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How do I rank up as supp main?

AfroToothPick·3/8/2016, 9:18:42 PM·2 votes·547 views

Alright, I started playing League in early season 5 after playing with crazy russians in Dota 2. Great game overall. Community could've been better, but let's not discuss that. (btw, this is my smurf acc)

When I started playing League, I mained support since I felt I was terrible at fighting, and that the role fit me the most. I had general experience with skillshots and aiming, so I turned out to be a natural with it here. I mained Soraka and Sona ( got them in lvl 5 too), and I think I play that role very well. Right now, I've tried to play Nidalee and LeeSin to master another lane than bot, and I might take them to ranked one day. If I git gud.

I ended up in bronze 2 with 4w and 6l. I believe the reason I lost so many matches was mainly because my team hated me (the other reason was because my team forced me to play a champ I've never played before. Other is maybe that I suck, I dunno). It was my fault if they dived into the turret for kills and then died, it was my fault if I didn't notice a skillshot travelling through unwarded area, it was my fault if they missed a cs, and it was my fault the team lost. And some morons even flamed me for "not warding" when I ward the important places all the time. I did my job, but my adc and the rest of the team uses me as a punching bag when they can't blame themselves.

I'm starting to hate to play support since I get most of the blame, I don't get credit for shit, I can't do anything if my team feeds, and losing the games doesn't really make things any better. After getting bronze 2, I tried to rank up several times, but I lose then win and repeat. I can't win as support. What am I supposed to do?

I got 45 LP after playing Caitlyn andJinx since I was pretty experienced with them and managed to carry both of the games. Which made me realize I might have to switch to adc to actually win a match since I'm pretty good with them. Frankly, I'm scared to try to play ranked again, because I fear I will lose my points if I play supp. I am tired of not being capable of doing anything when my team is behind, so is switching main role a good idea?

The reason I'm stuttering at maining adc is because I might end up with a bad supp ... Sounds weird I know right. But when I see bad supports, I tend to play worse. One ranked game I had before s6, I played Jinx and had Lux with me. She didn't respond to me when I asked her to get sightstone or pink wards since the enemy Ekko ganked us often. She instead build AP. with not one supp item. Not one! And she was terrible at skillshots, never activated her E, or her W. She didn't poke the enemy either who got Draven and Soraka (who was actually pretty bad at playing. Almost never hit a skillshot. But they had a really good RekSai to save them). So we lost that game. This was the worst scenario when I picked adc instead of supp, since I noticed the things the supp didn't do to help the team. And it is not the first time either! And no, I don't flame my support, I try to be nice to them all the time since that's how I want to be treated when I am support.

So I'll sum this up for you:

  • I lose ranked games because I main support
  • I consider switching main role
  • Don't know what to do when my support plays poorly if I play adc
  • Is there a way I can change this if I stay a support main?

I will appreciate any form for advise.

2 Comments

Live2LetDie3/8/2016, 9:28:12 PM1 votes
  1. Accept you are the getout of jail free card for your adc. Supports are like abused wives, people believe they deserve it.
  2. Play carry supports, velkoz, xerath, annie, etc.. and just build damage and win.
  3. Get gud is a good way of summing it. You have to hit your skills and just ouplay. Support is one of the hardest roles to play.
IICrowII3/8/2016, 9:44:11 PM1 votes

If you think you're notably better of a player than the players you get matched up with, then the path to victory is to go for big plays. Go for those flash initiations, be there when you correctly predict the junglers will be meeting each other, roam and gank when those opportunities are available. This applies to all roles, really.

As for how you actually get better once your rank matches your skill, in the support role, communication is key. You are the person most familiar with your team's vision coverage. Ask for a pink ward in an important place, call out where the jungler is when you know that, say not just when dragon is soon to spawn but how exactly you intend to take control of the area (or make sure your team isn't going to halfheartedly contest), let them know when it's time to initiate, and so on. A well coordinated team in solo queue IS possible, and you're the person in the best position to make that happen.