LCS Tank Supports and Redemption?

Iota Theta·3/6/2019, 5:51:41 PM·1 votes·1,780 views

I’ve been seeing this trend, at least when watching LCS matches, of tanks in the support role, namely Galio, Tahm, and I think Braum, rushing Redemptions in their items (even Olaf in the pro’s jungle rushes it) foregoing a number of tank items first. Did I miss a meta change not too long ago with this? Why are tanks apparently taking it up as an early buy?

2 Comments

ChompyWulf3/6/2019, 6:28:14 PM2 votes

It makes sense. Mana regen, long ranged heal, buffs their innate shields, a but of HP5. It's more of an early game power spike that helps them stay in lane more than flat armor or bonus HP.

Boltonator3/6/2019, 5:59:37 PM1 votes

I guess we can expect a Redemption nerf in the future...