but thats not even the problem yet(O.O) I've gotten used to having to peel for myself and being able to position(BARELY), I get that the lower elo the less the term protect the adc is understood, but my problem is what do I do? Basically once I get my Ie or so what CAN I do ? Alot of game's i lose I think hmmm i know my support left me mid game, but that's no excuse. Should I have grouped called that dragon or tower mid lane? Should I have roamed continue pushing down bot lane? I know I have problems kiting csing while poking, positioning, but one thing I notice alot is that Mid game I don't know what to do. I'll occasionally get mad and blame support or teammates(That's normal ), but then I wonder what should I have done

Edit: What should I do when my support is just a complete asshole such as. Get a sightstone please and he just yells at me. Or I ask for assitance better position help etc and he just yells at me or team yells for me to stfu. Asking for help is coplaining ._/

If the situation is -Support leaves me early/mid or isn't very well in that role, but I can work with (He's trying/were both working to make best of) -I take lane tower and probally have Ie -Mid is either losing or winning -Dragon is gone My main adc's at the moment consist of -Jinx -Graves -Tristanna -Ashe Sorry I made you read all this- I'm willing to take any constructive criticism. If you need an example I can record a game and post. P.s - One for all is fun. Ps#2. It might be shit team, but your on that team as well so why not make a bad team good? Mulan-I'll make a team out of you!

2 Comments

StoryDuck10/17/2015, 12:30:15 PM1 votes

I main support and hearing that a support refuses to buy a Sightstone hurts my soul. Unfortunately, you can't force them to play better so focus on warding yourself. Upgrade your trinket and if you have some extra gold buy a pink. Ward for yourself. Look at the map, can the enemy flank you and get a kill from where you are without passing a ward? If the answer is yes fall back to a point where the answer is no.

Now, as to mid game as an ADC. As ADC you should be focusing on objective control in the mid game because your consistent DPS and ability to take down towers/take dragons and barons is really high at this point. This means you should be with your team more often then not. ADC will often switch from bot to mid after getting the bottom tower because it provides safety (shorter lane). The pressure is immense too because as an ADC if the mid laner leaves you can likely take mid tower in a matter of moments.

When it comes to teamfights the most common error I see is an ADC going too far forward. Don't be afraid to just AA the enemy tank, that's actually what you are there for. Don't get ahead of your team's front line as you need them to peel for you. Remember, if you team is engaging on the enemy then likely there are fewer abilities left to peel for you. Be aware of the enemy assassins when engaging on the enemy because they will be looking to kill you.

Miror B10/17/2015, 12:30:33 PM1 votes

Yeah, I've had this same problem in team builder (figured that since I'm decent at all other positions and own all the champions, it'd be nice to be able to play adc at least semi-well). Although counter-intuitive, ignoring your support entirely is probably the best way to handle it. If you want vision, then buy a couple of green wards and do it yourself (they're pretty cheap, and unlike pink wards will probably never be cleared in the lower tiers). Your actual champion pool is fine (I'd seriously reccomend trying out urgot though, should you want to play with something fun/unusual), as mentioned before though the best thing an ADC can do in solo-queue is play like their support doesn't exist at all.