When the boards are begging for a support champion

Bultz·Feb 12, 2017·162 votes·6,020 views

But then it comes time to play support

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77 Comments

LauchmelderFeb 12, 201748 votes

I want a support that creates portals for skillshots. That Ezreal Q won't come at you from the front any more.

Would it be overpowered or even needed? No, but it would probably be a Bard level of fun to play.

CyberBaltFeb 12, 20172 votes

Fun idea, but I think there would be too many complaints about the support trolling with it or something.

Sabotage979Feb 12, 20175 votes

I really like this idea actually, with things like Yasuo wall or even just beefy tanks lining up to block shots it could be a really innovative way to reshape a game. Heck it could even see competitive play with teamfighting lines being so defined (tank up front, squishies in the back). It would be a bit difficult though to set it up so that the range on the ability itself is fair though.

Also I could see this have Azir levels of bug squashing needed. Cool thought though.

LauchmelderFeb 12, 201717 votes

The bugs would be insane I'd imagine

AdriqnoheeFeb 12, 20171 votes

I'm pretty sure Riot mentioned the idea before and said they just couldn't find a way it would work, maybe one day.

ModJango MageFeb 12, 20175 votes

Ashe Ezreal Draven Jhin Jinx Caitlyn

Michel4ngel0Feb 12, 20174 votes

A Blitzcrank grab that only works on allies could be funny.

BladeSingularityFeb 12, 20173 votes

Uh oh ...

Hopefully Ashe isn't involved.

kagepaladinFeb 12, 20172 votes

gotta get dat ashe

AikraFeb 12, 20175 votes

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A Blitzcrank grab that only works on allies could be funny.

TahmKench

Basic DuckFeb 12, 20171 votes

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A Blitzcrank grab that only works on allies could be funny.

Like a ranged tahm kench?

Trias000Feb 12, 20171 votes

Nah Thresh

HexaDecimelFeb 13, 20171 votes

Thresh is completely crippled by the fact that no one clicks the lantern. An ability that grabs allies would force their compliance >:)

Trias000Feb 15, 20171 votes

Tahm can grab minions and monsters with Q+W, maybe that should work on allied champions too.

HexaDecimelFeb 15, 20171 votes

That would probably be a little over powered, and would just become more toxic.

FakeGravityFeb 12, 20176 votes

here are other skills that arent yet in the game:

a skill that bounce off terrain (not interact with it like codemm or hookshot a skillshot that bounce off gaining aditional effects) a skills able to copy an enemy skill (either make it so the window is very short and or some skills arent affected to get copy) more skillshots with circular trayectory like diana's Q traps that attach to terrain (basically if you walk infront of it, it trigger not if you step on it)

Papa AndreiFeb 12, 20172 votes

Now put it all in one champion!

Fondling GemsFeb 13, 20171 votes

Along with a 3 hit passive and % health true damage?

Papa AndreiFeb 14, 20171 votes

Nah, i want more Bard like champs

Faceroll TacticsFeb 12, 20172 votes

Sounds like the type of ability malzahar would have if he was made today and didn't have a determined theme already

Spaceman5pffFeb 13, 20171 votes

Wait... so like, select a surface to put a portal on -> channel for a few seconds and all allied skillshots that hit you during the duration will come out of the portal?

Imperial JapanFeb 13, 20171 votes

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I want a support that creates portals for skillshots. That Ezreal Q won't come at you from the front any more.

Would it be overpowered or even needed? No, but it would probably be a Bard level of fun to play.

Ashe arrow through one of those

Lionheart LuluFeb 15, 20171 votes

"Skillshots"

lux ult goes through portal ~blasts diagonally across lane, hits wall on the other side* jinx ult goes through portal ~~bug makes ult invisible, then nukes someone who didn't see it coming~~ ashe ult goes through portal ~~stun is amplified 20 times after going through~~

Hmm. Something's not right.

Sraeg2013Feb 12, 201726 votes

What if those asking for a new support champion and those that don't want to play support...

Aren't the same people?

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DVA545Feb 12, 201714 votes

Ummm I don't get the joke.

Because I main support.

Jet SettFeb 12, 20179 votes

Ivern is a support. You may not like or prefer it, but it is the truth.

5000000000000000Feb 12, 201714 votes

Well, it's really just a problem with terminology. Ievrn is definitely an "enchanter," which used to be called "true supports." But he isn't a support in a sense that he's not very effective as a 0 CS bot laner.

ModJango MageFeb 12, 20177 votes

Ivern is has the support role, but his position is not support(bot lane) its jungle.

