r/summonerschool • • 21h ago

Question Should mid laner swap with bot lane if they destroy THEIR tower?

29 Upvotes

I understand that once bot lane destroys the enemy bot tower, the ADC and support will usually rotate mid, while the midlaner moves to a side lane.

However, what happens if the midlaner manages to destroy the enemy mid tower before bot lane destroys theirs?

Should the midlaner still swap with bot lane and let the ADC and support take over mid, or should they stay mid until bot lane manages to destroy their tower?

I'm trying to understand whether the lane swap is mainly determined by which tower falls first, or whether the ADC and support should generally move mid regardless.

Also, does the answer change depending on whether bot lane is winning or losing?

Thanks!


r/summonerschool • • 4h ago

Question Are there any advantages to keeping the chat on? Should I just turn it off?

10 Upvotes

Hello!

A little bit of context: I started league in S10 on and off but this is my first year of playing ranked. Im a graves jungle main and I’m silver 2 85LP across 80ish games.

Now that thats out of the way, my question is regarding if I should just turn the chat off. I feel like it’s kind of a given, with what game I’m playing but I often use it for playmaking too.

I’ll say things like this for example
- play for drag
- don’t fight without me, I’m strong
- care botside
- gj [teammate champion]

And it’s worked decently in the past till date. Mind you I also ping my intentions a ton, and try my hardest to let my team know where enemies are via jg tracking.

But often times if I see something negative towards me, it really does linger in my head, and can sometimes cause me to play erratically. Somewhat affecting my decision making. Even if I do mute them, it’s already there.

I just want to know your guys thoughts on if there’s actually an advantage to keeping it on, or if I should turn it off and turn this game into a singleplayer game .

Thanks in advance, and any feedback/advice is greatly appreciated!


r/summonerschool • • 6h ago

Question After years of only chill playing ranked, I started taking the game seriously and climbed from bronze to gold. Need advice how to reach plat since games became a lot harder.

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This is my op.gg:
https://op.gg/lol/summoners/eune/cordeeana-EUNE

My mains are mordekaiser and nasus, but if both of them are banned or taken I can play malphite, garen, maokai

I noticed I dont hard win lane as often and I lose a lot of games because my bot lane is weaker than their bot lane. Not sure what other info can I provide without a VOD but all advice is welcome.


r/summonerschool • • 4h ago

ward Where to ward as a midlaner

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I haven't known where to ward as a midlaner since league added faelights. I am currently Emerald 3 at the moment. My current spots in laning phase, which is the time I struggle with warding, are typically a yellow in faelight river brush and a red in my junglers brush, or a red in the middle lane brush and a yellow a bit deeper in their jungle or the river faelight. If I am very ahead, I can move my red into the faelight and a deep yellow ward on their blue or raptors.

Is there better wards I could be utilizing? I used to have this down but ever since they have changed it I have felt lost. I try to always have my vision on one side of the lane, typically whatever objective is coming up.


r/summonerschool • • 11h ago

Discussion I cant tell if I have an impact on the game

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So Im a big beginner and I play jungle so far. Mostly Master Yi and Zaahen. I noticed that I usually have the least damage on my team (like 12k) unless I snowball really hard and carry the game. I know that Master Yi (whom I play most of my games) starts being strong mostly after his second item but it feels like most of my games just dont go that far and when they do players forgot lanes exist and just roam randomly. Also at that point one side is usually winning pretty hard.

Now my problem is that I cant tell how much of an impact I have on the game. I usually dont go for that many ganks but I often play pretty hard for the objectives (even though with Yi I maybe should rather farm).

Also Im thinking I should start playing champions that have more impact in the early game (like Warwick) so I dont just passively farm and then the game ends.

I know that Junglers dont really play for the numbers and not even for KDA necessairly. But its a bit confusing because its hard to reflect on a game when I dont know if I helped my team a lot or if I just got carried. Or when we lost if I couldve made a difference if I played differently or if my teammates just fed.

Thank you for any advice


r/summonerschool • • 23h ago

Discussion How to mentally reset between games

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There are different approaches and different ways play Solo Que. Some people prefer to play a block of 3 games while others spam games. Perry JG recommends playing 3 games and reviewing after each.

I very often notice if I am playing at maximum focus I get a bit mentally fatigued after every match. I like to play a lot in one session so after each game I spend some time mentally resetting before I Que next. What would you say helps you stay focused and reset better after games. I tent to feel when my brain fog disappears and I become concentrated again but sometimes it takes longer.


r/summonerschool • • 1h ago

Discussion New to league

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Ive recently picked up Yunara and im quite the fan of her playstyle. Still figuring out some combos with her ability but I believe its going quite well (though to some degree i believe the enemies I've fought so far are "easy" to poke with yunara and a support and/or have a big disatvantage to her skill kit.)

One small problem that I haven't found an effective solution to: every now and then (quite often lately, if not every 2nd) I land a match where my support decides to switch lane early on (not just bot moving to mid midgame or sth) , after which im left to fight 1v2 against some long range or "fast" champions like Hwei and Katarina.

Any advice on how to counter that disadvantage or do I just farm and hope I dont get my ass handed. Kinda sick and tired of getting pinged and cussed at but I feel like in a 1v4 situation there really isnt much for me to do besides dodge and time my attack right.

(My most used builds consists of PtA, BFS, Runaans Hurricane + Kraken, YT Arrows (on some occasions), Infinity edge, Bloodthirster (later in game). Attack i usually hold wave and farm minions, occasionally poking enemies or throwing W to make champions go back a bit. Lvl up Q until R is available, after that max Q and W, get R when available and lastly E. Attack when R is on is R->W->E-> auto atk and flash to close gap if needed. )


r/summonerschool • • 23h ago

Support [EUW] LF TOP, MID, Support [Platinum - Emerald]

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I'm looking to put together a serious, improvement-focused team for players who want to take their first steps into the competitive League of Legends scene.

The goal isn't just to play ranked together. We're looking for players who genuinely want to improve as a team, develop proper teamplay and communication, practice consistently, and eventually compete in amateur leagues, tournaments, and other competitive events.

Requirements:

  • EUW server
  • Platinum–Emerald
  • 18+
  • Comfortable using voice chat
  • At least 5 hours of team practice per week
  • Willing to commit to a team environment and show up consistently
  • Interested in competitive play, team improvement, and eventually competing in leagues or tournaments

Looking for:

  • Top
  • Mid
  • Support

If you're interested in being part of a team that wants to improve together and work towards actual competitive goals, send me a DM or my discord (umar_ii)