PSA: Playing an off-meta support is not trolling

Dominick Destine··10 votes·1,301 views

However, picking Evelynn Tryndamere Garen Illaoi Vladimir MasterYi Fiora Kassadin for support role is.

That goes double if you go full AD/AP without a sightstone and try to take kills or even cs... x9 report, every time.

Off meta support ex: Ziggs Volibear Sion Kayle Kennen Fiddlesticks Malphite .... hell , even Yorick and Ashe can be a decent off meta supports. Ahem, STOP WITH THE FUCKING TROLL PICKS/PLAY. If you didn't want to support, don't pick support role as primary or secondary.

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khorney3 votes

I do teemo supp win lane most times if the adc actually tries . Or they bitch because 5 people turret dive us and be like troll teemo supp if you were a actual supp..... dude really be quiet

Dominick Destine2 votes

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I do teemo supp win lane most times if the adc actually tries .

Teemo support can sometimes work especially as a counter pick, it shuts down Leona 's Q stun and his shrooms are great to have on a map.

I was talking more like, for example;

  1. MasterYi taking cs, not building sightstone, not building gold income item... just straight up trolling.
Axe2Handle1 votes

I'm pretty sure Leona still gets her stun off. Blind only negates the AA damage but the Leona magic damage and stun still "proc" on the AA.

Dominick Destine1 votes

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I'm pretty sure Leona still gets her stun off. Blind only negates the AA damage but the Leona magic damage and stun still "proc" on the AA.

I'm almost 100% certain that is not the case.

Blind will stop autoattacks and modifiers that go with them.

KING 5HARK1 votes

Not until like 3 weeks ago

EndlessSorcerer2 votes

I've actually had a couple really good games with off-meta supports.

I was Varus in both games while my supports were Katarina and Talon. We poked them down low enough to gib and I just locked them down for their combos.

Marshbouy2 votes

"but dominick we aren't ward bots" says the bronze 5 player.

WoonStruck2 votes

Hey man, at least Vlad has a little potential as support.

Support+tank items, free harass, and moderate-high base damage without building any. Hell, Sightstone even gives him damage. The only issue is that you'd likely need Rylai's in order to consistently help peel for your ADC.

The rest of them, definitely troll, though. Hell, Vlad's basically troll too, just better than the others. lol

Marshbouy4 votes

illaoi isn't too troll. you get some serious zoning, harass, and damage. you just don't have any peel.

WoonStruck2 votes

Illaoi is more troll than Vlad as support.

Less damage if she builds none, healing isn't as easy/strong to pull off, has mana, is melee, etc. Anything she can do, Vlad support basically does better.

Especially since Vlad can use face of the mountain pretty easily.

doiminat0r36002 votes

Illaoi support used to be good. Then they nerfed her E. That thing was the ultimate bullying machine.

sheldonbunny2 votes

Ashe Fiddlesticks Kayle all are secondary supports to begin with. I've had some pretty nice games playing support Fiddle before.

I like picking off meta supports when i'm bored with spamming support games or am curious about an idea I have.

MavenSong2 votes

Illaoi can sorta support but only because of Test of Spirit. Still dont think its great tho.

CrazFight 1 votes

Exactly If I want to play Rengar and ks all my adc's kills I should be able to. Also no im not gonna build sightstone on rengar f u for thinking so.

Dominick Destine2 votes

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Exactly If I want to play Rengar and ks all my adc's kills I should be able to. Also no im not gonna build sightstone on rengar f u for thinking so.

Not sure if troll or a bronze player legitimately stating that it's okay to troll pick/troll play.

CrazFight 1 votes

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Not sure if troll or a bronze player legitimately stating that it's okay to troll pick/troll play.

Its 5 wins 2 losses :< >: Troll you decide :>

Dominick Destine2 votes

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Its 5 wins 2 losses :< >: Troll you decide :>

Yes but at what brackets?

KING 5HARK1 votes

17/28 on rengar this season. Yea, that should tell us something

WoonStruck1 votes

You do realize Ruby Sightstone reduces item CDs by 20%, right?

You can buy a lot of damage items that would benefit from that without gimping your team on the vision game.

Hayaishi21 votes

Change the title to off-meta picks.

Friendly Ram1 votes

You forgot shenpai.

Bottom Laner1 votes

There is someone with lvl 7 Yorick as a support

Gusicles1 votes

I agree, I played old Taric back in the day and I got hate from time to time.

Better to pick what you're good at and not what is meta.

KING 5HARK1 votes

What does Ziggs bring to the table? The same as lux support or Nidalee support. Nothing. Off meta support is a lazy excuse for people who dont want to support(but for some unknown reason qued up as support). The rest in your list are viable supports(-voli maybe, never seen that)

VvVVvV1 votes

Wait....i wouldnt call Voli a off meta support....that is like my #1 support lol Over half my games i play is Voli and over half of them are as support.

Ashe secondary sole is labeled support which is why i find it funny people are quick to call report when they see it. Why would you report someone for using a champ as support who's role is support lol.

Illoai support is fucking cancer to lane against......it is not fun at all. Ive only went against it twice and it was a very miserable time each time.

When it comes to meta FUCK meta...but at the same time there are some champs who just have no business in a certain role. Try supporting a ADC Master Yi with Soraka vs a Lucian with a Zyra support. That game almost made me stop playing support.

Ralanr1 votes

Didn't think you'd defend Sion support.

Dominick Destine1 votes

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Didn't think you'd defend Sion support.

Situational support.

But you must understand that the bar is set ridiculously low; Katarina Fiora MasterYi etc

blkh11 votes

Malphite is off meta? I have nearly 80% win rate with malphite support.

If someone is going freakishly off meta, don't do it in ranked first.

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