Ardent censer effect is too narrow for a class defining item

In season 7 we all know how to play enhancer supports: Buy ardent censer, and always heal/shield the ADC. I know there are too many posts right now about ADCs being OP etc, but I like playing enhancer supports and aside from being OP, Ardent censer is really narrowing down your options in terms of gameplay. If you play Karma, lulu, janna, anything with a shield/heal of about 5 seconds cooldown, and you're in this lategame teamfight. Who do you shield? The mage that is in the front line taking damage? Your ADC about to enter the fight but still at a safe distance? Normally you'd shield the carry that's taking damage. Not anymore. Shield your ADC or you're doing it WRONG. Only exception of this rule is when the ADC isn't around. Only when they're dead or split pushing that's the only moment where you're free to shield someone else.

The problem is simple. Ardent Censer only buffs the ADC (and some melee auto attackers). And this item being so strong makes that any ADC that doesn't make good use of the ardent censer buff is shit right now or goes midlane (hi ).

Others have said it, but supports need to be more free to not only protect their ADC but the rest of the team too. Right now that's not the case. You'll lose more games by thinking out of the box. Censer is still the go-to first item rush (who'd expect that if they only nerfed the lategame scaling of an early game rushed item that it would still be rushed in the early game). It's not as oppressive in terms of winrate anymore, but still in terms of gameplay. We could very much use some more variety of support items that buff other kinds of champions with your heals/shields like extra movement speed, add a % of their health, a +x% damage buff, their next spell dealing X extra damage (single target), ... But make it so that you can't stack all of these effects or shields would go even crazier (put it on items that share a unique effect).

In short: Censer needs to be tuned down a little more and/or more variety of items/effects should be added to give more options.