To all supports, how can I appreciate my support as an ADC more than just giving them compliments.

Masala Chai·11/5/2015, 7:14:47 PM·7 votes·1,016 views

As an ADC main, I make it a point to care for my support, because my support will be forced with the most boring job in all of league. Set up kills for the ADC or midlaner if they choose to roam in order to get the carries fed. Here's what I've done.

Here's what I've done:

Allowed last hits
"Feel free to build full damage if you want"
Post-game gifting (one time though for a Leona, I am still underage for a job)
Most simple thanks

Any other ideas to appreciate the support?

21 Comments

Renascent11/5/2015, 8:40:33 PM6 votes

"my support will be forced with the most boring job in all of league."

It all comes down to perspective; I personally find ADC to be the most boring role in all of league.

Skadeglädje11/6/2015, 6:22:44 AM3 votes

I don't think support "is the most boring job", it's very rewarding.

I'd say it's mostly about not using your support as a scapegoat and be a decent person. I didn't land my binding when jungler came to gank? It happens, move on. I didn't shield you in time and you died (or I shielded at the wrong time earlier so it was on cooldown...)? It happens, move on. We've been roaming like crazy due to pressure in other lanes and the dragon ward timed out and the other team took it? It happens, please don't flame "OMG BLITZ NICE WARDING GG". You hard engaged when I was a half HP Annie with my Tibbers on cooldown, right after I used my Q-stun to keep their jungler off you? ... well, that one's on you, really...

And... for the love of God... Take the lantern!

Deep Terror Nami11/5/2015, 7:23:01 PM3 votes

Let them get ward kills.

Allurial11/5/2015, 7:22:58 PM2 votes

Hm as a support main I often get flack for taking a kill with a name heal or something else I can't control. Just saying thank you and not flaming someone for a mistake is really all you need to do!

Professor Ward11/6/2015, 7:16:39 PM2 votes

-Your support should be fine with you getting 99% of the cs; though be sure to save those siege minions for relic users

-They shouldnt be buiilding full damage as a way of thanks, though that is a very nice offfer :D

-Gifting absolutely works

-GJ, thx, wp, And "This thresh doe" always make me feel a lil better

I recommend Warding top jungle bush for your support as i feel this is incredibly helpful to sightstone preservation If they sweep a ward, let them get the last hit as a way of saying "gj"

And buying a pink also makes me fall in love with my adc as well.

LVL 5 PORO11/5/2015, 11:56:52 PM2 votes

Dont encourage your Support to build damage. Tell them to do their job right or not do it at all. If its a Morg, or other offensive supports, thats fine. Other than that, it would be great if my adc bought a pink or said gj.

TroyTheUnconquer11/5/2015, 7:20:24 PM1 votes

hmmm... if your support gets your really fed to the point that you can 2v1 the enemy bot lane with no problem, maybe tell him if he wants to roam he can? past that you seem to be being a lot better then most adc's are, because as a support main i almost never get the "feel free to build full whatever" and if i accidentally last hit someone either the adc or someone else on the team yells at me, so just keep up doing what your doing

StrangeStrategy11/7/2015, 4:25:07 AM1 votes

Oh, how dear of you! Thank you so much.

AJStarhiker11/5/2015, 9:41:06 PM1 votes

For me? If an ADC tells me 'ok to take farm' that's proabably one of the biggest ways. Also, using your trinket to help with warding, or even buying one if you have some extra gold when you back. Both those mean I can pick up a sightstone faster and maybe get started on the rest of my build sooner.

Although I'm not entirely sure what will happen with the proposed changes to vision item that are coming up.

Rhuwa11/5/2015, 10:07:59 PM1 votes

I'm a big support user - anything I can do to make the heavy lifting easier I'll do, which I actually find the most enjoyable role in League. Although I'm talking for myself here, I think most people who pick support would feel the same way so there's no need to sympathize :)

As for appreciating a support, I think the most important factor is to give them a little support in return. Although it sounds weird to put it like that, I believe simply going out of your way to protect them/draw attention away from them is undeniably beneficial for the both of you. Don't get me wrong, getting yourself killed won't help, but if you can simply take some of the heat off then they can repay you with some more support.

As others have said already, sharing the farm is another huge way of saying thanks; as well as assisting the whole process by helping them get specific items that boost their support capabilities.

As a little aside, It's great to see someone making a conscious effort to thank their support. It's not exactly something I see very often so I'd like to thank you for that. :)

Linthe11/6/2015, 7:00:03 PM1 votes

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As an ADC main, I make it a point to care for my support, because my support will be forced with the most boring job in all of league. Set up kills for the ADC or midlaner if they choose to roam in order to get the carries fed. Here's what I've done.

Most simple thanks

This is plenty.

Zyorhist11/6/2015, 7:10:39 PM1 votes

as a former support main, here are my two cents for you.

1, show your support some appreciation for their vision. tell them thank you for the vision when they place wards out. ALWAYS upgrade your trinket at level 9, whichever trinket you have. USE the trinket. it should be constantly on CD, trust me your support will notice you trying to help them out and will make note.

2 tell them thank you. encourage them when something bad happened and when a good play is made give them credit for setting it up. there have been times I pulled a penta because my support locked them down. without the setup I would have died 2v5 but my support did well and people tried to give me the credit.

3 don't encourage them to build damage. if they want to they will and if they want to build support then its cuz they wanna set you up. Encourage them to get money where they can, assists are a big portion of that. One tricky thing to helping out your support is that if you are in a fight and see your support coming, try to stall an extra second so they can get the heal/shield on you so that they get some assist gold. I know the frustration of wanting an assist and the zed pulls a penta when he was a mere 50 units outside your heal range.

4 post game gifting is above and beyond. If you have the cash its amazing to do, but no one expects it and you should reserve your money for yourself.

5 most importantly, ask your supports that did well to play with you so that you can learn how to help them out better.

Sniper 011/6/2015, 7:13:03 PM1 votes

I cringe when I'm told to build full damage on a support xd... Compliments are fine. Skins are amazing. >3> But that's a bit above and beyond what a support should expect in any given situation.