Latest going Legend (at least I'm doing something)

[quote=Latest Legend][quote=emoriam]I told you.[/quote]I'll mention your name in my AMA about legendary tier, thank you very much. [center][url=http://matchhistory.euw.leagueoflegends.com/en/#match-details/EUW1/2002783360/35085453?tab=overview][img]http://a.pomf.se/itxgcr.png[/img][/url][/center] [right][size=1]Click image for details[/size][/right] Forgetting the screenshot wasn't the only thing I did wrong this game. We started off decently, I had more trouble against [[pantheon]] than I expected because he went full sustain but I still managed to outlane him. I fucked up when I thought I could 1v1 [[wukong]] though, wasting both a flash and a life. Our bot lane was doing well, luckily [[ashe]] knew what she was doing, and the enemy didn't. For a moment I was afraid [[wukong]] would snowball heavily off the kill I gave him, but he didn't manage to win the game completely. We did have to give up two dragons, though we got the mid inhibitor eventulaly. With some [s]luck[/s] skill we caught more of them than they caught of us and when [[wukong]] suddenly died we went for baron. After that the great push happened. Overall it felt like a really close game to me, mostly because I made some stupid mistakes. After I gave [[wukong]] a free kill, I was trading with [[pantheon]] under his turret, wanted to [[hop]] away but jumped on him by mistake, diving his turret and giving away another free kill. You could say I was carried this game. Anyway, stupid game but won in the end. Next up: promotions![/quote]

[quote=Latest Legend][center][url=http://matchhistory.euw.leagueoflegends.com/en/#match-details/EUW1/2004605944/35085453?tab=overview][img]http://a.pomf.se/pphgbw.png[/img][/url][/center] [right][size=1]Click image for details[/size][/right] Another close victory. Any sane player would've probably picked [[janna]] into this but I haven't removed the dust yet. Early game went decently, when I grabbed [[tristana]] at level 2 she thought it a good idea to go all-in, and died. No matter how great the [[leona]] counter is, you're not going to win if you're already half-dead after a grab and knock at level 2. After that we somewhat rolled on. Their communication was a lot better and splitpushing gained them more than was necessary. People thought they were op and started fighting ridiculous fights. We lost two dragons and some turrets thanks to that. Another annoying thing was that, when we finally got baron, they decided it would be smart to push mid, where we already got their inhib down, and try to dive them while I was splitting top. Looking at their comp you can deduce how that turned out. Anyway, we won in the end. It wasn't satisfying though. Looking at the score I guess I could say I managed to get [[jinx]] ahead pretty well, on the other hand. I tried to go for the early grab this game but got a [[javelin toss]] in my face instead. I missed some important grabs I shouldn't have. Also I need to get more charisma so that my team will follow my calls more often. I might've killed someone by taking too long to activate my items, I need to work on that. Only one win left for my promos! :)[/quote]

[quote=Wayne3100]Wait, you picked [[Blitzcrank]] into a [[Leona]]? (I'm also not entirely sure how you - the support - were splitpushing top, but I suppose I'll let that one slide for now)[/quote]

[quote=Latest Legend]If I could play her I would've picked [[janna]] but I suck at her atm. I think that [[leona]] is mostly a problem if [[blitzcrank]] is stupid enough to think he can just all-in or grab her though. Luckily [[leona]] wasn't smart and diligent enough to cover her carry all the time (or even try to get grabbed), I could get a decent amount of grabs on [[tristana]]. What I'm trying to say is: you're right, it was stupid. ^^' I could've gone for [[braum]], maybe that would be a better matchup. What do you think? (We had baron and the rest of the team was pressuring mid, so all I had to do was tank some minions and raise super minions. It may have been better to go with them but I didn't think there was anything to get at mid lane but a failed dive.) Thanks for the feedback![/quote]

[quote=Jovy]Braum's very good against Leona, so that would've indeed been a better choice.[/quote]

[quote=Latest Legend]I see, thanks. Because he can block the e?[/quote]

[quote=Jovy]Yeah, and he's tanky so burst doesn't hurt him as much as it does, say, [[Blitzcrank]] or, well, any other support. I'm guessing you prefer playing tanky stuff, then? [[Alistar]] works very well against her, but he's kind of bad at the moment, so you might as well play [[Braum]]. [[Thresh]] can do well because he blocks her [icon=zenith blade] E with his [icon=flay] E, and because he's ranged and can poke her. But he's somewhat squishy and a good [[Leona]] can beat [[Thresh]]. If you're ok with playing squishies, [[Janna]] and [[Lulu]] do well, and [[Nami]] can too. All poke-y with good disengage.[/quote]

