I Studied Gold Lane Macro so You Don't Have To — Transcript

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1. 0:00I studied every game from Oheb, Skyler,
2. 0:03and Kelra to figure out how the gold
3. 0:05lane macro is supposed to be played.
4. 0:08But, what makes this video special is
5. 0:10that we'll start from the draft and
6. 0:12slowly move forward until late game.
7. 0:15Turns out, gold lane macro isn't that
8. 0:18simple because you need to adjust your
9. 0:21draft, find the best farming pattern for
10. 0:23early, mid, and late game, learn how to
11. 0:26survive the four-man game, how to stay
12. 0:29alive during team fights, and avoid all
13. 0:32the common mistakes all gold laners
14. 0:34make. The hard part, you need to adjust
15. 0:37all that based on the hero you're using.
16. 0:41So, let's start with the draft phase.
17. 0:43It's divided into two, a full five-man
18. 0:46party and a non-five-man party. When
19. 0:50you're in a full five-man party, you
20. 0:52should pick based on your team's
21. 0:54composition. But, the problem is your
22. 0:57teammates might not understand the
23. 0:59theory behind it. So, just follow this
24. 1:02guide. If your team has a lot of ranged
25. 1:06heroes, you're playing a poke comp. So,
26. 1:08pick gold laners with long range like
27. 1:11Layla, Granger, or Lesley. If your team
28. 1:14has two or three tanky heroes, that
29. 1:17means it's a frontal back composition.
30. 1:20Pick gold laner with high DPS like
31. 1:23Nathan, Wanwan, or Moskov. But, if your
32. 1:26team has dive type heroes, you're
33. 1:29running a dive comp. So, pick mobile
34. 1:32gold laners like Irithel, Karrie, or
35. 1:34Claude. When you're not in a five-man
36. 1:37party, your draft depends on your rank.
37. 1:40If you're Mythic AD or above, you must
38. 1:42fill your teammates' weaknesses using
39. 1:45the theory we discussed earlier. But, be
40. 1:47careful, don't [music] pick heroes that
41. 1:49rely heavily on communication like
42. 1:52Zhuxin, the Freya Diggie combo, or the
43. 1:55Hayabusa X.borg combo. For example, look
44. 1:59at this draft. [music]
45. 2:00Benedetta XP lane, Yi Sun-shin jungle,
46. 2:04Hayabusa roam, and Kimmy mid lane. If
47. 2:07you pick a marksman, your team will be
48. 2:09too squishy. So, it's better to pick a
49. 2:12fighter gold laner like Ruby. This rule
50. 2:16only applies to Mythic AD and above
51. 2:19where your gold laner doesn't have to be
52. 2:21a marksman or mage. If you're below
53. 2:24that, pick a hero that can carry, then
54. 2:27adjust your damage type. When your team
55. 2:30already has a lot of magic heroes, pick
56. 2:33physical and vice versa. It's better to
57. 2:37think of the game as one versus nine.
58. 2:39So, make sure your hero can carry on his
59. 2:42own. Once you've picked your hero,
60. 2:45immediately check the enemy gold laner.
61. 2:48Compare it to yours to choose the right
62. 2:50emblem. There are two possibilities. If
63. 2:53you're weaker in the early game, choose
64. 2:56a defensive emblem. Switch your marksman
65. 2:59emblem to the common emblem with quantum
66. 3:02charge. But, if it's even or you have
67. 3:04the early game advantage, go with the
68. 3:07marksman, assassin, or mage emblem
69. 3:10depending on your hero. Wait, hold on.
70. 3:14All of that depends on the hero's power
71. 3:17spike, right? So, how do we actually
72. 3:19determine the power spike for each hero?
73. 3:22Even though you'll have to understand
74. 3:25every gold laner, this guide is perfect
75. 3:28for beginners. [music]
76. 3:29There are gold laners that are strong in
77. 3:32early, mid, or late game. Keep in mind,
78. 3:35this is just a beginner's guide. So, the
79. 3:38more you play, you'll understand each
80. 3:41hero's details. With that, you'll
81. 3:43understand drafting. Sadly, it'll all be
82. 3:47useless if you don't know how to play.
83. 3:49In the early game, your job is to farm
84. 3:52while harassing your lane opponent. To
85. 3:55stay safe, you must understand the lane
86. 3:57zones. There's a safe, neutral, and
87. 4:01dangerous zone. Always check the mini
88. 4:03map and keep track of the enemies mid,
89. 4:06[music]
90. 4:06roamer, and jungler. If one of them
91. 4:09disappears, move to the neutral zone. If
92. 4:12[music] two disappear, fall back to the
93. 4:14safe zone. One common mistake players
94. 4:17make is joining little wanderer fights.
