Look at these all these Support buffs

FantasySniper··1 votes·503 views
Surrender at 20

So we've got buffs to the following:

Items:

  • Ardent Censer
  • Ancient Coin
  • Banner of Command

Masteries:

  • Bandit
  • Expanded Mind
  • Intelligence
  • Inspiration
  • Wanderer

Lulu is also receiving a major early game Mp5 buff. Meditation is being given somewhat of an overhaul, but because it's almost unanimously considered to be a nerf at the moment... Although Ardent Censer's AS buff is technically reduced, the on-hit bonus brings its average to the same within the same time frame, meaning the extra 4 seconds only improves upon it. Bandit gives the same gold opportunity with only 2 procs, so it's a huge win. Inspiration has needed this for the longest time. Wanderer's flat 20 exceeds a support's previous MS bonus except for those that get Mobi Boots. (Which is actually a considerable number of them.) Coin line, Expanded Mind, and Intelligence are the most noticeable of these buffs. Coin was just straight up doped with stats, Intelligence reduces item CDs by a ton, and Expanded Mind is like having a slightly reduced mana-font passive from Lv 1. We can also mention the huge Abyssal changes, but very few supports can actually use it to its full potential.

I can feel the support mage nerfs incoming.

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50000000000000002 votes

Alistar item 3504 item 3060

Crazy pushing power

jjookkeerr1 votes

nobody use banner of command, that 30 amgic damage on hit on ardent is worthless mid/late game. With coin buff now spellthief's is even more bad

FantasySniper1 votes

Actually, BoC is a powerful niche item that can be used on virtually any AP support. It's in fact used more often higher up the ladder than lower.

Ardent's buff is significant since it now not only scales your teammate's AD, but also their AS. Late game, when the carry has at least ≈1.7 AS, it's boosting their DPS by a noticeable amount, and assuming it procs on structures, it just became even better at taking objectives.

Spellthief's is bad? Wait what?

The Yetii Rider1 votes

Janna is the first support who will be nerfed. 30 magic damage on hit combined with 15% as increase and 50-70 AD on her carry (as well as increased gold) is going to be toxic as hell. She already has a ridiculously high win rate.

FantasySniper1 votes

Then there's Sona, Nami, and maybe even Soraka.

Assuming they like Lulu's inevitable return, she might somehow dodge nerfs to her shield.

DJ Di01 votes

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Janna is the first support who will be nerfed. 30 magic damage on hit combined with 15% as increase and 50-70 AD on her carry (as well as increased gold) is going to be toxic as hell. She already has a ridiculously high win rate.

Tbh the majority of the support class has a 50% winrate.

DJ Di01 votes

Hmm, thinking about it now this could indirectly buff Kayle if you have a Janna support.

Kayle item 3718 item 3020 item 3091 item 3085 item 3135 item 3115 +Janna item 3504

Idk how that would actually play out but on paper it seems like it'd shred pretty well.

FantasySniper1 votes

AA-based carries in general will get a negligible buff with Ardent's rise.

FourVsFive1 votes

Dam Coin is best gold income item in game now. Migh as well rush it for tons of gold advantage.

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