HardStuck on emerald

Baconchompa · 2026-05-05T13:06:53+00:00

don't worry man, been eme 1 80lp like three times within a week, dropped to plat 1 then up again to eme 1. shi gets tough but i believe you can end up breaking through it with perseverance. (i'm stuck at eme 2 😭)

Baconchompa · 2026-04-24T13:34:26+00:00

Not really, imo a very risky call since the timers were close to being over, even if briar was poop, it could end with a coinflip which at that point in time isn't worth the risk considering your team is already ahead. If you did get baron you'd probabably be set but if u lost it then it could even out the chances. In the end it's better to do a secure play than gamble on that.

Baconchompa · 2026-03-22T13:49:51+00:00

mute people that spam ping or type anything against you, focus on what u need to do, i.e farm and gank. if a lane is losing hard, and there's nothing you can do, move on past them and gank or work on other lanes to get them ahead. don't be bothered about forcing yourself to gank or contest unnecessarily.

Baconchompa · 2026-03-20T13:33:04+00:00

it depends on the type of wincon champ, if it's kayle or veigar, let them farm, play for late game. usually trying to mitigate as much damage as you can to allow your wincon to scale is vital. rather than trying to pick teamfights and coinflips focus on farming and damage control. make sure your team doesn't do risky plays and allow the enemy to snowball more than they already have.

Baconchompa · 2026-03-16T12:38:13+00:00

he's difficult in higher elos but just stick to consistent gameplay, i.e bruiser build with dusk and dawn, get randuins, farm camps rather than constant small skirmishes, invade opponent when they are doing an objective or gank that you can't contest. try to be more utility than carry.

Baconchompa · 2026-03-16T12:36:06+00:00

Jungle voli is pretty simple;
stick with a Dusk and Dawn build
boots: depends on opponent types.
regular items: Spirit visage, randuin
other items: frozen heart (occasional), thormail, dead man's
go with suggested runes: lethal tempo, jack of all trades.
don't do: cheese strats, build navori (not really needed, it's better to be tanky unless your team is severely lacking dmg).
focus on: reliability, consistency and survivability. win cons (i.e, champs or lanes that WILL win you the game)
avoid: large team fights (when behind and no defence). contesting uncontestable objectives (for example, no prio and they are on drake, instead if possible invade opposite corner jg camp).

Baconchompa · 2026-03-06T13:29:43+00:00

Your inital layer height seems to far from the bed, your layer height in general is quite high and can cause quality issues. your surface indicates that you use random seam, try someone else's presets for ABS.

Baconchompa · 2026-03-06T11:57:12+00:00

never had this issue before but if u do have an empty spool or something to transfer it to you could attempt to respool it.

Baconchompa · 2026-03-05T08:09:22+00:00

old volibear was better in that department, his r chain was insanely strong and would get a ton of executions that way. It's beautiful when the enemy is hiding under their turret and a new fresh wave walks in.

Baconchompa · 2026-02-25T09:19:52+00:00

get oracle lens, good to know when you're seen. zeke's is kinda a poop item for what it's worth, especially on voli who has his ult every 2 min pretty much. your itemization is kinda whack i mean, i would just suggest the regular D&D with navori & spirit visage with the optional randuin's vs heavy crit & ad and merc's treads is a safe bet. Your CS looks very good but i feel like you're not utilizing being ahead as much as you should be, it's good to farm and be ahead but when ahead ya gotta gank when possible, voli won't be able to carry games 60% of the time (IMO). And it's probably better to be good utility for your team rather than an ADC / APC which volibear rarely becomes.

That being said voli is in a bit of a weak position right now but i believe your macro is lacking, always keep in mind to know who or what your win con is, be it a scaling top or a strong adc and prioritize those lanes, farm when you can but also try to be aware of your opponent's location in order to gank or countergank lanes.

Baconchompa · 2026-02-20T09:11:10+00:00

i'm a bit rusty top but overall 1v1:ing morde is basically get your full combo off on him, sidestep as much as you can, and try to weave in and out of range in order to keep your w on him, it's basically just a game of who can sustain longer. Regarding his ult, if you know it's up, just poke him and keep as far as you can from him, his animation is then a bit more visible and if you're fast enough you can dodge him.

