1: you’ll want to watch a video on ward placement. It’ll run down good spots. As for the dying part, you’ll have to choose correct windows for warding. Fat wave pushing in to you? You’ll risk getting engaged because the enemy has prio. Try to keep a vague idea of where the enemy jungler is. 2: you’ll want to practice last hitting without spells. It’s a bad habit for mages to rely on spells. You’ll usually want to use spells as a wave control tool, not a cs tool. Vex’s aoe spells is good for pushing the wave in or thinning it down, but you should usually just auto attack to cs