Warding as a Support

BattleMage130902··3 votes·660 views

So. I'm just a low-tier silver support main, but I've had some frustrating experiences with supports on the rare occasion of playing ADC that I'd like to say something about. I understand that in normal's some people play for fun and try out-of-meta things, but for those like myself who like to improve their gameplay having a support who plays like a mid lane carry can be an issue. If you don't buy Sightstone and instead ask team to upgrade trinkets or buy individual wards, that's your choice (Sightstone is more cost-efficient but in some cases you need an extra item slot for more utility, ap scaling, etc.) but building Ludens, Rabadons, Mejai's, and taking all the cs and intentionally ks'ing isn't the way to go. Building large amounts of ap for heal/shield strength and some extra damage is completely viable but simply spending 250 gold on an upgraded trinket and getting some gold income items you can get to the same point as you would with the other path but without making your team flame hate and report you and without hurting your ADC's dmg output. In summary, supports, please don't start Doran's ring and then rush Mejai's into Rabadons and Ludens, take all the cs, never ward and ks. Sometimes doing this makes you scale better and get your items faster as well.

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Mimy2 votes

I know this may sound stupid but if someone doesn't wanna support sometimes it's best to play along instead of fighting it..


I know I know " Sounds dumb, stay in bronze pleb"

But hear me out. If your support just won't cooperate perhaps as an adc, you can buy a gold item and go into botlane.

I have specific mysteries for this occasion I have a support who doesn't want to support.. it's common in bronze..

when this happens.. I trade out my 2 attack speed quints for 2 gold Quints. and I take a 11/9/10 masteries. for gold income having some defense and as well as SOME damage..

Doesn't hurt to get an item 3093 early and hold onto it. Little thing can pay for itself and more in time..

damage will be severely decreased but you have to then remember Your "botlane mage"will now too be doing damage so in the end it kind of evens out? Now if you manage to do well in lane you will still be earning enough gold to perhaps sustain your ADC build path. Or at least a cheaper one like instead of IE first get bork.. or see how much you are earning and play it by that..

Towards mid game laning ends.. this is your chance to catch up in much needed CS. Hopefully you can convince your team to upgrade trinkets.. if not your tinket and an occasional pink ward might keep some vision on the map..


I know this doesn't justify what they're doing but sometimes it's adapt or fall further behind.. Sometimes it may work sometimes not.. but both of you taking CS means you both fall behind this way the the bot lane mage can do damage and sustain that damage though out the game, and sometimes they may be the reason you win the game..

I had a bottom lane mage lux and they carried HARD, so sometimes it's not a waste they just wanna go what they're good at..

BattleMage1309021 votes

You do have a point here. I replied similarly down below but i think that as long as they say in champion select that they are going a damage ap support then I'm fine. I can do as you said and build for gold income and more utility, but if they lock in after calling "support" and say nothing else then i don't have the masteries and runes to deal with it.

Fiveofswords2 votes

the absurd thing about this, is that you absically are going support adc, because someone didnt want to play support support. Heres a funny idea. PLay support support.

Mimy1 votes

True, then again you can always play Teemo AHAHAHA! don't matter if your a support, ADC APC.. your gonna drive EVERYONE BONKERS!

alasarcher1 votes

There is difference between support and duo bot laner thats not planning to support. If your duo laner wants to farm, and build how he wants, its his choice. You have no right to flame him or report him for that. Support ADC bot is just meta, not rule. If guy stated that he is support, then he should support, if he is just going bot, but not as support, hey... who are we to judge him?

BattleMage1309021 votes

I agree that off-meta things should be allowed, and I think i was unclear in mentioning this but the issue i have is when someone calls support. Then they build full ap and do the above mentioned things. If they call bot and state that they want to play an ap build and play with damage, I can change champions, runes and masteries to suit it, but when they just say "support" and lock in then say nothing else, i have no time to prepare and end up going into the game with no tanks and no utility champions .-.

Mallory3301 votes

Lol idk why anyone would downvote. This is really annoying and I agree 100% with u. ur, welcome, for, my, awesome, punctuation.,!!

Right In The Yas1 votes

well did they carry the game? if so, please stop complaining.

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