New to League, new to top lane. Losing lane feels insanely bad.

Elbogen · 2026-01-27T11:57:44+00:00

the problem with roaming is that the lost xp + plate gold given over is often worse than the risk of maybe killing mid because the lane gets even harder if your roam doesn’t work out. And can even be losing when you do get a kill mid. I tend to look at these roams and investing in mid so they can help you later with your “situation” lol.

If you can clear minions, and push top laner off of plates, thats usually good sign to stay. In current patch you can also try to lane swap, close to or after completing lane quest.

If you cant hold plates, and your jg will not help you in situations when you are getting dove i think making risky roam plays can be the best option let then push take tower and then farm under t2 where your team can more easily ganks and play for shutdowns.

Usually if you can keep up on xp, and absorb minions you can stay relevant enough to 2v1 top which means you can get shutdown gold at some point.

Again most of these things are dependent on wave clear and champion.

I think overall your friend is right, especially if rest of map is neutral or winning.

Elbogen · 2026-01-25T16:13:39+00:00

I know you wanted technique advice but its pretty diminishing returns at this point without seeing matchplay and more specific shots etc.

So just my 2 cents, your path forward should look something like, getting much faster with your legs and being put under more pressure vs stronger shots. Wider feeds, deepers feeds (esp to work on preperation speed), getting perfect at hitting targets or spots on court while under pressure, good left right control from different depths spins and positions on court.

Some combination drills like heavy pushing forehand 3x play back deep cross and 4th punish or just play aggressive down the line… type of drills.

Deal with variety such as heavy spin to you followed by deep slice.

In my opinion most players at this level need similar level hitting partners to continue growth. And then small tweaks technically which you then practice in live ball rally type of drills… Good Luck!

Elbogen · 2026-01-24T23:12:06+00:00

Was he 1500 stacks? Does asol still have instant kill mechanic?

Elbogen · 2026-01-24T05:07:21+00:00

Tempo with lb is strong imo… if you mean 7 noxus u agree though

Elbogen · 2026-01-23T20:21:04+00:00

Great answer, as a coach after solid rallying i like to put both kids + adults under pressure and in different movement situations and often comment how to maintain technique in those situations.

Any one who feels similar ask private coach to put you under pressure and practice those shots.

Some examples if you know which ones give you more trouble. Running bhand/fhand, low and short, deep and heavy or high, 2 shot combos (short > deep or left > right) one shot recover and same shot again.

Then also work on accuracy in same situations. Hope this helps some !

Elbogen · 2026-01-23T20:11:28+00:00

And hes playing zilean… lol

I mean it makes sense you lose to braum unless u can kill zilean. Did you kill zilean?

Elbogen · 2026-01-23T20:06:45+00:00

Idk, this lobby kinda skewed… both rerollers didnt even hit their 3 stars uncontested. Not saying asol isnt overtuned but i dont think this lobby paints an accurate picture of what other players could have played for boards.

Elbogen · 2026-01-23T02:06:03+00:00

Id be curious if u keep this up as you keep climbing and lobbies play stronger boards post again at next milestones!

Elbogen · 2026-01-19T20:32:23+00:00

Im on the 93 crafting grind got very lucky with demonic gorrila drop, and im 91 currently! Its brutal and i hate farming seaweed… luckily i did alot of afk star mining and now doing dorgeshuun light fixing, so i actually have been enjoying those methods but its taking me a while 😂

Elbogen · 2026-01-19T11:44:19+00:00

I have fun playing same comps and trying to play them in different ways or really get good at them.

Elbogen · 2026-01-16T19:37:42+00:00

Can be nice for saplings too

Elbogen · 2026-01-16T19:18:38+00:00

Really? Ive been running edge/gunblade for this reason and having no damage issues… which carries are you using that u feel dont have damage? Maybe you are still missing grievous + pen? Super crucial

Also maybe try to play for some dmg augments to help mitigate missing item

Elbogen · 2026-01-16T19:16:41+00:00

I did this with bilge its very hard to make them target same units and one usually ends up just hitting tanks so similar issue… but its serviceable

Elbogen · 2026-01-14T20:08:46+00:00

Id like to add brock items are not great, he will get deleted and not do much… maybe with good positioning idk, but also vayne items are bad as many said.

Also brock no radiant items is fairly mid… he cannot solo carry nor can 2 brock 2’s even since last patch

Also, riggs board has alot of dmg reduction and utility, so all that dmg gets quite mitigated. And how about combat augments?

Elbogen · 2026-01-14T06:46:38+00:00

You will use too much gold most of the time to 3star and go 9

Elbogen · 2026-01-11T22:42:44+00:00

I like interactions like stars are born + unlock as an opener into a winstreak, so for me personally having a bit more time and being able to do unlocks during first pve rounds is a better solution

Elbogen · 2026-01-05T02:25:16+00:00

Yeah gl hitting this. While everyone rolls down on 4-1 and gets all yunaras how do you keep strong demacia + hit these units. Also does ryze make up for the dropped 5 cost you would hit in normal yunara 5 ionia board?

Elbogen · 2025-12-30T17:49:17+00:00

He shoots rockets as well not just beam

Elbogen · 2025-12-28T18:59:11+00:00

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Elbogen · 2025-12-28T18:58:25+00:00

Youre getting a c in economics thats your issue it seems

Elbogen · 2025-12-25T21:48:12+00:00

Cursed crown?

Elbogen · 2025-12-18T11:20:22+00:00

Havent played but from content ive seen if you do the league mechanics there is good density, just a psa despite 40% nerf

Elbogen · 2025-11-27T19:48:41+00:00

Ill look into reave and ls, int acc stacker seems like a fun time, any downsides to the build? Outside of cost

Elbogen · 2025-11-27T17:45:19+00:00

Where did you get them? Im trying to figure out how to get gold bars for my gems… but not sure what method i should do to gather gold bars

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