I currently feel as if tanky supports like Leona, Braum, Taric and even Thresh (who has to go an extra mile to activate it's passive) are dominating the meta with Relic Shield... Coincidence??
Aeolian Melodies1 votesCoin line is fine. It gives roughly the same gold as shield, without working for it, and while upgrading into the best active by FAR.
Taylor Gaylord1 votesBut maybe by making relic shield weaker or the other support items stronger then there would be better/stronger support picks than tanky supports.
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But maybe by making relic shield weaker or the other support items stronger then there would be better/stronger support picks than tanky supports.
Honestly if they removed the heal to the ally with relic shield I'd be ok with it even giving more gold (or procs happening more often). The fact that it gives sustain to tank supports who were never balanced around having sustain (such as Leona) is very annoying to poke lanes. I mean, before you could play Sona + Caitlyn vs, say, Leona + Graves by ducking the Leona engages and poking the Graves out of lane - now with his lifesteal + Relic procs, that's much harder to do.