What was missing from the Tank Rework....

Aside from the goods and bads of the 3 big champions that were fixed there is one big glaring issues with the tank rework that wasn't addressed.

Tank supports are in a pretty awful place right now. In competitive we see Lulu, Karma, Zyra, Nami, Thresh, and even MF still as the top tier picks. What do all of those champions have in common? They all have a combination of: Ranged harass, sustain (shields are a form of sustain), ranged damage, pushing power, solid base damage (need minimal dmg items to scale into late).

How was this not addressed at all in the tank update that we've been waiting for for 3 years? When Miss Fortune shows up in tournament play before leona, alistar, blitzcrank et al there has to be some kind of head scratching over how to get the melee champs some kind of help.

What do these champions need? -> Some more sustain help. Obviously lack of real sustain needs to be a distinguishing factor, but when Leona can not enter lane at all vs the above champions_there is a problem._ -> Items that help them do their job. These are peel/engage/disrupt oriented champions. Support items favor shields/healing and... that's it. The active from FQC would even help them since it's easier to get close to land your combo on a slowed champion.... another reason mage supports are favored in solo q if not competitive. -> More relevant lategame. Itemization help is really key here, however when you have say, zyra/annie who have a B+ engage tool and A+ damage it's hard to justify that A+ engage tool and D- damage from Alistar in a team comp. It's not enough to be the last man standing with all 9 players dead if you have no hope of wave clearing to defend a tower.

Ideas- Stop giving really cool tank mechanics to damage items. For example- Phantom Dancer dmg reduction, but even better on these champions would be Edge of Night's active. Leona can't get in range for E/Q if she gets hit with that root from zyra! ANd NOW Leona can't even build Banshees veil! Skarner would be way more viable with access to that item. So would Voli, and more junglers.

Rework Targon's line to start moving in this direction. Relic shield likely needs to stay weak, but the upgrade on it at least could help. For example: Unique Passive- Upon leaving combat, if out of combat for 8 seconds restore 1.5% max hp over 12 seconds to you and half that to a nearby ally.

Face the the mountain: Unique Passive- Upon leaving combat, if out of combat for 8 seconds restore 2% max hp over 8 seconds to you and half that to a nearby ally. Active- ALso grants a spellshield blocking the next spell or effect.

New Item: Shield of the Earth: + +$$$ Stats 250 HP 50 Armor

Active- Raise an earthen bullwork on a target location. Enemy skillshots that pass through the barrier deal reduced damage to allies on the other side. This pillar can not be walked through and creates fog of war behind it. If placed under an enemy they are pushed to the side.