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Lack of an AD Support Item Restricting the Meta

Thy Duck·5/19/2015, 1:02:27 PM·6 votes·1,207 views

I don't know if there is some logic behind not having AD supports, but rather restricting them to tanks, mages, and utilities; however as far as I know I see no problem in having an AD support so long as the item isn't powerful.

A benefit of a AD support is that you are able to hold a lane even without mana. They can harass and poke, apply pressure, and zone easily without the worries of mana. Champions like Ashe and Yasuo are both my favorite champs that I would like to try in the support role. Ashe has slows and visions, aswell as a global stun; while Yasuo has poke, mobility, windwall utility, and able to become a powerhouse late game.

Here is my suggestion for a support item:

Dagger of Riches 50% mana regen 2 gold per 10 seconds Passive: Ranged champions gain ~~ 5 ~~ 3 AD, melee champions gain ~~ 10 ~~ 5 AD Unique Passive: Attacking enemy units will increase the gold. Ranged Champions gain 2% per attack, limit of 15 stacks. Melee Champions gain 4% per attack, limit of 10 stacks. (At max stacks, ranged champion will gain 2.6 gold per 10 seconds, and melee champions will gain 2.8 gold per 10 seconds.

Ceremonial Short Sword 75% mana regen 3 gold per 10 seconds Passive: Ranged champions gain ~~ 10 ~~ 7 AD, melee champions gain ~~ 20 ~~ 12 AD Unique Passive: Attacking enemy units will increase the gold. Ranged Champions gain 2% per attack, limit of 15 stacks. Melee Champions gain 4% per attack, limit of 10 stacks. (At max stacks, ranged champion will gain 3.9gold per 10 seconds, and melee champions will gain 4.2 gold per 10 seconds.

Blazed Bastard Sword 3 gold per 10 seconds 10% Lifesteal 30% attack speed. Passive: Ranged champions gain 30 AD, melee champions gain 50 AD Unique Passive: Attacking enemy units will increase the gold. Ranged Champions gain 2% per attack, limit of 15 stacks. Melee Champions gain 4% per attack, limit of 10 stacks. (At max stacks, ranged champion will gain 3.9gold per 10 seconds, and melee champions will gain 4.2 gold per 10 seconds.

7 Comments

XxxLumberJackxxX5/19/2015, 1:08:53 PM1 votes

Avarice blade?

Also- Something about AD supports would take towers too fast and ranged supports could take an AD support item and abuse it (really want Janna's AA hitting harder?)

KamakaziGumiBear5/19/2015, 1:10:07 PM1 votes

I think the issue is that it becomes to strong late game.

denzel777x5/19/2015, 1:30:50 PM1 votes

I think it's fine as is.

Wikid5/19/2015, 1:47:20 PM1 votes

Ashe support?

E - Gives vision AA - A slow W - A slow R - Stun

I wont try it but supporting til 9 then going full AD sounds...well....interesting

Sire Hippington5/19/2015, 3:42:04 PM1 votes

just scrap ap from the first two spellblade upgrades and increase the bonusdamage n the procs(or reuce the goldgain and increase the stack generation) Then just add a new item as 3ed upgrade in adition to frost queens. However, most ad-supports already work fine with item 3098 or item 3401 , The new BC is a nice help aswell, now only zekes needs some changes(like replaceing 10%cdr with another 10-15 ad)

Marthian5/19/2015, 3:50:29 PM1 votes

AD support to me implies a bruiser like J4, Jax, or Pantheon. All three are already stupidly good supports if you play them right and don't need any help.