Support Path

The only role with no farm, which is exactly what makes it free to move. What your income is really for, why roaming is your version of CS, the fights that exist because you pressed something, walking first through every corner, and the deaths that are purchases rather than mistakes.

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5 lessons · 29 min

1The Role With No FarmEvery other role converts minions into power. You convert time into other people's power. What that means for what you buy, when you leave, and how you know a game went well.5 min 2Roaming Is Your FarmProThe mid laner pays a wave to leave their lane. You pay nothing. So the only question left is whether the trip produced something, and most support roams do not.6 min 3You Choose When the Fight ExistsProOn most teams the support is holding the button that starts everything. That makes the decision yours, including the decision not to, which is the harder half.6 min 4Walk FirstProIn the mid game the support's job is to be the first body around every corner. Not bravery: arithmetic, because you are the cheapest thing on the map to catch.6 min 5Dying for the Right ReasonProYou are the one champion whose death can be the correct play. Which makes it worth knowing exactly when it is, because most support deaths are not that, they are just deaths.6 min