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Runes: Summon Aery Runes

1 2

Sorcery

Summon Aery

Manaflow Band

Transcendence

Scorch

Resolve

Revitalize

Bone Plating

Bonus:

+8 Ability Haste
+9 Adaptive (5.4 AD or 9 AP)
+6 Armor

Spells:

1 2

Flash

Ignite

Items

Starting Items

Situational Starter Item

First Back

Mythic Item Options

Core Items

Boot Options

Support Item Options

Example of Full Build

Ability Order

Nami Passive Ability

Threats & Synergies

Threats

Synergies

Extreme Major Even Minor Tiny

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None Low Ok Strong Ideal

Extreme Threats

Ideal Synergies

Leona

Extreme

Leona is so good this season. Her crowd control and extreme tankiness make going up against her a struggle. ❥ Play passive, and take Relic Shield. Also wait for her to make mistakes.

Yasuo

Ideal

One of my favorite ADC's! Nami's kit goes so well with Yasuo, especially with his ultimate.

Synergies

Ideal Strong Ok Low None

Yasuo

Ideal

One of my favorite ADC's! Nami's kit goes so well with Yasuo, especially with his ultimate.

Champion Build Guide

Welcome to my support guide! I hope this guide helps you as you go along your journey of learning The Tidecaller. In this guide, I will be going over runes for , pros & cons, abilities, items, spells, as well as gameplay tips and a warding guide

Hello, I'm DatKawaiiBunny! I'm a Silver IV ADC/Support main. I've been playing League of Legends since April of season 7 as an ADC main My highest mastery champions are , , and , but I plan to make my 3rd highest.

I started playing about a year after I joined, about the time I started playing . She's one of my go-to picks for Clash and ranked because of her fantastic kit! I update my guide each time I play her with items, runes, etc. I really appreciate you guys taking the time to read my guide. Thanks a lot, and happy supporting! ♥

Pros

♥ Strong Crowd Control

♥ Good Poke

♥ Powerful Heal with Ebb and Flow

is an overall pretty strong champion. She has two forms of crowd control in the form of a stun from , along with a knockup and slow from . She also has good poke, which also is her healing ability, . It's a strong heal early, compared to other champions and it continues to grow stronger throughout the whole game.

Cons

♥ Very Squishy

♥ High Mana Costs

♥ Little Escape

♥ Skillshot Reliant w/ Aqua Prison and Tidal Wave

Now, like most support, is very squishy. Plus, she has little to no escape even with and , which are skillshots. It can be frustrated trying to land an . Not only is the ability outlined, but it also has a slight delay after its casted. Also runs out of mana quickly in the early phase of the game.

Summon Aery
is the defensive rune you want to take on . When you use and on an ally, they're shielded for 35 - 80 based on level (+ 25% AP). also deals 10 - 40 based on level (+ 10% AP) damage to enemies when you use an ability.

Manaflow Band
gives you 25 mana every time you hit an enemy champion with an ability. It also gives you up to 250 mana, so I take this rune over any other. This helps me with her early game since I like to poke with .

Transcendence
Ability haste is quite valuable and it can be hard to come by. gives you 5 ability haste at level 5 and 8. When you hit level 11, the remaining cooldowns on your abilities are reduced by 20%.

Scorch
is the best choice for . Your abilities deal 15 - 35 bonus magic damage. You could also take for 25 movement speed and 30 AP (based on level) when you're in the river.

Revitalize
My personal favorite on healing supports, especially . is already pretty strong throughout the game, but this makes it way better, especially with items. makes heals and shields 5% stronger and if your ally is below 40% HP, your heals and shields increase by an additional 10%.

Bone Plating
is one of my favorite runes to take, especially when I go support. After taking damage from an enemy, their next 3 attacks deal less damage. Since most support champions are squishy, this is a good rune to take so you can survive a little longer.

