Even if Ardent Censor is OP, it might be the thing bot lane needed.

Pre buff, botlane was becoming the midlaner support of the month meta. When support became a thing, you have to admit something was off about the support meta and itemization. This isn't to say he didn't work (he did), but the fact he became a support pick just showed that both the support and mid metas were deeply flawed.

Fast forward to now and while everyone is complaining about Ardent Censor, I'd like to argue that it did its job: support players are actually playing champs meant as supports again. The days when you only got boots1 and all the wards you could afford seem like a distant memory. It took riot way too long, but support finally became fun to play.

But I think riot fixing the traditional support itemization had the drawback of showing the flaws of what forced traditional supports out of bot lane and also upset people who took up supporting during the AP mid Fotm era. That was kind of a weird time and now people are forced into a meta that didn't favor the champs who were never intended to be there. Champs who found a home bot were now being pushed out. This was upsetting because the battlemages with CC were now homeless again, except for zyra (which is unfortunate for people who want to play zyra mid). I personally think midlane needs some more work, but that's an entirely separate discussion.

Don't get me wrong, poke champs are a bit weaker now and tank supports have the problem of being asked to tank without the items they need. costs more than 1/4th the total gold you'll get on average and gives you no armor or mr whatsoever. The botlane meta is still upset and will need to be ironed out, but I think Censor was the first necessary step to getting supporting to be fun.

So for all the QQ, I'd just like to remind people we are sort of in the golden age of supporting. Support has been more fun and impactful than it's ever been. Sure kill lane supports, tank supports, and poke supports will need the same level of TLC as your traditional supports, but I think that the future of supporting is finally starting to look bright and we've got things like and to thank for that.