GrandmistressD's Victory Road to Diamond

[quote=GrandmasterD]Well well, I told people I'd do it and I finally did it; I made a ranked thread! Whoa, no wait, hold your horses......*applause*...okay..oka-..*applause*...Thanks, thanks a lot for your support. Anyway, I'll be writing some interesting, or not interesting, stories about my ranked games. My starting Elo isn't that high but to hell with that. I hope you guys enjoy this and even find it educational as well. GrandmistressD P.S. Ever did Victory Road without Flash? It's a pain. Or was it the Rock Tunnel? Whatever![/quote]

[quote=Wayne3100]Good luck bro :)[/quote]

[quote=GrandmasterD][center][h2]Game #53[/h2] [spoiler=Result][color=#76cc3e][h2]Victory[/h2][/color][url=http://i.imgur.com/DtnHI.jpg][img=http://i.imgur.com/DtnHI.jpg width=500][/url][/spoiler] [size=2][url=]Download Replay[/url][/size][/center] [columns][indent][/indent] [nextcol][columns width=250] [nextcol][picks team1="Blue" team2="Purple" float="center"] [ban team="1" champion="Malphite"] [ban team="1" champion="Maokai"] [ban team="1" champion="Kha'Zix"] [ban team="2" champion="Evelynn"] [ban team="2" champion="Shen"] [ban team="2" champion="Katarina"] [pick team="1" player="GrandmistressD" champion="Kassadin" role="AP"] [pick team="1" player="Шамаш" champion="Rammus" role="J"] [pick team="1" player="TheTastyBait" champion="Blitzcrank" role="S"] [pick team="1" player="bleose" champion="Kog'Maw" role="AD"] [pick team="1" player="Swill" champion="Teemo" role="T"] [pick team="2" player="Ryosare Tenkai" champion="Elise" role="T"] [pick team="2" player="Melhkior" champion="Caitlyn" role="AD"] [pick team="2" player="Toxiq" champion="Nidalee" role="AP"] [pick team="2" player="Shàterxoxo" champion="Amumu" role="J"] [pick team="2" player="Armath" champion="Leona" role="S"] [/picks] [nextcol width=250][/columns] [h2]Pregame[/h2]Champion select was overall pretty smooth, I managed to get out some good bans and the enemy got rid of the other champions I really dislike to see. Our last pick instantly claimed mid but, as charming as I am, chose to ignore that and went first-pick [[Kassadin]]. No one really cared except for the fact Swill didn't get to play mid. [h2]Before the [s]Storm[/s] Minions...[/h2]Since we had a [[Blitzcrank]] we decided to invade. Their team seemed stronger but then again, the element of surprise makes up for a ton. Indeed, [[Blitzcrank]] managed to grab [[Leona]] and my [[Null Sphere]] + [[Ignite]] secured the kill; granting me [[first blood]]. [h2]Early-Game[/h2]Overall smooth, no real problems other than the early gank by [[Amumu]] which almost took my life if it wasn't for [[Cleanse]]. Other lanes did fairly okay and [[Rammus]] managed to do some decent ganks on the sidelanes. [[Teemo]] did complain about the perma-pushing [[Elise]] though. [h2]Mid-Game[/h2]My pressure and advantage onto [[Nidalee]] got bigger and I tried to roam a little. However, it turned out to be very difficult due to [[Nidalee]]'s pusing power and my lack of it. The few (around four or five) ganks I did managed to get off were all succesful granting me either a kill or an assist. As we entered the teamfighting stage I continued to wreak havoc on their team; [[Elise]] proving to be the hardest. I made a huge mistake by entering/starting a teamfight [b]before[/b] my [[Cleanse]] was up; causing me to be chain-cc'd and eventually picked up by [[Ace In the Hole]] which, of course, was not blocked by any of my four teammates - giving away a godlike spree. [h2]Late-Game[/h2]Other fights after that were all in our favour, with the exception of one where we lost a [[Dragon]] because [[Teemo]] decided to split-push top lane. After I got my [[Deathfire Grasp]], nothing was safe from me and I managed to take out [[Caitlyn]] instantly. After that fight, we laid a trap at [[Baron Nashor]] which took out [[Elise]] and caused their team to lose the buff and shortly after; the game. [rule] [columns][scorecard teamname="Blue" color="Blue" float="left"] [scorecardrow role="AP" name="GrandmistressD" champion="Kassadin" kills="16" deaths="1" assists="9" creepscore="203"] [scorecardrow role="J" name="Шамаш" champion="Rammus" kills="1" deaths="4" assists="16" creepscore="136"] [scorecardrow role="S" name="TheTastyBait" champion="Blitzcrank" kills="0" deaths="4" assists="13" creepscore="18"] [scorecardrow role="AD" name="bleose" champion="Kog'Maw" kills="9" deaths="5" assists="9" creepscore="196"] [scorecardrow role="T" name="Swill" champion="Teemo" kills="8" deaths="4" assists="13" creepscore="203"] [/scorecard] [nextcol width=100] [nextcol][scorecard teamname="Purple" color="Red" float="Right"] [scorecardrow role="T" name="Ryosare Tenkay" champion="Elise" kills="2" deaths="9" assists="8" creepscore="168"] [scorecardrow role="AD" name="Melhkior" champion="Caitlyn" kills="6" deaths="5" assists="7" creepscore="205"] [scorecardrow role="AP" name="Toxiq" champion="Nidalee" kills="5" deaths="5" assists="5" creepscore="209"] [scorecardrow role="J" name="Shàterxoxo" champion="Amumu" kills="5" deaths="8" assists="5" creepscore="118"] [scorecardrow role="S" name="Armath" champion="Leona" kills="0" deaths="7" assists="9" creepscore="28"] [/scorecard][/columns] [rule] [center][h2]Elo Change[/h2] [columns][indent][/indent] [nextcol][size=4][b]1587[/b][/size] [nextcol width=10] [nextcol][size=4][color=#76cc3e][b]+18[/b][/color][/size] [nextcol width=10] [nextcol][size=4][b]1605[/b][/size] [nextcol][indent][/indent][/columns][/center] [nextcol][indent][/indent][/columns][/quote]