Guardian
shields and hastes yourself and a nearby ally if you or your ally takes damage for 70 - 150 (+ 25% AP) (+ 12% bonus health). can be very squishy, so I take against a or a .

Font of Life
When you impair an enemy's movement speed, a mark is put on them for 4 seconds. Any ally that attacks an enemy with a mark heal for 5 (+ 1% of your max health) over 2 seconds. and slow enemy champions, which is the reason why I take this rune.

Bone Plating
Since is squishy, I take for the extra sustain, so I of course, recommend this rune. After taking damage, the next three spells or attacks deal 30 - 60 less damage for 1.5 seconds.

Revitalize
makes heals 5% stronger and if your ally is below 40% HP, your heals increase by an additional 10%. is already really powerful, but this rune comes in handy during teamfights.

Biscuit Delivery
is good for supports that use up a lot of mana early. is no exception. She uses it quite a bit of mana on , especially if you're up against someone with a lot of poke. It restores 12% of your missing mana and health for 15 seconds. It also increases your mana cap by 50. You get 3 biscuits in total. 1 every 2 minutes.

Magical Footwear
is a pretty decent rune. You gain a pair of around the 10 - 12 minute mark, sometimes earlier. You could also take for the 7.5% movement speed towards enemy champions with impaired movement speed. This goes well with and .

Ability Sequence
1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18

♥ Passive: Surging Tides

When hits herself or allies with one of her abilities, they gain 45 (+20% of ability power) Movement Speed for 1.5 seconds. The effects are doubled if they're hit with .

♥ Aqua Prison

Cost: 60

throws a bubble at a targeted area. When it lands, enemies are lifted into the air. It deals 75 / 130 / 185 / 240 / 295 (+50% of ability power). Any enemies in the bubble are stunned for 1.5 seconds.

♥ Ebb and Flow

Cost: 70 / 85 / 100 / 115 / 130

throws a stream of water that bounces back anf forth between ally and enemy champions (including ) can hit up to 3 targets. The damage or healing value is reduced by 15%(+7.5% per 100 AP) with each bounce.

Ally

Heals for 60 / 85 / 110 / 135 / 160 (+30% of ability power) and it bounces to a nearby enemy champions.

Enemy

Deals 70 / 110 / 150 / 190 / 230 (+50% of ability power) then bounces to a nearby ally champion.

♥ Tidecaller's Blessing

Cost: 70 / 85 / 100 / 115 / 130

gives herself or an ally 3 empowered auto attacks or abilties. It lasts for 6 seconds, or until they attack 3 times. 25 / 40 / 55 / 70 / 85 (+20% of ability power) bonus damage and slow the target hit by 15 / 20 / 25 / 30 / 35 (+5% of ability power) for 1 second.

♥ Tidal Wave

Cost: 100

summons a wave that travels outwards from her position. The wave knocks up, and slow enemies champions that come into contact with . They're slowed by 50 / 60 / 70 and it deals 150 / 250 / 350 (+60% of ability power). The slow is increased based on how far travels. The slow duration is 2-4 seconds.

♥ Work in Progress! ♥

teleports your champion wherever your cursor is. is a good engage, and escape. doesn't really have an escape, sometimes with , or . It's also a key spell for all champions, except .

deals damage 70 - 410 true damage on a targeted enemy champion for 5 seconds, and applies grievous wounds, which reduces all healing received and regeneration rates by 40%. helps in teamfights, and with champions that heal like and . Like most supports, this gives a lot of kill potential.

slows down a targeted enemy champion for 30% of their movement speed, and reduces their damage by 40% for 2.5 seconds. can make engaging easier. It can help with or . It can also help if you're being invaded.

Support is one of the most important roles. There's more to it than just playing the champion. You have to understand your job in the laning phase, teamfights, as well as warding, and wave control.

Early Game

♥ Level 1:

You just want to get level two. Preferably before the enemies level up. is good for this, along with providing wave control.

