i see alot of mobility boots in LCS supports

Oddysseas·Mar 14, 2015·1 votes·1,093 views

I was wandering why this is, pretty much all supports are going with mobility boots. I mean they aren't split pushers, or junglers so they have to go to the ganks faster. If you play morgana why not get sorc shoes for some more dmg, your are building hourglass anyways, or maybe armor boots to reduce dmg from AAs. Mayve build ionian for cdr, or cc duration reduction boots.

It doesn't make much sense, i mean movement speed is crucial but as a support you dont need it as much as other roles. Also mobility boots are on 45 till you stay out of fight enough to get the extra boost of speed so i just don't get it... Can someone pls explain to me why this happens?

8 Comments

His LordshipMar 14, 20151 votes

I thought the same when I was still in silver. Then I realized that very often the adc/mid laner died because you couldn't get back to them fast enough from warding the jungle. With mobis you have better survivability in the jungle and roam much better. A support isn't going to do any major damage with other upgrades anyway.

OddysseasMar 14, 20151 votes

Sounds fair enough, i guess the more you play the more you learn. I usually build item 3275 for like a blitz so i can have hooks faster or item 3265 if i am against a corki, or ez, or kog, or a sona support that returns good dmg. item 3260 if i have a strong autoattacker to fighr against. Maybe i should try mobity boots next to the difference you just explained to me

Deep Terror NamiMar 14, 20151 votes

A lot of Supports are in that role because of the utility they bring. Not the damage, not the tanking. They often have to get into the right position to set up the fight for their team, or roam and help lanes other than just chilling in bot all day.

Plus, some Supports can do their job almost entirely without entering combat, so they retain the MS boost far more than anyone else.

OddysseasMar 14, 20151 votes

Well explained, should i get them tho if say i play alistar or braum or leona and i am the primary teams tank. Or if my adc gets way too fed and doesn't need me so much to stay alive??

Deep Terror NamiMar 14, 20151 votes

Leona is amazing at sticking to a target and not letting go, so her roaming ganks are really good; Mobi's let her arrive in mid before bot notices she's not where she belongs. Idk about the other two. I'm one of the scrubs that actually gets Boots of Swiftness; but only when I'm on a front liner always in combat who also needs to move quickly (kind of a compromise for not getting Mobi's). But Mobi's are the cheapest too, and cheap is good for starving supports.

RenailleMar 14, 20151 votes

Mobis are a lot cheaper than any other boots and LCS supports tend to roam a lot while low elo supports legitimately do sometimes just sit in a bush.

VyckyMar 14, 20151 votes

Mobis are also good in a winning lane because a play-making Support like Thresh will have a wider range of influence due to being able to get into a threatening position more quickly. Imagine a 430 movement speed Thresh running at you with Death Sentence up past your minions. Even if the movement speed is lost, it's still a position that would have been harder to accomplish.