Melee supports that are weak right now, despite designed to counter heavy engage comps

Nhifu··1 votes·778 views

Blitzcrank Really only works against pure support champs like Nami / Soraka, but other than that he adds nothing to team comps. And when the enemy team has a tanky support / tanky jungle and tanky top, you're just asking to lose the game. When Bot lane is behind he adds nothing to the team.

Taric Subpar heal, with the entirety of his laning phase relying on the stun to hit, and "S grade" picks on his team to really win it. Just saying, old taric added alot to his team, but when bot lane is behind he offers nothing.

Rakan Pretty much the same as the other two I was talking about, it's very hard for rakan to do anything if his lane and team is behind (literally runs in taunts and dies) Again nothing to offer when the team is behind

Thresh Also has this problem. The ultimate lands and the hook sure, but that's still a very rough laning phase when 3-4+ players dive bot tower.

TahmKench 46% winrate says it all. Except his **Ultimate does absolutely nothing **in this case. You can't roam if you lose two towers lol

Nautilus The snare and root is okay, but after that he falls off in fights. I'll include Sion with him too.

Maokai Feels like he was nerfed back in tank meta, but after the changes we forgot to buff him.

It's no wonder right now, people are playing mages in the botlane, ADC's are a bit behind, and the supports that counter all of the crazy all-in/dash champs with killer ultimates can only sit there and watch you die. That ON TOP OF losing laning phase.

Maybe tank meta was nerfed so hard, then we forgot to buff up these guys? There's so much damage going around that they can't win laning phase or even properly do 2v2 with potential 2v3's anymore. It's a landslide victory down here.

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Nhifu1 votes

A majority of these fixes could be increasing SELF shields, but keeping the values the same if they cast it on an ally. Aery should effect self shielding too. This would bring back a lot of champions in the top lane again.

Taric increased self shield would help him hold tower, or even go back top, better trading. Rakan he's a bit too easy to kill honestly, really needs that self shield/heal increase too. Nautilus again, shield is very weak in this meta, buffing this would bring back jungle nautilaus too. Thresh same story, maybe have his ultimate block projectiles on initial cast TahmKench Maokai we would need to take a look at their ultimates honestly. Maybe his ally and him could choose whether or not to go back? (Tahm ults into your team, shields then disappears) LOL

Plat HardstuckXD1 votes

There is a lot of usefulness in all the champs you named. Ill refute your claims to the ones i know.

Blitzcrank: can hook a squishy and turn the tide of the game through those alone if the team capitalizes on them.

Taric: Can stun multiple targets, his heals when maxed firstfirsrt provide a lot of HP along with the resets when Taric auto attacks. His ult AoE Kayle ult for his team enough said.

Kench in lane can eat a lot of damage and if his ADC is about to die he eats them and runs away to safety.

Nautilus: can CC multiple targets by just autoing, slow the enemies with his e and tank a lot of damage with his W. His ult helps secure kills and can knock up multiple targets.

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