Exhaust or Ignite?

x R U K A x·2/23/2017, 8:55:32 AM·2 votes·5,404 views

So I've made it from Bronze 5 all the way to Bronze 2 this season so far, I know not that impressive but I'm still proud, and I main support. My hardest choice right now is which summoner spell to take, either exhaust or ignite. With exhaust you get an easy way to shut down fed and hard to kill opponents but an issue for me is that I never really know when to use it in lane, it's either like I never use it at all because I never see the correct time to use it in lane or I just use it to early in fights and make laning phase harder for me. With ignite however you know when to use it and the only supports who can counter it are Janna and Karma, because they shield, both of which barely anybody plays in Bronze, so having ignite almost always guarantees winning lane.

Please vote and comment why you chose which summoner spell.

7 Comments

Buildermann 132/23/2017, 8:56:56 AM1 votes

Personally, I ask my adc to take exhaust and I take heal. (I am a support main as well)

Succubús GF2/23/2017, 8:58:46 AM1 votes

It depends on your playstyle. If you are super agro and want an early lead, take ignite. However, I usually take exhaust no matter what against draven because that burst is insane.

Zezockary2/23/2017, 8:58:58 AM1 votes

There are more supports that can shield than that XD

But exhaust is much better for a support in most cases. Use it on domeone that is goint to try to damage your adc or yourself or someone running away.

Elite4Runner2/23/2017, 10:52:22 AM1 votes

Exhaust is the more commonly agreed upon support summoner.

It is generally best to use when you are going all in, or your opponents are going all in.

It will make it difficult for your opponent to escape if you are trying to secure a kill.

Also, keep in mind that it slows their attack speed as well. This means it decreases the enemy ADCs DPS, making it more difficult for them to get a kill, potentially allowing you to turn the fight around, or escape.

DarkRitual2/23/2017, 12:35:03 PM1 votes

Depends on who you are playing, and who the enemy team is playing.

If you're a mage like Malzahar or Zyra, the kill pressure in lane to get you and your adc snowballing is often better.

If you're a more passive champ, such as a healer or tank, then Exhaust is often the better choice. Ignite is also useful against Soraka lanes at times, if you don't trust your ADC to buy Executioner's. In this situation, it's often a personal preference.

It's worth pointing out that Ignite on supports is more weighted towards laning phase strength, whereas Exhaust is much more useful in mid- to late-game teamfights.

Hub55/18/2017, 6:40:40 PM1 votes

Ignite is the wasn't nerfed, exhaust was. End of Story.

ItsOrval5/18/2017, 6:44:20 PM1 votes

If nobody on your team has exhaust, get exhaust. You need it for when someone gets too snowbally so you can shut them down using it.

If someone has exhaust, determine whether they have too many snowbally champions and get exhaust.

If they dont have a lot of snowball champions, take ignite.