My go to support is Braum and even then I'm hit or miss with him, which sucks cuz he's like my 2nd most played champion, but I digress. I get itemization for the most part (Locket and Redemption all day) but basically I don't get when I should do shit like roam and what I can do to maximize my impact on the game. Any help would be greatly appreciated.
Risk of Fate2 votesWell, I would say ward a lot, but also try to take a guess where the enemy jungler is. Always be wary of at least one pre-6, if they're a heavy engage like Lee or Hecarim, chances are they'll gank sooner so be ready to protect your carry in those cases. Caution pings help if the enemy isn't acting right like they go sudden offensive or defensive.
If you manage to kill your lane, push out then try to roam mid if you can. Otherwise try to drop a sneaky control ward. My thought process has always been a game of Conquest when it comes to map control. Pretty much try to "secure" areas to allow your teammates any advantage such as dropping a stealth on the enemy red/blue depending on the side, keeping dragon warded, or even clearing out another.
Check your map constantly, even if it isn't your lane, try to take a read on what might be going on. If you see mid disappear, chances might be good they'll be coming to gank. Bot lane missing along with mid, check on dragon. Support is missing, counter rotate them. After laning phase, you should always keep an eye on the carry and peel/protect them as needed. Again, it's a game of conquest so if you see an opportunity to run up to top lane, take it.
Be sure to always keep an eye on your carry even if you walk 5 feet to ward that bush (you'd be surprised how often my carry will have this idea they can 2v1 easily without me). Try to weigh fights before they happen, can you save some people or will it cost too much? If you can be sure that you can get the lot of them with only a death or two, then that would help a lot.
I play a some Leona and she's great at engages, disengages, along with utility. I suggest you give her a try, an amazing Leona can quite literally lock down an entire team while peeling for the carry. It'll teach you about what's a good fight and how best to approach a situation as you'll be the one going headfirst into the fight.
Ben Sharpio1 votesJust play janna and get free elo. Her skill cap is so low for the amount of impact she has on the game.
khorney1 votesstart playing taric. best game changing ult in the game period
DB Gaming1 votesI may not be the best person to ask, but I'll give this a shot...
I would say you should roam mid / invade with your jungler if the enemy bot lane recalls or you've managed to kill them and are still healthy. Also if you end up with an ADC who can't last hit and constantly gets themselves killed you may want to roam mid / top / help your jungler invade to avoid having no impact on the game. You also might want to consider playing more playmaking supports like Bard, Thresh, Alistar, Leona, Blitz, etc...
'Supports' like Brand, Zyra, Lux etc... that have serious damage output and hard cc can have a huge impact on the game as well. Also Soraka can tilt fights in other lanes with her ult, so that's one way you can stay in lane and still impact others.
Keep in mind I've only played this game about two years and my highest rank so far has been gold.
420 grams1 votesIf you find yourself bored and your adc keeps pushing wave into tower, you could go mid if you have vision of bot side so your adc doesn't get killed. Braum also isn't the best support to roam with. If you want to practice roaming, bard is great for that but is 6300 Ip. Also consider buying Knights vow on braum.
Dionesus1 votesBraum is a little rough to play as a 1st timer. If you dont hit your winter bite...it really sucks. I like trundle support alot better. The pillar is much easier to play and maxing Q gives you alot of early game damage. His ult late game is a tank destroyer. Also, AP sona is sooo freaking good. You still get your support items but then after that get ap items and chunk Adcs and other mages. Malz sup is alot fun too. Using your ult during a jungle gank is a free kill every time.
