The Bronze Bastard Qualifies for Summer Split - IV

qualifiers Game 5
current record 1-3

Well, its been 8 days since my last rumble.  Here we go again.  Finally feel confident enough in my internet speed to chance a ranked game.  How many minutes will it be? What role will I get?  I would like to go Cerberus Solo and see what happens.  4.5 minutes to queue, not too bad.  Thanks, Sunday afternoon. 

Welp, I'm last to pick.  So there's that.  I throw up a solo pref on Cerb. Bans are Nemesis, He Bo, Achilles, Serqet.  The opposing team drafts Arachne in the top spot.  Our top 2 go Thor and Izanami.  The other team counters with Agni and Hercules.  If I get Cerb solo, it will work great into Herc. Our three takes Janus.  Second round of bas is Geb, Terra, Ullr, Cerb.  This sucks.  Who am I taking into Herc?  I guess Sobek.  Sigh, I hope I don't let this destroy my run at Herc.  I will make this start with Warrior's blessing and T1 Shield of Gaia.  It's a 10-start Herc.  Wonderful.  OK, just got to stay patient.  Stay back near my tower.  Look for the pluck, leech XP on the camp. 

I play pretty well.  I edge Hercules on the solo lane. I repeatedly push Herc back, well into the 12 minute mark.  Unfortunately, our team is horrible and the Duo lane gets rolled over.  Their Arachne is far superior to our Thor, and sets up a duo lane double kill in the first 6 minutes.  We basically never recover.  Thor never even sniffs my blue buff, this sucks.  I still manage to tie the Herc.  The Aracnhe ganks me.  I almost beat them 2v1, but ultimately lose and die.

I go 2-5, stalemate Herc, and do well in teamfights.  I call this a success for me.  Unfortunately, its a loss for my horrible team.

Game II
Ok, I'm supp. The enemy has Jing Wei.  This is easy, I'm going Geb if they don't.  We start off holding our on, but same old story....in comes a ganking jungler while our Fenrir decides to camp on the right side.  Typical.  Frustrating. I die a lot this game.  I get a lot of good assists, too.  I peel well, and save our dominant Janus on more than one occasion. 

There are a few times I almost BM this team, but decide not to.  We all stay positive on comms.  Ultimately, we wait out the fight and just function better as a unit than the enemy team.  We lose the first towers, but push back until we have a pair of T2s standing against only their phoenixes.  We coordinate objectives well, nailing FG and GF during enemy wipes.  Good team work, solid effort overcoming an average performance and bringing home a win for the Bronze Bastard.