Vynertje's Support AMA and advice thread

[quote=Thalia Kael]lol no it's perfectly fine for the support to get the kill in almost every situation (although when possible it's sometimes better to leave the kill for an ally). It's things like a Blitzcrank flash ulting someone who's already dead that's not okay.[/quote]

[quote=R4GE]Exactly. Whenever I play support my ADC tend to die because the enemy is low and since I don't want to steal any kills from him I avoid using offensive abilities but instead the enemy kills my ADC and runs away. I'm always wondering whether I should take the kill or not.[/quote]

[quote=Vynertje]Usually the cs/xp denial and the ability to get off a good base or a good roaming opportunity is worth much more than the kill itself anyway. Of course it's better to get the kill on the ADC, but getting a few on the support shouldn't be game changing - provided you're not deliberately trying to steal ALL the kills.[/quote]

[quote=Mooninites][quote=jhoijhoi] "The support shouldn't get the kills" has been repeated so many times to me that I'm afraid to be aggressive enough to kill [/quote] do you just get off to making yourself a perpetual victim?[/quote]

[quote=GrandmasterD][quote=Mooninites][quote=jhoijhoi] "The support shouldn't get the kills" has been repeated so many times to me that I'm afraid to be aggressive enough to kill [/quote] do you just get off to making yourself a perpetual victim?[/quote] [img=https://i.imgur.com/7dtH2vX.gif][/quote]

[quote=Jimmydoggga 2.0][quote=jhoijhoi] "The support shouldn't get the kills" has been repeated so many times to me that I'm afraid to be aggressive enough to kill [/quote] Well you don't have to do that. *In b4 [[Annie]]/[[Tahm Kench]] support spam*[/quote]

[quote=silentoooo]Hey, new to League, and I was wondering how to play a couple of supports, namely [[janna]] and [[leona]]. Any advice/links to general info about their mechanics? Thanks![/quote]

[quote=Sarixis][quote=silentoooo]Hey, new to League, and I was wondering how to play a couple of supports, namely [[janna]] and [[leona]]. Any advice/links to general info about their mechanics? Thanks![/quote] You should just search for a guide on this site but I'll be nice and give a footnote on each. [[janna]] is a pretty defensive & reactive support, your goal is to keep everyone off your carries. This mean save your spells to prevent all-ins and damage. In lane you pretty much save Q to disengage and use E to negate poke. [[leona]] on the other hand is focused purely on all-in to set up kills or at least trade far better than the opposing duo. Level 2 your E > Q combo lets you dive a target and stun them for roughly 2 seconds so your carry/team can follow up. If she can't all-in though she's not as useful to her team.[/quote]

[quote=Vynertje][quote=Sarixis][quote=silentoooo]Hey, new to League, and I was wondering how to play a couple of supports, namely [[janna]] and [[leona]]. Any advice/links to general info about their mechanics? Thanks![/quote] You should just search for a guide on this site but I'll be nice and give a footnote on each. [[janna]] is a pretty defensive & reactive support, your goal is to keep everyone off your carries. This mean save your spells to prevent all-ins and damage. In lane you pretty much save Q to disengage and use E to negate poke.[/quote] You're describing how to be a bad janna player right now. A good Janna users her spells to follow up on an ADC's move, not just to disengage. I agree with your other point though, just look up some guides here: http://www.mobafire.com/league-of-legends/build/time-to-shine-leona-support-370345 http://www.mobafire.com/league-of-legends/janna-guide[/quote]

[quote=Embracing]Don't use a champion's archetype to narrow down what you need to be doing in a game. Janna has great peel mechanics, but that means that you need to take the extra effort to understand how to play her in opposing situations, like following on ADC damage in lane.[/quote]