Midlane Gideon by Empti - Predecessor Gameplay Grandmaster Analysis

Predecessor Gameplay of Gideon Mid by Empti.
Learn from GrandMaster Solo Q is a series where I review portion of GM games when they go into solo Q. The goal is to extract how the top player plays and thinks so you can implement some of it in your own games.
Find me on twitch : / mugiwawa
Join my discord : / discord
Hero Builder, Guide and Blog post on : predacademy.com
#predecessor #gideon #midlane #analysis

[@k37town-np2nq]

Mugi thank you so much for the educational content. As a new player in low elo I'm constantly getting games with afks and dcs but putting to use the skills I've learned in your analysis has helped me have a chance in those 4v5 situations and has really made the game a lot more enjoyable when 40% of games would have otherwise been an automatic loss.

[@k37town-np2nq]

Also, if you read this do you have any tips for what to do when you are very far ahead in a lane specifically in regards to denying enemy farm. Sometimes I'll be far ahead in my lane in gold, xp, and towers so I go roam to help other lanes but in that time the enemy laner has a chance to catch up. Is there anything I can do to limit their catch up potential?

[@ObeyThePapaya]

@@k37town-np2nq In theory, those rotations should lead to taking objectives as well, and doing those rotations after clearing your lane. So they enemy should every so slightly catch up, and you'll end up with a tower, maybe a fangtooth, maybe your carry getting a double, maybe delaying enemy jungler and finding there position etc.
Just make sure your not losing out on that lane farm!

[@mugiwawa08]

First thanks a lot for the message, glad I can be of help and it means a lot. Regarding how to convert a lead, as Papaya said first thing first is to not throw away your lead. If you are that much stronger then it is easy to farm your lane first before you go for any rotation. Then what matters from those rotation is to get things going so look for towers and objectives, thing that will start to get the whole team ahead. Sometimes just beeing anoying in the jungle is enough if you don't want to start losing farm in mid, everytime the junglers is on 2 camps if you can steal it from him or poke him will relieve a lot of pressure on the map while not having to move away from mid. Of couse be wary to do that only if the enemy mid cannot come otherwise it can become a 1v2.

[@k37town-np2nq]

Omg your videos are so helpful too. Thank you for the reply. I will try to pressure objectives more in games I have the opportunity

[@DarthVaradkar]

Great video, loving this content

[@tilljunker8578]

Great Vid as always. I Like that u Show a difficult Matchup in the early Game. Maybe some more of those.

[@mugiwawa08]

Thanks for the feedback, can't wait for ranked to be out so we get some great battle of top players and those video will have even better quality.

[@RD-uf6gw]

Azure Core?
I mean, I'm not the Grandmaster player I suppose, but that's surprising.

[@mugiwawa08]

Azure Core is not completed until the ultra late game. Here he is facing an Iggy which is most of the time a farm heavy lane. So Empti opted for the Alchemical Rod since it is the best price ratio to get Magical Power once fully stacked at the cost of a weaker early game that in this specific instance does not matter as stated. But of course he does not complete the item until he has bought everything else.

[@RD-uf6gw]

I suppose that makes sense in a lane where you're not going to have the pressure to rotate.

[@STNJ_YT]

How can you claim to be any rank in a game mode that has zero rank xD

[@madmarioss]

There is an unofficial kinda mmr system already. Doesn't mean much but there is

[@mugiwawa08]

Well we have to jump into the SEO train on a more serious not, I believe any player I showcase in this series will without too much trouble reach the Paragon level when ranked gets released.