Don't pick support if you want to play a mage

5000000000000000·9/1/2015, 6:54:10 PM·22 votes·2,311 views

Taking CS, not building sightstone or upgrading trinket because you're too busy rushing Luden's Echo.

Just call mid. Don't call support just because you want to play a mage champion that can work as a support while not playing like a support.

EDIT: I probably should have titled this post "Don't pick support if you want to play as a carry"

50 Comments

Kotex9/1/2015, 7:14:40 PM7 votes

Off carry/5th damage threatening is just a rising trend. I play off carry support sometimes. Sometimes i don't bother getting sightstone but i keep the map supplied with as much vision as i individually can (which only amounts to 3 wards) while i build damage and support through applying massive damage to high priority targets with a low priority seat. Some people still want to harp about me not having a sightstone regardless if ive been keeping the maximum amount of wards on the map at all times. Most of the time those are the same people that have yet to buy a single ward of their own, or upgrade their own trinket, can't CS, and dont pay attention to the wards that are placed.

Not trying to say that is you personally

VesperNadal9/2/2015, 7:16:13 AM4 votes

Why do people dislike the support role so much? I main top, but I don't mind going support. Supports save lives and set up their team for great success. I don't understand why people don't get satisfaction out of watching a teammate pull off something really spectacular and then say to themselves "I made that happen." Why don't people have this outlook more often?

Deep Terror Nami9/1/2015, 7:08:04 PM3 votes

You can play a high AP support, as long as you maintain vision control too. I wouldn't do it in Ranked, but I'd either rush Sightstone as normal, or buy plenty of wards up until I'm 9 to upgrade into Greater Stealth Totem.

Brand / Brand

Tyren9/1/2015, 6:56:29 PM2 votes

Janna Lulu Nami are mages :(

d4bbl3z9/1/2015, 7:44:21 PM2 votes

What if your Marksman is bad at csing? I hate to see that siege minion go to waste. Best to keep the money on the team, right? Also, this is why I focus tank supports. If I accidentally last hit, Targon's takes care of it. I agree with you, though. I've seen ppl who "support" and don't even ward. They pretty much roam the map looking for free kills while building like a solo laner.

TurquoiseYoshi9/2/2015, 1:47:01 AM2 votes

I know what you mean. I (a jungle main) have seriously had to recently buy Sightstone and Zeke's for my friend (ADC main), just because the support wasn't doing it.

As a side note, Nunu is fun to play. I stole so many camps from the enemy that I was begging my carries to take our camps, just because I didn't need them. I once had my ally run away from three enemies into the jungle, where I waited with my ult charging. Once they saw me, they were RIP. And then I said the all important "WINTER IS COMING" in all chat.

Pecha Berry9/2/2015, 6:44:18 PM2 votes

well excuse me for Morgana item 3303

PapaGreg219/2/2015, 7:12:29 PM1 votes

I don't mind if a mage plays support as long as they are building an early sightstone and PEELING. I don't think anybody thinks of anything past the laning phase in terms of the support role in many of my games.

Jeanne fan club9/2/2015, 4:26:36 AM1 votes

Why would they not build sightstone? why even rush ludens? Rylais is one of the best items to rush when support, ya know after sightstone, boots and trinket.

Minion119/1/2015, 10:31:32 PM1 votes

There was a Lux in my game and she took every kill with ult

Reaper Soraka9/2/2015, 12:31:13 PM1 votes

But I like setting the world on fire without having to cs.... Amumu

I promise I'll buy wards and exhaust the Zed when he comes down, adc-senpai! Please accept me!

Catastrop9/2/2015, 12:43:08 PM1 votes

It's not that they want to play a mage, it's just they decided to try the poke support route and failed hard at it. item 3020 item 3116 item 3060 item 2045 item 3092item 3151 item 3364 Standard Poke support build, but because it's not as high on damage as they want it to be, it gets forgotten.

Chromatic Eagle9/2/2015, 4:12:42 PM1 votes

Just buy item 3303 . You're rewarded for poking, and letting the adc cs. You don't even have to upgrade it.

ilt9/2/2015, 6:09:24 PM1 votes

yeah I hate them

Axests9/2/2015, 6:12:23 PM1 votes

correction, if you want to play a mage, then call it, but you don't necessarily have to go mid. If you're going to go full ap sona bot lane, then at least inform your team so they can understand what you're doing, and if they don't like it, they can dodge.

VAJAYJAYSTANK9/2/2015, 6:37:50 PM1 votes

enforce the meta cause everyone haz to do what u say

mfknlwig9/2/2015, 9:13:26 PM1 votes

i support as vel koz or brand... it works well also use sion for the e to harrass/slow....never heard anyone complain about taking about 20 or so cc at the end of 15mins

Commit Sudoku9/1/2015, 10:59:48 PM1 votes

Sona Lux plz just stop

Jase1359/2/2015, 12:02:04 AM1 votes

That's more of an issue with the person rather than the mages. You can play support tanks and still do the previously mentioned.Blitzcrank Nautilus TahmKench Thresh and definitely Leona