Not that I'm that good of a player to be saying anything [currently Gold Four, I dropped down from Gold two
] but I personally believe the best way to gain 'Elo' would be to use hard carries that can just burst the enemy team and really just snowball. Champions like
have potential to set up really great teamfights and they don't really fall off to much.
In terms of mechanics and player decisions, those come with time. The more you play the better you'll be at the game. Watching competitive play also helps with mechnics in my opinion.
I hope my words of insight will guide you out of Silver :)
~FantasticOrange