anyone else seeing a lot of grasp on tank supports?

resumed·Aug 22, 2016·1 votes·400 views

like ive seen it on tahm kenchs alistars trundles and even a leona in one of my friends games... even looking at champion.gg its prevalent in both frequently used and highest % win usage

the damage redirection and damage reduction could both use a buff

maybe 6% damage reduction and 8% damage redirection??

but because the survivability provided by grasp is just better than the damage redirection then perhaps buffing its survivability and making both damage reduction and redirection 5% each

6 Comments

DarkRitualAug 22, 20161 votes

LCS is doing it. Everyone else follows. That said, melee supports are on a big uptick right now, and grasp is just the best keystone on them right now.

resumedAug 22, 20161 votes

goddamn pros

i hope grasp doesn't get nerfed because supports are abusing it

Doctor JarvisAug 22, 20161 votes

It probably won't since its not a super huge problem in the top lane (where it was designed for as a trading tool). They'll probably just buff Bond if no one wants it because its too weak.

resumedAug 22, 20161 votes

god i hope so

DarkRitualAug 22, 20161 votes

It's the only option for tanky top laners too, so it's most likely to get hit if they touch anything. It's more of a meta since tanky melee supports are very meta right now. Grasp isn't great if you have it against a ranged poke support. The assassin update may push some meta things around, along with whatever other preseason changes come with them, so I don't think any significant changes are needed for grasp in the meantime.

III BAKURYU III Aug 22, 20161 votes

Bond of stone is ok if you want to get destroyed as a support. You already tank for the adc so by wasting a mastery point is "pointless"

Strength of Ages is the next best thing but in low elo "Bronze-Silver" no one knows what CS means. You will be lucky to cap the mastery in the first 20 mins of the game mainly due to players only wanting kills- Lower game time ending around 20-25 mins doesn't help either.