A Rant Dedicated to Anyone who Has/Does/Thinks about Playing Off Meta Champs in The Support Role

The Aqualious··3 votes·355 views

First off... So I don't sound like an over all ass hat

I REALLY DON'T CARE WHO YOU LOCK IN FOR SUPPORT TOO MUCH

Pick Gangplank, Pick Shen, Pick Ashe, Hell Pick TEEMO or Even DARIUS

That is fine...

BUT

Please for everything that is good for the team buy support items

Specifically these one of these: item 3303 item 3301 item 3302

And of course THIS: item 2049

NOW BEFORE ANYONE STARTS BITCHING AT ME HARD ABOUT SOMETHING I HAVE JUST SAID

1: I frequent the role of support often, my 2 favourites being Taric (who I have lvl 6 with) and Zilean, so I understand my purpose in game

2: I also sometimes enjoy saying Fuck the Meta, and have had success with playing Pantheon Support, and BEING A SUPPORT, Buying Targons and SightStones

ALSO, BEFORE ANYONE TRIES TO CALL ME A BITCHY ADC MAIN THAT NEEDS TO GET OVER HIMSELF

ADC... not my main role for starts, I think I play jungle the most off the top of my head, with Support as my off role... ADC is my least played role...

REGARDLESS OF THAT

By not purchasing these key items, ESPECIALLY a SightStone, you are letting the rest of your team down in key situations such as Team Fights, Chases and Runaways

YES YOU CAN TRY TO PING YOUR HEAD OFF, BUT WHEN YOU'RE IN THE HEAT OF THE MOMENT, YOU NEED MORE RELIABLE DATA SUCH AS VISION AND PINGS CAN BE OVERLOOKED EASILY

and if you have a Jungler like Olaf or Kha'zix, who builds Red or Blue smite... No one else has reliable wards to use...

Yes there are Pinks... But few players below Silver 2 (a guess) remember these things exist... Especially when the enemy has Evelynn on their side...

Rant Done...

Now I'm going to bed... Be back in a several hours... G'night

TLDR: IF YOU DO THIS... PLAY IT AS A SUPPORT, SINCE THERE WON'T BE ANYONE ELSE BUILDING SUPPORT THAT GAME... IT'S YOUR JOB

3 Comments

Drackolus2 votes

As a support main who loves playing troll supports (I've done Cassiopeia Darius Illaoi Heimerdinger Swain Gragas DrMundo Elise Ekko and pre-rework Gangplank and Shen with great success), I support this message. For starters, the support items are there for you to get gold. You have three options

  1. steal farm (detrimental to team)
  2. don't buy items (detrimental to yourself, and therefor team)
  3. buy support item and then buy other items (actually the only option) And once you buy a support item, sighstone becomes a better purchase than other items. The fact of the matter is that you won't be buying a full set of items like other lanes. It won't happen. You won't have the gold. Since you can't afford to scale that well, sighstone is a sort of "flat" bonus that is very powerful but scales with nothing. item 3190 is also a good option for this reason, assuming it works with your champ.
Darth Pixy Misa1 votes

When i am not using Karma, or Morg for support, and i am just playing something fun i choose these "Support" champs :

Annie Brand Ziggs Sion

I am surprised no one picks Ziggs support. He has a tower execute, an empowered aa with bonus tower damage, can peel and dive with satchel, has his mine field, and a global ult. I Imagine Zekes would work well on Ziggs.

Pantheon sounds like a fun support to try too, with his block and stun.

Netherlife1 votes

I agree, nothing irks me more than someone locking in a non-meta support, telling me explicitly that they will support me. And then buy a dorans ring/blade and waltz into lane lol.

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