Tips from a pro?

Shroom Junkie·Jun 5, 2015·1 votes·742 views

I'm in Silver 5 at the moment. I feel like Silver is a good division for me, as I think I'm better than Bronze but not as good as Gold. However, I cannot seem to win at Silver 5, ever. I do everything to the best of my ability. Play my best champs that would counter another(not to the point of playing someone I don't know, just to the point of someone who doesn't die easy to another), I ward as frequently as possible(and even try to keep a reserve by only warding after my jungler has cleared the first camp, so as to keep from early ganks but not ward at a low level like 1), I try to only fight against people I know I can win against, and, as a top laner, I harrass a lot, and still try to freeze lane and get as much CS as possible.

But for some reason, I get terrible scores. I don't know why, maybe I just get matched up against horrible counters that people have experience in, or whatever, but it just seems like I cannot get a single good Ranked game without being the least valuable player, and sometimes even single-handedly throwing the game. I even try to play safe if I'm doing bad, but sometimes its just not enough. I have people towerdiving me for kills, even though I kite them, I don't trade 1 for 1(kills, that is), I try to play as safe as humanly possible if I'm doing bad, or get as many kills as possible without giving up kills if I'm doing good, but it just doesn't seem like I can do good. Ever. I just lose and lose and lose, yet in normal games I seem to do so good. I'm usually one of the most valuable players on a team, I win lane probably 90% of the time, if my teammates are losing lane I help to get their lanes back but I just can't do it in Ranked. If I play aggressively I get ganked, and if I don't I get killed just in a 1v1 and harassed, and I don't know if its just bad teams or what but I don't seem to get ganks top either.

So, I don't know what's going on or anything but I would really like to know. Tips or anything?

14 Comments

Apex LiarJun 5, 20151 votes

Is there a way I can get a replay of your games?

JiberamuJun 5, 20151 votes

your bronze 3 trying to give advice.... jesus.........

Shroom JunkieJun 6, 20151 votes

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Is there a way I can get a replay of your games?

Not that I know of, besides match history.

disregardableJun 5, 20151 votes

only warding after my jungler has cleared the first camp, so as to keep from early ganks but not ward at a low level like 1

That's a terrible idea. O.o Your ward will regen by the time it matters.

Anyway, skimming over your match history, your CS is terrible. I wouldn't assume I could 1v1 anyone if I had that shit of CS, and that probably is your problem. You need to work on that. You should aim for 5-6 CS a minute on AP champs and 7-8 on AD champs to start with.

You're currently averaging 3-4 regardless of AP or AD. That's bad. Basically, stop trying to 1v1 people until your farm is up to par. Try to roam and ping for ganks so you can get a numbers advantage on your enemies until then.

Also, I'd highly recommend you go to champion.gg to look at the most common item builds for champions, because your builds are sketchy.

Shroom JunkieJun 6, 20151 votes

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That's a terrible idea. O.o Your ward will regen by the time it matters.

Really? Its always seemed to me like most junglers start at the bottom jungle, so they can gank for their ADC first(assuming they gank around level 4-5), so generally if they gank top or mid it would be after or just before the second jungle clear, meaning you'd have to wait 'till about 5:00 to really worry about any ganks coming in.

Anyway, skimming over your match history, your CS is terrible. I wouldn't assume I could 1v1 anyone if I had that shit of CS, and that probably is your problem. You need to work on that. You should aim for 5-6 CS a minute on AP champs and 7-8 on AD champs to start with.

You're currently averaging 3-4 regardless of AP or AD. That's bad. Basically, stop trying to 1v1 people until your farm is up to par. Try to roam and ping for ganks so you can get a numbers advantage on your enemies until then.

Also, I'd highly recommend you go to champion.gg to look at the most common item builds for champions, because your builds are sketchy.

Yeah, I try to farm a lot but if I'm losing lane, I get denied hard. Its like, take this one farm, lose half your health, and its hard to keep farming under turret because eventually the wave pushes up.

As for builds, I tend to usually go the way of the recommended items. Sometimes I switch around to base on the situation(such as building thornmail against a full-AD team), or sometimes just to fit my style or circumstance(like, being outsustained, I might buy a Blood Thirster or something with lifesteal).

JiberamuJun 5, 20151 votes

stop dying for dumb reasons do a bubble chart in your head is jungle near can i do this yes?/no? if yes back off if no go in and repeat

Singing LarkJun 6, 20151 votes

Maybe get a more legitimate runepage? I'm no pro, but you're runepage is definitely sketchy. 2% experienced gained is a pretty useless rune. Especially when you only have 1 of it. I know runes are expensive, but they can really make or break an early trade.

Also, you sound like you're claiming to play in lane more than in jungle but I'm seeing that a large % of your ranked games, you're the jungler.

Shroom JunkieJun 6, 20151 votes

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Maybe get a more legitimate runepage? I'm no pro, but you're runepage is definitely sketchy. 2% experienced gained is a pretty useless rune. Especially when you only have 1 of it. I know runes are expensive, but they can really make or break an early trade.

I don't know where you're looking, but I haven't used experience runes in awhile.

Also, you sound like you're claiming to play in lane more than in jungle but I'm seeing that a large % of your ranked games, you're the jungler.

Yeah, I played most of my Ranked games during provisionals until I got into Silver 5 and started sucking. At that point in time I did a lot of jungling, but I've recently started doing a lot of top and mid.

Singing LarkJun 6, 20151 votes

I don't know, I was looking at your recent games and you use the same runepage for everyone and there's 1 %xp rune on there. Do you update your runepages in champ select? Because there's this "bug" with match history where it doesn't show updated runes if you change them in champ select. (Just wondering.)

Shroom JunkieJun 6, 20151 votes

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I don't know, I was looking at your recent games and you use the same runepage for everyone and there's 1 %xp rune on there. Do you update your runepages in champ select? Because there's this "bug" with match history where it doesn't show updated runes if you change them in champ select. (Just wondering.)

Ah, you're looking at runes from my recent Ranked games right? Yeah, I rarely play Ranked because of this very reason, and its been a long time since my last game. I just played my last yesterday after like, a month of telling myself, "Gotta do it... gotta play a Ranked game..." and procrastinating. Lol.

Singing LarkJun 6, 20151 votes

Haha. You sound like my friends. They haven't played ranked since their placement matches. Just keep procrastinating.

Shroom JunkieJun 6, 20151 votes

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Haha. You sound like my friends. They haven't played ranked since their placement matches. Just keep procrastinating.

Lol, yeah. I'm always scared I'm going to do bad, and on my good days I always forget to actually do any.

VakoshJun 6, 20151 votes

Coriandr if you want to pratice with me in some 1v1ns and some normals in willing to help you. I can help you with as much as I know. You seem to be doing some basic mistakes so it should'nt be too bad. Add me on league and il play with you when I get off of work.

Shroom JunkieJun 6, 20151 votes

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Coriandr if you want to pratice with me in some 1v1ns and some normals in willing to help you. I can help you with as much as I know. You seem to be doing some basic mistakes so it should'nt be too bad. Add me on league and il play with you when I get off of work.

Sure. I'll send a request now.