Support Item builds
What does a Support build, and when? I understand that the items are determined by the enemy champions, and what they are doing; however, I'll see supports primarily start off with the same things (sorry, I can not remember/do not know what they are called):
- blue knife thingy (supp that pew pew)
- Shield with green background (supps that "hit" people)
- green/purple/other purple eye-thing
- Bell looking thing
- Bird (phoenix?) thing
Is there anything after that, or is that where it becomes champion specific? If it helps narrow it down, right now I primarily play as Soraka, but last year I was into Janna and Lulu.
Also, which summoner spells? Or is that also dependent on opponents? I think I mostly use exhaust and flash.
As for Masteries, are they also dependent on the match, champion, or position? Which ones should I focus? I was told to hold off on Runes until level 20, plus I don't have enough currency for them.
on tanky supports, so champs like: 
or 
you get 
on AP supports, or poke heavy supports, like: 
or 
you get 
on champs that synergize with the movespeed, like: 
or 
or if you're unsure on what to get, this is the jack-of-all-trades income item. As far as Soraka or Lulu, I would recommend 
. This item is basically the best one in the game for supports. What this item does, is it carries 4 wards in itself, and refreshes when you go back to base. As a support, one of your main jobs is to ward. I cannot stress this enough, warding is the single most important skill in this game.
) this one is invisible to the enemy team, and is the type of ward that 
) this one is visible to the enemy team, so try to place it in a bush. Even though it's visible to the enemy team, it more than makes up for it with its special power, it reveals the enemies wards in an area around it. This is super useful, always try to have a pink down at all times.
