Riot, please fix this "Take one miss step and get one shot by the mage support" Bot lane

ADepressedLeona·2/20/2017, 5:24:59 AM·53 votes·2,672 views

Give me the Janna's, give me the Lulu's, give me the Soraka's, the Taric's, the Braum's.

Fuck this bot lane meta, I have to take a chemo bath just to wash away all the cancer after every game.

#PUTMAGESMIDAGAIN

62 Comments

XmortoxX2/20/2017, 6:51:11 AM15 votes

Nah man, why play a real support when you can just go brand, buy one support item and then go full ap?

Catastrop2/20/2017, 12:17:49 PM9 votes

Maybe Riot should stop gutting them in mid then. Like really, give me one reason I should Zyra in mid? Actually I don't even care what you say, she's just outright a trash midlaner. Having a Zyra with just Sorc Boots and a Void do like 70% of the damage of one who built full AP is laughable. Sending her mid is a waste of time and gold imo.

ZT Xperimentor2/20/2017, 4:10:22 PM5 votes

"I get blown up too quickly" cries a marksmen main, "now you know why we don't play traditional supports anymore" says a support player.

Troy2426212/20/2017, 6:54:20 AM4 votes

Janna is comically overpowered right now in my opinion, but seeming as few people like playing a shield support, she isn't getting abused to high Hell as often as some other champions. She literally has a steady 55% winrate.

I also do love me some Lew Lew. Enchanter supports in general.

Gosh Darn2/20/2017, 3:08:41 PM3 votes

That's how every lane is. Middle and top are worse because they're just stat-checks. Half the top lane roster gets killed under turret by Jayce, Quinn, Fiora, Darius, Illaoi, etc.

The Deckowner2/20/2017, 3:48:15 PM2 votes

They need to fix the base damage and scaling of these champions, their scaling is way too weak and base damage is way too high, that is the sole reason they are played bot instead of mid.

Statutory Gank2/20/2017, 7:06:56 PM2 votes

Seems dumb but...I just play mundo support in those situations. Throw my Q all day long stacking armour+health or MR+health and laugh and beat them senseless if they try to engage. If they don't engage then they take cleavers to the face and spent most of their time dodging instead of csing...Mundo goes where he pleases.

Irelia Bot2/20/2017, 11:34:52 AM2 votes

This was not a problem in season 2.

zero3562/20/2017, 11:34:03 AM2 votes

I challenge someone who watches the LCS more closely to find two games in a row where both sides picked traditional supports. Meaning no brand, MF, or malzahar. Zyra and Karma I will count as 1/2; they count if used for one game, not both. Of course, the two games is just the start I really won't be happy until it's three or four.

Floupi2/21/2017, 12:57:47 PM2 votes

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Smitemuffin2/21/2017, 7:01:59 AM1 votes

Thank Thunderlord's Decree for that. But don't worry, the tank roster update will have them going back to building HP support items and just dueling everyone

Skins Project2/21/2017, 7:16:52 AM1 votes

WHAT? Your saying my braum can't 1 shot you? I'll show you >:) I'll SHOW YOU ALL!

xxxDogmanxxx2/21/2017, 9:08:41 AM1 votes

See, this is why I play support XinZhao. I purposely misstep, then when the enemy mage comes after me, THERE IS SUDDENLY A SPEAR-WIELDING MANIAC IN THEIR FACE.

SlashStriker2/21/2017, 11:15:42 AM1 votes

When will people learn don't know how to take cover behind minions from skillshots like Morgana's Binding?

Eunson2/20/2017, 9:12:25 PM1 votes

I mean if you don't have item 3814 item 3156 item 3142 you're playing bot lane wrong. Not sure how you die to any APs with these items.