Advancing through the tiers - League of Legends Ranked Guide

In the following chapter we will (finally) go in depth on how to improve through the different ranked tiers! The chapter has been divided into five subsections each of which describes how to raise from a certain bracket to the next, and what you as a player need to focus on to make that improvement. The sections will be constructed as stacking skills. That means that skills required to pass from platinum into diamond will be elaborations of skills already described in the lower tiers. New focus points and skills will also be introduced but they will all be connected in some way. It is possible to read a later chapter if you already have a high understanding of the game, as it is assumed, you will already know the simpler things taught in previous tiers.

Additionally in the book I will not be talking about mechanics much as that is something which is easier learnt from experience. Knowledge on the other hand can be taught so that’s the main focus of this guide. Improving the league you are playing in and thus playing against better opponents will also increase the rate at which you improve your mechanics. Better opponents equal better learning. That being said I will include some advanced tips and tricks that should be translated into mechanics in a later section of the book.

Bronze to Silver

Find yourself frustrated? Are you stuck in bronze with poor teammates, and seemingly no pattern in your match history, which can help you figure out what you do right and what went wrong? Does winning and losing seem to be occurring randomly, and are you not in control of the outcome of every game? Maybe you’re even trying to improve, but simply spending your time poorly by focusing on improving certain aspects, which are only netting small results. No matter the case, this chapter is for you as a Bronze player, who wants to make the climb into the next ranked tier!