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If you don't want to build a Sightstone, don't play Support.

Shadòw·7/16/2016, 3:07:15 PM·25 votes·1,338 views

When you decide to play Support, you have to get a item 2049 . With this discussions of people saying that they don't have to build item 2049 if they don't want to... yes you have to. While it is the job of the whole team to have vision on the map, it's the core job of supports.

So if you don't want to build it and get Damage Items instead, play a carry role instead. What would you say to an Syndra who decides to go AD because she "doesn't want to buy AP items". Or an Garen who goes Full AD.

An AP Carry is supposed to deal AP Damage and get AP Items, A Tank is supposed to get Tank items, And a Support is Supposed to peel, cc and ward, for which he needs a item 2049 .

So, yes, you'll have to get a item 2049 if you decide to play Support, everything else is trolling.

82 Comments

redfeenix7/16/2016, 3:42:28 PM9 votes

This is why people don't play support, and it's the least picked role. The other players think they're so much better than you and tell you what to build. Let me play my champ my way sir

Unstoppable Monk7/16/2016, 4:57:18 PM3 votes

I like how people want to judge support role to a higher standard when less people play it willingly. You really can't be that picky with a support.

We all know you people have junglers that tower dive just to feed the enemy laner, ADCs that can't CS, midlaners that can't hit a skillshot, and top laners that still think Nasus Sheen rush is good.

I would take support without sightstone over these types as long as they know what they're doing.

BakedLotion7/16/2016, 11:31:33 PM3 votes

If a Garen wants to go full AD, let him. If a Syndra wants to be an ADC, let her. Are u against off meta picks too?

sheldonbunny7/16/2016, 3:15:49 PM2 votes

I'll agree as far as sightstone and warding. Past that and sweeper, it's personal preference on how to build. Aggressive play styles warrant aggressive builds. A good offense can often enough be a good defense. It's not a one size fits all to supporting.

OH MAN NOT GOOD7/16/2016, 3:40:05 PM2 votes

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Aids cuz League7/16/2016, 5:05:07 PM2 votes

I want to say a few things. Sightstone does help and it does give an advantage but it's not the item that actually helps, it all relies on who you are laning against and honestly it's the type of Sightstone that's important, just getting item 2049 is honestly one of the worst ideas I've ever done on an AP Support like Soraka/Sona, however on Taric/Thresh/Braum it's different because they make use of the health in their stats and abilities properly. For thresh it's just survivability due to extra HP. I only rush Sightstone(Eye of the Equinox) if I am a tanky support. Right now with all the damage I end up just being food if I buy Sightstone first on an AP support because it literally offers nothing good for me as a purchase, we already have warding totem, why would I rush sightstone so early when I can potentially help my laner get more fed by doing more damage and STILL keeping the lane warded with the totem. This thread is completely unnecessary and the hostility from you actually makes me wonder if you take Support seriously. If you took Support seriously you wouldn't be this hostile or trying to tell people how to do support the way you do it. This is a team game. You do whatever works for you the best and work together as a team and as a community you all need to get over yourselves and stop being so hostile toward one another and maybe more people would come back to this game. As of now, this game is garbage cause of all the people who are self-centered, and only care for kda(That includes "Support Mains") We can be just as arrogant as an adc if not worse, and that attitude needs to stop. From all of us.

cuddlykitten47/21/2016, 8:29:54 PM2 votes

Dear OP, you buy the damn sightstone. The support is too busy saving your life to be listening to your "commands". Also, SS is more or less useless now. There are enough options for warding that if the support has to buy a SS for the team to have proper vision then it's YOU who isn't doing your job correctly. Don't blame the support for your shortcomings.

Keepe7/22/2016, 3:57:58 AM1 votes

Are you one of those ADCs who rages three minutes in because the support can't ward properly yet? No, the support does not HAVE to get a sight stone. It would be very valuable to the team, but NO ONE is REQUIRED to build an item because you say so.

Digital Sauce7/21/2016, 9:20:39 PM1 votes

I think you're missing my point, warding items are the most slot inefficient items because of their weak stats and passives. Vision is still very good/strong.

Red and blue smite are always more useful to JG than wards because wards don't win games, math/mechanics win games. I'd say that sweeper is the better trinket option for objective control and ganks but pinks can do that job too while less gold-efficient. A Sightstone is useful if you can't place regular vision wards, the JG needs to buy one if they go with red/blue smite and sweeper or they're getting carried (which may be intended). It's situational of course.

I entirely disagree that it's the job of the support, that meta is gone. It was once their job but it's gone now. Supports should be supporting a player's play.

If supports weren't supposed to deal damage then why include ad/ap scaling on them? You have to accept the incentive that's there before you theorize.

I want my supports to peel or CC and tank for my team. I don't want them roaming around warding. JG is already there so let JG do it sooner. Efficiency is better.

FireStorm217/21/2016, 4:31:05 AM1 votes

but but what if you want to deal damage and just dont want to worry about farming minions, wouldnt then you go support without sightstone?