just curious, why do supports are designed to only cater adcs?

Craft Zeppelin·Oct 13, 2017·1 votes·317 views

Why not have items that benefit mages, bruisers or hell even assassins? ADC's hogging all the resources aren't fun. If ardent is broke why not make a ardent for every class?

5 Comments

ParoeOct 13, 20171 votes

Because riot wanted it that way. Riot thinks that supports are and should only ever be capable of supporting; thats why when a champion becomes a support (such as zyra or nautilus) its usually a death sentance because from that moment on theyre going to be balanced as supports. Which means lower everything and a reliance on their ADC to actually do anything. Braum Leona

MarvelOtterOct 13, 20171 votes

they benefit anyone they want to, ended up supporting a fiora earlier cuz my adc was garbage(fi carried) adcs benefit most, duelists are shortly after, and everyone else follows(tanks probably last)

TormentulaOct 13, 20171 votes

An assassin typically won't have a support piggy backing them as they're flanking the backline. Even if a support item gave an assassin lethality, odds are the assassin won't get that benefit without it being as broken (assuming a wide ranged knight vow-like effect) since they're usually far from each other in a teamfight.

Also in that case, what would abuse the lethality more, the assassin or the ADC stacked with a lethality giving support item + ardent?

Point is, keep in mind whatever support items give to other champions, the ADC also abuses.

PrismalDawnOct 13, 20171 votes

What the fuck. Since when are shields and heals only designed to help the adc? You're better off healing and shielding the 22-0 assassin or tank than the 2 item 0-10-0 adc.