how a support feels when they get their first damage item

Cansema·Apr 23, 2015·87 votes·5,252 views

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ZylotheWolfbaneApr 24, 20158 votes

Lichbane Sona poke too stronk.

Also, Iceborn Gauntlet Braum is amazing. Too many slows. There is no escape.

Ayame IsakiApr 24, 20152 votes

item 3089 item 3100 Sona

Actually did this recently as the game was extremely long and we had a DC and needed some extra damage and bigger heals.

SinlaireApr 24, 20151 votes

thats my route with her as well but with Ludens echo thrown in as well when im going apc Sona if the team is snowballing. the 7% movement speed helps her move that slow ass booty a little better and boosts the damage potential from her power chord in team fights considerably. plus the 30% bonus from rabas and the AP scaling on her skills, girl gets mean when played as a damage dealer over strict support.

Ayame IsakiApr 27, 20151 votes

My most recent typical build (for full build); this hits the CDR cap without going over due to masteries (4/5/21):

item 3098 item 3020 item 3174 item 3504 item 2045 item 3100 item 3341

Then, once I'm fed enough, sell the tier-2 frost blade for item 3089 .

I imagine if we haven't won by this point I'd probably go back to the item 3361 and sell the sight stone for item 3135 or something equally entertaining.

It is worth noting I typically use my Akali rune set over my mage rune set. Why? I really like hybrid penetration on Sona for my early poke. Most ADC run with armor runes and it makes my power-chord autos hit harder and well, Sona is a caster so magic penetration all the way. I don't find support oriented rune choices to work very well for Sona.

Photos of GhostsApr 24, 20151 votes

I usually go tear on sona c:

The Red GoatApr 24, 20152 votes

And I usually go item 3068 item 3075 item 3135 item 3001 item 3174

And I'll have a full tank page set up.

I may not have the skin but I call it my Pentakill Sona.

YOU BEEN WARNEDApr 24, 20151 votes

dat sexy AP bruzer sona

Father CthulhuApr 24, 20151 votes

Why not get item 3222 instead of item 3174 ? It's way more utility that you can use on an adc or other squishy to get out of tight spots, or just heal, while still giving you just as much mana regen.

The Red GoatApr 24, 20152 votes

Mainly I've just never tried that item I suppose, but to think on it I'd prefer the extra AP and CD reduction as well. The idea with the build is to be like a tank more than support, you'd be stunned and be a target for a moment (consequently making the enemy take a ton of sustained damage) than to bait an attack and then run away. Basically with this build you'd rather be a martyr than bait.

Father CthulhuApr 24, 20151 votes

But at the same time, if you're trying to bait things like that and tank CC, then it's still really worth to get item 3222 so you can break CC if you're tanking too much, AND heal. Also, with the current meta, you really only need a tank at top/jungle and a brawler/off-tank.

The Red GoatApr 25, 20151 votes

Fair enough point, and as I said I've not tried the build with that item, but that is largely because I've only ever used the build on Howling Abyss so, less need to be a full tank and more to just be a partial tank but still be a pain to people (plus its fun!).

If/when I try this out on Summoner's Rift I think I might just try that.

DrackolusApr 23, 20157 votes

40 minutes in =\

JedenVojakApr 23, 20156 votes

I normally don't bump these types of threads but take my +1 sir.

Soraka with a item 3071 :D

Photos of GhostsApr 24, 20151 votes

WTF xD

JedenVojakApr 24, 20155 votes

What? I thought everyone went item 3071 item 3050 on Soraka...

Photos of GhostsApr 24, 20151 votes

You're going to make me try... stahp

JedenVojakApr 24, 20152 votes

Try it... you can actually get kills, and you're still helping your ADC by being a priestess of the blood. Really good if you get a item 3085 item 3153 combo on it, but that can be rough on a supports salary. Bonus points for the reaper skin.

The Red GoatApr 24, 20151 votes

You sir have given me a reason to play Soraka again.

I thank you. :)

But personally I don't like her Reaper skin; not enough thought and effort put in I think.

Robins TightsApr 24, 20152 votes

Her reaper skin is my default skin. She goes from a celestial healing goat, to a harbinger of death...who still heals and prevents death.

I cannot tell you how quickly I instabought it. It's one of very few skins that I never regretted an ounce. I mean look at her other ones.....they're really awful, she almost doesn't change at all.

Photos of GhostsApr 25, 20152 votes

Hey, the other skins are ALL cool >:3

FreljordanApr 24, 20151 votes

when i first started out I though item 3050 aura would stack if different people got it (I understood I couldn't get multiple and have a greater aura myself, but for some reason I didn't understand the unique passive didnt stack with other people's same aura) so I used to always build it and I would try and get everyone to build it so we could have +50% lifesteal and +100 ad in a group, which would be awesome lol.