[quote=Hogopogo]gj... you carried like crazy.[/quote]

[quote=koksei]you are such a stubborn guy lol:D well as long as you get champs that "can" play without flash it's k I guess. [s]GL duoQ sometime again :3[/s] orcs must die 2, nightmare pls[/quote]

[quote=Pheyniex][quote=GrandmasterD] P.S. Ever did Victory Road without Flash? It's a pain. Or was it the Rock Tunnel? Whatever! [/quote] N00B. GL.[/quote]

[quote=Jpikachu1999][quote=GrandmasterD] Well well, I told people I'd do it and I finally did it; I made a ranked thread! Whoa, no wait, hold your horses......*applause*...okay..oka-..*applause*...Thanks, thanks a lot for your support. Anyway, I'll be writing some interesting, or not interesting, stories about my ranked games. My starting Elo isn't that high but to hell with that. I hope you guys enjoy this and even find it educational as well. GrandmistressD P.S. Ever did Victory Road without Flash? It's a pain. Or was it the Rock Tunnel? Whatever! [/quote] What is this Pokemon reference? It wasn't that hard anyways, just bring 30 Max Repels and you should be fine. Anyways, good luck :3[/quote]

[quote=GrandmasterD][center][h2]Game #54[/h2] [spoiler=Result][color=#76cc3e][h2]Victory[/h2][/color][url=http://i.imgur.com/vAoSp.jpg][img=http://i.imgur.com/vAoSp.jpg width=500][/url][/spoiler] [size=2][url=]Download Replay[/url][/size][/center] [columns][indent][/indent] [nextcol][columns width=250] [nextcol] [picks team1="Blue" team2="Purple" float="center"] [ban team="1" champion="Shen"] [ban team="1" champion="Katarina"] [ban team="1" champion="Malphite"] [ban team="2" champion="Blitzcrank"] [ban team="2" champion="Amumu"] [ban team="2" champion="Evelynn"] [pick team="1" player="Mitchzzz" champion="Lee Sin" role="AP"] [pick team="1" player="fknretarded" champion="Kog'Maw" role="AD"] [pick team="1" player="GrandmistressD" champion="Zed" role="T"] [pick team="1" player="SantoJacoso" champion="Nunu" role="S"] [pick team="1" player="felipon" champion="Jax" role="J"] [pick team="2" player="Pretendant" champion="Rumble" role="T"] [pick team="2" player="JinJayy" champion="Ezreal" role="AD"] [pick team="2" player="Captain Pi et" champion="Kayle" role="AP"] [pick team="2" player="Man of the West" champion="Nocturne" role="J"] [pick team="2" player="RectusONE" champion="Leona" role="S"] [/picks] [nextcol width=250][/columns] [h2]Pregame[/h2]Smooth champ select just like the previous game. I politely asked for mid or top lane and since [[Lee Sin]] decided to take mid; I took top. Kinda nervous at first because I was going to face [[Kayle]] but I figured that [[Zed]] should at least be able to farm from a distance. We didn't really had the team for [[Kog'Maw]]/[[Nunu]] and that was my only concern before heading into loading screen. [h2]Before the [s]Storm[/s] Minions...