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Safe playstyle as a support

abscondita·7/28/2019, 6:04:20 PM·1 votes·1,397 views

So as a support,the playstyle that works for me is : waiting for the enemy to come to me/attack .Then i go in.It really works for me but a lot of people want me to play aggressively.I am trying to main bard at the moment.I wait for the enemy as I told you and then I q,auto and electrocute occurs after so I usually get a flash or even 2 from the enemies on lvl 1-2.I throw q in general but I am not an aggressive player unless I feel like I can go all in.Is it wrong?Some adcs flame me and say I do nothing,then they say “report bard please”....I really try.This is what works for me and I’ve noticed I have more possibilities to win if I follow this playstyle...I feel kinda sad tbh because not everyone likes my way and they play aggressively and take all the damage and then I feel even worse because I try but I sometimes cannot synchronize with them... P.S I usually don’t have a problem in team fights,I only have problems (not always) on lane when the He adc wants to go all in and ignore safety...I mean I played with kai sa adc and morgana and sivir enemies and I waited for morgana to cast q wrong ( I mean to dodge her q)so I could go in but the adc did not aggree and I am hopeless atm I feel useless because I couldn’t follow my ally’s playstyle. PS2: not every game goes like this,I have games when I can communicate 100%

EDIT : I just had a pretty weird game,I mean I usually ult the enemy team who chases my teammates and rarely an enemy who tries to go away.However this was the first game I was told “omg bard stop saving the enemies”.Like,I ultied 3 fed people who were coming to my adc and mid and left their assassin out and they could kill that one but they waited for the ult to end instead of focus the other enemy or run away.And I didn’t know what else to do in this game.

11 Comments

Vincenttnecniv7/28/2019, 6:33:33 PM3 votes

Are you "playing safe" while they poke your carry for free? If so, I see the problem with your logic. They aren't going to go for you over the ADC.

Tobykachu7/28/2019, 6:38:22 PM2 votes

As a 1,000,000 Bard OTP I feel your pain. They are likely expecting Bard to be this hyper aggressive burst mage that basically one shots the ADC however this is rarely the case. If the enemy has a Thresh, Blitz, Draven, Zyra etc. it can be really risky to play aggressively. However if you are against passive champions like Sona, Tahm Kench, Braum etc. then there is some agency on you playing aggressively and abusing them when they're at their weakest.

Optifreak727/28/2019, 6:53:04 PM2 votes

That’s just part of the lane. You are thrown in with someone you don’t know. Your styles often conflict. Your Champions chosen often conflict.
Players don’t know early late game champs and expect everyone to be godly from the get go.

As long as you are giving enough poke to keep the enemy from teeing off on your adc you should be good. It can be hard as some adc’s Seem to have the mobility of a pet rock, but do your best to annoy the enemy without putting you or your adc At risk. One thing to think about is it’s not always about all ins. It’s often about setting the enemy up for easy ganks when they come. Poking also helps stop them from roaming or reacting to jungle fights.

iiGazeii7/28/2019, 7:03:30 PM2 votes

The key is that you being ready with your cooldowns needs to be enough of a threat that the enemy isn't just poking and trading with your ADC for free. There's a difference between being patient and being passive, just like there's a difference between being aggressive and overextending. It depends on the game, the matchup, and the playstyles of everybody in the lane. Sometimes, the ADC needing you to be more aggressive is genuine criticism, especially if they're someone like Lucian or Draven that needs to push their early game as hard as they can to scale properly.

As long as you aren't doing nothing, you should be fine. If you're just sitting under the tower waiting for the lane to push to you, that's too passive. If you are actively in the lane and staying in range to threaten people with your stun if they overstep, then you're doing alright. You need to be present, even if you're playing more defensively. The enemy should know you are there and respect your cooldowns. If you aren't making your presence known, they aren't ever going to prioritize you over the ADC.

Kai Guy7/28/2019, 7:46:15 PM2 votes

Bard is a fantastic Generalist. You can be aggro and you can be defensive. Most his power is his flexibility and the impact proper usage of his skills creates.

Jack of all Trades, Master of none, Oftentimes is better the an expert at one.

Typically I hit gold to Plat MMR maining Off meta builds on Bard. item 3512 is coded as terrain and can be used to stun enemy champions. Or as a ward on steroids. Or to shave away at a tower after a roam. item 3153 is a fantastic power spike mid game as it helps to overlap Meep slows from the AS and that AD+Onhit typically adds far more sustained DPS to his kit then AP.