A (very) weird alternative to the traditional support playstyle which I absolutely love
Going to start off by saying, people have been saying that (with some truth) that with the increase in game speed and all that the FEEL of playing support has become that of being less impactful in games. And this I somewhat agree. There are plenty of matches where if some lane starts to get in trouble, I can't do much to affect it if my allies don't have the damage to follow up with any peel or engage I make.
Now, I'm not going to suggest going some full damage support or ask Riot to make supports outright stronger, because that is just hopeful and stupid (supports are not meant to deal damage, they are meant to support allies in one aspect, usually in utility). So instead, I've been thinking and experimenting a bit to find out what silly thing randomly works way too well from normal. And I've found it!
Now, this is where a LOT of people will disagree with me. But my idea is simply one little change...take smite. It can be
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it's situational, but just hear me out.
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Smiting wolf and raptor camp are great when it comes to granting or removing vision. DO THIS IN THE ENEMY JUNGLE, NOT YOUR OWN. It will starve the enemy jungle and help your entire team, especially with the wolf smite, since it is guaranteed to tell whether or not the enemy is in that portion of the map. Raptor camp is essentially a free upgraded sweeper for vision denial as well. Also makes taking Scuttler easier.
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Can pressure dragon without needing your jungler. If you are able to force the enemy lane out of bot, you can turn to take dragon fast.
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Can take jungle camps very fast to get you and your carry ahead just that much faster. Or if you have some clear, take it for yourself and give yourself that gold and experience you've always wanted.
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and
are surprisingly decent items for support use. One of them will add to pick or peel potential, while the other is essentially a replacement to
. And the upgrades are very nice whether its
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Strong mana regeneration early game just for sitting partially in the jungle after picking up
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Potential to smite steal away the buff camp from the enemy jungler at level 1. (all games I've done this successfully so far).
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Ease of 20-minute baron. A second smite, no explanation needed.
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Provides a good source of catching up in experience in the mid-late game.
http://matchhistory.na.leagueoflegends.com/en/#match-details/NA1/2131197824/215026110?tab=overview http://matchhistory.na.leagueoflegends.com/en/#match-details/NA1/2130713185/215026110?tab=stats
Note for both of these games, my overall vision control by view of wards was better or on par with the enemy's, but look at the number of monsters I took directly from the enemy.
Here's a Braum game: http://matchhistory.na.leagueoflegends.com/en/#match-details/NA1/2132100173/215026110?tab=overview
Nami: http://matchhistory.na.leagueoflegends.com/en/#match-details/NA1/2132149740/215026110?tab=overview
Nautilus: http://matchhistory.na.leagueoflegends.com/en/#match-details/NA1/2132306410/215026110?tab=overview What do you guys think?
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sounds RAD.
"BOOOOOONNNGGG" aka "NO TOUCHING THESE BUNS"
it decreases the enemies damage while letting you do a tiny bit more damage
and 3
first back.
finish gold item
cinderhulk
hp + cdr
armor + mana + cdr
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situational on order of purchase and which Aegis to get
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situational