The Bronze Bastard - Summer Split IX

Current Rank Bronze I - TP 66

Well, I'm last pick off the rip, so at least this will be a stress-free game. Based on the planning period, I'm going to be mid or jungle.  The enemy team lets Achilles through and our top ELO picks him for Jungle, so I'm going to be mid.  My opponent will be a 2nd-pick Scylla.  Our Duo lane will be running Xba and Artio.  I'm thinking right now I may go either Agni or Chang'e.  I've played Chang'e more successfully lately, and can probably compete well with Scylla early.  Plus, my 2 can block her damage.  Let's do this.

Mid is my least-played role.  I know I gotta be careful of ganks.  Looks like the enemy jungler will be Ravana.  I'm expecting him to hurt me hard if i'm not vigilant. I'm going to start with Mage's blessing and T1 Chronos Pendant.  I get off to a slow start, victim of 2 early Scylla ults.   Our Achilles jungle proves to be the real deal, though.  On multiple occasions, he harasses just perfectly for me to get back to base and finish my boots.  I keep my wards up, my call-outs are good.  Our duo lane rolls, and our Solobek handles the enemy Chaac well. 

Good team work.  Solid, if not spectacular, outing for the Bronze Bastard. 

Game II - TP = 80

So we get one "did not accept" and then I lose another guy in the lobby of the second attempt.  Do I even try for a third one, or do I just take this as a bad sign?  I decide to go for it, and end up as Duo Terra.  I'm laning with Xba against Cabrakan and Artemis.  Let's do this.

Cab and Art just can't handle us.  I took my 3 first, and use it to heal and zone them apart.  We get Cab isolated and do a lot of damage.  We force them back and steal their purple.  I'm liking Terra a lot, glad they let her through.  I get 4 kills in the first 8 minutes, roaming my lane and the left jungle.  This is going exceptionally. 

The game is actually pretty close and a good match the whole way through.  Ultimately, we are just a little bit tougher and better coordinated.  Despite how close the kill and gold is, we just keep taking down their towers without losing lane.  Very good effort all the way around.  The Bronze Bastard wins with an OP god.  I'm on the way, baby.

Game III - TP = 90

Here's a promotion game.  Let's see how it goes.  I 4th pick.  I'm going to be ADC into a Xba and Khepri.  My lane partner will be my choice of Ymir or Sobek.  I ask for Ymir.  He's got the Nuclear Winter skin, so at least that will be cool.  Crud, he swaps it for Baron Frostchild.  I'm focused on the wrong thing.  Let's do this. 

I play a solid Artemis.  Our whole team plays well, actually.  Our Ymir stays horribly under-leveled and barely worth anything, but he's useful with CC and rotations.  We lead the entire game, and have it easily in-hand until about the 28th minute.  Their teamfight starts getting good.  An idiot on our team makes an ill-advised call for FG, and they steal it.  They kill us all.  They take down T2 mid tower.  They take down phoenix.  We throw on FG.  Bad call.  Stupid people making stupid calls.  Such is the life of the Bronze Bastard.