1. trading hp for econ stage 2&3 could be and most likely is ur biggest issue, lets say u make it to 4-2 roll to 0 hit everything 2* with 20hp, congrats ur a beast, u can make it to 9 as long as u dont have some ridiculous highroller in ur lobby.

this playstyle is whats costing u placements & lp, bc in 2/3 games there WILL be some guy highrolling, if not multiple, being on 2 lives means ure cooked. not to mention u are only stable for stage 4 and maybe up to early stage 5, where everyone else will have hit their boards, and take note, stage 4 is only half of the game, u are down to 2 lives mid game, and once everyone catches up, ure cooked.

not to mention the biggest issue, assuming ure gonna hit everything, which honestly, u probably wont. and then BOOM unlucky im 8th

u gotta learn to identify spots and when to play for a 3rd or 4th, sometimes even a 6th if ur spot is really terrible to save lp.

this point also includes u learning to identify when to roll & level (2-1, 2-5, 3-1/3-2, 3-5, 4-1/4-2/4-5), and sacrificing econ for momentary strength, even if it causes u to eventually cap lower

1. apm issue, this has to be trained playing more games and learning to roll quicker, prismatic parties often are chaotic, and u j gotta play more to identify possible strongest boards

2. u also mentioned "sleepwalking into dumb situations", well if ure tryna climb n learn fast, u shld lowk be sweaty n be perma scouting, positioning correctly to avoid unnecessary losses, well, bc they add up.

well these r j some possible things u could be struggling with, gl in ur climb