[/h2]Nothing to report really. Both teams defended their buffs. I started off with 9x[[health potion]] + 1x[[Sight ward]] to have enough sustain against harass and a ward in case [[Nocturne]] would gank. [h2]Early-Game[/h2]A pleasant surprise: [[Kayle]] turned out to be AP mid (yes full AP) and [[Rumble]] was top-lane. Despite his [[Cloth Armor]] start; I outlaned him and kept him constantly low from level 2. Other lanes did fine but [[Nocturne]] managed to grab first blood in mid when he counterganked [[Jax]]. [h2]Mid-Game[/h2]I kill [[Rumble]] multiple times during the laning stage of the mid-game but die twice due to well-timed [[Nocturne]] ganks. When he wasn't top; he managed to cause major trouble for our bot-lane but our [[Kog'Maw]] was assuring us that they were winning so I wasn't concerned at all. The moment we entered the teamfighting stage; we started rolling. Our lanes were so far ahead that teamfights turned out to be no problem. Especially since [[Nocturne]] did not built any major tank items because he had the feeling he had to carry (or something). [h2]Late-Game[/h2]After picking up a [[Dragon]] or two, we went for [[Baron Nashor]]. As [[Kog'Maw]] predicted; the enemy team jumped him with five people - we couldn't keep him alive (check our team comp lol). However, I managed to pick up a triple kill and we took baron with ease. Afterwards we went pushing the top lane and took two towers. We overstayed our welcome and I died; though I did manage to pick up another triple kill. We went back and both [[Lee Sin]] and I picked up our [[Guardian Angel]]s and we all pushed mid. After a simple fight, we managed to take the [[Nexus]] and end the game. [rule] [columns][scorecard teamname="Blue" color="Blue" float="left"] [scorecardrow role="AP" name="Mitchzzz" champion="Lee Sin" kills="9" deaths="6" assists="15" creepscore="166"] [scorecardrow role="AD" name="fknretarded" champion="Kog'Maw" kills="10" deaths="4" assists="11" creepscore="279"] [scorecardrow role="T" name="GrandmistressD" champion="Zed" kills="14" deaths="5" assists="6" creepscore="243"] [scorecardrow role="S" name="SantoJacoso" champion="Nunu" kills="-0" deaths="3" assists="25" creepscore="16"] [scorecardrow role="J" name="felipon" champion="Jax" kills="7" deaths="4" assists="10" creepscore="190"] [/scorecard] [nextcol width=100] [nextcol][scorecard teamname="Purple" color="Red" float="right"] [scorecardrow role="T" name="Pretendant" champion="Rumble" kills="2" deaths="11" assists="4" creepscore="148"] [scorecardrow role="AD" name="JinJayy" champion="Ezreal" kills="1" deaths="7" assists="9" creepscore="215"] [scorecardrow role="AP" name="Captain Pi et" champion="Kayle" kills="6" deaths="9" assists="4" creepscore="165"] [scorecardrow role="J" name="Man of the West" champion="Nocturne" kills="9" deaths="8" assists="8" creepscore="128"] [scorecardrow role="S" name="RectusONE" champion="Leona" kills="4" deaths="5" assists="11" creepscore="38"] [/scorecard][/columns] [rule] [center][h2]Elo Change[/h2] [columns][indent][/indent] [nextcol][size=4][b]1605[/b][/size] [nextcol width=10] [nextcol][size=4][color=#76cc3e][b]+10[/b][/color][/size] [nextcol width=10] [nextcol][size=4][b]1615[/b][/size] [nextcol][indent][/indent][/columns][/center] [nextcol][indent][/indent][/columns][/quote]

