As you get into the midgame, it becomes more important to begin scouting the comps that other players are focusing on building. You have components for a Rapidfire Cannon and Bloodthirster and are considering a Draven comp? What if 6 other players in the lobby already have their own Draven? You’re pretty unlikely to roll into an early Draven, let alone a 2-star Draven at that point, so it may be better to pivot a different direction and focus your comp elsewhere.

Trying to find the pieces of your comp is one of the things that many lesser skilled players will call complete RNG. “I was trying to force void/sorc/brawlers and I just couldn’t get a Cho’gath!” – if you’ve said that and didn’t take the time to scout your lobby to see how many other players already had Cho’gath, you may have cost yourself a game that could be won with a pivot in a different direction. While forcing comps can often work well, it’s important to be flexible enough on a game to game and round to round basis to react to what the lobby is doing as a whole.

By paying close attention to what champions other players are holding, you set yourself up for better options going into an uncontested comp that can perform well in the lobby. While others are fighting for scraps and trying to round out their comp with the necessary champions, you can easily find 2-star and 3-star champions of your own.