[quote=Luther3000]He's also really good in all ins, he can angle his ult to knockup Leona and still hit the ADC behind her when she goes in so that her followup is slow, and she has a hard time if she decides to back off because of his passive and slow.[/quote]

[quote=Latest Legend][quote=MissMaw]Yeah, and he's tanky so burst doesn't hurt him as much as it does, say, [[Blitzcrank]] or, well, any other support. I'm guessing you prefer playing tanky stuff, then? [[Alistar]] works very well against her, but he's kind of bad at the moment, so you might as well play [[Braum]]. [[Thresh]] can do well because he blocks her [icon=zenith blade] E with his [icon=flay] E, and because he's ranged and can poke her. But he's somewhat squishy and a good [[Leona]] can beat [[Thresh]]. If you're ok with playing squishies, [[Janna]] and [[Lulu]] do well, and [[Nami]] can too. All poke-y with good disengage.[/quote]Yeah I usually struggle with squishy supports. I haven't played [[alistar]] in ages, I'll try that. [[thresh]] and [[nami]] aren't really my thing, I could check out [[lulu]] though. Thanks! [quote=Luther3000]He's also really good in all ins, he can angle his ult to knockup Leona and still hit the ADC behind her when she goes in so that her followup is slow, and she has a hard time if she decides to back off because of his passive and slow.[/quote]I see, thanks! Still somewhat new to [[braum]]. [rule] [center][url=http://matchhistory.euw.leagueoflegends.com/en/#match-details/EUW1/2004853953/35085453][img]http://a.pomf.se/syqzpf.png[/img][/url][/center] [right][size=1]Click image for details[/size][/right] Meh desu It wasn't the most favorable matchup, but laning phase went pretty well. Sadly [[talon]] got kills. The end. Really, there's not much else I can say about it at the moment. I tried to get bot lane ahead, which succeeded a bit, but I didn't manage to turn the tides. They got four dragons. I called and contested every time, but on my own. I think I called some decent shots this game but none were followed. They hardly showed any intention to even try to steal dragon, though they did think it was a good idea to initiate a fight after they already got it. I got a double once, luring [[leona]] and [[sivir]] under a turret, that was nice. I should've asked [[lee sin]] not to gank top lane, he got killed once in an attempt to help me. I screwed up in a baron fight, focusing too much on the fact that they were doing baron rather than defending my carries. I think should've tried harder to gank mid early game too. I must've stopped farming at some point, I need to focus more on that. My taunting wasn't great but not too bad either. Other than that, not so sure. Things will probably get more clear once my salt level drops. Pressure is coming for the next match. I'll have to get fired up, strike well and see the light. [center][img width=100]https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/c/c1/Streichholz.jpg[/img][/center][/quote]

[quote=Latest Legend][center][url=http://matchhistory.euw.leagueoflegends.com/en/#match-details/EUW1/2013203756/35085453?tab=overview][img]http://a.pomf.se/hpmyig.png[/img][/url][/center] [right][size=1]Click image for details[/size][/right] Finally got some time to play a game. Overall the game went smoothly, with an exception here and there. Because it's been a while since I played a game my performance wasn't optimal though. [[graves]]' CS mechanics were great so we had an easy early game. We got the level 2, had a small fight and stuff. [[vayne]] was very focused on dodging every grab so I didn't get to pull off (heh) much. [[hecarim]] ganked early without too much success but it still increased our lead. [[pantheon]] made some good ganks too though. We had full dragon control the entire game, [[morgana]] did a good job at laning against [[katarina]] so when stuff started happening only [[pantheon]] was a pain. We pushed the mid inhibitor, after that I pinged a few times to back off but they didn't listen. Ended up in giving [[katarina]] a quadra but it was already too late to get back in the game. Not much more to tell, we were on the winning hand practically all the time. Things I need to focus on: quicker decision making. I was running towards [[graves]], who was fighting [[vayne]] and [[thresh]]. I wasn't sure whether I should ult for the finish (potentially taking the kills) or if he could take them on. I took too long so [[graves]] ended up dieing. I also forgot swapping my trinket after I bought [[sightstone]] again. And my peel wasn't that wonderful, but I blame that on a week of inactivity. Silver II! Yay[/quote]