So I've played Five games in my Solo Queue Bootcamp so far, doing my best to keep notes. I've won 3 out of the five games and learned a substantial amount about Solo Queue as well as specific matchups.

During my first game, I laned against Fizz against a Kayle and dominated the lane. Originally, Kayle had lane swapped with TF in order to counter my advantage against TF. But due to jungle assistance, TF picked up two kills on our top laner before switching back. I assumed I was stronger than him and died in a tower dive due to a critical misplay. As I went back into lane, I all inned... Read More

We've all had those games. You beat your lane opponent, kill him 5 times by 10 minutes, you're up 100 cs and a tower, and have two major items while he is stuck with boots and 2 Doran's Blades. You feel confident in this game. But then the mid and jungler start camping you, your bot lane gets double killed three times in a row, you lose two dragons and your lane opponent catches up. You might still be able to beat him, but there is no way you'd be able to handle the 12/0/4 Vayne who has a Bloodthirster, Mercurial Scimitar, Infinity Edge and Phantom Dancer before 17... Read More