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how do i lane as support?

Moonlight Path·8/20/2019, 11:31:50 PM·1 votes·2,084 views

I’m a D2 support main that mains enchanters and I main Yuumi and Lulu. You might be wondering why a D2 player is asking how to lane and that’s because I suck LMAO. I feel as if I’m lacking in many areas such as being able to harass and go in at the right time. I usually have no issue laning with Yuumi but with Lulu I honestly am the most passive person ever even though she’s usually seen/played as a very aggressive support. Another thing I’m bad at is roaming...I probably never roam ever because I don’t want to miss out on exp. Also, am I supposed to be able to even poke a tank/mage support as Lulu after level 2+? They both have the potential threat of killing me if I overstep and what not. Also, mage supports are able to outpoke me because their abilities out range me such as vel’koz..I was deemed as useless in a recent game because I couldn’t do anything to a vel’koz lucian bot lane...vel can easily catch me out because as lulu I have to get close to poke while he can stand far away and hit me with abilities. Or am I wrong and I actually can poke them? Getting flamed by my ADC’s for being useless as Lulu happens pretty frequently when I’m put against matchups such as this but I feel as if I can’t do much.. So yeah how do I lane against tanks and mages that can easily catch out a squishy enchanter like me?

6 Comments

Koiyaki8/21/2019, 12:09:29 AM3 votes

as a dirty nami support its about how confident are u in ur play and ur ability to dodge.

For casters:

-Learn their approximate cd timers (better to be an underestimate than an over) and poke inbetween those times while also dodging. The dodging thing is something as a player u have to work at.

-Alot of caster also get stuck in animations for alot of their mpves, if u didge said move while autoing ur almost garenteed at least 2 autos before they can reciprocate auto.

-As lulu, dont be afraid to reaction sheild urself to go in for outo/ q poke, ur adc, if they have a brain, should be fine.

-As yuumi, especially due to the nerfs, u cant reall just be a q bot too much anymore. For the most part do the above while working around ur attach cd.

For Tanks:

-You should be running the lane till they get lvl 2-3.

-Be as agrro as possible since they can reciprocate and watch for the enemy ad coming to their aide,also being on the opopsite side of one of the enemy champs in the botlane while poking the one on yr side works too.

-Post lvl 3, its better to try and poke the enemy ad during their auto animations, since more than likely the tank supp may be able to shrug off any poke u give them. If yall fight, its usually better to kill the ad asap and have the tank supp try and 2v1

I'm not the best at typing advice, im much better over voice, but thats just some of the stuff that i personally do myself (as a hardstuck d2 fish...ugh rito plz) feel free to add me if u need more help :3

TheUrbanKitsune8/21/2019, 12:18:36 AM2 votes

I'm only D4, but also an enchanter support main. TBH part of it might be that Lulu just isn't that great right now. She's pretty much the weakest of the enchanters, IMO. Almost everything she excels at right now another enchanter can do just as well or better. I don't think it's your fault that you feel like you're playing 'more passively' on this champion. Her poke is just outdone by almost every other support's, her shield was gutted, and stepping up to poke with Q or even long range E+Q doesn't feel worth it most of the time. She feels more reactionary than proactive, like you need to wait for your opponent to mess up to make things happen.

Oniken8/21/2019, 5:59:50 AM2 votes

Some things to take into consideration to improve your support game. The synergy with your adc is very important. Lulu is fantastic with on hit champs such as kog, varus, and kai'sa. Not so good with pokers like ez, jhin, or ashe. Depending on match up and play style of adc consider what to max first. In higher elo it is almost always good to max your shield first and attack speed buff second. You should really only max q if you have a true bully lane going and the enemy support isn't a healer or mid lane mage such as brand or vel'koz. Lulu also play's very different depending on her keystone. Glacial augment is actually really good on her as it allows for massive slows through out the game, down side is she will be squishier. Guardian allows her to get a little more power out of her shield especial since it was nerfed pretty hard. And while it feels good to be aggressive and win lane as a support champ if you are not watching your positioning you can often die trying to be a bully support. There is nothing wrong playing a little more passively if it means you are not dying or causing your adc to die because they are trying to save you. Consider getting coin instead of frost fang, you'll feel less inclined to play aggressive since you will get more gold passively.

As far as roaming goes this is something that will take practice. Some simple tricks that I use is when my adc backs what is the conditions of the lane? If it is pushed to enemy tower leave lane to ward and maybe help out jg invade or back up mid from any pressure they might be under. Whenever I back if my adc isn't trying to 1v2 the enemy and is smart enough to play safe I normally try to roam top, mid, or jg before returning to lane. But look at the condition of each lane and try to read where it will be by the time you would arrive to that lane. A good support to practice roaming with is bard since his portals allow for fast movement between lanes. Also think about how you joining the lane will help that lane. Are you going to create the opportunity for a kill? Is the lane you are going to prime for a gank and your presence will be a counter gank? There should always be a purpose to the roam and not just to roam for roaming sake. One of the best pro supports for roaming in my opinion is Smoothie who is currently on TSM. Watch a couple of his games and pay attention not only to the conditions of the lanes when he roams but also the time stamp in the game, and the items that he bought before the roam, often mobi boots.

One last thing. You mention about not wanting to lose out on xp and I can understand this as you want to be as high a level as possible, however if you become a lower level because you are helping your other lanes become stronger it is worth the trade. You will get a little xp from assist if your roam translates to a kill or if you are able to press the enemy off their tower and help get a tower plate that's 80 gold in your pocket. It is better though to leave the tower so the solo laner gets 160 gold. Also try setting a goal for yourself, try to get at least one roam pre 15 mins a game. Your stat tab in the profile tab will show you how much you are playing the map with each champ you play if you check it out. I hope you find at least one of these tips helpful.