The Ranked Misadventures of TheSilverDust

[quote=TheSilverDust]Oopsie, I copy-paste too much. Fixed it.[/quote]

[quote=TheSilverDust][center] [icon=Lulu size=50] [h1][color=#0080ff][S6] GAME 29[/color][/h1] [h2]RESULT:[color=#ff0000]DEFEAT![/color][/h2] [img width=500]http://i.imgur.com/oOdQP2M.png[/img] [/center] [h2][color=#0080ff]Masteries (Keystone)[/color]: [/h2]12-18-0 ([[Thunderlord's Decree]]) [h2][color=#0080ff]Runes[/color]:[/h2] [runes=http://www.mobafire.com/league-of-legends/rune-page-planner#&rune=369:9-262:9-283:9-338:3] [h2][color=#0080ff]Ability Sequence[/color]:[/h2] [abilities=qeqwqrqeqwreee champion=lulu] [h2][color=#0080ff]Major Items Sequence[/color]:[/h2] [[Farsight Alteration]] ->[[Frost Queen's Claim]] -> [[Boots of Swiftness]] -> [[Rod of Ages]] -> [[Blasting Wand]] ([[Rabadon's Deathcap]]) [h2][color=#0080ff]Pick Number Overall[/color]:[/h2] 5th [h2][color=#0080ff]Why Pick *insert champion here*?[/color]:[/h2] I am a support main, but I really want to play mid. [h2][color=#0080ff]During the Game[/color]:[/h2] I should've dodge it. [[Lee Sin]] went AFK for picking support. I was ahead to [[Heimerdinger]] in terms of CS, but not on kill participation. We lost miserably. [h2][color=#0080ff]What should I improve/commend[/color]:[/h2] I-I don't know... I'm really lost in that game. I need help. ;-; I cannot really climb on my division. Will my misadventures happen every time I play?[/quote]

[quote=Ekki]Seeing you play a lot of support (and a lot of [[lulu]]) you might want to try [[greater mark of armor]]. As an utility mage, the magic penetration is not that useful, and the armor marks allow for 9 hp or scaling hp seals. For tanky supports it is my go to mark, too, since any offensive stats would most likely be of little use. If you don't believe me compare them to the primary [[greater seal of armor]] and you'll see they give nearly the same amount of armor, even if they are secondary.[/quote]

[quote=Jpikachu1999]Back when [[Greater Seal of Armor]] got nerfed, it was pretty quickly figured out that [[Greater Seal of Health]] is superior in every way. I don't know about [[Greater Mark of Armor]]. Personally, I just run [[Greater Mark of Hybrid Penetration]] on supports like [[Lulu]], because their damage, especially early, is ridiculous. 8 armor late or early game doesn't do that much, whereas there is a noticeable damage drop without hybrid pen marks. To each their own, I guess.[/quote]

[quote=theyouiporit][quote=TheSilverDust]I need help.;-; I cannot really climb on my division. Will my disadventures happen every time I play?[/quote] I've got some advise: Git gud. [spoiler]Just kidding :P. What worked for me was to stop playing the support role. I went back to the champions I used to play when I was lower level and took them to normal and later to ranked play. [[Tryndamere]] (don't mock me, we were all bronze/silver once), [[pantheon]] and [[hecarim]] made me go golden. After that, I went back to bot lane as support with [[thresh]], [[alistar]] and [[taric]] (he used to work) when I had to go support and things went well. I kept playing top, support and jungle and I got to platinum.[/spoiler] Anyways, that's my own experience. Hope it was useful to you.[/quote]

[quote=Jovy]It's definitely easier to just play a carry role (mid for example) in lower elos (no offence meant or anything), but if you want to stick with support then I suggest playing someone like Brand who can pretty much carry bot lane and mid game all on his own. He's easy to play and at least worth checking out.[/quote]

[quote=Ekki][quote=Jpikachu1999]Back when [[Greater Seal of Armor]] got nerfed, it was pretty quickly figured out that [[Greater Seal of Health]] is superior in every way. I don't know about [[Greater Mark of Armor]].[/quote]Back when [[greater seal of armor]] got nerfed, Riot forgot to nerf the armor quints, marks and glyphs accordingly, so we now have 4.3 armor quints and 0.91 armor marks. If you ever want to take defensive quints, you'll probably want to make sure they're armor ones. [quote=Jpikachu1999]Personally, I just run [[Greater Mark of Hybrid Penetration]] on supports like [[Lulu]], because their damage, especially early, is ridiculous. 8 armor late or early game doesn't do that much, whereas there is a noticeable damage drop without hybrid pen marks. To each their own, I guess.[/quote]Maybe [[lulu]] isn't the best champion for armor marks. I do use them on [[janna]] and everyone of my tanky supports (although [[nautilus]] could use hybrid pen now that you mention it). IDK how meta they are, but they give a nice boost on early survivability by sacrificing sometimes marginal damage.[/quote]

