Seriously, is it nearly impossible to get to Gold playing support?

Inari Fox Orrion·12/22/2019, 7:40:30 AM·2 votes·2,150 views

Like, I get it -- my last few games aren't all too great-looking, but how could they be when literally the entire team consistently has more deaths than me? As a support, I just die so they don't. Even if it means W'ing a fed Rengar, fine. So long as they don't kill my low ADC.

But, like, is it just impossible to climb using the support role? Do I really need to learn how to lane to reliably get out of Silver? It's so frustrating to have gotten into promos four times just to have 4 feeders in every fucking single match until you invariably fail to finish them because "lul Riot great matching" B.S.

19 Comments

VampiricLlama12/22/2019, 7:41:46 AM1 votes

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wmFUxIlng-U&list=PLsHoEm1RnMgVOmJZO9dWl-8CLpmbKRiSR

MikeJ122O12/22/2019, 7:46:22 AM1 votes

I reached diamond last season playing Sona solo que before I dropped back down to plat. This was a day before patch V9.13 went live when they nerfed her.

Hymn of Valor Aura damage AP ratio reduced to 20% AP from 30% AP. Song of Celerity AP ratio reduced to 3% per 100 AP from 6% per 100 AP.

NF Remilia12/22/2019, 8:01:24 AM1 votes

Just play a carry support. Something strong like brand or full ap sona etc... You will get to gold in no time. I have a friend he was challenger in s8 support main. In s9 he made a new account and played zyra and brand until diamond elo (which he reach in like a week) then he start picking braum and other supports.

Néékö12/22/2019, 9:07:19 AM1 votes

Find a godlike duo or get gud? I got to gold with Janna (before the ardent meta), then during the ardent meta I jumped into plat with a adc main... i stopped playing ranked mainly because i wanted to keep playing with other friends without putting too much of an elo gap.

I like playing casual more so plat and higher is not for me.

RyzeRework12/22/2019, 9:58:39 AM1 votes

I mean do you think pros just stop at gold on support? Supports are one of the most game deciding roles. You are the early game play maker and the lategame peeler. You have a super important role of deciding what you and your lane can do and how to approach it. My answer for you if you want a quick fix is to play brand. But If you want to be a godlike support play leona, my reason for leona is because she can be a super dominate pick and requires you to think about your next step. If you play her like a dipshit well... your ganna die and suck allot. But if you play her well you can dictate the game with clutch ass engages. Brand is great to carry your team as a support. Brand doesnt need items because his damage is front loaded and his passive does percent hp damage.

Kai Guy12/22/2019, 10:32:01 AM1 votes

I did it in 50 games. It was not difficult.
I let the community Pick my champion Pool for it as well. https://boards.na.leagueoflegends.com/en/c/gameplay-balance/8212FOQr-what-supports-do-you-think-are-to-team-reliant-to-climb https://boards.na.leagueoflegends.com/en/c/gameplay-balance/5O8HxP41-can-supports-climb-lower-elo-s9-time-to-test-it

You can absolutely hit gold Fox friend. I have faith in you for this. That said, You can absolutely lower the # of games it will take ya if you just adapt to some behaviors to push the odds more into your favor.

Done2512/22/2019, 11:36:48 AM1 votes

You can 100% do it. I've done it for the last 4 years, and I'm trash. The secret is to go an enchanter with good AP scaling. Soraka, Nami, Sona, Janna, Lux. Frostfang, Unholy Grail, Soul Stealer, Deathcap. Lux can trade Grail for Orb of Oblivion w/sorc boots instead to Q->R combo harder. Soraka's damage isn't so hot for Grail, so you can go Ardent, everything else, and then Redemption instead.

Daddy Ants12/22/2019, 11:43:53 AM1 votes

If you want gold as a support with the least amount of effort then spam these champions

Leona Nautilus Blitzcrank

These 3 are the most fool proof, braindead op supports you can play right now.

As long as you ban Morgana these champs are so free.

Terozu12/22/2019, 12:59:08 PM1 votes

It's... not particularly hard no.

Darkdemon65312/22/2019, 1:32:34 PM1 votes

If you belong higher than you are, it will probably take more games to get to where you belong than it would if you were playing a role that has influence on the game, but that's it. If you just aren't climbing, then you don't belong higher based on your current level of performance.

Salvaged Vlada12/22/2019, 1:56:58 PM1 votes

Support carries exist for a reason.

Pyke Zyra Lux

Uraraka12/22/2019, 5:18:02 PM1 votes

Start playing Zyra Velkoz Lux Pyke Senna Nautilus and even Heimerdinger if you're good with him.

Alwayscheck your teammates profiles and dodge games-if their rank is +/-2 , if they have less win ratio, low number of games played, very low level (30-50), if they're on lose streak, autofill (especially adc and jg), very poor kp,kda,.... Despite performing well in support the role itself depends on team being good and don't listen to consolation comments like "you're in rank you deserve".

If possible find a duo partner, adc or jg and if you're playing Ahri support try glacial augment rune and glacial items.

Skia Asteri12/22/2019, 7:14:39 PM1 votes

It is pre-season, your rank does not matter. Either play to improve as a player or play to improve your MMR so you get better placements next season.

For the latter, dodge games that look likely to be a loss in champ select. Use op.gg multi search to check up on your team mates. You just copy and paste the messages in the lobby chat about who has entered the lobby.

For the former, play a solo lane instead of support. Play one champion and one champion only for which ever solo lane (or play that champ in both). Play to learn how the lane, don't worry about what comes after lane. The champ should be easy to pick up the basics of after a few games and should have a straight forward play style so you can identify what you should have done when reviewing replays of your games. The champ should not have good way to evade ganks on a basic ability. They should not have an overly unique play style. They should not be able to AFK push the wave from a safe distance. Do play in an interactive manner against your opponents.

While it is possible to get better while playing support, it is easier to identify what is going wrong in a solo lane and then work on fixing the issues. Then once you have improved go back to support and after a period of readjusting to the role and the champs you play in it climbing higher will be easier if you apply what you learned to your support game play.

Kirika12/23/2019, 11:43:48 AM1 votes

Yuumi main here. She is teamreliant yes but if you do good your team overperforms as well so even if all the sites tell you she is crap, getting good with her feels great. (~60% Winrate on her)