Board Thread:League of Legends discussion/@comment-19415073-20140211185018/@comment-24540272-20140213003300

I'm guessing this is your first account to level 30. And Ranked can be pretty toxic and full of trolls, ragers and the like from time to time. More so prevalent in the Bronze, Low Silver, and Platinum ranges but you can encounter such people all the time.

Before you actually delve into ranked it's good to have at least 2 rune pages, preferably 3 pages. An AD page, AP page, and a Tank or Support Page. I personally have 7 Rune Pages all full with different builds. Also have a wide pool of champions who you are comfortable and familiar with. It'll be good for you to have some practice while at 30 for a bit using the Normal Draft Mode feature as it is identical to Ranked with the exception of course that it isn't ranked play.

From what I've seen in Normal Draft is it's actually a little more relaxing than ranked while providing that ranked atmosphere. Also stop playing Blind Pick, playing Draft will make you think more about champion picks and choices. Seeing what the enemy picks can help you in Champ Select instead of just blindly jumping a game without any knowledge. Blind Pick, tbh, is more of the "Let's have fun and play however we want without any sort of pressure" mode. Which it is, but I tend to avoid Blind Pick at all cost unless I'm with a group of friends as it tends to get pretty trolly and annoying as you can end up in terrible matchups more often.

TL;DR- Get 2-3 Full rune pages, one AD, one AP, one Tank/Support, Play Normal Draft only when you hit 30 for some Ranked practice, no longer play Bling Pick unless for relaxing "lulz" or with friends. Get comfortable with a range of champions.

Best of Luck to you in Ranked. Also my IGN is Sporkintahn