Why nerf heal/shield supports when you can nerf the item?

AidanWR·Apr 25, 2018·1 votes·677 views

So, thinking about how heal/shield supports are on the top tier right now got me thinking, "What if it's also Spellthief's Edge?" So I went into practice tool to test it out. A Janna's Zephyr with Spellthief's deals 56 damage to a target dummy, about 86 damage to an adc at level one, but with Doran's Ring her Zephyr deals 51 damage to a target dummy, about 79 damage to an adc level one. The extra 13 damage given from Spellthief's makes supports deal even more damage than what they would do if they were taken mid lane and started with the standard doran's Ring.

3 Comments

Step Sis LuxApr 25, 20182 votes

Because people are like (COIN) stop only shielding me from behinde and do something (Spellthief) wtf she deals dmg she should just stay behind and shield

BoltonatorApr 25, 20181 votes

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Because people are like (COIN) stop only shielding me from behinde and do something (Spellthief) wtf she deals dmg she should just stay behind and shield

I’ve had adcs tell me to stop shielding them because It’s effecting their timing and ability to last-hit minions.

I’ve had adcs tell me my shields suck even though I shielded them to prevent max damage from a turret shot.

I’ve had adcs yell at me for accidentally taking a whopping 6 cs in twenty-five minutes and not warding enemy jungle when we’re pressed up against our own inhibitor turrets.

I’ve just accepted the fact that, no mater what a support does, we will be ridiculed for our decisions regardless of whether or not our adc is playing poorly.

I’ve come to realize that supports will probably be nerfed into the ground...again, with the plethora of players raging about how “broken” a class that gives all of their cs to the adc is.

trunoob413Apr 25, 20182 votes

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I’ve had adcs tell me to stop shielding them because It’s effecting their timing and ability to last-hit minions.

I’ve had adcs tell me my shields suck even though I shielded them to prevent max damage from a turret shot.

I’ve had adcs yell at me for accidentally taking a whopping 6 cs in twenty-five minutes and not warding enemy jungle when we’re pressed up against our own inhibitor turrets.

I’ve just accepted the fact that, no mater what a support does, we will be ridiculed for our decisions regardless of whether or not our adc is playing poorly.

I’ve come to realize that supports will probably be nerfed into the ground...again, with the plethora of players raging about how “broken” a class that gives all of their cs to the adc is.

Sucks being support although junglers have the same issue, oh i lost my lane, i got ganked, why didnt you gank my lane 5 times? it's not the junglers job to win people their lanes either but they act as if it is when in reality it's their own fault for getting ganked or at least dying to the gank because they pushed up or didn't ward

Also sucks being a support because when my adc is doing bad even if im playing well i get put into the same category as my adc when people say "our bot lane sucks" and its like hmmm nope my adc is just bad and literally goes in every chance they get, doesn't follow up when I do go in and then decides to 1v2 when i'm not there and so many times the adc (probably just people in general) turn around to get that one hit left on the enemy for a kill and end up dying and not even getting the kill when they should of just let someone else get it and lived :(