When do you pick certain supports?

Sirin Gioro·1/3/2015, 5:13:31 AM·1 votes·2,072 views

I main Nami and Janna (learning Thresh) and I know they fit in most comps but sometimes I just feel like "fk I should've played Janna against that comp wtf" "yea fk we lost, Nami so useless against that comp" So what comp do you think Nami fits in well/plays against well/is weak against and same for Janna and Thresh?

Edit: by "should've played Janna against that comp" and "fk we lost b/c nami useless against that comp", I just mean that I can't carry well that game. Since Thresh is free I've been spamming Thresh games and I can say that there is always a much higher chance carrying bot lane as Thresh.

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NethOinkz1/3/2015, 5:44:19 AM2 votes

Nami (I don't like this support that much) Nami is the balance of a sustain/cc support. She can sustain but not as good as soraka can and can set but not as good as most supports can. She also have a good disengage if shit goes wrong. Good for protect the adc team comp. (with late game adc) Good for enemy comps that can dive. Janna Janna is most probably used in a more aggressive lane with an aggressive poking adc. You'd probably win most trades if you and your adc knows how to use her shield properly. She also has a good disengage if shit goes wrong. Good for protect the adc team comp. (with harass adc) Good for enemy comps that can dive. Thresh (probably the best of 3) Thresh is one of the best supports I know. Not only you can initiate a gank more properly with a hook landed and a lantern to your jungler but you could also save lives and also check bushes with lantern. Lantern is awesome. Hook is awesome too, no need to explain. Flay is awesome because not only it has slow but you could also stop champs in mid air from diving/escaping. Good for most team comps. Good for most enemy comps.

F33dMeKills1/3/2015, 6:15:50 AM2 votes

It's possible that you don't know how to use those supports and you say to yourself "yeah fk we lost, Nami so useless against that comp." Nami is not useless against any comp at ALL. Neither Janna or Thresh is terrible at team comps too unless you're very skilled with them, like, think about it, in the High Elo's, there are those thresh and Janna plays, sure, you may not be able to do them, but that's what their capable of.

And if you're dying from warding (because enemy team is catching you off), back off and ward later. Ping the enemy location if you meet them.

Velivolo1/3/2015, 9:09:59 AM2 votes

I've been trying to get better at this. Usually I look at who the enemy support is, and who my adc is.

I rarely pick a mage into a tank. It can work, but I'd generally rather not.

I pick sustain into sustain (and I generally like sustain champs better anyway). Playing against a sustain lane when you have none can be really difficult.

Nami isn't bad with anyone. She's an excellent pick all around. Her w is basically the easiest harass in the game and it heals you, too. Bubbles take some time to learn to hit, but are really powerful. I love her ult. Use it to engage or disengage as you please, or even execute that pesky adc who got away. I even stole a dragon with a Nami ult once. Her e is great with adc's that rely on autoattacks. My buddy mains Lucian and we play Nami/Lucian all the time because her e works so well with his passive. She has so much cc that she's good for and against almost any comp. Nami is also a NOTORIOUS lane bully. Her poke is mad. Max w and cast it on opponents as often as possible.

I don't play Janna. I imagine she's good for adc's with no escapes (Ashe, MF) and good against dive/all in comps (ult and watch them scatter).

Thresh is only good if you can land hooks. He's very good with all-in comps, but not great against sustain lanes (Unless you're the rare Thresh that can make a Relic Shield work, but there aren't many of those.) TBH I don't understand why Thresh is that great. He really can't do much unless he hooks you, and anyone with half a brain has good enough positioning to not get hit by those. Sometimes Threshes are silly and hook the wrong person, too. I play support Naut for lols and if Thresh hooks a Naut, that Thresh and his adc are dead meat.

Leti the Yeti1/3/2015, 10:37:44 AM1 votes

Yasuo's wife Janna and Yasuo's mistress Nami... pick em when you got Yasuo ;D

The Annie Christ1/3/2015, 11:06:03 AM1 votes

Nami, Janna, and Thresh are never useless. They are great. You probably lost because you or your adc, aren't that great or are as skilled as the enemy. Simple as that. Your enemy outplayed you. Only thing to do is to think back and remember what you did wrong and fix it.

Space Bum1/3/2015, 5:14:47 PM1 votes

Burst with hard CC > Sustain ^Annie/Graves vs Nami/Vayne Sustain > Poke ^ Nami/Vayne vs Marog/Varus Poke > Burst with hard CC ^Morg/Varus vs Annie/Graves