GeneralSniper Teaches Carrying from Top Lane

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Sniper

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

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Aimlabs Challenge

Playing properly around strong vs. weak side is one of the most difficult concepts in the game that even high-level players struggle with. In your games this week, focus on being able to determine whether you’re on strong or weak side by analyzing the directional pathing of your jungler on the map (and trying to track the opposing jungler). If you’re already able to do this fairly consistently, the next step is to begin orienting your laning and trading around Sniper’s suggestions from the lesson.

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