MMR hell and rustiness

That tends to be a constant issue for me, especially on Invoker, barely have phase boots and a lane will be begging for a gank expecting only the mid to rotate. Many of my losses come from situations where I'll gank effectively, but assists and a kill don't nearly make up for the gold from several creep waves. I've just been going QE lately to remedy that a bit with sunstrike, while focusing on my core items. A Magnus can have an immediate impact and still net an early blink through ganks if they farm effectively, but it's damn near impossible to bottle crow when side lanes tend to use the courier getting items theatre in the side shop. All in all it's frustrating