I realized my champion pool for supports was extremely low when I was last pick and I had to play the support role so the supports that have always stood out for me were blitz and thresh, mainly because I like the hook abilities in both of them but I wasn't sure which was best for the solo q (im in bronze 3 btw) so I'd like to hear other more experienced people's thoughts?
I'd buy Thresh. Thresh has been allowed to be a top-tier support for ages. Even with all of the nerfs he's received, he's still ridiculously good in most situations. His utility is practically unmatched and he's a good tank. Blitzcrank is about the eat the nerf bat again because his offensive potential is greater than Thresh's (faster hook and better damage scaling).
I'm a much bigger fan of Thresh, since he has more utility for making plays, but Blitz grabbing the right person is more dangerous to that individual, and it's not hard to perfectly execute his full combo. I'd grab (no pun intended) Blitzcrank if you don't want to master the intricacies of Thresh.
Blitzcrank is more offensive and easy, Thresh is kind of half offense/defense and harder. You choose.
blitz is better for solo q
Thresh has a weird wind-up for his grab that requires you to think 2 seconds ahead of your opponent. Blitz is easier and more trollish, so if you want to win, play thresh. If you want to win and have fun doing it, play Blitz.
Hey! Blitz/Thresh main here.
Thresh and Blitz, while both being the hook kings of bot lane (Sorry Naut, you're a bit too gimmicky for my tastes) actually each have distinct playstyles that make them fun to play for different reasons. While for now I won't go into depth into their playstyles or even how to play them (It seems like you've already played them and that information may be a little unnecessary) I'll just rattle off a few reasons to buy each, and you can make a decision from there. While I could tell you who to buy, I am not you, and you may not enjoy the same playstyle I do.
Blitzcrank:
Pros:
Fast due to W movement speed, as such he stands a better chance of getting away with just running than Thresh
Actual mobility rather than disruptive CC to escape (Not counting Thresh's Q leap)
Stronger engage tool (Even the lowest of players know to focus a squishy target you've hooked, as it pulls the whole distance)
Once you have mastered the grab, the rest of the kit is very linear and easy to play
Melee for easy Relic Shield procs
Can hook people back to you over walls
His CC (except for silence) cannot be cleansed
Tanky from shield barrier, especially when buying tear, helps for surprising an opponent expecting an easy kill
Surprisingly strong early duelist if you are able to save the passive damage from the ultimate over time, combined with W and E steroids
Cons:
Not much disengaging options when it comes to being outnumbered in a gank
Chance of hooking an enemy tank and losing the teamfight for them
Thresh:
Pros:
Extremely potent at countering such as in a 3v2 ganking scenario, or even killing the gankers due to high base damage
Better at helping teammates escape through the lantern
"Ganking power," should you choose to roam you have many options to lock down a target
Can escape by hooking a jungle camp, which Blitz cannot
Two-pronged defensive and offensive utility
Can transport yourself and an ally to a hooked target (over a wall, etc)
"More CC" due to having more relatively long-lasting stuns and slows than Blitz, who has a long cooldown displacement and a somewhat inconstant knockup
Surprisingly strong duelist early due to high base damages, primarily empowered auto attack and Flay even when you continuously attack
Cons:
Cannot escape overly well unless there is a jungle camp to hook
Hook windup time making it easier to predict
Minor con, not being melee so harder to trigger the standard Relic Shield buy
Hope this helped at least a little! Give both these champions a critical eye and don't just get one out of peer pressure. :)
support trumps all.
Support main here, if you would like to be able to save your adc go with thresh and if you want to go aggresive go with blitz.
P.S. Nami is the best support imo.
you are a dedicated assassin player you shouldn't ever touch supports, they are for the weak
bump
blitz is 1 trick pony thresh is mad LC$BIGPLAY$... which is essentially 1 trick pony in solo q cuz no one is coordinated enough to do such big plays
If you like losing games, go with thresh. If you want to win more often, pick blitzcrank.
Why not Threshcrank? :D
for solo-queue. he relies less on teamwork and timing and more on hitting his grab.
