How to gain a S+ rating while playing as a support?

NuggeTech·May 30, 2016·3 votes·674 views

Hey guys! The tittle itself is self-explanatory. As a support, its quite difficult to get a lot of kills. My is on level 5 mastery and I want to reach level 6. I thought by playing really aggressive I can gain a S+. And some of my games I would manage to score more than 10 kills. However, I still didn't earn an S+. Then I thought that by playing as a healer and assisting my teammates I can get a S+. Nope, still not enough

So I wanted to ask you guys what to do in this case.

Thanks guys!

14 Comments

NarvuntienMay 30, 20162 votes

This is strange I am not having any trouble getting S on support, as noted in the other thread it does depend on the champion on how easy it is to get S.

I think the key to it is kill participation, you need to be affecting the whole of the map with your support play not just bot lane. and no you don't need to be stealing kills.

For the love of god please build item 2049 ,when someone takes my support role and doesn't build this i want to strangle them.

I got two S- in a row, okay its not an S+ but its an S, on Bard today. http://matchhistory.oce.leagueoflegends.com/en/#match-history/NA/34319603

One is 3/1/14 and the other is 6/9/23. in both games my kill participation is about 50%. I was involved in half of all kills in the game.

plantersMay 30, 20161 votes

just an add on, it is easier to get an S with champions that normally do not go into that role. I got an S using Sion support even though my score is no better than what I have ever gotten on a support like thresh.

Dragonul009May 30, 20161 votes

Don't die and have tons of assists.I got S+ when i went 3-0-23 and 1-0-20 as braum.

Kledy McKledFaceMay 30, 20161 votes

No idea, Aphromo goes 3-2-16 with bard get gets A-.... RITO 2016

SeekerofSilenceMay 30, 20161 votes

Got S+ on Soraka when I went 3/0/35, which is the best score I've had on her ever. Just play well, ward a lot and try to avoid dying (especially as a utility support). ;)

BergkMay 30, 20161 votes

I have level 7 mastery with Sona :) This is a game I got an S+ with her http://matchhistory.na.leagueoflegends.com/en/#match-details/NA1/2197611710/36145653?tab=stats

Very Hard EngageMay 30, 20161 votes

2 kills, 0 deaths, lots of assists. take farm away from your laner. because those are the primary stats used to influence your ranking.

No flash no lifeMay 30, 20161 votes

Wait for URF rotation.

sheldonbunnyMay 30, 20161 votes

With Sona specifically, i've found playing her AP (with support item/sightstone of course) and aggressively is the way to go. This is by no means a one size fits all advice. It's my playstyle and a viable option, at least in lower elo. Your mileage may vary.

Here are two recent games I got S+ in:

http://matchhistory.na.leagueoflegends.com/en/#match-details/NA1/2199487085/209494370?tab=overview

http://matchhistory.na.leagueoflegends.com/en/#match-details/NA1/2200278502/209494370?tab=overview

Overall with any support, you want to get a few kills, 0-2 deaths, a majority of assists in comparison to overall team kills. For warding, you want to be doing it frequently. You also want to be clearing enemy wards as much as possible. You'll want a bare minimum of 25 cs.

Don't get frustrated. Check your stats after every game. Pay attention to where you are lacking. Good luck.

Edit: I was looking at your recent Sona games. At 30 minutes you are under warding. You should be in the 20's at the very least, not the teens. Also don't go blue trinket. Go sweeper. You need to be clearing wards. Blue is usually picked up by the marksmen/mid.

Additionally:

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For the love of god please build ,when someone takes my support role and doesn't build this i want to strangle them.

I know the feeling. It's my number one pet peeve in League. It seems like bronze level supports rarely if ever buy one, at least in normals. Or maybe that's just the weekend crowd. My brief stint in ranked last year, I placed silver and things seemed "normal." No idea why one tier lower refuses the idea.

ltmetalMay 30, 20161 votes

If you're a tank support, play them in top or the jungle. If you're a damage support, play them mid. Make sure you find a premade set of teammates who are a tier or two below you. If the enemy team surrenders or you stomp them too hard and end the game early, you can't get an S.

JRobin31May 30, 20161 votes

Everything you do is a big deal if you want to score the big S. I'd like to point out that if you kill the same enemy a dozen times, then you didn't do anything significant. You padded your KDA and made yourself look tough without actually being tough. If you want to join the conversation for the S score, then kill the toughest opponents instead of the easiest ones.

Players talk about how they got most this or most that, about how they have these great stats but can't earn the S. Well guess what? Their stats are padded D-grade material.

MunchCrunchLunchMay 30, 20161 votes

go full ap and get all the kills

JalkanMay 30, 20161 votes

The easiest way to get an S as a support is to don't die and steal kills. Your grade puts you against other people's scores on champions on the same role, and since supports don't usually get many kills, if you get kills as a support you get an almost guaranteed S.