GeneralSniper Teaches Carrying from Top Lane

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Sniper

Early Game and Lane Phase

Lesson 7

GeneralSniper teaches you different ways to build advantages in your early levels such as:

  • How to better understand your matchup and adapt your wave management accordingly

  • How to build and use slow pushes to your advantage

  • When and how to freeze waves

  • The importance of playing for your team when you’re unable to find advantages for yourself

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Aimlabs Challenge

High-level players are consistently intentional when it comes to influencing their minion waves. During the early lane phase of your next 3-5 ranked games, work hard on implementing GeneralSniper’s advice around wave manipulation including using slow pushes and freezes to gain advantages over your lane opponent.

Lessons

Meet Your Coach: General Sniper
Lesson 1

GeneralSniper explains how he got his start in esports - exploring topics including:

  • His relationship with his older brother, Viper, and how it inspired him to pursue gaming

  • How he climbed quickly through the ranks to achieve Challenger at only 12 years old

  • The origin of his name GeneralSniper

  • His biggest accomplishments so far and career goals for the future

In-Game Settings
Lesson 2

GeneralSniper gives you tips on optimizing your in-game settings such as:

  • His personal take on increasing your mouse DPI for better movement and faster reactions.

  • The benefits of using the “attack only” command

  • Prioritizing comfortability for the in-game settings you use

Practice & Warmup Routine
Lesson 3

GeneralSniper delves into topics including:

  • The importance of work ethic and intentional practice

  • How the right warmup can help you reduce/prevent mechanical misplays

  • The value in practicing ability combos for the champions you play

  • His personal pregame routine and how it helps his ranked consistency

Top Lane Secrets
Lesson 4

GeneralSniper shares secrets that have helped him secure consistent advantages on his journey to Rank 1 including:

  • Different ways to use your time as efficiently as possible

  • The value of zoning weaker enemies to deny them experience and gold

  • Adapting specific ward placements to the current lane situation

  • The importance of knowing when to back off of tower to avoid enemy dives

Rank 1 Advice
Lesson 5

GeneralSniper teaches you the mentality that helped him reach rank 1 by exploring:

  • The importance of keeping a growth mindset

  • How he handles tilt and actively learns from his mistakes

  • How he keeps consistency and focus throughout games

  • The importance of seeking out new ways to improve your game knowledge

Adaptation and Flexibility
Lesson 6

GeneralSniper explains how a Rank 1 player adapts to a fast-changing game by:

  • Staying up to date on current trends and patch notes

  • Constantly experimenting and limit testing to improve your skill ceiling

  • Developing strong instincts and learning to trust yourself

Early Game and Lane Phase
Lesson 7

GeneralSniper teaches you different ways to build advantages in your early levels such as:

  • How to better understand your matchup and adapt your wave management accordingly

  • How to build and use slow pushes to your advantage

  • When and how to freeze waves

  • The importance of playing for your team when you’re unable to find advantages for yourself

Strong Side vs. Weak Side
Lesson 8

GeneralSniper teaches you how to recognize your win conditions and snowball games effectively by:

  • Positively impacting your other lanes

  • Tracking and looking for opportunities to disrupt the enemy jungler

  • Adapting your laning style depending on if you’re playing strong vs. weak side

Mid to Late Game
Lesson 9

Mid-Late game decision making can be a difficult process for many players. GeneralSniper gives out some of his macro secrets such as:

  • How to be involved in team plays while maintaining a good stream of income for yourself

  • The value of creating flanks and how to create them on the champions he plays

  • How map awareness is one of the most important skills to train and improve

Teleport Usage
Lesson 10

GeneralSniper explains optimal teleport usage by teaching you:

  • How to improve the effectiveness of your teleports

  • The value of taking TP and the pros and cons of taking different summoner spell combinations

  • The importance of clear communication so your teammates can set up the right vision for your teleports

  • How you should approach thinking about TP to impact the rest of the map and look for plays

NOTE: this section may be outdated given recent changes to Teleport.

Teamfighting
Lesson 11

GeneralSniper teaches you his approach to teamfighting and the different factors to watch out for, such as:

  • Being decisive in your decision-making

  • Correctly understanding what fights you can efficiently move to

  • Understanding how to maximize your impact when making the decision to not contribute to a teamfight your team is a part of

  • The importance of using pings to communicate intention to your teammates

  • How key summoner spell cooldowns can impact the fights you should/shouldn’t take