It seems so impossible to climb out of gold can someone help?

Gasaa·6/24/2015, 7:28:23 AM·1 votes·5,501 views

I just got placed back in gold V once again a couple of days ago and I can't for the life of me climb. I always get teams who think they can do pro invades or have game changing plays instead of just playing steady and winning easier by taking objectives and playing as a team. Whether it be a 9/0 vayne at 10 minutes or a dced top laner I can't do a damn thing about this as a support or mid laner. I'm sick of being at 0 LP gold V like a scrub. Someone please help.

11 Comments

Roharu Asanari6/24/2015, 7:34:02 AM5 votes

Don't let your dreams, be dreams. Just, do it! summoner 4

Live2LetDie6/24/2015, 7:31:29 AM3 votes

just keep going, took me 200 games to go from g5 0 lp back to p5 as a support. Gold is a mixture of good players and ones that were carried there so ever game is different.

Erasmos6/25/2015, 5:01:25 AM2 votes

I don't want to be a downer on you or anything, I was a Thresh main for a majority of season 4 in gold, however i found myself constantly going up and down on the ladder. For a support to climb consistently in low elo at least, in my experience, requires 1 of 2 things, both if possible.

  1. As a support you need to know every match up, what is strong against your lane and what is weak, as a Thresh main i knew what match ups were in my favor and which were not. Additionally you need to be able to hit a large percentage of your skill shots. You role is literally designed to babysit another player for 15 minutes. You are supposed to keep him alive and get him to a state where he can carry, you carry early he carries late. There is a massive difference between supports who can land 60-90% of their skill shots and those who land 30-50%.

  2. Find a reliable duo, this may seem trivial and you have probably seen it before, but its the most helpful and reliable way to climb. Lots of low elo adcs are inconsistent, if you find a duo who is somewhat consistent or you have good synergy with, its going to pave the road to Plat.

However i did not reach Plat playing support alone, i turned to the other roles, which had more damage in order to climb, that's where i found my success. Thing about low elo supports, those in Gold/ Silver/ Bronze, is that you could be the best support in your Tier or even the best in your Division. Problem is you as a support are relying on another low elo player to carry you. That is setting yourself up for failure, the best way to climb out of bronze as a support main is to not be one.

Now you may be asking "Erasmos, is there any hope for me to escape if I really have a passion for supporting?" That question is interesting, I want League and E-Sports to grow, and for them to do so people have to enjoy the game itself. People don't enjoy losing or being low elo, or being looked down upon by the higher elos. So if you really want to climb as a support in Gold/Silver/Bronze then you will have to work hard in every game. I've played games in low Bronze on smurf account where i got stuck with support. I knew that the game would be more difficult since i couldn't hard carry the game, however the few games i did get support I won.

Now you may be thinking "Well you're Plat and they are Bronze so of course you easily won," Yes, this is true, I do have more experience in a higher skill setting however, that does not mean it's impossible for you to win with support. I played support Janna all 3 games and died only once every game. I never made any flashy plays that distinguished me as a "good" player. I focused on keeping my carries alive with peel, and not dying. That's the supports job, not trying to make a montage of flash tornadoes or monsoons.

Support is a fun rewarding role when played right, you can be the difference between winning or losing a game with 1 hook, shield, lantern, wall Braum , or mass zhonya.

If you have any further questions about league in general feel free to add me: Erasmos. That is an open invite to anyone who wishes to improve their play. summoner 31

Tofuku6/24/2015, 7:31:52 AM2 votes

Of course It's possible. Anything is possible if you believe in the heart of the cards.TwistedFate

Lauki6/24/2015, 8:39:03 PM1 votes

most of my friends spam support to climb when they are smurfing till they hit higher elo O.o

Gasaa6/25/2015, 5:43:33 AM1 votes

Thank you all very much for your tips. I will take what you have told me and try to apply it to my gameplay. Nunu

Best Azır NA6/25/2015, 10:05:54 PM1 votes

Play supports that can carry. Bard, Annie, Slamcow, Thresh, Leona. Janna is great too if you have good knowledge of positioning because she can reposition her own team with Talisman and she can reposition the enemy team with QWR, exh, and Randuin.

My biggest tip to you though as a support is to roam. If you're on a support and you roam top or mid then you're probably going to pull a big advantage every time. Usually more than a jungler would if they gank because supports come with more cc and they can bring junglers with them. Set up vision in your bot lane so your adc is safe, tell them you're going to kill top/mid, ping your jungler to come with you and then rake in freelo.

S2C2Xd9KOy6/26/2015, 1:37:23 AM1 votes

You have to be a really game changing support. Like I've played with a lot of high Diamond Thresh mains and some of the plays they make are like oh shit

HostageSituation6/24/2015, 9:00:03 AM1 votes

I was stuck at Gold V 0 lp and lost even while being 0 lp. I took a break, got better and came back. I made it to Gold II and tilted down to Gold IV but I'm gonna back to Gold II soon. The tilt was also, like you mentioned, the things that happen, but I also recognize that I'm not good, so I thought of getting a duo so there's an extra guaranteed carry when you neeed it. I'd suggest you find a good ADC to duo with, as it will help you a lot and get you far through Gold. Get a duo in general, trust me it will get you through Gold

Elusiven6/24/2015, 9:49:57 AM1 votes

Play this girl Riven i went from Bronze to Gold 1.

ZergReap6/24/2015, 10:46:51 AM1 votes

I've gotten 2 accounts to plat from gold 5 and one from silver this season as adc. I've met and added a lot of supports along the way and a lot of them complain about this. Most of them are in the gold 1-2 area struggling to finish getting plat.

Now being stuck at gold 5 with 0lp is a different story. You might have a bad MMR and be playing with a lot of silver 1 - 2 players this sucks because games are harder and team mates are worse. You need to slowly repair your MMR until you are being matched with gold 3 - 5 s. The more you win the better teams you get and the more lp you start to get per win. Being stuck in gold 5 at 0lp also means you need to improve because it is possible to climb any role if you are way better than those you are matched with. Don't give up, start focusing on improving and stop caring about LP.