[quote=Vapora Dark][quote=Jpikachu1999]Back when [[Greater Seal of Armor]] got nerfed, it was pretty quickly figured out that [[Greater Seal of Health]] is superior in every way.[/quote] They're only superior if you get armor elsewhere in your runes. So if you're getting armor from your marks or quints (at least 2 armor quints), then you can take flat HP seals. Otherwise you'll overall likely be squishier if you just take HP seals over armor seals, but it depends on each individual case of how much magic damage you take compared to physical damage. On [[lulu]] support you can either go x9 armor marks, x9 HP seals, x9 AP glyphs, x3 AP quints, or you can go x9 magic/hybrid pen, x9 HP seals, x9 AP glyphs, x2 armor quints, x1 AP quint. It's hard to argue which page is better in practice as their strengths lie in different areas; the former gives slightly more utility in better shields and ults because it has more AP, while the former gives slightly more damage in lane. So just try both and use whichever you prefer.[/quote]

[quote=Jpikachu1999][quote=Ekki]Back when [[greater seal of armor]] got nerfed, Riot forgot to nerf the armor quints, marks and glyphs accordingly, so we now have 4.3 armor quints and 0.91 armor marks. If you ever want to take defensive quints, you'll probably want to make sure they're armor ones.[/quote] Agreed on that part. I do run armor marks and quints on about half of my supports - I just tend to prefer a little more offense on people like [[Lulu]] and [[Nami]]. [quote=Ekki]Maybe [[lulu]] isn't the best champion for armor marks. I do use them on [[janna]] and everyone of my tanky supports (although [[nautilus]] could use hybrid pen now that you mention it). IDK how meta they are, but they give a nice boost on early survivability by sacrificing sometimes marginal damage.[/quote] I've been out of the game for a while now, I have no idea what's meta. I have no idea what pros run, just saying that for higher damage supports like [[Lulu]], [[Nami]], and [[Annie]], hybrid pen marks seem to work fine for me. I tend to just run straight AP pages (9x hybrid pen marks, 9x scaling health seals, 9x flat magic resist glyphs, 3x flat AP quints). Probably not the best page if you are learning a champion, but it works for me. [quote=Vapora Dark] They're only superior if you get armor elsewhere in your runes. So if you're getting armor from your marks or quints (at least 2 armor quints), then you can take flat HP seals. Otherwise you'll overall likely be squishier if you just take HP seals over armor seals, but it depends on each individual case of how much magic damage you take compared to physical damage. On [[lulu]] support you can either go x9 armor marks, x9 HP seals, x9 AP glyphs, x3 AP quints, or you can go x9 magic/hybrid pen, x9 HP seals, x9 AP glyphs, x2 armor quints, x1 AP quint. It's hard to argue which page is better in practice as their strengths lie in different areas; the former gives slightly more utility in better shields and ults because it has more AP, while the former gives slightly more damage in lane. So just try both and use whichever you prefer.[/quote] I'll defer to your knowledge on this - like I've said, been out of the game a while, and the highest I ever reached when maining support was Plat 1, and that was way back in Season 3. Things were different then.[/quote]

[quote=TheSilverDust][center] [icon=Orianna size=50] [h1][color=#0080ff][S6] GAME 30[/color][/h1] [h2]RESULT:[color=#00ff00]VICTORY![/color][/h2] [img width=500]http://i.imgur.com/uiLNWfY.png[/img] [/center] [h2][color=#0080ff]Masteries (Keystone)[/color]: [/h2]18-12-0 ([[Deathfire Touch]]) [h2][color=#0080ff]Runes[/color]:[/h2] [runes=http://www.mobafire.com/league-of-legends/rune-page-planner#&rune=369:9-262:9-283:9-338:3] [h2][color=#0080ff]Ability Sequence[/color]:[/h2] [abilities=eqwqqrqwqwrwweer champion=orianna] [h2][color=#0080ff]Major Items Sequence[/color]:[/h2] [[Athene's Unholy Grail]] ->[[Zhonya's Hourglass]] -> [[Farsight Alteration]] -> [[Sorcerer's Shoes]] -> [[Rabadon's Deathcap]] [h2][color=#0080ff]Pick Number Overall[/color]:[/h2] 10th [h2][color=#0080ff]Why Pick *insert champion here*?[/color]:[/h2] I want to do wombo combos. And I haven't played [[Orianna]] for a while. [h2][color=#0080ff]During the Game[/color]:[/h2] LOL This game is cancer. [[Darius]] doesn't ward his lane, that's why he fed [[Lee Sin]] so hard. [[Varus]] is always caught off guard, which explains his high number of deaths. Thankfuly, [[Shaco]]'s fed AF. But the fact that we are clearly losing there makes us lose our confidence to comeback. But the fact that [[Yasuo]] and [[Jinx]] isn't helping their team at all makes a small opening for us to win the game. We destroyed two inhibitors but couldn't take their Nexus turrets. And while they're taking [[Baron Nashor]], [[Darius]], [[Sejuani]], [[Shaco]], and I attempted to steal it. THey successfully took it, and killed [[Sejuani]] in the process. But [[Shaco]] and [[Varus]] rushed to their base and wrecked the Nexus while [[Darius]] and I are distracting the whole enemy team (Killed [[Yasuo]] in the process). This. Game. Is. Cancer. [h2][color=#0080ff]What should I improve/commend[/color]:[/h2] [color=#00ff00]+[/color]I rarely used my ult, but when used, it's sick. [color=#00ff00]+[/color]Muted [[Darius]]. [color=#00ff00]+[/color]Saved many asses with my shield and speed field. [color=#ff0000]Improvements[/color]: [color=#ff0000]-[/color]Wrong masteries. [color=#ff0000]-[/color]Haven't made the [[Command: Shockwave]]-[[Glacial Prison]] wombo combo.[/quote]