Pobelter Teaches Advanced Mid Lane

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Crossmapping Objectives

Lesson 7

Pobelter discusses ways to maintain and use objective control to secure advantages for your team, including:

  • How to punish the enemy team for overcommitting to an objective

  • How pushing side lanes contribute to your team’s control over an objective

  • An in-depth breakdown of how pro teams approach a late game elder dragon fight

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Aimlabs Challenge

In this segment, you learned about the valuable concept of crossmapping which is particularly effective in situations where the objective you’re contesting isn’t essential for your team to secure. From your match history, download a recent ranked game that you lost (one with multiple objective takes involved) and analyze the start of each objective play. Ask yourself these questions:

  1. Was my team in position and strong enough to take this fight?

  2. Did my team have good vision and area control over the objective?

  3. Was my team healthy enough to take a good fight?

If you answered no to any of these questions, ask yourself what crossmapping options could have been better than taking the fight that you did.

Lessons

Early Game Tactics
Lesson 1

Pobelter discusses his approach to having a successful early game, including:

  • Different ways you can build advantages in winning matchups and minimize losses in bad ones

  • How your team’s jungle archetype should affect your early game plan

  • Ways you can better manage your resources

  • Advice on how Pobelter thinks about itemization based on a number of factors

Early Laning
Lesson 2

Pobelter discusses what he considers when approaching his laning phase, including:

  • The general dynamic of several different types of Mid lane matchups

  • The importance of keeping a ward up on at least one side of mid lane

  • How summoner spells factor into a player's plan for playing a successful lane

  • Examples of how to recover after making errors such as taking bad trades

The Little Things
Lesson 3

Pobelter explains how even the smallest decisions can impact your game by covering:

  • How game knowledge dictates the way mid-lane matchups are played

  • His opinions on the best way to develop and implement your matchup knowledge

  • An example of Pobelter’s deep game knowledge applied to one of his favorite champions

Working With Your Jungler
Lesson 4

Pobelter explores the essential relationship between mid laners and their junglers - teaching you:

  • Why keeping your jungler from falling behind will also help you in the long run

  • The two main types of junglers that are commonly encountered in League

  • How to tailor your game plan to synergize well with your jungler’s goals

  • How to address the dilemma of deciding whether or not to move towards a jungle skirmish

Vision Control
Lesson 5

In this chapter, Pobelter covers how to approach vision control from the mid-lane, showing you:

  • Common warding spots to help keep your team track the enemy jungler

  • How to play properly around your team’s and your own vision

  • Safe windows to look for the right timings to ward

  • The best wards and rotation paths for situations where you’re side-laning

Mid To Late Game Tactics
Lesson 6

Pobelter covers his thoughts on Mid and Late game tactics for solo queue, discussing:

  • What to consider when deciding where to be on the map in the mid to late game

  • How to approach the dilemma of farming side lanes or grouping

  • Pobelter’s tips for being more consistent when side laning

  • Ways to help get your solo queue team on the same page

  • Tips on how to better predict the outcome of fights

Crossmapping Objectives
Lesson 7

Pobelter discusses ways to maintain and use objective control to secure advantages for your team, including:

  • How to punish the enemy team for overcommitting to an objective

  • How pushing side lanes contribute to your team’s control over an objective

  • An in-depth breakdown of how pro teams approach a late game elder dragon fight

Objective Setup
Lesson 8

Pobelter discusses how to approach grouping for objectives, covering:

  • How to achieve the right timing when leaving a side lane to group for objectives

  • The correct vision control setup to maximize your odds of winning a fight

  • How to handle common solo queue scenarios around objectives

Late Game Decisions & Teamfighting
Lesson 9

Pobelter helps you maximize the odds of winning late game encounters by going over:

  • Optimal ways to utilize teleport and how to evaluate the value of your teleports

  • A breakdown of how crowd control dictates the tempo of a late game LCK teamfight

  • How lane pressure can force the enemy to make tough decisions

Final Thoughts
Lesson 10

Pobelter wraps up his course by discussing his schedule and training routine as a professional player. He covers:

  • His practice regiment and typical schedule as a professional player

  • Examples of setting goals for himself as a player and evaluating those goals.

  • Recommendations on the correct mindset for improving as a player.