Talk:Sivir/@comment-10636733-20130629143330/@comment-27010991-20130630090228

First of all, TF isn't really a carry (I know because I only played him as an ad carry for the whole of season 2 and that was just for fun), so it's unsurprising that you couldn't get good results with him.

As for Sivir, I'm honestly surprised that you're having trouble. To me, her only downside seems to be lack of cc (for which she partially makes up with her ultimate) and low range, but there are plenty of carrys with low range. So long as you block something with your shield, you'll have mana (which is why she is often played as a counterpick for Cait/Nida or maybe Varus), it just takes a little practice/timing/thinking. If you're still low, you can always buy Manamune, though I never do that. I don't think you should fast clear either, especially in the laning phase - that way you become completely obsolete with your short range while the other carry simply farms under turret. He'll lose some farm, sure, but you'll get ganked and destroyed in return. Just last hit, like any other carry, poke with your q from time to time and use your shield wisely.

As for teamfights, there's probably no easier carry. You pop R so that's out of the way, you use E if something gets close to you, you use Q before going in or if you know you'll get focused and thus are forced to wait until you can actually join the fight. Use W whenever available. It is that simple, really. I probably get the best results with Sivir and she's one of my least liked carries.

Can't help you with builds, I still go with (almost) the same build I used in Season 1, which is IE, PD, BT, Berserker's Greaves and then LW/FM/GA if I'm really desperate for victory or another set of BT/PD if I just want to have fun. I don't think it's that important either, there are far more build-dependant carries than her.

Until somebody else replies, just relax and have fun :) You probably won't reach excellence in a day.