Amount of warding
So I was wondering, after watching some LCS games, I normally place anywhere from 28-36 wards in a 45 minute game when I'm support. Should that number be higher? These guys in the pros are placing like 80-90 wards in their games, but since I'm in low ELO (B3), I definitely don't have to place as many as they do. What would be a good amount of wards in say a 45 minute game?
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Don't compare yourself (especially B3) to LCS players. They are in constant communication and have game plans laid out already. Vision is directly tied to their game plans and such.
A good support wards keep your ADC safe. You have to ward as much as this is needed. If the enemy support / jungler is spending resources to kill your wards, you have to spend more resources to get more wards. If they are keeping your wards up, you are free to do other things.
There is no good number to go by. It's a stat that is misleading. It's all about keeping vision on the enemy, their objectives, dragon and baron. You need to play each game on a play-by-play basis. If your ADC is getting fed, you may have more resources to ward the enemy jungle. This will inflate how many wards placed for that game.
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How do I ward like a pro?
Always try to place wards in bushes rather than outside of them. If a ward is placed outside of a bush then you will not get vision inside. Placed inside, however, and you'll see everything that's going on inside and outside the bush. Your allies can use wards for a variety of purposes outside of vision too.How many wards can you place in league?
The maximum amount of trinket wards that any player can place is 3 on the map at any one time. The fourth trinket ward will destroy the first and oldest ward that had been placed. Keep this in mind if you are placing multiple wards around the map.Do wards count as CS?
Yes Wards will count towards your CS score. Things that count are: Champion Pets (Tibbers, Heimer turrets,Teemo Shrooms, Yorick ghouls etc.)How long does a ward last?
Types of WardLife Span:120 secondsLimit:No LimitVisible:YesHealth:1Bounty:11 more rowWard 126 - Official Trailer | Michael Thangadurai, Jishnu Menon | Sai Selva | Varun Sunil
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Ward is an awesome item and people think the more wards the better. But the thing is that a well-placed ward worth 5 dumb-placed wards. Your wards should be placed where the jungler is most likely to go to your current lane. And, you're just a B3, so you shouldn't stick on placing wards all over the place. LCS is a whole different level, the opponents are unpredictable, that's why they need wards - to control the map. With your current level, you just need 20-40 wards per 45 minutes. Also, your teamates can place wards too, right?
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