Damage Supports

BURRITOEATER999·1/13/2020, 8:14:48 PM·1 votes·680 views

I don't know how the rest of the community feels about this, but in my eyes this topic is a large problem in league of legends.

When I started playing this game the "support" role was a champion that helped support their team without massive damage, usually using CC or healing them. A support was someone who could tank for your team if your top laner decided to not go tank.

But nowadays these options aren't as viable, in fact league of legends has completely strayed away from the original "support" champion. I felt like Brand support was okay, and somewhat was reasonable, but this was just the start to what I believe is a problem.

I was hoping Riot would turn this meta back to normal, but no. They decide to release a champion that can pentakill your whole entire team, and has a free elder dragon buff at level 6.

Okay, Pyke was a weird release. Obviously Riot was catering towards people who don't want to play a real support.

Well, I can just ban Pyke I guess.

Skip forward a little bit, Riot adds a support champion that attaches to the ADC, literally being braindead do nothing but spam a heal all game. Yuumi is another champion that is catered towards those who don't want to play a real support.

This is the way Riot releases their champions to keep people playing the role.

But this time, it honestly pissed me off, when a champion was added to the game. When this champion could be in both the ADC and the Support tab.

Riot, please make a real support champion.

4 Comments

Oleandervine1/13/2020, 8:26:38 PM2 votes

I will give you that Pyke and Senna are shaky and questionable additions to the support role.

What I won't give you is Yuumi. Yuumi is an enchanter, and while I understand that people despise being unable to target her, she still pretty much only offers utility and CC to your team. She is, in fact, the EXACT THING you were asking for - a support that focuses on healing and CC, and not on damage. Yuumi needed nerfs for sure, and she has been nerfed. Her mana is now through the roof, and her heal no longer stores an extra charge. I think people are still hating her because of the knee-jerk reaction she elicited while she was strong.

IP Masquerena1/13/2020, 10:07:08 PM1 votes

I mean...they do bring CC.

Death is the best CC, while dead, other than Kog or Sion, they can't damage you, CC you, peel for allies, etc. Best CC.