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Why do -carrying- AP supports still have to ward?

NekoniClaws·1/30/2018, 1:13:53 PM·4 votes·478 views

Okay, so supposing you're in a game. Your top is 0/10, your mid is 2/5, but your botlane is going on a killing frenzy. They are dishing out the damage- your support in particular.

Now it's not top's fault. They've been counterpicked. But your 7/0 Morgana just strolled top and solokilled the fed enemy toplaner with ease. Her kit just happens to be perfect for the enemy team. She has huge combat effectiveness in this particular game, whilst your toplaner has none and has very little chance of gaining any.

Why do we not designate Morganna the 'carry' at this point, and ward to protect her? Why is she still protecting us? Why are we making it so easy for the enemy team to take out our strongest player by sending them to do the warding? Is there a reason?

(And I'm aware vision requires stacking time now. It does require time to switch over who is warding, but that does not render it impossible. Moreover this isn't a tactic that only started with this patch)

18 Comments

PhantomPrankster1/30/2018, 1:15:30 PM3 votes

because you don't have to buy sightstone anymore? its automatically given to you LOL

Devilreaper XIII1/30/2018, 2:11:23 PM2 votes

what i do hate is that everyone is capable of warding.... they could at least all strategically place a pink ward... and half of the team should have sweeper and the other half wards.

but most of the time only 2 teammates are warding -.-

Rester1/30/2018, 1:28:01 PM1 votes

In reality if you wanna save your own ass, you ward your own ass.

Anastaecia1/30/2018, 2:35:13 PM1 votes

Everyone should be warding anyway. Unless you upgrade, every player should have 3 wards out....that's 12 in addition to the 5 that supp can. I see some jg taking zombie too, so that's even more non-supp warding. Basically this shouldn't be an issue if the rest of the team is doing their share of warding.

Jerry SeinfeId1/30/2018, 3:27:59 PM1 votes

? you're supposed to ward no matter who you are. like wtf even. If you're carrying just buy ap, you'll still have a ward item that even grants you AP. You don't designate a carry, a carry is whoever is fucking carrying you. Ideally this would be your ADC/APC, but i've had Nasus carry me before or have carried as lux/annie support.

You still have to ward because why the fuck would you not ward? Even if you ward your teams red buff while you're in the enemy base, it's still better than having no ward out at all.