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How riot is buffing poke support meta and keeps on nerfing relic shield related supports

Pepega toplaner··3 votes·702 views

So. Relic got an Hp nerf + got face of the mountain removed And on 8.2 you gave thresh mains anurism by making it so he heals half with proc of 50% heal when you last hit while u have stacks . Explain to me why does taric q cost 110 mana . Make it so you spend less mana as taric if you have less stacks. Like 1/2/3/4/5 stacks 60/70/80/90/100 mana And that would still not be enough compared to soraka that if she gets 2 rejuvination breeds she can regen her hp back like its nothing And if you can. PLEASE make it so poke support deal less damage.The new poke meta isnt healthy for the enemy adc. For example if i play twitch and i have a taric I'll get zoned off from a cait and brand and will have 20 farm compared to cait having 50 farm. Taric cant outheal the damage like soraka can and she even spends less mana to heal her adc and deals a ton of damage to me with a q. Well designed champions that heal as much as they damage. You can play every poke ap champion on bot that doesnt heal and still win. And you buff ap support items,WHY?

Please nerf ap support items buff taric or decrease his q mana and revive Face of the mountain.

6 Comments

Odysseus2631 votes

eh, some of it has to do with the new ap item changes as well. At least that is my opinion on the subject! D:

Khristophoros1 votes

Brand needs a lot of work. As a support he has the best base damage in the game. You can literally build tank on him and do the most damage in the game. Like if he has 700 AP his passive still does 2/3 of its damage as base damage. So AP is a waste. Only real power spike items he can buy are Liandry's and Rylai's.

Anyway he's really bad in mid so they're probably afraid to nerf him as support because he won't be played mid, he will just not be played.

He needs actual AP ratios but he also needs a kit that is more solid for a mid laner. He has the most outplayable kit in the game besides Udyr.

The only thing he has going for him is that his damage scales without items.

xDelightify1 votes

I think they tried to Nerv It, with the Support item Nerv, but instead they just nerved all supports. And Brand still Deals Tons.

Khristophoros1 votes

they can change supp items any way they want. it makes no difference for Brand. There are only 2 items he cares about: item 3151 item 3116

Colton1471 votes

Sona item 3070

Metal Janna1 votes

You haven't played a lot of support in the last couple weeks. Please don't take this the wrong way, but in my opinion support champs are pretty balanced, and all you need to do better at the support role is to play it more and learn the champions' playstyles and counters. Taric isn't meant to be an endless passive heal battery like Soraka, so you can't play him as one or you won't be operating at full effectiveness. Gotta pick a champion that already has the playstyle you want, not force a different one on a champion that isn't designed for it. As for countering mage supports specifically, you should try a hook support. As an Orianna support main, Blitzcrank, Nautilus, Thresh, Taric, Rakan, and Leona are my worst nightmares. All it takes is one well-timed hook catching me off guard and poof deleted. I threw Rakan in there because while he isn't a hook support, he does have as much engage as one, he can heal back pokes with his Q, and he can't be caught if his opponent doesn't have hard CC. Rakan hard counters poke supports, except maybe Lux because she can actually catch him. Alternatively, you could join the dark mage support side. Mage support vs mage support is usually a matter of champion skill, so if you know your champ better than they do theirs, you have the advantage.

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