I adapt silently. I probably understand his idea and I adjust my way of playing. I tell him his pick isn't going to work and I mentally note the excuse if we lose I tell myself that if the game becomes chaotic I can take advantage of it to put out a great performance I ward my rating well and I play ultra safe to compensate for the potential risk I don't care. I play my champion as usual no matter what. I play quietly. If it goes badly early I will come back strong late anyway.

Identify the weaknesses of my elo and systematically exploit the angles that other players of this rank do not see Find the right time of the season when matchmaking is more favorable and spam games at that time Play picks that can make the difference in complicated situations and carry tight games Play support and make sure my ADC can perform. My personal stats never reflect my true impact. Master my only champion even better until I can win any matchup Choose picks that scale hard and wait for my opponents to make mistakes late

I play ultra safe, I farm what I can and I wait a moment to impact elsewhere on the map I blame the jungler in my head and play safe hoping the other lanes win I'm looking for THE moment to reverse the dynamic. A kill at the right time can reset everything. I roam to help other lanes. My lane is lost but I can still have a global impact. I continue to play my champion normally. I've lost worse lanes and still won. I farm passively, I compress the lane and I wait for my late power spike. It's playing in 20 minutes.

I identify 2-3 champions who fill the same role in the current meta and I learn them quickly I continue to play it hoping for a hotfix. Riot makes mistakes sometimes. I play it anyway. Nerfed champions are often underestimated and that can be an advantage. I switch to another champion who helps the team even better. The important thing is the collective impact. I continue. Nerf or not he's my champion. I'd rather go with a suboptimal pick than change. I'm checking if his late game remains viable. If so I continue. If not I switch to something that scales.

I check the position of all enemies before proposing the Baron. We only take it if it's clean. I ping baron and I'm going. The team should follow. I am ready to solo initiate if the team hesitates. Someone has to get started. I make sure everyone is alive and full before starting the baron. No question of missing it. I take it if it's safe and it fits into my champion's usual game plan. We might not need it if we're already ahead. I prefer to wait for an even more favorable context.

He probably doesn't see the decisions that created his opportunities. I don't say anything. I list the times when I needed help and when I didn't get it. Maybe. I play better under pressure and this part was too comfortable. I had a huge impact but it's just not the kind of impact that shows up in the stats. He doesn't play my champion so he can't really judge what was optimal or not. I may not have been useful early but my late presence secured the final victory.

I play to win effectively not to look impressive I play well but my teammates often stop me from showing it I'm the best when it's serious and the game is on the line I give everything for the team even when no one notices I play my champion and I play well. The others adapt. I am patient. Games are won late and I'm always there when it counts.