Supports taking ignite?

AbrahamPanda·Jan 4, 2015·1 votes·939 views

I've seen alot of supports taking ignite in solo que. Is that the new meta or what?

9 Comments

Leti the YetiJan 4, 20151 votes

nope

futuresight23Jan 4, 20151 votes

Naw, its been an off and on thing about supports wanting to either deal with any emergency heal saving a lane opponent or to secure kills.

HarbardJan 4, 20151 votes

• To be honest, I support with Annie once in a while and sometimes the enemy team doesn't know when to get off my ADC. So I whip out my damage and an ignite on top of that.

• Ignite can also be to reduce healing effects on the ADC.

• Supports also take ignite sometimes to secure kills.

MalzaharAnyLaneJan 4, 20151 votes

Supports taking ignite does need to stop being a thing.

But the tradeoff is that you have to force two engagements for every one kill. You have to force the opponent to blow flash and heal both before fighting, whereas if you have ignite then you have effectively negated them using heal in an emergency and they are forced to use it to top off before an engagement.

Ignite should be on the ADC but some ADC's are dumb and supports would still like to get even dumb ADC's fed, this is why ignite ends up on the support.

futuresight23Jan 4, 20151 votes

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Supports taking ignite does need to stop being a thing.

But the tradeoff is that you have to force two engagements for every one kill. You have to force the opponent to blow flash and heal both before fighting, whereas if you have ignite then you have effectively negated them using heal in an emergency and they are forced to use it to top off before an engagement.

Ignite should be on the ADC but some ADC's are dumb and supports would still like to get even dumb ADC's fed, this is why ignite ends up on the support.

There is a reason why ADCs stopped taking Ignite. Being better able to stay alive is most often the better choice it comes to ADCs, especially when their damage is at the point of being able to finish people off anyways.

MalzaharAnyLaneJan 4, 20151 votes

Death is the ultimate crowd control. Their damage is most certainly NOT at that point, or taking ignite wouldn't even be a consideration in that lane.

futuresight23Jan 4, 20151 votes

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Death is the ultimate crowd control. Their damage is most certainly NOT at that point, or taking ignite wouldn't even be a consideration in that lane.

Yes having Ignite could secure a kill or two in the laning phase. On the other hand, not having a second defensive summoner available once the teamfighting starts is going to be problematic if they do get to you. Dying in a teamfight when having Heal or even Barrier would have saved your life is not worth the 1-2 kills that you secured with Ignite.

maikokkJan 4, 20151 votes

taking ignite with a hard engage support feels mandatory. most adcs shouldnt take ignite, and ignite is a counter to most adcs. seems like a no brainier to take ignite unless you are a poke sup