Chembaron YamadaFeb 12, 20179 votes

The term "support" doesn't exist in the new subclass system anymore. When it comes to subclasses, Ivern is an enchanter (like 5000IamtoolazytocounttheO's already mentioned).

Calling the class of these champions support is just a relic from the times before. There is the position support, but no subclass support anymore.

SH AzykanFeb 13, 20171 votes

until they remove the tags in the client, it will still exist (it will very likely happen at some point, just hasn't yet)

5,000,000,000,000,000 it is pretty easy to remember his because it is 5 sets of 000 following the 5

BlackHairedGirlFeb 12, 20172 votes

Ivern's main role is serial killer.

coreychichiFeb 13, 20171 votes

And ori is considered a supp mid laner but you know damn well that's not what they're talking about. They are talking about the position not the playstyle. "You may not like or prefer it, but it is the truth." < Added for pretentious effect.

notmebuthimFeb 12, 20176 votes

You think you do, but you dont

AlmightyFeb 12, 20176 votes

I hope the next support is a hot man. :)

Almighty.

BultzFeb 12, 20171 votes

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I hope the next support is a hot man. :)

Almighty.

Taric uhhmmmm

AlmightyFeb 12, 20174 votes

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uhhmmmm

Taric is my baby, but, what about a supportive husband who is not exactly a tank?

I'm thinking more towards the Sona Soraka playstyle.

[slayer-jinx-wink]

Almighty.

BultzFeb 12, 20171 votes

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Taric is my baby, but, what about a supportive husband who is not exactly a tank?

I'm thinking more towards the playstyle.

[slayer-jinx-wink]

Almighty.

Ryze Malzahar

The EcdysiastFeb 12, 20173 votes

An actual support, fool.

rtbf234962475Feb 13, 20171 votes

there you go

AlmightyFeb 13, 20171 votes

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there you go

[zombie-brand-facepalm]

If you consider Brand a support please never contact me in any way possible.

Almighty.

rtbf234962475Feb 13, 20171 votes

He's a support. He's not a support I'd ever play. He's a support though

CudyDarkyzFeb 12, 20173 votes

What are you talking about, We already got a new support. Malzahar Dat guy.

WynterhøwłFeb 12, 20172 votes

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LordSirChipmunkFeb 13, 20171 votes

They need to figure out how to balance the ADC role before they go making more marksmen. Besides, Ivern plays in the jungle, not the bot lane.

WynterhøwłFeb 13, 20171 votes

I thought we were talking about supports as a support playstyle, not the lane they're in. Kindred was from release reffered to as a "jungle adc" and she's not played in bot what so ever, and Ivern definitely has a support playstyle, no matter if jungle or lane. And i feel like they have to balance items more than champions themselves tbh, btw they released camille and kled while the tank meta is still ongoing, so i don't think riot has a problem releasing an adc once per year, might actually even be beneficial to balancing if they do it right, since the reason different adc's are good at one given time is because there's not enough good adc's, they buff one stat and suddenly champions that were considered trash are dominating, it's not the champions it's the items.

LordSirChipmunkFeb 13, 20171 votes

To be fair, there are many fewer champions in the ADC position than there are in the support position. I would also say that although closer to a support in-combat, he's very obviously more like a jungler out of combat. Anyways, I think that the ADC role in general is unbelievably hard to balance, so they should focus on balancing the game before any new champions, as a new marksman could very easily be completely broken or trash-tier.

FawkseaFeb 13, 20171 votes

ivern is a jungler, and honestly in terms of fun factor, ivern shouldn't even be considered a new champ, neither jungle or support mains really enjoy playing him that much. and while you do have the "we got jhin a year ago" well jhin is a fucking blast to play and a really fun champ they made, honestly i'd like rito's champs this year to be just, anything but fucking mages and top laners, cus really 2 top laners 1 adc and 2 mid laners in a year and then they give junglers/supports ivern, :l people just want another utility/tank support or a fun jungler that isnt a rework

WynterhøwłFeb 14, 20171 votes

I do get what you mean, Ivern as a support is a half-assed unoriginal idea, the only thing going for him is his passive in terms of "new", which has nothing to do with support obviously, but atleast you got something in the past months, it doesn't matter how fun jhin is or isn't, you have to factor in a lot of things. I personally think that toplaners should get the least attention this year in terms of champion releases, they already got a shit ton of champs new and old, + the tank dilemma and all.. I feel like 2 adc's and 2 supports should be on the list in 2017, since there's a lot of unexplored ideas within these roles and it could finally shake up the meta a bit, instead of 20 more tanks with cc and dmg in jungle or top.[zombie-nunu-bummed]

5000000000000000Feb 12, 20171 votes

Inb4 invisibility support?