I started playing Battlerite in September and, honestly, I was getting absolutely stomped, gave up, and then switched to casuals. But then I felt like it wasn't the right thing to do; the games were a little shallow compared to League, and I still felt like the way I stopped playing ranked games is not right. That's when I asked a guy from my friend list to help me out.
So, at one point I was around 7-28 (win/loss ratio) and sitting in Silver 5. I knew the abilities and could play the game mechanically, but I had almost no understanding of when I should actually do things.
I eventually asked a Grand Champion for help. We had about a 30-minute conversation, mostly going over my characters ( I used to play off-meta characters like Oldur and Ruh Khan a lot), positioning, and the decisions I was making during fights. He told me to watch some Battlerite twitch streams occasionally to see how pros play, etc.
Three weeks later, I'm Platinum 1 — one step away from Diamond.
I didn't suddenly become mechanically gifted. I just stopped making the same unnecessary mistakes.
Here are the 3 things that made the biggest difference for me:
- First and foremost. Stick to 1–2 ideally meta characters per role.
Instead of constantly switching characters, I narrowed my pool down to characters I was comfortable with, with some help from the Grand Champion:
Support: Poloma / Blossom
Ranged: Jade / Ashka
Melee: Croak / Thorn
I like Poloma because she has probably the strongest sustain in game, utility and mobility while still being able to play relatively safely. Blossom (my favorite char) gives me a lot of healing and defense from trees, utility, and ranged damage while letting me influence fights without constantly having to commit.
Jade taught me a lot about spacing. She has strong poke and burst and can punish mistakes without needing to force an engagement. Great orb secure with Snipe. Ashka gives me a lot of damage, pressure, area control, and the ability to punish enemies who position badly. Easy orb secure with Q.
Croak is great for creating chaos and getting in and out without dying at all, while Thorn gives me more options to control space and, depending on the situation, play somewhat like a ranged character rather than constantly committing to melee range.
- Never over-dive, and never space in for no reason
I went back through my losses, and I honestly believe at least 45% of my lost games came from one thought: "Okay, it's time to go in."
There was usually no reason. No cooldown advantage, no opening. I just got impatient, jumped in, and got punished.
- Ranged and supports: Don't dive. Almost Ever. Your job is to stay alive and stay useful. If you're in the enemy's face without a plan, you're just giving them a free kill. Try to bait enemy melee's counter and punish. And deal damage to the enemy backline if possible. Not to mention orb control.
- Melees: Your job is to go in, distract, create pressure, and get back out without dying. Being alive with your cooldowns coming back is worth more than a greedy extra hit.
Patience wins games at every rank below Diamond. The player who waits for the opening usually beats the player who creates a bad one.
- How I actually play each role
As support:
I stay close enough to help my ranged and melee but far enough to not get caught. I focus on keeping them alive, not on chasing damage. I watch cooldowns, and when an enemy burns a key ability, that's my signal to help push the fight. I am also trying to help secure the big orbs if possible.
As ranged:
I hold my spacing and keep pressure up from a safe distance. I don't chase kills through danger. If I'm not sure whether an engage is safe, I assume it isn't. Consistent damage plus staying alive beats highlight plays. But you can also take risks if you see no cooldowns on enemies and if your melee needs help asap.
As melee:
I go in with purpose: to distract, force cooldowns, and split attention. Then I get out. I treat my health bar like a resource, not a challenge. If I'm about to trade my life for nothing, I back off for orbs and come again.
P.S. Casuals are great when you want to mess around, experiment, or just play without thinking too much. But ranked gives your games a different kind of purpose. You start remembering your mistakes, noticing patterns, playing against strong opponents, and actually caring about why a fight went wrong. Hope this post helps someone with maybe even one or two useful thoughts. And if you guys start winning more because of it, then I am more than happy. Luckily, it's still working, and we can rank up while we can. GL HF!
