Why You Shouldn't Think Supporting Is Easy

Hey everyone, been coming across a lot of posts/threads from various places that have really been bashing supports in terms of skill required and build path. Im going to list a few reasons i've been seeing constantly and try to counter argue the statement. A will stand for answer.

1. Supports don't have to CS, therefore it is an easy/mindless role.

A- This is probably one of the statements i have been seeing the most. Yes, supports do not have to focus on csing, except for relic shield procs of course. I personally dont find csing as a very taxing activity, once you get to a certain level of game knowledge you understand the amount of damage "X" champion does and when to auto/use a skill. While the support does not have to focus on CS they do have to focus on map awareness,where wards are going down, timing summoners and ward timers etc.

2. "Why didn't you buy sightstone yet"

A- With the new addition to trinkets and the "new" ability that allows you to stack 2 wards i don't believe that sightstone is that important anymore. Technically that is "four" wards bot lane. Each ward level one lasts 60 seconds with a CD of 180 seconds on the trinket. However after buying the trinket it begins to stack another ward. So say you get to river by 30 seconds and you both drop a defensive ward, the next ward would be up by 3:30. If you then chain wards one at a time there is only a small window when the lane is unwarded. Also with the CD decreasing and ward time increasing there is less and less time of no vision. Plus the fact that pinks are 75 gold go buy one its awesome value!

3. "Why are you building damage"

A- This is a pretty controversial topic in general. I see pros and cons to it. While you only do build damage on AP supports its very small amounts. If your support is building more than 2 items for damage they aren't really focusing on supporting. Few items i see worth it are obviously Frostqueens, nobody is going to get mad at you for building that. Also i have a personal preference with ryleighs due to the amount of Brand i play. Dont get mad at your support if they have 2 ap items and the rest are for the team.

4. Picking an Ap support does not mean the support is trolling.

A- I've ran into this across so many threads and in game. If someone picks Lux, Vel'koz, Brand etc it does not mean that they are trying to ks in lane and build damage. These are all viable supports and in most cases, thanks to the new dynamic que, a real support main trying to win the lane with their favorite most comfortable champion.

Also just in general don't play the blame game if someone dies. In a lane where synergy is most important a non hostile environment is very important. There was probably something both of you could have done better so don't worry about it.

Thank you everyone hope you enjoy.