In a "Group Bot" meta, we need a support with traps

RookPusher·Jan 2, 2018·7 votes·427 views

We don't really have a geographically defensive support, and I don't know why because in a siege, they'd be phenomenal. There's a line in one of the later Game of Thrones Seasons where Jon says:

"We're digging trenches along our flanks, they won't be able to hit us the way Stannis hit you."

And that's what we're missing in the support role. Teemo can do this, but he's not a traditional support, and hit kit doesn't really revolve around control, it revolves around damage. So we need a support with traps like Teemo but that operate more like Jhin's: damage if you're lazy, but vision and a slow at minimum.

9 Comments

Professor WardJan 2, 20181 votes

i noticed that when running "off meta" teemo support,(something that is far under-rated for its control value) or running jhin adc, it makes it nearly IMPOSSIBLE to get a clean gank off if any setup is allowed, these "long lasting" traps also double benefit from still being able to be stepped on by the lane opponent, and honestly i can see how this could be too strong.

But as a support main, i love the idea, and havent heard anything come close to this in a while.

RookPusherJan 2, 20182 votes

Well I based this off of what I see as a stubborn meta. In other words, I sort of feel like the bot lane should be going a lot more tanky than it is if the entire goal is to prevent a 4 man gank bot. If the bot lane were able to thwart the 4-man gank, it would leave other lanes vulnerable for long enough that it would make that strategy too risky.

In other words, why not run a Kindred/Taric bot lane and just endure the gank? At any rate, I thought we need more defensive control mages that doesn't work around shields or heals.

AburrimientodoomJan 3, 20181 votes

Pretty interesting idea actually, it would be pretty good if a support could set up traps to prevent ganks and facilitate map awareness. I might create a post based on this later this week.

Any ideas?

Who is TaliyahJan 3, 20181 votes

Just play Caitlyn support

[slayer-jinx-wink]

JarodDempseyJan 3, 20181 votes

that was actually a thing when her trap did damage rip ap cait

JarodDempseyJan 3, 20181 votes

as someone who played ap supp cait and almost bought jhin to try supporting (and ofc played teemo supp for slow shrooms) i agree with this. I'd love to see a durable support who relied mainly on dropping items to support.