As a lower elo player, it’s normal to feel like you have little control over the game. You can climb to Challenger even with a champion that has a poor win rate—players have done it every season for over a decade. Success is all about how well you master your champion. If your win rate is below 50%, it’s likely because your performance is not yet matching the level of your rank. At this point, you should focus on: 1) Playing a single champion, like Anivia, for the rest of the season. 2) Improving your understanding of mid-lane fundamentals (how to effectively play the game).

@KungFu Carrot You will be better off learning how to play the though machup as Anivia. There's no sush thing as efficient counterpicking below Master rank.

Welcome to the community @Lux Lux. You’re currently playing 3 champions that excel in different roles and have very distinct playstyles. This means you’re having to learn and apply the fundamentals differently for each champion, which can make it challenging to reach top 1.6% (Diamond) while spreading your focus across so many areas. To stay more consistent, I recommend becoming a true one-trick!

Congrats on hitting Silver 1! Sounds like you’ve been making solid progress despite life getting in the way. It's smart that you're adapting based on your role, and it’s awesome you found a duo at the internet cafe. It always helps to have someone together on your journey that are on the same page. I like the changes you’ve made, especially sticking to what works with Malzahar and focusing on communication and objectives. Keeping your mental in check and using pings more is a huge step toward climbing. Keep at it, and I’m sure you’ll see more improvement once the weather clears up!

Welcome to the community @Jacklyn Ogden

@KungFu Carrot I checked out your op.gg and have some insights on what to improve. Your KDA with Anivia is impressive, so you're definitely on the right track. Stick with her, even through rough patches. However, your win rate is sitting at 47%, and that's where the real issue lies. Looking at your recent 9/0/8 game, you had the highest experience in the match but fell behind in CS with only 5.1 per minute, which was lower than the other solo laners. Additionally, you were never ahead in gold compared to your solo laner opponents or teammates. (In the graphs, you’re the light blue line.) League is all about resources, without gaining an advantage, it's hard to have the impact you need to carry and climb. I get that you're playing a scaling champion, but this is bronze, where you’ve mentioned the players are inconsistent. That works in your favor, too there are countless mistakes in every game, and improving will help you capitalize on them more often. Here’s what we identified for you to focus on: - Commit to playing only Anivia - Visit onetricks.gg to explore the builds highest ranked Anivia players uses, and notice how they adjust for different matchups. - Search "Anivia vs Lux matchup" (and other common matchups) on YouTube to see how to adapt your playstyle during laning phase. - Stick to the fundamentals! Goals for in-game stats: - Deaths: Max 3 per game - CS per minute: 9+ - Gold difference @15 min: 875+ (compared to your enemy laner) Keep working on this, and you’ll see improvements!"