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I am really excited for the new season to begin in just a couple of days. I feel good about my play going into the new season. I finished Gold 4/3 with a 56% WR, so I think Platinum is really attainable (my smurf has a Plat 2 MMR?). Maybe I am setting the bar a bit low . . . we'll see, but I am going to play consistently and enjoy the ride this season.

Perhaps a much bigger thing I am excited in is that I am dedicating my streaming channel entirely to charity. I am becoming a successful financial planner, and with the business doing better each month, it's time for my Twitch channel to do what I really want it to do - help kids in need. Every sub, every bit, every donation goes to the Ann and Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital in downtown Chicago. My goal: to raise $5,000 for this charity.

I can already tell this year is going to be an amazing journey. I am keeping an open mind and an open heart. staying focused on being my best, eliminating negativity from my world and focusing on …

Pretty much the title. How relevant do you guys think Zed is right now? Imho he is pretty weak, weaker than he used to be even though I can still get fed a lot. There are just better champions at the moment for mid lane and winning games. Your thoughts? Do you think Zed will get buffed or nerfed anytime soon. I hope to god he doesn't get nerfed. But he's been in the shadows for awhile so I get this feeling that something will happen to zed soon. (Though I guess he's 'balanced' or doesn't need change atm, even if he is weaker than usual. Idk.)

College has been keeping me busy, lately. I haven't been getting a lot of time to work on my guides. On the bright side, I've got plenty of time in between my classes, so I'm happy to spend my free time getting better at the game!

Not too long ago, I played Ranked for the first time. I won the game, getting an S. I've not been playing any more ranked games yet, though I plan to do so in the near future for Twitch livestreams. Until then, you can know me as that girl in Iron elo that compares her guides to the likes of Vapora. :P

My Thoughts on the Meta

My main roles are ADC and Support.

Honestly, seeing many players replace ADCs with heroes like Xerath and Neeko hurts for me to watch. Many ADCs are in a bad spot right now because they're getting nuked to hell by mages and bruisers that decide to play in the bot lane.

On the bright side, that doesn't mean people have stopped playing ADCs altogether. In more games than not, I still find myself going up against the trad…

So yeah this title sounds kinda odd but I can explain. Ive been doing a devotional and I found that their new champion sylas is similar to silas. and you know Janna? shes in the new testament. I understnd that there are curse words in league but probably wasnt them that made the words. or im just an idiot and its a coinsidence.

I'm currently in college.

I recently got past my first semester, and I've been having a great time as a proud Zip in the University of Akron. I could've done better, though - and I need to do better.

As much as I desire to be a professional gamer, I can't just magically zap myself to the top all because I dream to do so. College is expensive, and I'm not gonna make these four years of my time in college be a complete waste of money.

I start my next semester very soon. Once that happens, I might not be able to update my guides as quickly as I'd want to. I'll need to dedicate more time to studying, doing homework, and making my education worthwhile.

That doesn't mean I'm planning on taking a hiatus, but I WILL notify you if I have to take one. All it means is that I'll have to come up with a proper schedule and to get serious about college.

Sincerely,

Riley "MediaMix1"
1.10.2019

As an occasional jungle player, I see a few junglers either not farming or not being enough of an influence on the game. I love playing AP Sejuani jungle and it normally works because of the either lack of farm on the opponent, or the fact that the opponent has no influence on the game. This may be for a majority of reasons but I am here to give 15 tips to become better as a jungler.

1. Have enough picks - I suggest this for every role because it actually has an effect for draft picking. It is good to one trick a champion sometimes yet that champion can get banned then you are stuck. As a jungler you normally want to be countering what the enemy is playing or just picking a safer pick if you are picking first. Having multiple strong picks is very effective if you are looking to try and influence the game properly.

2. Understand playstyles - If you are playing someone like Xin Zhao in the jungle, you will be looking for early to mid game duels, yet if you are playing Kayn you are tryi…

As an ADC main and an occasional support player, I see lots of low elo supports being braindead and/or making the same mistakes over and over again. It may be for a majority of reasons but I am here to give 15 tips for improvement as a Support.

1. Have enough picks - Its OK to one trick a champion but in the support role it is less possible to do so as you must be looking to counter pick or synergise with any pick your ADC chooses. Have multiple strong picks which you can pick with and against multiple ADCs and other typical supports.

2. Copy playstyles - Look at what champion your ADC is playing and pick to go along with their playstyle. For example, if they are playing Draven, pick Leona or another snowbally support with engage.

3. Ward correctly - As a support one of your main roles is to do with vision. You need to unlock the warding passive on your support item as soon as possible, this leads to more overall vision for your team. Also in the laning phase ward alternate to your …

As an ADC main I see lots of people in lower elo making the same mistakes over and over again. It may be for a majority of reasons but I am here to give 25 tips for improvement as an ADC.

1. Have enough picks - It is OK to one trick a champion for a while, but don't be stuck to only knowing them and being able to only play them well. For example if you are a Lucian main, maybe learn an ADC who counters the champions who counter you, so when you are in a draft pick you can counter pick.

2. Support Synergy - Even if you are not duo-queueing with your support, you need to have synergy with them in terms of their playstyle. If they are looking to pick Leona you should be looking to play an early game ADC who can follow up on her engage like a Draven or Kalista.

3. Ward correctly - This may seem simple but lots of people just blindly place wards in the lane bushes and think nothing of it. These wards are for the most part useless and as an ADC you should be looking to ward the tri bush a…

I like to play Morgana a fair amount. I prefer playing her mid as the matchup normally shows my skill of the champion as she is not a conventional mid lane champion. It is a great counter for Zeds and Irelias for the laning phase and mid game. But Morgana support is what I see most people play. And to be fair it is where she should be played in the current meta. Yet i see lots of people playing her in the wrong sort of style. They play her in a more sort of Janna style where they sit back and don't do much other than max E and never land Qs. Some people may say this is bad support play (I say that also), but it is what I see most people doing around silver and gold elo.

So I present to you the Morgana gold grabbing strategy (it can work on other mage supports but I am using Morgana as an example as it is the easiest champion to do it with). The Morgana gold grabbing strategy s where you max W and spam it on the immobile ADCs you will be up against, getting gold from the Remnant of the…

As a squishy champion main I generically and subjectively hate assassins. It is in my nature to do so as i can only kill them late game or if they are tied down in cc. This new dark harvest allows assassins to nullify any squishy champion even more now and it also allows Pykes to use his ultimate on me when i am half health. It allows assassins to one shot you at level 3 also, which is not good for ADCs who typically want to scale. I ask Riot Games to think about us poor ADCs next time they do anything to assassins. Us ADCs have endured item nerfs, stupid mages in the bot lane (go away Karthus and Swain bot lane mains), Brand and Zyra as supports, our postion being useless for half of season 8, and the fact that ADCs are only vaguely useful now till late game with a proper support. In just season 8 alone we have absorbed so much stuff, so just nerf dark harvest and Pyke for this patch as I am sick of being one-shot by assassins. I also call for a new armour item for ADCs which actually…