Karma support

DrNova·Mar 1, 2015·1 votes·722 views

I fell playing support as a traditional support mage s a waste of the champ. I play her as a higher hp/ap support, and it works awesomely.

Starting out of course with spell theifs edge. After that though, I rush a , getting the early gives more mana to poke. Next I go either or , depending on how well we are doing and whish is better first.

The way I play her is a high hp support with good AP. The strong poke can win lane easily with your adc, the higher hp lets you get in the mix more especially when getting ganked or saving your adc, the tether on the enemy a sheild on your adc.

I just feel like she's far more effective as a bully and aggressive support, at all levels of the game. Anyone else play her similarily?

5 Comments

Deep Terror NamiMar 1, 20151 votes

You pretty much nailed how she's supposed to be played. She's one of those that fits right in as an AP Mid, but still excel as a support, so are played similar in either role.

Kiech BephoMar 1, 20151 votes

If you are rushing the Sightstone within the first ten minutes, it's good.

DisasterSolaMar 1, 20151 votes

the problem with karma support (and she IS a stellar support. Sona level, just not as sona-ee) is that you need to pair karma with a kill lane ADC, or you play as a second APC.

Anti-snowball mechanics are beyond BS for supports. you, as the support, are supposed to subsist entirely on assist gold... but if you get your ADC rolling, both you AND your ADCs gold income goes down. And the assist gold goes down MUCH more, MUCH faster.

Ive had games where i go 5/0/35 as support or jungle, and only get maybe 10K, where my midlaner and top laner both get above 10K with scores like 2/5/1, but with 200~300 or so farm.

DrNovaMar 1, 20151 votes

See I've never had problems with gold. Between some of the support masteries and what I make via poking with Spelltheif, I am always fine in income. And getting kills in lane is no to hard with a good adc with you. At worst case we often force then out of lane and adc ends up with a high CS advantage.

I dunno, me personally I've never had an income problem.

Only Play DariusMar 1, 20151 votes

Her shield scales very well with AP.

Build her with a ton of AP and you can give a mega-shield for your entire team before teamfights. It would take an act of god (or a set of trash teammates) for the enemies to overcome that kind of shield on your entire team.

She's my favorite AP support by far.