95. 4:20That's your mid, jungler, and roamer's
96. 4:22job, not yours. Just focus on farming
97. 4:26and harassing your lane. But, the most
98. 4:28important thing when you're in a
99. 4:30one-v-one fight against your opponent is
100. 4:33knowing when to fight or flight, which
101. 4:35means you must know these three
102. 4:37conditions. If hero is stronger in the
103. 4:41early game, freeze the minions and zone
104. 4:43your opponent so they can't reach the XP
105. 4:46[music] area, which is the area where
106. 4:49they gain gold and XP when your minions
107. 4:52die. By zoning them out, they'll get no
108. 4:55gold and XP. But, don't overextend.
109. 4:58[music]
110. 4:59Always check the enemy mid, jungler, and
111. 5:02roamer's position and keep good
112. 5:04positioning. If that's so, what if
113. 5:07you're the one with the disadvantage?
114. 5:10You need to play safely. Farm as much as
115. 5:13you can in the safe zone. It's better to
116. 5:16miss a last hit than die. However, what
117. 5:19if it's even? First, farm and poke the
118. 5:22enemy as much as possible. If the enemy
119. 5:25mid, jungler, or roamer is visible and
120. 5:28your opponent's HP is low, [music]
121. 5:30go for the kill. If the lane stays even,
122. 5:34wait for your team to gank. The key to a
123. 5:37successful gank is to freeze the wave
124. 5:40near your turret. Still, your hero won't
125. 5:43matter if you're ganked by four people.
126. 5:46To avoid that, watch the mini map. If
127. 5:49the enemy mid, jungler, and roamer
128. 5:52disappears for too long, fall back to
129. 5:55your inner turret. The biggest mistake
130. 5:58you can make here is [music] to try to
131. 6:00defend your turret. Just let them take
132. 6:03the plating or even the turret itself as
133. 6:06long as you stay alive. The same logic
134. 6:09applies for the first turret. You don't
135. 6:11need to join the fight. Stay safe in
136. 6:14lane. The only time you should help the
137. 6:17first turret is when you can participate
138. 6:20without missing minions like when Chip
139. 6:23teleports you there or if you're using
140. 6:25Moskov and can use his ult. But, the
141. 6:28second turret is different because it
142. 6:30can spawn in either gold or XP lane. If
143. 6:34it spawns in gold lane, you must help.
144. 6:37So, don't die before the turret spawns.
145. 6:40Clear your minions and move safely
146. 6:42toward it. Your job is to deal as much
147. 6:45damage as possible to the turret or
148. 6:48enemies while staying alive. If it
149. 6:51spawns in XP lane, refer back to the
150. 6:54power spike guide. If your hero is
151. 6:57strong early, you can help, but only
152. 7:00after pushing your wave. If the enemy
153. 7:02zones you so you can't push, skip the
154. 7:05turret and just farm. If your hero is
155. 7:08strong late game, don't help with the
156. 7:11turret. Just push your lane instead. Be
157. 7:14careful. One fatal mistake is
158. 7:17overextending and getting solo killed.
159. 7:20If that happens and your team loses the
160. 7:22turret, they'll get tilted and the game
161. 7:25will go very bad. So, your priority is
162. 7:28to stay alive. By now, you've mastered
163. 7:31gameplay up to minute five. But, in
164. 7:34early game, you're just farming in the
165. 7:36gold lane. It's different from the mid
166. 7:38game when you'll have to start rotating.
167. 7:41Your goal is actually still the same, to
168. 7:44get as much gold as possible. But now,
169. 7:47you have two options. If your hero has
170. 7:50mobility like Moskov, Claude, or Wanwan,
171. 7:53you can split push outer turrets that
172. 7:56are still standing. If that's not
173. 7:58possible, your task is to farm in lane.
174. 8:01The best lane to take is mid because
175. 8:04minions reach the center faster. But, if
176. 8:07your mid laner doesn't let you, pick
177. 8:09whichever lane that still has its outer
178. 8:12turret intact. The key difference in mid
179. 8:15game is the third turret. You must help
180. 8:18take it, so follow these rules. Don't
181. 8:21hit turret without your jungle. Don't
182. 8:24show up on the map before turret spawns.
183. 8:27Don't stay in a far lane before the
184. 8:29fight. And don't take the buff when your
185. 8:31team is already ready for war. The mid
186. 8:34game is critical, but everything you've
187. 8:37worked for will mean nothing if you
188. 8:39don't understand the late game. In late
189. 8:42game, gold lane macro is simple. Just
190. 8:46clear waves on pushing lanes and catch
191. 8:49enemy minion waves. But, as a gold
192. 8:51laner, the most important rule is to
193. 8:54never walk into the fog of war alone.
194. 8:57You'll get ambushed. Always stay close
195. 9:00to your team. Your job is to survive
196. 9:03until the team fight because that's when
197. 9:06you shine. In the fight, your job is not
198. 9:08to dive or pick up enemies, rather to
199. 9:11deal as much consistent damage as
200. 9:14possible from a safe position, even if
201. 9:17it's hitting tanks or fighters. And if
202. 9:19you see a chance to target enemy damage
203. 9:21dealers, make sure to capitalize on it.
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