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Don't know what you are doing wrong? Stuck in BRONZE or SILVER?! Come here.

Exodlius··2 votes·3,751 views

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I want this to be a very simple thread so that it is easy to read and get through.

Are you stuck in Bronze V or just not sure what you're doing wrong or what you could do better to climb the ranks? Ask me a question, any question related to LoL, and I will personally respond.

  • -The only stupid question is one left unasked. Yup. The more stupid your question seems, the more likely it is to help others.

  • -I would prefer a 1 question 1 answer format instead of a continued discussion. The idea being to get you on a start to a better path but not show you the entire path, which let's me answer more questions more quickly.

  • -This is intended for bronze or silver players wanting to get at least gold. I'm not going to lie to you. I'm not a challenger or even platinum player. On the other hand I'm not going to give you a 2000 word essay response on the 100 wrong things you are doing. The idea here being I'm not some magical fairy that will solve all your problems. I'm an intelligent person who knows how to win a game.

  • -If you want a better response include your current rank (ex. Bronze 3), first goal rank (ex. Silver 5) and top 3 most played champs (ex. Leblanc, Graves, Jinx).***

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7 Comments

Warlock Herald1 votes

So i am an adc/support main i would like a tip on adc'ing. Im bronze 3 and (aiming for silver 3) i regularly play jinx, kog and sivir. My question is: who is the most mechanically difficult out of the three (and if you can answer in the same part), Why?

Exodlius1 votes

I think Sivir is the most mechanical champ out of the three. Jinx and Kog are really the same champs ability wise; they both have a offense, utility, skillshot, and skillshot ulty blast. Sivir is like Draven where you have to have a lot of practice with skillshots and timeshots to really get the advantage from playing her. She just takes a lot more practice to master. In order of difficulty to master (as in play to full potential) hardest to easiest: Sivir, Kog'maw, Jinx. Both Sivir and Jinx I have seen dominate games. Kog'maw not so much. So for your go to champ, to get to Silver 3, I advise you always pick Jinx. Know all of her abilities in and out. She's not particular hard to master and is a really strong champ. I'm not sure I've ever seen her banned either.

TL:DR = Play Jinx.

With that said, make sure to realize that a champ select is never going to auto lose the game. Always pick the champ your best with no matter what. Even if your team flames you.

Spicy Rice1 votes

How would you propose winning games where either bot lane, or the jungler feed the enemy botlane (saw an enemy draven 15-0 by 10 mins).

Bronze 1 feels so much harder than silver 3 was. At least in silver, i could count on my bot lane coming back if we helped them a bit. In bronze 1, it feels like there is no hope

(most played champs? erm Talon Kassadin Azir blitzcrank

Exodlius1 votes

Some games you lose. Simple as that. It's probably one of the hardest aspects of League to grasp. Here is the best ranked Challenger in NA right now: http://www.lolking.net/summoner/na/65009356 Look at how many games that person has lost. 124 flippen losses.

The trick is to keep a positive attitude. So you lose one game because someone feeds? Big whoop. Guess what, you'll most likely never see that feeder again and maybe it was just a terrible snowball game for them anyways. I've had terrible games and I know you have too!

If a draven is 15-0 in 10min the game is most likely over in all practical senses unless no one else is fed at all then you build a thornmail and he'll kick his own ass. Usually what happens is that the Draven helps other mates snowball as well which is the end of the game.

The question you should be asking yourself is not why do I get paired with idiots but how did that Draven get fed? Address the root of the problem. Is the Draven just much better skilled somehow? Then suggest the jungle camp bot and the other lanes ward against incoming ganks and farm for mid-late game. Don't forget that top and mid lane can push their lane and then venture out and gank too! Is the Draven not that good but your ADC just sucks really bad? Suggest he play safe and focus on farming. Tell him/her that it's OK when they die but to be more careful next time. "We got this, be safe! Do you need help bot?" As long as you can prevent your ADC from dying you probably can kill the Draven easy and win the game. Maybe the ADC got stuck in ADC when he mains top or jungle? Could you have prevented this? If someone suggests a role they like to play do your best to avoid picking that role because it will give you better chances at winning if the other random players get a role they know how to play.

TL;DR = Keep a positive attitude. Always. The best players are the ones who stay positive in their worst games, not their best.

As for your champs: Blitz is pure god mode in anything below gold IF you know what to pull and when to pull it. He's usually banned in low elo for good reason but if he isn't banned then grab him every game. Folks rarely main support in low elo so its a win win. Talon is a strong pick as well. Kassadin just got stomped on this patch and Azir was nerfed a lot as well so I suggest you ditch those champs for now.

GildedCreed1 votes

Primarily support main, lost a bunch of games we could have won if team stuck together but I was always positive (for a support at least) or broke even. Here's the question: Stick with support or branch out into different roles (can play them all somewhat decently except Jungle, which I have a very limited champ pool that I know how to use). Currently Bronze 2, formerly low Silver in seasons 3 and 4 (Silv3 and Silv4 respectively)

Exodlius1 votes

Stick with support. As a support you will lose the ability to carry games but you will gain something much more valuable: filling the void and making a difference. Filling the void is very underrated. In Silver and Bronze, may be higher, support is usually frowned upon. Nobody wants to do "that job." People are used to Call of Duty type games where you are pure damage and get killz. So you'll be that guy who takes the role nobody wants and your other 4 randoms will usually get the roles they want. That's good for you. That means a higher win chance because your other 4 randoms will be comfortable and so will you. Support is not just a role that has to be filled by default. Your job is to protect the squishies from the assassins and keep an eye on objectives.

Another benefit of playing support is not having to play the grind fest of last hitting minions. You sit there and wait like an assassin. You wait for the mistakes and you pounce (in lane I mean). Then during team fights you progress into a protector of the squishes.

Blitz, Thresh, Leona, or Sona (DJ Sona just got released too!) are very good choices. Blitz is almost a guaranteed win if you are really, really good with him. Low elo does not know how dodge properly (as in the squishes won't stay back far enough... or sometimes they don't even strafe side to side... etc...) I don't want to be misunderstood here. You certainly don't pick Blitz and win. You pick Blitz and know EVERY DETAIL of EVERY ABILITY, have read 10 guides, know what to build, who to pull, and when to pull... then, at Bronze or Silver, you are practically guaranteed a win. It's not really until Gold that people know how to deal against a Blitz. Thresh, Leona, and Sona all have AOE CC. You get to make the enemy team useless for a very little bit of time. The trick is knowing when to pop that ulty.

Look up guides on how to play these champs and practice their skill shots and when to time your moves properly.

It's much better to be really, really good at a few champs then to try to master all the roles. Look at LCS. They certainly aren't masters of all roles. They have the benefit of playing the same role every game. Make that your benefit.

DSK Valeyard1 votes

So I'm a feeder. pure and simple. I dont like it, and ive done my best to correct it. Ive studied multiple champions, practiced in every role, read tons of guides and how-to videos. I've had my friends play on my account to raise my elo (which worked) but my skill just ruined any work they did. I focus hard on posistioning, objective control, zoning, warding, and gank defense. i build correctly, i know my champ before i take them PVP....

But almost every game, it seems the enemy just walks over me. I think my worst mechanics are farming and decision making. which are basically the whole game. For instance, i played a game with Leona the other day. by fifteen minutes, i was 0-6-0. That's bad.

The most ironic part is that I am so passionate about a game I'm so bad at. How do I....not lose?

Bronze 1, wanting to get to Silver 1. Most played? Darius, Leona, and Annie.

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