Karma, Zyra, Sona, Soraka, or Annie? FOR SOLO-QUEUE

Wasabo·Oct 19, 2014·1 votes·1,832 views

Which of these supports is most viable, and in what order? Which is funnest in your opinion? Which can carry best (for solo Q)?

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eztarg3tOct 19, 20142 votes

[DISCLAMER: It's 12 in the morning here, I've had a few glasses of wine, and I am a scrub. So with that in mind...] 1.Karma: tied with Zyra, really good poke support and if your adc is garbage and can't even CS properly, she can replace him as an APC. 1.Zyra: tied with Karma, I've never played Zyra but I have seen her in matches and she can bring in some pretty good utility along with the poke. 2.Sona: I've played her only a few times but she does seem good, aside from that my knowledge is rather limited. 3: Soraka: She is kind of in a odd place right now. I've been playing her non-stop but there can be some problems with your adc thinking he doesn't have to dodge hits because he has a sustain support (damn fools) so Soraka isn't all THAT great in solo-que but that doesn't mean it's impossible. Just communicate and get on the same level with your ADC first before the match starts. But I will say she is a lot of fun to play so at least you won't be bored. 4: Annie: Yeah, she can be considered a support but that stun is not really on demand, is it. Yes, you can play her as a poke support and it is fun to drop Tibbers with a stun from the bushes but other than that...idk, I just don't like using her as a support.

PMFeracoOct 19, 20141 votes

In my opinion a Zyra, Sona or Annie can be really effective especially if you get some AP on them.

FantasySniperOct 19, 20141 votes

Viability; Zyra, Soraka, Sona, Karma, Annie Carry capacity; Annie, Zyra, Karma, Soraka, Sona Skill floor (max.1st); Zyra, Sona, Annie, Karma, Soraka (Although all of them are relatively high-skill anyways) Fun; Zyra, Soraka, Annie, Sona, Karma (Although this is subjective, and mostly depends on well they fit your prefered playstyle)

Zyra is practically my main, so my views may be slightly biased towards her, but she is definitely one of the strongest, if not the strongest, support. She has potentially the highest skill floor out of all the supports, though.

Deep Terror NamiOct 19, 20141 votes

I'm really liking and having good games with Soraka, Annie can wreck late game on her own and guarantee stuns for her ADC whenever, Zyra has very good harass and the best disengage among them, Karma has an all around great kit with self-sustain bundled with her stun, Sona is teamfight support of the year. So...

Viability: Soraka, Karma, Sona, Zyra, Annie (Annie last just because I think she'd better in mid lane with her Q).

Most Fun: Karma, Soraka, Zyra, Annie, Sona (Karma's short range stun tether kinda makes you get into the fray, but if you Mantra buff it you self-heal a ton. lots of fun.)

Best Carry: Annie, Karma, Zyra, Soraka, Sona (Annie first because once she's got decent AP she's a carry just like your mid laner, and will take all of your kills with her stun combo)

In the end, play what you like and what you do good with. I'd love to play Zyra a lot more, but my KDA is horrendous because I die too much while I'm way better on and enjoy Soraka and Karma.

NoMonkuOct 19, 20141 votes

If you mean as carrying solo q as an AP support? Note: this is my opinion

I say Zyra is best. Her damage is really hard to avoid for people who don't know how to play against her and it goes through minions. Her main drawback is she is squishy and slow, so if you make a mistake its bb for you.

Karma comes next. She harasses hard and has great team utility. Drawback is it is a skill show so better players will be able to dodge it. Also its blocked by minions.

Annie is next or possibly Sona. I'm just saying annie because her burst combo is insane. If you are able to get ahead in lane, even as a support, you have the potential to 100-0 the ADC for most of the game until they are somehow able to get a BV late game. If they get it early, well it just means they don't do as much damage, which is still a win for your team.

Sona has pretty decent utility. I haven't played with her AP build outside of ARAM, so I'm not too sure how well it works with a supports income, but from what I've done with it, AP sona hurts and carries well.

Raka is just last because I felt this list was for AP supports meant to carry, which is how I'm basing my order system on. Raka is the worst in terms of pumping out damage as she has great heals and she really benefits more from CD/support items to help her get tankier then just AP. She is still a great support, but there isn't any real way she herself will carry through damaging her opponents compared to the other 4 you listed. If you want to carry with heals, though, Raka will be your # 1 choice. Banana's ftw.

67chromeOct 19, 20141 votes

Which of these supports is most viable, and in what order?

For solo queue?

Sona as the best, Soraka, Zyra, Karma, then Annie.

Which is funnest in your opinion?

Annie. She can go tanky mage and insta-gib people. She's like a ranged Cho'Gath.

Which can carry best (for solo Q)?

Carry generally means amazing with gold, useless without gold. Supports have the least gold of any champion, and you're stuck with a carry in lane.

Carry potential in the traditional sense is completely useless on a support, you're harming yourself and your team more often than not trying to go for anything resembling an ADC or APC more often than not.

If you mean "influence win rates" instead of "carry", you're looking at mega-utility, which is incredibly strong in low-income and in team-fights/with allies.

If you play to your strengths - you've got a better chance of winning, more opportunities to make game-winning plays.

And that's subsequently why I ranked the supports the way I did - best for solo queue is most utility, worst is least utility.

Specifically being strong with no gold is also a really nifty advantage in games you're loosing or falling behind in, because you've still got a solid chunk of power to work with - where on gold-reliant champions, if you're loosing you're screwed.

Pika310Oct 19, 20141 votes

Most viable is probably Zyra, she has a few specific niche scenarios where she becomes decent, usually with Yasuo. In order of best to worst, it's like this: Zyra, Annie, Karma, Soraka, Sona.

I think the funniest has to be Annie. What's more embarrassing than getting beaten by a little girl? Getting beat by a little girl support.

The best carry is Annie. Even if Sightstone delays her progress, she's the only one with viable scalings. Built as a burst mage like she's supposed to be, blowing people up becomes easy.