If you\u2019ve ever had trouble deciding between two items to buy as a support in League,<\/em> this one\u2019s going to help you out. Active items like Redemption and Locket of the Iron Solari will track your stats right there in the item\u2019s panel. If you\u2019re stuck between buying a Redemption and an Ardent Sensor, if your best heal with the Redemption is low, maybe focus on being the Ardent Sensor until you\u2019ve had time to practice with Redemption a little more.<\/p>
Support mains everywhere should feel really good about these little changes, because, let\u2019s face it, we\u2019re underappreciated even if we are<\/em> the real carries. More importantly, however, there are a scary amount of players that think of support as a lesser role\u2014so much so that they dodge games where they\u2019re auto-filled into the position. Changes like these might make the role itself a little more appealing.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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The Midseason update is almost upon us, and one of its biggest goals is to make League\u2019s support role feel more impactful and important to the flow of the game. Riot has already revealed plans to rework core support items to make them more engaging and fun to master, as well as plans to update many support champions\u2019 basic attacks. This upcoming list of changes is the next step in the process of making support's lives better.Related: Support Auto Attack changes are coming in Patch 7.9Crowd Control Name DisplayWhether it be Karma\u2019s stun, Lulu\u2019s polymorph, Braum\u2019s knock-up, or Thresh\u2019s oh-so-satisfying hook, a support\u2019s job is often to disrupt enemies in order to help our carries stay alive. The thing is though, most CC doesn\u2019t feel great to land, other than watching enemies freeze in place or bounce around. Assassins, ADCs, and mages can watch health bars disappear as they sling abilities and attacks, but what do supports have to make them feel warm and fuzzy? Nothing. That\u2019s why Riot is going to be pushing out display names for crowd control. In Riot\u2019s forum post, \u201cCharmed\u201d was the only example shown, but expect a big, bright \u201cStunned\u201d to pop up above the health bar when you hit your Braum passive. This will make landing the CC feel more rewarding in the moment, not to mention it will be much easier to figure out who you should focus in a team-fight. We\u2019re hoping that Thresh\u2019s Q will say \u201cHooked\u201d above enemies\u2019 heads when they\u2019re hit, so you can finally change your Summoner name to \u201cOn phonics.\u201dEnd-of-Game StatsFarm count, damage dealt, gold obtained\u2014none of those are details that a support player would really care to read about themselves. Instead, they\u2019ll soon be able to go over stats that more accurately reflect their own performance as the white knights of League.These four new options will let supports track their own progress as they improve at the game. It\u2019s certainly a good start, but it would be great if there were even more end-of-game stats. Luckily, Riot stated in the announcement that there are plans to implement more later on.Item FeedbackIf you\u2019ve ever had trouble deciding between two items to buy as a support in League, this one\u2019s going to help you out. Active items like Redemption and Locket of the Iron Solari will track your stats right there in the item\u2019s panel. If you\u2019re stuck between buying a Redemption and an Ardent Sensor, if your best heal with the Redemption is low, maybe focus on being the Ardent Sensor until you\u2019ve had time to practice with Redemption a little more.Support mains everywhere should feel really good about these little changes, because, let\u2019s face it, we\u2019re underappreciated even if we are the real carries. More importantly, however, there are a scary amount of players that think of support as a lesser role\u2014so much so that they dodge games where they\u2019re auto-filled into the position. 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