[quote=DemonSovereign]GL and GJ! Nice scores! Kinda wondering why [[leona]] finished [[runic bulwark]] when your team was mostly AD though.[/quote]

[quote=GrandmasterD][center][h2]Game #55[/h2] [spoiler=Result][color=#cc4b3d][h2]Defeat[/h2][/color][/spoiler] [size=2][url=]Download Replay[/url][/size][/center] [columns][indent][/indent] [nextcol][columns width=250] [nextcol] [picks team1="Blue" team2="Purple" float="center"] [ban team="1" champion="Malphite"] [ban team="1" champion="Maokai"] [ban team="1" champion="Kha'Zix"] [ban team="2" champion="Evelynn"] [ban team="2" champion="Shen"] [ban team="2" champion="Amumu"] [pick team="1" player="VirginXpress" champion="Miss Fortune" role="AD"] [pick team="1" player="Eckel" champion="Gragas" role="AP"] [pick team="1" player="mau555" champion="Yorick" role="T"] [pick team="1" player="Preditar" champion="Master Yi" role="J"] [pick team="1" player="malthadius" champion="Sona" role="S"] [pick team="2" player="GrandmistressD" champion="Lee Sin" role="T"] [pick team="2" player="higho" champion="Lux" role="AP"] [pick team="2" player="kekkie" champion="Jax" role="J"] [pick team="2" player="djiidan" champion="Taric" role="S"] [pick team="2" player="Bizabaru" champion="Caitlyn" role="AD"] [/picks] [nextcol width=250][/columns] [h2]Pregame[/h2]Made one of the biggest mistakes in my life by letting this [[Lux]] guy go mid. I should've insta-locked [[Kassadin]].... Other than that, no problems; comp looked fine as well. [h2]Early-Game[/h2]The game started bad from the beginning, [[Lux]] got hammered and so got our bot-lane. [[Jax]] rushed from his jungle to bot in order to aid them but it still didn't seem to go well. In top I tried a different approach to [[Yorick]] by going 9x[[health potion]] + 2x[[Sight Ward]]. Turned out to be a mistake as my damage was really lacking. [h2]Mid-Game[/h2][[Lux]] continues to be retarded and bot keeps struggling. I try to hold top but it's hard and [[Jax]] refuses to help me for whatever reason. I gave up the tower in order to secure a [[Dragon]] but that was really the only good thing that happened. Teamfights were a disaster; no further comment on that. [h2]Late-Game[/h2]Everything fed, everything stomping... G fucking G [rule] [columns][scorecard teamname="Blue" color="Blue" float="left"] [scorecardrow role="AD" name="VirginXpress" champion="Miss Fortune" kills="4" deaths="1" assists="8" creepscore="217"] [scorecardrow role="AP" name="Eckel" champion="Gragas" kills="6" deaths="0" assists="6" creepscore="215"] [scorecardrow role="T" name="mau555" champion="Yorick" kills="1" deaths="0" assists="4" creepscore="190"] [scorecardrow role="J" name="Preditar" champion="Master Yi" kills="5" deaths="4" assists="5" creepscore="248"] [scorecardrow role="S" name="malthadius" champion="Sona" kills="2" deaths="3" assists="11" creepscore="16"] [/scorecard] [nextcol width=100] [nextcol] [scorecard teamname="Purple" color="Red" float="right"] [scorecardrow role="T" name="GrandmistressD" champion="Lee Sin" kills="1" deaths="1" assists="2" creepscore="141"] [scorecardrow role="AP" name="higho" champion="Lux" kills="1" deaths="6" assists="3" creepscore="170"] [scorecardrow role="J" name="kekkie" champion="Jax" kills="3" deaths="5" assists="0" creepscore="135"] [scorecardrow role="S" name="djiidan" champion="Taric" kills="1" deaths="5" assists="3" creepscore="5"] [scorecardrow role="AD" name="Bizabaru" champion="Caitlyn" kills="2" deaths="1" assists="3" creepscore="250"] [/scorecard] [/columns] [rule] [center][h2]Elo Change[/h2] [columns][indent][/indent] [nextcol][size=4][b]1615[/b][/size] [nextcol width=10] [nextcol][size=4][color=#cc4b3d][b]-17[/b][/color][/size] [nextcol width=10] [nextcol][size=4][b]1598[/b][/size] [nextcol][indent][/indent][/columns][/center] [nextcol][indent][/indent][/columns][/quote]