♥ Level 2:

Depending on where the minion wave is and how much lane pressure you and your ADC have, this will determine if you should be aggressive or not. If you're up against a or a , their level two tends to be stronger, but you can level up instead of .

♥ Level 3 - 5:

Level 6 is when you get your ultimate , which is your strongest ability. Before then, your job is to look for opportunities to engage, ward, farm, and poke. You should start warding or around . If your ADC is aggressive, you should be looking for opportunities to engage and provide more pressure so your team can have more priority over dragon . Also, depending on the wave, the mid lane, your laners, and ADC, you could probably roam with your jungler. About this time, you can most likely help your ADC get a kill or two, but that depends on how much pressure the enemy has, especially jungle pressure. If you're countered, do not engage and play a little passively. Get the minions with . If they try to engage or make a mistake, try to punish them. You can maybe engage of them, since their abilities are on cooldown, so use .

♥ Level 6:

Now, you have your ultimate, , which is a great engage/teamfight ability. It has a range of 2,750, along with an airborne and a slow. Depending on their team comp, this can also be used as an disengage, specifically for . You can , , then . You can also use on yourself or an ally before the ultimate or after. I usually use to start a teamfight, disengage, or to zone enemies.

Mid/Late Game

♥ Roaming:

Personally, I like to roam when I have my ultimate , especially on but you can always roam earlier. also airbornes people, along with stunning them. However, roaming can be a tricky thing, especially if you don't communicate with your team. On some occasions, you can roam towards top side for

You and your ADC recalled and the wave is pushed bot lane, you're pushed up and your ADC is farming safely

Mid has priority or the enemy is pushed up to the tower

Your jungle summoned rift herald mid

You and your ADC recalled and the wave is pushed bot lane

Mid has priority, so you can help get the tower

Your jungle summoned rift herald

Your jungler is ganking mid. You can most likely 3 v 1 or 3 v 2.

♥ Teamfight Tips:

Teamfights are very important, and they can turn the game around. has quite the teamfight ultimate with . If possible, use to engage in a fight, especially since it can cancel some ultimates. You also shouldn't be too cluttered together with your team, especially if they have a . Focus on healing whoever needs it, specifically your ADC and frontline. Don't forget, you can empower your allies abilities and basic attacks with .

Warding is very important throughout the game. Providing your team with vision can really turn a game around, especially if you ward objectives, such as , , and . From my experiences playing support, you should ward about every 4 - 5ish minutes, if you have any available at that time. The key is to get as much information about the enemy team as possible. Warding entrances, objectives and jungle camps, as well as some bushes are the best places to ward.

Early Game
In the early game, you should prioritize warding as much as possible. You can get your item around 6 - 12 minutes in. If you're ahead, you should try to ward either the enemy's or to get some vision on the jungler, just in case they plan to gank. If you can't do that, ward the tribush with a or a (it's better to ward the bush in the middle of the river over the tribush.) If you're experiencing issues with their jungler, ward the entrances to the bot lane (tribush, over the wall towards their tower, and in the river.)

Mid/Late Game
By this time, you should be out of the bot lane. Your upgraded support item gives you an opportunity to deep ward. You want to focus on warding the enemy's jungle. Specifically, near objectives, entrances, and blast cones. You should always keep warded, preferably with a . Buy an as soon as your item is upgraded and try to deny them vision by looking for wards they've placed in your jungle, as well as theirs.

♥ I would like to thank everyone for reading and voting for my guide! I hope my guide helped you along your journey. I try to make them simple so it can help a wide range of people. Guides are always updated at the start of the new patch and throughout the month. I love answering questions and helping people, so feel free to ask as many questions as you want! Also, feel free to point out typos. I find some from time to time. I repeat runes at times, so.

♥ I would like to thank my mom and my boyfriend Yatsume for supporting me as well. He finally finished his guide, so check it out! It's his first-ever guide!

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