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How to get gold: a quick guide

Dunderflump·10/24/2014, 9:19:42 AM·7 votes·1,705 views

Top: Always pick to fit your team comp. If your team is a pile of squishy crap, pick a tank. Not good at any tanks? Go learn one before playing ranked. Run teleport so you can gank bottom lane. Bot lane is nearly always occupied by the worst players on your team.

Jungle: If you've killed a lane, push the tower with your laner. Killed bot lane or the enemy jungler and your mid/bot are still alive? Get dragon. Don't go "Oh, I killed that lane? I'ma go farm wraiths! :^)))))"

Mid: Play a low-skill assassin 90% of the time unless counterpicked and roam bot/top. Everyone gold and under has no idea how to deal with constant roaming.

Support: Don't play tanks in bronze/silver. You'll engage and your ADC will do nothing and you'll just die. Learn poke supports: Sona/Zyra/Lux/Lulu and solo carry your lane. 95% of ADC mains are absolute morons who can't position, ignore pings, and don't follow up on engages. With the aforementioned champions it won't matter if you accidentally take kills; you can carry. Spellthief's first into Sightstone always.

ADC: Don't play ADC.

23 Comments

Nanuk Pihoqahiak10/24/2014, 9:37:30 AM3 votes

The most important thing, in my opinion:

Do NOT argue with your teammates. No matter how stupid, how vocal or how convincing their arguments may be, do NOT even speak to them. The MOMENT you give them something to reply to, the moment you insult them or the moment you fuel them in any way, shape or form by attempting to get back at them, is the moment you decrease your chances at winning the game. You make them go from concentrating on the game at hand, to simply rage-replying and trying to troll in turn.

Trading Aces10/24/2014, 10:17:35 AM2 votes

Learn to ward. Play support. Peels OP. Seriously, I mean it. ADCs are often stupid, but that doesn't mean they can't shoot.

I suggest trying Janna.

TeemoRivenJayce10/24/2014, 12:53:12 PM2 votes

FIRST OF ALL YOUR A GOLD PLAYER ON THAT ACCOUNT second play the position and champion you enjoy if you like adc than play it and learn it dont follow a guide to gold because if you arent having fun while getting to gold whats the point of playing the game hlhf everyone

Sukishoo10/25/2014, 12:23:30 AM2 votes

Another GREAT thing to do is DISABLE ALL CHAT. That is one major thing that distracts people in ranked games of all levels.

The Chin10/24/2014, 7:40:31 PM2 votes

I've been climbing to gold with ADC, it's viable :p

Nin10do001410/24/2014, 8:45:14 PM2 votes

Know when to do Baron as well. Don't give up a Baron for an Inner Turret, and don't wait like 30 seconds for your Minion Wave to come before taking the Inhib Turret. If you can take Baron safely within the next 20 seconds, take it. You can take the Inhib Turret later when you win the next teamfight with the Baron Buff. I have a guide on what the values of each objective is in comparison to each other.

Undead Pho3nix10/24/2014, 9:34:16 AM1 votes

I'm gold 3 and i struggled for a long time to get out of silver. I wish i'd read this 12 months ago(not that i would of listened then, didn't your hear? silvers are the best).

All you've said is true +1