The Red GoatApr 24, 20154 votes

Next game mode right there, whatever else is involved the items can stack buffs. DEATH TO THE AD CHAMPS!

item 3075

And of course all must now bow before the one and true god:

Veigar item 3089

FreljordanApr 24, 20151 votes

that thornmail build lol. item 3035 item 3072 I wonder how multiple item 3102 would work? Also Veigar should get 3 void staffs so its all true damage lolol

Ariel the CruelApr 24, 20156 votes

Fear the black bananas.

A Small DogApr 23, 20155 votes

I don't think I've ever bought an offensive item playing as support. Well except this one time I built ADC Thresh because my friends and I were screwing around. That was fun.

SirsirApr 23, 201516 votes

I get Zhonyas on any support with important AP ratios. I once baited 3 ults at once that got completely wasted.

Totally on purpose of course, not because I wasn't paying attention or anything. AHEM

A Small DogApr 23, 20151 votes

Well on Morg or Annie I do that as well but I think of it as more of a defensive or arguably a hybrid off/def item (Might just be my opinion on that). I think something like Deathcap, or Voidstaff as a purely offensive item.

SirsirApr 23, 201528 votes

Annie support... http://thebestoflol.com/upload/20140705105745uid51.jpg

IcyPepperApr 24, 20152 votes

Annie "support."

First time I tried that I accidentally took the first three kills. And helped carry.

SirsirApr 24, 20158 votes

I could outduel anyone on their team. As 'support'

Rinky DinkyApr 24, 20153 votes

Deathcap actually scales better with utility focused champions

SirsirApr 24, 20153 votes

Yes but I like the active on Zhonyas more in most cases, especially if you aren't getting much AP where Rab isn't as effective as on raw mages. Plus it gets me some armor on some generally very squishy champs.

Rinky DinkyApr 24, 20151 votes

As a support, I take zhonya's if getting focused. Deathcap if I am being ignored.

Only Play DariusApr 24, 20154 votes

IKR! Ever seen the team shield that full AP Karma grants?

Bethor KookalianApr 24, 20154 votes

There's several supports who standardly itemize damage in their builds, like Vel'Koz.

Worst Mid EverApr 24, 20151 votes

Janna

item 3098 > item 2049 > item 3092 > item 3041 > item 3089 > item 3190 / item 3110 / item 3222

enjoy your freelo

Space BumApr 24, 20151 votes

Zyra support 11/2/20

Ezreal 2/5/7 "/all Fucking noob Zyra. Does not have one finished support item. I can't carry these noobs!

terkmcApr 24, 20152 votes

When i first brought Thresh, my thought process go "I have this cool ass aa animation, an AD damage dealing passive (E) and free tank, so I just have to build attack and still be tanky" Income Statick Shiv IE. The enemy Sona never knew what hit her.

S H A Y C 0Apr 24, 20151 votes

a diamond one once told me to build tri force, iceborn guantlet and zekes herald on leona....it worked

JedenVojakApr 25, 20151 votes

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a diamond one once told me to build tri force, iceborn guantlet and zekes herald on leona....it worked

How does that work with the double sheen?

Photos of GhostsApr 25, 20151 votes

Primary target -> Triforce proc AoE -> Iceborn proc.

SH AzykanApr 24, 20153 votes

Ashe item 3071 item 3085 item 3050 item 3153 item 3508 item 3254

Best support ever...(you can swap in a wits end as well instead of Reaver or Bork for mr shred if you have a lot of magic damage on your team)

shadowstorm32Apr 24, 20151 votes

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Ice Weasel XApr 24, 20151 votes

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Whenever i play thresh, and my carry falls behind, i always grab . It combos with flay passive stupidly well. you become a second carry with 250 magic damage on your AAs. :)

Well, technically you wouldn't have 250 magic damage on all your AA's until you hit 250 souls. If you count the Wit's End passive, then you'd need 208 souls to have 250 magic damage per AA. If you're letting the Flay passive build up before you AA, then Wit's End's MR reduction isn't really helping.

It's a good item on Thresh, but it won't be applied to 250 magic damage AAs unless you hit late game.

shadowstorm32Apr 24, 20151 votes

i lvl E a lot so the scaling with souls ramps up. I only do this if carry falls behind though and W is already maxed

CupcakeTrapApr 24, 20151 votes

One time, shortly after Leona's release, I played her. I loved the animation of her sword slash. And then I bought a Trinity Force, because that's the kind of scrub I was at the time, and it became even more fun.

IcyPepperApr 24, 20153 votes

You aren't a scrub.

You're a revolutionary.

CupcakeTrapApr 24, 20151 votes