Priorities as a Mid Laner

In addition, it is vital for a mid laner to roam around the map. You have an equal distance from Top lane and Bot lane, so you can make plays by being the 2nd ganker and give your lanes a boost and get fed in the process. Roaming is what defines a great mid laner from a good mid laner because you need good game sense and map awareness.

 

You should also have at least two wards for yourself and the jungler. Place wards on both sides of the river.

 

I second roaming around the map. You have to be moving to be effective, and you're going to screw your team and yourself if you stay in one or two spots the entire time.

 

I usually play around the mid lane as well. Usually, I would recommend buying wards to ward both sides of the river so that you can prevent getting ganked. Most laners just sit and farm until they get a kill or so, then you can start playing more aggressive and roam.

 

Yep, It's often said that the one who controls the Mid lane, controls the game. This is quite true for me cause being the mid laner gives you the chance to give your team an early lead. Roaming around the map is also vital, helping other team mates on their lanes.

 

Can't stress this enough. If you don't know your jungler/are not in a voice communications software like Ventrilo or Teamspeak, then warding should be top priority. Winning creeps is nice, and you don't need to win creeps to win - but feeding the enemy jungle can disproportionately ruin a game quicker then a feeder AD or Top lane. If you don't play a champ who doesn't have a skillshot that allows eyesight, I'd say wards wards wards. On heimer, when I mid, I ward both sides and sit behind my turrets. Whatever you do, never advance over halfway through mid towards their turret without wards. Their jungle is watching. Believe you me.

 

I believe whether a mid laner is winning or losing lane , it should be required to roam a little to help secure kills or objectives. A mid laner shouldn't be in lane for the first 20 minutes of the game without going to another lane or capturing Dragon .

 

I definitely agree you need to place wards and defend your lane but also be able to roam and assist your teammates as they need you. If you're just sitting around you're not helping your team achieve victory and their is a much higher risk for a loss.

 

The mid lane is pretty much required to roam for ganks or to help prevent ganks whenever possible. To do so, keeping vision throughout the map is a big part of playing mid. In a way mid is sort of a support role for the rest of the team in the early phase of the game, while becoming important in the late game due to their burst damage or utility.

 

I don't think that Mid Lane has that much control over the game. I mean, yeah, if you take a champion like LeBlanc or Diana it's an instant win against Swain or Veigar, but the late game usually lies within the ADC's responsibilities. I feel like mage champions have the control only early game due to their burst.

 

Roaming is definitely an important role when you are mid since you are close to everything so it should be expected that you can be flexible enough to go where you are needed. I think asking for help when losing is also very important and some don't do it often enough which unfortunately is one of the easier tactics that is ignored that ends up costing the team the game.

 

Most important rule for the mid-laners is: never lose lane! If the mid gets down, the game is almost lost, the mid laner should always be the first to call for help if he is in difficulty, in order to not expose the team. If the mid is passed, the other players that will try to come in order to cover will just expose their lanes, and the enemies will follow, catching the team right in the middle, striking from all 3 directions, you can see where this would go.

 

It depends on the mid laner you're using. If you're using an assassin or burst champ then I think you should roam when you have pushed out your lane/forced you opponent to back. Help top or bot. Makes the game easier. But don't roam and die because that defeats the purpose.

 

The mid laners definitely need to roam around frequently and broadly. That is the whole point of them and it can be very effective. As long as they don't lose the lane, they are golden.

 

From my experience as a mid laner, I find farming to be the most important aspect of the laning phase. Trying to find gaps in my opponent's champion and exploiting them can be a challenge, so I prefer playing defensively, trying to farm up, occasionally harassing and relying on ganks to make kills. After I'm done with the laning phase, I just go all over the map, helping my teammates and taking some kills in the process.

 

On contrary, if you're losing lanes, roam and don't cry for ganks. Get your own feed from any other lane, and if not possible, just try to farm. You only need to be able to take down the enemy carries, so if you're underfed try to at least kill one of them so you make the most out of your job.
Otherwise, if you're an utility mage, try to peel a lot while dealing damage. Focus on supporting rather than killing and you'll eventually get fed from eventual last hits.

 

Your priority should be to roam as much as possible, especially if you've fallen behind and you can't beat your mid lane opponent.

 

Win the lane for your team by harassing their mid so they would have a hard time farming their core, while you should also chase after the creeps to get items too. Monitor for movement of the mid, and where they might be going for a gank; make sure that your level is sufficient enough to assist the carry in getting kills early on, get him fed up so he can finish the game early. Make sure that you monitor the whole map, as you're the mid, you're most likely the highest level in your team.

 

Get him fed is all you that needs to be said. That is a huge goal to get him fed and get him out early. That is a big part of the equation of getting a win.