Improvement Guides
Practical advice to help you climb ranked, backed by the same data analysis that powers LoL Gapped.
How to Improve at League of Legends
Stop trying to fix everything at once. Find your single biggest gap and fix that first.
Why You Keep Dying in League
The 4 types of deaths in League and why each one requires a completely different fix.
CS and Gold: What Your Farm Actually Means
Why raw CS numbers lie, what benchmarks actually matter, and when to sacrifice farm.
How to Actually Climb Ranked
You're not hardstuck because of teammates. You have 1-2 blind spots — here's how to find them.
Support Synergy: Why Your Bot Lane Wins or Loses
How the 3 support archetypes change your job as ADC, and why you win with some but not others.
Vision and Warding: What Your Ward Score Actually Means
Ward score measures quantity, not quality. Learn when and where to ward, and why vision prevents deaths more than reaction time.
How to Build Your Champion Pool for Ranked
A smaller champion pool climbs faster. The 3-champion rule, when to add new picks, and why mastery beats counter-picking.
Wave Management Basics: Freeze, Slow Push, Fast Push
The 3 wave states that control laning — and why your CS drops off a cliff after 14 minutes.
Jungle Tracking for Laners: How to Avoid Ganks
You don't need to see the jungler to know where they are. Predict ganks before they happen.