The issue with Tank supports, and supports as a whole

Mannny··2 votes·437 views

I'm going to try to make this as short and simple as possible, so you guys can understand.

Lulu Janna Karma Soraka Brand Zyra , being the main supports I see nowadays, are pretty much the meta. This is no secret, they provide more for a team than the tanks, right? Wrong.

Let's look at the support items for those champions, and look at the support items for tanks. item 3107 item 3190 are the top tier items, and are usually the only items bought for these guys.

item 3109 item 3401 are the common tank items for tanky supports.

Oh, do you notice the trend yet? I hope you do, the top support items, of any support tier, help the team. Well I'll be! Support items that help the team rather than 1 player, the ADC, are the best items to opt into? OMG!!!

Yea Riot, all the other items like item 3504 item 3109 item 3222 help 1 person, why is this? I feel for support mains and why they wish not to pick tanks, because if these are the items they have to opt into that help 1 player rather than the team, I would just go a mage that have item 3107 item 3190 as core and help my whole team rather than my 0/10 Draven ADC that has no idea what he is doing. Supports job is not to help the ADC, they are just there because that is usually the ADCs weakest point, early game. They are supports for the team, not just 1 person. This is why the support role has shifted into better options, even if those better options are just 2 items.

5 Comments

Warlord Scrap4 votes

No its because a jg tank or top tank will always be a better tank because they wont be hindered by either needing face of the mountain+sightsone which is 2 items or eye of the equinox. And therefore they can go full 6 tank items. Even cinderhulk isnt that bad of a tank item.

RobbieFry132 votes

Only Janna of the champs you list is in the top 10 in Win Rate according to OP.GG. and 4 of the Top 10 are Tanks Blitzcrank Leona Sion Alistar (and Thresh could be included on that) what these champs offer is hard CC, engage, peel, and good sustain in lane in addition to being a tank which is a benefit to a team in itself.

Also there are a lot more than 6 support items that are available so I suggest you read up on these item 3174 item 3060 item 2303 item 2302 item 2301 item 3092 item 3800 item 3069 item 2045 item 3050 ( You could also include item 3116 item 3025 item 3143)

Anastaecia3 votes

OP.GG uses plat+. Most lower elos don't play tank supp atm because they are boring.

Also, to the OP, ALL supps are buying item 3107 and item 3190 right now.

RobbieFry131 votes

Well if we are only talking about low ELO play then his whole complaint about support items is completely invalid, because the build for all of those champs would be more like item 3089 item 3285 item 3020 item 3165 item 3041 item 3135 anyway

chipndip11 votes

I mean, Locket IS technically a tank item...it just doesn't embody more tank-like game play patterns with its active.

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