Say Goodbye to Squishy Supports

Tactrix·11/11/2015, 11:55:41 PM·6 votes·1,237 views

So they buffed tanks last meta, buffed ADCs this meta, but hey who cares about the supports right? If you're a squishy support like sona, or nami you're screwed because your mechanical play means virtually nothing to people who now 1 shot and don't die, which is pretty much everyone in this meta. So great job Rito, you just screwed your squishy supports.

36 Comments

Beuhlakor11/11/2015, 11:57:41 PM6 votes

In fact, squishy ranged AP support where buffed this patch.

Hard.

EndlessSorcerer5/10/2016, 12:56:32 AM3 votes

You are taking Deathfire Touch on Bard when Thunderlord's Decree is better.

You are taking Grasp of the Undying on Alistar when Windspeaker's Blessing is better.

You are taking Grasp of the Undying on Sona when Windspeaker's Blessing (or even Thunderlord's Decree) are far, far better.

You are not taking the right masteries. Full-stop.

You also don't seem to be building a gold generation item on your supports. As such, you fall extremely farm behind on gold no matter who you play.

Your builds are extremely questionable too.

tl;dr There is a lot you are doing wrong.

Mandang05/10/2016, 2:21:23 PM2 votes

Not sure why this post was downvoted. Actual supports never get any love from Riot, so much that they're laughed at when they see competitive play (or, in the odd case that one actually is decent, it's nuked from orbit Soraka ).

Remember the last time you saw a Sona Nami Lulu support? Yea, me neither. Meanwhile it's the same tank supports season in and season out, yet Riot can't address support...

Master Yiseeks11/11/2015, 11:58:59 PM2 votes

Have you SEEN Soraka and Sona?!

Sniper 04/11/2016, 8:29:43 PM2 votes

Only problem with supports atm is that you're stuck playing a tank 90% of the time because everyone in the lower elo's wants to play a carry champ. #Gold5orlowerprobs

But seriously, I wanna get back to playing support soon but the current meta still isn't quite right for it. At least for ME.

9L9L9L9L9L9L9L11/12/2015, 12:06:50 AM1 votes

Hey....ever heard of Soraka....

ThePikol5/8/2016, 7:46:42 PM1 votes

Squishy supp are still godd, you just have to know how to play them ;)

Athenes Lulu5/8/2016, 8:01:27 PM1 votes

I thought they've been long gone since season 4, unless their name is Janna and Raka. And also, unless they deal like 100000000000000 damage in lane, then that's also another exception.

Wait, that's pretty much anyone except low-damage traditional supports, so I don't know what you're talking about.

Raoul11/12/2015, 1:23:13 AM1 votes

I have no idea what you are talking about, I am still rocking as Janna...

Vigilente4/11/2016, 8:28:08 PM1 votes

Only thing squishy about a support are its balls