How to get an Advantage when Behind??

ADC Preferably·3/13/2015, 12:57:25 AM·2 votes·976 views

Whenever my teammates or I lose lane, we're often pushed back to our base giving the enemy team map and objective control. I was wondering if there are ways to regain that control. I often find it difficult to farm when the enemy flanks me when I am farming towards their turret. I cant split push since the enemy team pushes our lanes making it harder to get turrets. I want to carry but its difficult when the enemy team gets that advantage. Any tips or suggestions on how to get objectives when the other team is winning??

9 Comments

turtlecoon3/13/2015, 3:47:40 AM2 votes

Numbers advantages. If you're too weak to 1v1 and too weak to 2v2, then 3v1 and 4v2.

Lots of people get into the mindset of "I'm behind. I need to farm and catch up." Then they simply get picked off while solo farming, and the game falls even further out of control. If your team is behind, it's okay to have a member solo farming/splitpushing, but you generally want the rest of the team roaming as a gank unit to try to find picks. If you have five weak players moving as solitary units trying to farm, you're in for a really bad time.

"I often find it difficult to farm when the enemy flanks me when I am farming towards their turret."

Then don't farm there. Just like you said, "I cant split push since the enemy team pushes our lanes making it harder to get turrets." When a team is ahead, they tend to shove up the lanes very hard. Even if they aren't looking to create wave pressure, they do it indirectly because people in solo queue always want to farm the side lanes before grouping. That means the creeps are going to push to your towers, where you can CS more safely. Why run all the way up to river to CS when you can hang back and get them at your tower 10 seconds later?

TheHobbits3/13/2015, 1:03:36 AM1 votes

Banner of command. Never underestimate it. If your lane struggled or even a left player, get banner of Command and boost those minions. That's what I do. This is providing you are not a full ad champion. Oh and ZZ'Rot too. Forgot about that one too. Those 2 items and you can defend and push lanes like a boss. item 3060 item 3512

So a tactic I use when we are a man down is Banner top lane with ZZ'rot portal just behind the tower, then push bot or mid. Just distract the enemy while the promoted minion farms for you. Remember that the Mage and melee minions gain more hp and ad, but the tank minion only gains the hp (its a lot though). I tend to promote the mage minion as it has more ad than the melee.

Leti the Yeti3/13/2015, 1:56:05 AM1 votes

you need the freelo trinket...

Zensational3/13/2015, 2:01:06 AM1 votes

I really like playing champs that have really good CC, and get that damage on them under a turret. If you're picking champions right and picking heavy CC that would be amazing for winning a team fight under your turret. My personal favorites are Orianna Hecarim but these work too : Alistar Amumu Anivia Blitzcrank Braum JarvanIV Kennen Maokai Leona Lissandra Sion Shyvana Thresh MonkeyKing Zyra

Yulen Xoshxius3/13/2015, 3:08:15 AM1 votes

I tend to try and bunker down until level 18 and catchup a bit in build, all while denying them kills by running back a lot. If you do this and at some point turrets may help you score an ace and from there it should be VERY helpful late game as teh respawn is longer.

Sirin Gioro3/13/2015, 3:35:46 AM1 votes

Play late game champions help. This is why I don't play early/mid game champions, the chances of winning will be really slim if you lose lane/ are behind early. Usually during mid-game enemy team will definitely disrespect your damage if you're behind. Keep farming, cross your fingers and hope that you will outscale enemy team. Late game champions: Jax Jinx Karthus KogMaw MasterYi Nasus Nautilus Orianna Ryze Sivir AND ET CETERA

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bad arcade kitty3/13/2015, 1:00:38 AM1 votes

the only way to comeback in lol if you are far behind or if they don't have early game champs while you have late game ones it's to pray for enemy disconnect

ADC Preferably3/13/2015, 7:07:08 AM1 votes

Thanks everyone! Ill try to take all these suggestions into consideration if my team or I am ever behind.