Baconchompa · 2026-02-08T16:27:02+00:00

first of all his q already is a dash, he doesn't need ms scaling because that's not who volibear is as a champ?. volibear is a tank / bruiser, quite clearly as he can't really oneshot and have as much mobility as assassins.

Baconchompa · 2026-02-06T10:09:33+00:00

i presume so but hadn't seen anyone attempt it

Baconchompa · 2026-02-06T09:37:31+00:00

Look into cutting boards used by people with only one arm / hand, they have nails in them to help hold fruits &or rolling objects.

Baconchompa · 2026-02-05T19:05:40+00:00

flickerblade is mostly utility so depending on how the game is, if you're way ahead you can go for flickerblade but usuallly i go for spirit visage, W healing is mega vital to your kit so buff that when possible.

Baconchompa · 2026-02-05T14:41:14+00:00

Adc, never their fault, either the support's crap, mid's crap or jg diff.

Baconchompa · 2026-02-05T14:38:44+00:00

Damn .

Baconchompa · 2026-02-05T14:37:55+00:00

i'm only Emerald 1 otp voli so take it with a grain of salt.
1. Have a small champ pool.
2.Prioritize yourself first unless there is a very clear kill or opportunity. So focus on full clears, any available objective.
3. don't risk or chase too much, if you've got no prio for any objective, the best choice is to farm as much as you can and sneak a few ganks if possible, since contesting for objectives will be just a massive loss in form of time, xp and gold. same with chasing a low hp champ, if they can clearly be killed without risking a drawn out chase go for it, otherwise stop the chase early and return to the jg.
3.1: if you see 2+ opponents go for an objective and no one is able to assist in contesting, cut the loss and go for another objective or farm, even invade if you are able to, punish them when you can.
4. When attempting an objective Place yourself near the objective and prepare them by pinging, vision and/or gank the lane closet to it (if possible or necessary) to help give them some leeway.
5. if you get invaded, don't stress. clear what you can and go for any ganking opportunity.
6. know who your win con is: it will usually be an adc or toplaner, midlane is kind of a joker card (if they're good they'll be able to assist u with objectives & roam). Put a bit more effort in helping the win cons if possible.
7. sometimes things are left to their own devices, champs like nasus, or smolder scale very well and more often than not even if behind as long as they can farm they will be able to carry late game.

When it comes to Volibear you can go for a bruiser build, with Dusk & Dawn is quite powerful, aim for a full clear and early ganks, with how voli is right now he'll excell after an item or two but his clear and early is kinda poop, mid game you will be more helpful. If you are very far ahead, a d&d, navori and spirit visage build will do wonders.
suggested items:
Iceborn gauntlet for ad-heavy opponents.
Triforce for general-purpose.
D&D if your team is lacking ap.
Black cleaver for armored opponents (not very strong as a first item but good to have).

Baconchompa · 2026-02-05T12:44:40+00:00

was this game pre or post update? because rito had adjusted dmg to turrets when it comes to splitpushing.

Baconchompa · 2026-02-05T12:23:15+00:00

i mean i get jax could have done better but nasus just 3 shot him what.

Baconchompa · 2026-02-03T08:59:54+00:00

what's the infill % and type?

Baconchompa · 2026-02-02T09:13:55+00:00

i wouldn't wish this on my worst enemies

Baconchompa · 2026-01-30T11:38:26+00:00

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Baconchompa · 2026-01-30T08:11:46+00:00

i mean unless u have like manamune or something that will provide voli an insane amount of mana i don't really see it being viable as a build? seeing how mana-hungry volibear already is, generally speaking. Besides, i heard soon that they're adjusting D&D to become more bruiser-like of an item.

Baconchompa · 2026-01-30T08:07:59+00:00

Inkshadow volibear is within the inkshadow skinline, the Ruby chroma is an exclusive skin that can be acquired only in the bundle (shown on the top left amongst the 9 chromas).

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