User blog comment:Leyrann/Elo rating doesn't work & Elo Hell exists/@comment-3323227-20121117064219

There are allot of things that account for how players manage to get to higher elo and allot of them are small. even the slightest deviations from these can result in a much lower elo.

Player understanding of champions, player understanding of mechanics, player understanding of items, counter buildings, champion and items synergies, role flexibility, team work, attitude, morale, etc, etc ,etc

You could totally be great at destroying a player that is 1000 elo above you in elo but if you lack good team works skill and role flexibility you might never make it out of low elo placement.

I play very few champions but I am very flexible with my role and I understand 90%+ of the champions in the game. This means I can play my small amount of champions against the greater amount with good effectiveness even when I get counter picked because I understand my champion but I also understand the enemy champion and properly counter build.

There are allot of things that factor into being a high elo player and consistency is one of them. you can do everything right just one game. You need to do all of this every game and when you make mistakes you need to understand that it was a mistake, accept it, and take the necessary steps to correct it.