To review roam timing mistakes in League of Legends, rewind 30–45 seconds before you left lane and check whether your wave, jungler information, and convert target justified the trip — most map throws are roam trades that never paid for the CS and plates you donated. On thatswhy.gg, pick that roam, hit Coach Me, and read Recurring Habit. Leaving on a crashing wave is unlocking your house to help a neighbor who did not ask. Review the wave before you moved, then queue with one roam rule.
| Role | Leave Lane When | Common Mistake | Review Question |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mid | Wave is shoved or crashing; you have spike | Leaving on even or losing wave and donating plates | Did I shove before I moved? |
| Support | ADC is safe under tower or wave is crashed | Roaming while bot is frozen or low HP | Could my carry farm safely without me? |
| Side lane + TP | Convert pays for six-minute cooldown | TP for one kill while Herald or dragon is live | What did I trade Teleport for? |
| Jungle | Target lane has setup and winnable fight | Forcing gank on doomed lane instead of cross-map | Was this the highest tempo play on the map? |
| Pattern | What It Looks Like | What You Usually Lose | Queue Rule Fix |
|---|---|---|---|
| Roaming on a bad wave | You leave while frozen or pushing toward you | CS, plates, and lane priority | Shove two waves before roaming |
| Arriving without convert | You show in river; enemy backs; you walk home empty | Tempo and tower plates on both sides | No roam unless convert is realistic in 30 seconds |
| Match-following without purpose | You mirror a ping with no setup or numbers | Two players die in the same fog line | Do not follow jungle through fog without vision |
| Vague Goal | Specific Queue Rule |
|---|---|
| Roam more | Shove crash, then roam within 30 seconds |
| Stop inting roams | No roam if I do not know enemy jungler side |
| Help side lanes | Roam only when convert beats plates I will lose |
| Be more map active | One purposeful roam per spike, not three reactive ones |
Frequently Asked Questions
- How do I know if a failed roam was a timing mistake?
If you left on a bad wave, walked through fog without jungler info, or arrived after the fight was over, it was probably timing — not mechanics. Rewind before you left lane and check what you traded for the trip. The gank animation is the credits.
- When should a mid laner roam in solo queue?
When you have push, a level or item spike, and a convert target — kill, assist, plates, or objective setup — that pays for the CS and plates you will miss. Shove first, then move on the crash.
- What is the most common support roam mistake?
Leaving while your ADC is frozen or low HP under tower, then blaming jungle when bot collapses. Review whether a crash setup or staying to protect farm was the higher-value play.
- Should I review roams I skipped, not only bad roams?
Yes. If you had push and six but never left while side lanes bled, passivity can be the mistake. Roam review works both ways — over-roaming and under-roaming show up as repeated patterns. Sometimes the neighbor actually needed help.
- How do I review this on thatswhy.gg?
Search your Riot ID, pick a loss where a roam felt like it should have worked, hit Coach Me, and read Recurring Habit. Excuse Me, Coach? — what wave state should I have had before I left? If the unlocked house keeps showing up, We've seen this and Why Am I Losing? after five analyzed SR losses will name it.