Since when do supports take ignite?

Lapis·Jul 26, 2019·1 votes·1,873 views

I'm probably REAL slow to the uptake but I see most supports taking ignite now? What happened to exhaust? I like exhaust a lot better

8 Comments

Polaris IJul 26, 20194 votes

Ignite has been taken ever since we’ve been in a Damage meta and exhaust became useless

Pika FoxJul 26, 20192 votes

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Ignite has been taken ever since we’ve been in a Damage meta and exhaust became useless

No, exhaust has never been useless.

Supports take ignite because sustain is heavy bot lane and adcs run heal, so ot makes early aggression more viable.

Exhaust is still more than viable if youre running a defensive setup or need to deal with one specific all in target.

usul1202Jul 26, 20192 votes

Ignite passed exhaust in 95% of scenarios on the last exhaust nerf when it stopped lowering attack speed and stopped lowering resistances. As of then (season 7 I think?) it didn't provide enough safety to justify countering heal and giving all in pressure.

Zero ShingetsuJul 26, 20191 votes

Bugs the crap out of me, but it's been happening since... last season or so, I think? I assume it's just a way to secure kills because kill lanes are all the rage in this damage-heavy meta. I still run Exhaust, myself.

LordGeovanniJul 26, 20191 votes

3 years now. Exaust is better on an adc. Supports do better with heal than adcs due to building item 3114 . But you can never get people to make that change because adcs need to be in control of selfishly deciding whether they let their support live or save it to save only themselves potentially.

SoarinJCAug 7, 20191 votes

I'm sorry but if you think I'm giving my 2nd best survival tool to a different player that I know nothing about and have never met before, then you're crazy. Especially since most supports these days don't give a crap about the adc if they aren't uber fed by the time lane phase is over, or just get salty and leave if you say they're doing anything wrong. Even when I take tp in this new tp meta, my supports never take heal (unless they're yuumi, which is a given) over ignite.

LordGeovanniAug 12, 20191 votes

Exactly what i mean despite that its more efficent on supports and they build 5% summoner spell cdr some times ionian boots of lucidity too. Most supports now days are playing mages to get fed. the other ones playing heal supports and shield supports realize that they cant win without protecting their adcs some realise that they need to protect allies other than the adc too those are the ones who do better and adcs end up crying that they cant kill anything playing selfishly.