Is there a way out of ELO hell for Support mains?

Lunaticwoda·9/15/2015, 3:56:24 AM·7 votes·3,400 views

So title basically says it all. I know I know if your good enough you can carry yourself from ELO hell... And to that I say bullshit. How is a Support supposed to get out solo when you deal with griefers trollers and afkers? Not saying I am a god tier support player by any means but I am a good support at the very least mid gold. So anyone got some tips? Maybe ill even stream if someone wanted to give tips. I dunno but this is becoming infuriating.

77 Comments

tseihei9/15/2015, 4:21:11 AM4 votes

I got to D5 maining support, all 4 seasons that i have been playing, so .... ya it is much easier to climb now than it was in Season 1 and 2 with support, just don't play like shit.

Lunaticwoda9/15/2015, 8:02:17 AM4 votes

Woah guys lets simmer down a bit. This went from people trying to be helpful to a major flame war. So lets stay on topic please :D

tseihei9/15/2015, 8:01:17 AM2 votes

I feel so bad how this post got turned from someone asking for advice to... This...

Sparatikk9/15/2015, 4:08:50 PM1 votes

This season i have climbed from literally bronze 5 to s1 in promo to gold. So soon to be gold. I main ADC and play a mean vik mid. In bronze I realized that i had to main what made me win. So if you look me up i have 30 or so games on Udyr in the jungle. And then Nasus in the top. Unfortunately you have to play what will make you win. In ELO hell, you need to understand that 1) you most likely need to get better mechanically and 2) you need to play what makes you win. Try other roles but keep your "main" support. once you get to mid silver it gets better. But until then just play what you have to, to win, because maining support in bronze is like trying to win a fight blindfolded and both your hands tied behind your back. If you really wanna climb I recommend downloading a replay system. watching your games helps you understand what you should have done and what you did right. Last bit of advice is to never insult or try to instruct your team. They will flame and then blame you. Bronze is hell, be prepared.

Singing Lark9/15/2015, 5:20:48 PM1 votes

Duo with an ADC that you can coordinate over skype, teamspeak, etc. Play Janna/Bard/any support with good peel. Practice in norms. Get ADC fed and then peel for him all game. Carry every game. Works best with hypercarries, but any ADC works.

Also, Janna is really strong, especially if you have someone fed on your team. Just peel for them, and they can carry.

[[If you need an ADC to q with.... hint hint wink wink]]

p6TXQXYfJB9/16/2015, 1:09:12 AM1 votes

honestly in elo hell if you play support your aim is either get wards to get vision so your team doesnt get stupidly ganked all the time or gain as much gold as you can so you can carry the game instead, bonus if you play wannabe supports like lux who ks everyone.

magic pole9/16/2015, 3:56:24 AM1 votes

idk. probably get good with a playmaker that your team/adc has to be pretty braindead to not follow up on. you wanna make the plays and carry, you do the work and your team just cleans up with their damage.

i suggest Leona Thresh Blitzcrank .....

and then also off-meta supports that can turn you into a pseudo mid when u get fed...like maybe Xerath Velkoz although he has no "escape", imo xerath is pretty decent at support (assuming u can consistently hit most of your abilities). with his stun/slow combo, you don't really need an escape. serious, i like to play him against Zed

iluvalar9/16/2015, 1:49:12 PM1 votes

I'd say, you have to remember that the main progress is in your head. The color of the border won't make you a better or worst player in the next season. At the start of a game, there is just you and your own skill...

Also, don't be a dick and whine about ELO hell before you played your 300th match. I've been ranked in B4 for 3 consecutive seasons now... I still wait for a provisional where i wont lose 2 games out of 10 because of AFK players.

GundayMonday9/16/2015, 2:21:16 PM1 votes

Play better.

innermethod9/16/2015, 3:35:10 PM1 votes

I had already had lost one game of my series, then got trolled by a Caitlyn who refused to play after she dived and died while I was back at base. So I lost my series, then got matched with a string of different troll Caitlyn's who either intentionally fed to spite someone or ragequit, and this happened all the way down to 0LP. I'm a fairly decent support, and anyway its not like anybody played horribly those games, I just get stuck with players that live with the trollelo mentality. Every. Single. Game.

So now I play ARAM if I'm not playing with my team.

disregardable9/15/2015, 3:57:08 AM1 votes

Stop maining support. Or at least play a play-making support (Leona, Thresh, Blitz) over passive ones.

Lunaticwoda9/18/2015, 1:16:11 AM1 votes

online now lookin to duo or if you wanna spectate to give pointers.. Another win thrown away khazix roams jungle caught everytime than lucian thinks hey ill dash right into their 5 man. Sick of these fucking throws on easy wins... And the outrageous losing streak continues...

Mirkwoodia9/15/2015, 4:39:47 AM1 votes

Well for the real advice: Once you recognize which teammates are trash, don't try to carry them, just try to keep them in the game. Tell them to play passive and not try to win lane (or trades, if theyre losing those. A lot of people still make trades when they lose them, its bad af). Recognize who on your team has potential, and help gank for them, and if they win lane, you might still be able to win

Now really... Im doing this in plat too, recognizing who's the trash and who's decent. It's the same thing as "elo hell" so gl finding your reason to play, cause nobody's getting out any time soon xP

darkmatchwaldo9/15/2015, 2:19:07 PM1 votes

play Soraka you can keep your adc alive in pretty much any situation. if your adc sucks, starting building strictly ap and make those starcalls really hurt.