Hey man ! While i ' m only low diamond i do have some tips that i usually give to my friends in lower SR ' s around GoldPlatHere ' s a few pointers 1 . Play all classes to get an understanding While typically people ' main ' something , an understanding of class limitations , cooldowns and ammo times is something that you should consider . Really simple things like , if you ' re a flanker and there ' s an enemy Roadhog he just used hook you now have 8 seconds ish to abuse the hell out of him . Same if he ' s a mcree , learn the cooldowns , or just get a rough idea and abuse it . Some useful things to consider Mercy Guardian angel where she dashes to her target is around 1 second . Mcree Flashbang . Genji Swiftstrike . Rein shield Break it , and learn the cooldown so he can get it back up . Ana sleep dart . 2 . Sound is everything . Learn what sounds are most dangerous to you . as a DPS guy , anything that disables me Roadhog hook , ana sleep dart , Mcree flashbang screams ' danger ' in my head . Once that ' s used near me , its my cue to go in and kill them . Make sure you know what players say what . 3 . On sounds again Your team ' s ultimates will be different from your enemy . For instance , ' its high noon ' will be said by an enemy mcree , but something like ' Step up ' will be said by a friendly mcree . Another example is ' fire at will ' by a friendly Zarya ult , and something russian is said by a hostile Zarya ult . 4 . Learn the maps , abuse your character advantages . Simple things like abusing ledges in Anubis , to abusing LoS as a support . I think this one is pretty self explanatory . 5 . Learn your role , and learn how to counter their carries This one is pretty simple , but in practice its hard . For instance , if you ' re a DPS and there ' s a Genji raping your backline and team , you need to switch to something that counters that specific Genji , This allows your whole team to function , not just you . even if you are raping their team . There is an exception to this if you are better than their main carry , it ' ll be an instance of killing their entire team first , before their carry kills your entire team . I ' ve had this instance only a couple of times . Tracer vs TracereditHere ' s the most important one , and i forgot 6 . Comms isn ' t everything In lower ELO ' s , you rarely get shotcallers , or you get shotcallers that shouldnt shotcall , or even worse they dont shotcall and use comms to just bitch and whine . You need to differentiate between those three , and around 70 % of the time , it ' ll be a decent shotcaller that just wants to improve and win , but in the 30 % you ' ll just want to straight up mute them . Your own team shouldnt heckle you , and if you get tilted by your own team , then that ' s your fault . Mute them and follow points 15 . Hope those tips help !