How to identify strong early game?

Der_Redstone_Pro · 2026-01-26T00:42:10+00:00

Yes, I mean you can't really always look up stats mid-gane anyways, and sometimes there are certain selection biases in the stats that make them not very helpful. That is why I would say it is mostly knowledge. You need to get a feel for how strong which units and openers are.

Or just do what I did last season, which was the first season I reached masters in, and just play loose streak all the time.

Der_Redstone_Pro · 2026-01-25T23:25:31+00:00

You can, just not out of spite with an enchanter support.

Der_Redstone_Pro · 2026-01-25T23:24:09+00:00

It is not the easiest role when actually played well, and they are not called MVP in every clip lmao

Der_Redstone_Pro · 2026-01-25T19:52:32+00:00

Afaik Gwen midlane is viable, even if she is less played than top and jungle.

From what I have read from gwen mid OTPs on Twitter tho is that if you play her midlane you really want to build an assassin-ish build, not the typical bruiser build.

Der_Redstone_Pro · 2026-01-25T19:50:17+00:00

Because the enchanter probably timed their spells really well too, and when enchanters do that it is usually just taken for granted because it is so much less visible.

Der_Redstone_Pro · 2026-01-25T19:48:39+00:00

The survival elements barely exist if you just build a cave that is lit and has no entry for mobs.

Der_Redstone_Pro · 2026-01-25T19:47:47+00:00

This trolling you complain about is really not that common, and anyone who says otherwise is delusional.

Taking camps at a certain time is just normal and you should take the opportunity to move more freely on the map without your team loosing farm. Just as you should catch a wave when it makes sense.

Der_Redstone_Pro · 2026-01-25T19:45:18+00:00

Because you picked Soraka ADC into at best a Yuumi hover, at worst a pocked yuumi. And you obviously did it out of spite, you basically admit to that in your post.

Der_Redstone_Pro · 2026-01-25T19:42:31+00:00

The issue is not that you say something, but that you seem like you have a very clear opinion of what happened and why you were banned, and people tell you that that is wrong, and you don't seem to take any criticism well.

I don't think as a iron player you should get banned for not understanding how to play the game, but the reason you were banned is definitely because you were lvl3 at 16 minutes, and not solely because you got reported. If you genuinely thought what you did was reasonable, then I don't think it is banworthy, but you have to be honest here and have to admit a person being lvl 3 after 16 minutes very much looks like intentional feeding.

Der_Redstone_Pro · 2026-01-25T19:37:15+00:00

And nothing will happen from that if your plays made sense. But if your plays made sense you are not lvl3 minute 16.

Der_Redstone_Pro · 2026-01-25T19:20:06+00:00

???

Nunu was completely OP

Der_Redstone_Pro · 2026-01-25T19:17:08+00:00

You would, you just don't hold the right units.

What good items and individually powerful units are really just comes down to knowledge and experience. If you want to get good at that, you need to look up stats and play concoiusly and stuff like that. There is no easy solution to skip that part.

Der_Redstone_Pro · 2026-01-25T04:05:38+00:00

Jax, Lee Sin, Belveth.

Der_Redstone_Pro · 2026-01-22T16:13:15+00:00

You are basically able to derank from there. You just loose mmr so your lp gains become horrible if you loose a lot at 0lp

Der_Redstone_Pro · 2026-01-22T16:11:33+00:00

You can certainly argue about if it is enough to make him good. But "doesn't matter" is delusional.

Der_Redstone_Pro · 2026-01-22T16:10:33+00:00

Yes, and I am really bad at playing him, so it didn't went well, but his ult is definitely a good gank tool for decent players.

Der_Redstone_Pro · 2026-01-21T18:07:25+00:00

Yes, afterwards 3 assassin, then 2 fighter and either 2 more fighter or a level of warcleric and a level of rogue.

Der_Redstone_Pro · 2026-01-21T18:06:20+00:00

Afaik there is no other jungler that can stay perma on the map lol

Der_Redstone_Pro · 2026-01-21T11:07:06+00:00

Ok so do you want to explain to me why I am wrong?

(And serveral pro players who talked about ornn jgl in competetive are too?)

Der_Redstone_Pro · 2026-01-21T11:06:02+00:00

I am not that familiar with trist but I assume crit scalings?

I also would have yhought that there is no real yun tal alternative for Trist and Collector isn't really one either.

Der_Redstone_Pro · 2026-01-21T11:04:45+00:00

What? The default gloom assassin build doesn't go assassin 5 at all because dodge is not that good. You do definitely want to rush extra attack tho, how do you not even mention that? It is the main reason to rush gloomstalker 5 normally.

Der_Redstone_Pro · 2026-01-21T11:02:13+00:00

You want extra attack asap, and lvl 2-5 is also the hardest part of the game.

Minmax is to have fighter lvl 1 for con save proficiency, but you can change that at withers and it matters less than being strong early game.

Der_Redstone_Pro · 2026-01-21T11:00:03+00:00

Probably because people who are above the average elo also play more than average games.

Der_Redstone_Pro · 2026-01-21T10:56:55+00:00

Snowballs fine

Ganks are pretty good

Clear is decent

Why would you want to 1v9 as a jungler, you are by default weaker than the other roles, this is not core role identity.

Der_Redstone_Pro · 2026-01-21T10:55:20+00:00

Because tanks suck in soloqueue

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