Why sightstone IS A SUPPORT ITEM ONLY

Master Summoner·6/11/2017, 6:18:27 PM·2 votes·781 views

IF sight stone was not just a support item how come it only gives hp and no other stat??? item 2049 item 2045

How come sight stone builds out of only support items??? item 3301 item 3302 item 3303

how come only 100 percent of pro players build sightstone when they play the role called SUPPORT

look if ur playing support and want to build damage that is perfectly fine. Just buy a damn SIGHT STONE

19 Comments

EvilUnicornLord6/11/2017, 6:29:54 PM2 votes

Correction, item 2303 item 2302 item 2301 and item 2045 build out of item 2049.

Clearly you've never played support and have no room to argue about support items.

DarkRitual6/11/2017, 8:29:51 PM2 votes

NALCS just had a jungler with a Ruby Sightstone.

Your argument is invalid.

archerno16/11/2017, 6:30:44 PM1 votes

Sightstone is team item. Not support item. Dont buy it if you wont use it fully. I prefer support building damage if they arent used to using SS.

Shuyin1786/11/2017, 6:25:35 PM1 votes

Sightstone doesn't build out of support items.... wtf. Only the variant tier 2 items do. Don't be silly and make stuff up to justify yourself.

Fun Fact : Before the warding jungle item happened, Lee Sin built Sightstone as a must-have item. Last I checked Lee Sin was a jungler, not a support.

420 grams6/11/2017, 6:45:36 PM1 votes

Because they're supporting the team with vision since they're not expected to build damage items. BTW trackers knife exists for junglers who want the extra vision

Blade of Justic6/11/2017, 6:55:00 PM1 votes

I remember when Jax and Lee used to build Sightstone in order to have on demand jumps.

Tulare6/11/2017, 7:10:30 PM1 votes

You're mistaking an emergent property with an objective, universal truth. The existence of a "support" role and its nature are not fixed properties. It so happens that the most effective strategy in high-level play includes a low-income utility champion who doesn't suffer unduly from purchasing a Sightstone. In low-tier play, for example, a high-damage bully support that allows bot lane to snowball might be a better choice. The support player is making tactical choices about how to optimize his or her champion's unique kit, the same as you.

SnakDatSmilesBak6/11/2017, 6:37:07 PM1 votes

Because only supports have tools that don't require ap/ad to funcrion.

GinoSoldier6/11/2017, 6:29:56 PM1 votes

My only issue with SS sometimes is buying it delays some Enchanter or Mage's damage building too much early game. By getting things like Sheen, upgrading gold income to max first, or rushing Morellos (against, say, a Soraka), we can get a heavy advantage for the lane we sacrifice/delay by getting Sightstone first. Still need it at some point, maybe just not first.