LCK players criticize new meta support

We are already immersed in the new patch 13, debuting in League of Legends mid-January. It is a novel situation in many ways, but primarily because it has created a scenario in a specific role. In addition, the adoption of poke adcs such as Ashe, Jhin, or Caytlin has replaced traditional meta support, which has angered several LCK players.

In their streamings, some LCK players have shared their opinions on the current situation of this role. Riot must take action if they want things to calm down again and a more conventional metagame to take over.

New meta support moves away from LCK players’ preferences

It is important to comment that we are in a new context, although similar things have been seen in the past, never in this way. Using Ashe as support has become quite frequent in some circumstances, but it is not an obligation. Currently, we find ourselves in this situation, and it is because champions like Jhin or Caytlin surround her. So the obvious choice is to weaken some of the crucial components of the game.

T1 ADC Lee “Gumayusi” Min-hyeong in a recent broadcast, according to the automatic translation:

“Let me tell you how we can end this meta. Only by nerfing Serrated Dagger and Rain of Swords. That way, we will no longer see ADCs as supports, the meta poke will disappear, and we will see an increase in critical ADCs.”

Heimerdinger’s arrival may be significant

Another important finding by LCK experts is that the rise of Heimerdinger may have been significant. This champion has proven challenging to defeat, so it poses an arduous task for players. However, Ryu “Keria” Min-seok, the T1 support, blames unbalanced items for Spellthief’s superiority over Relic Shield.

DRX player Cho “BeryL” Geon-hee noted:

“I also think the support items are not balanced. For example, spellthief items have more value than Relic Shield items. With Spellthief, you only get gold when you hit enemy champions; however, with Relic Shield, you can’t even hit minions in many situations, so you don’t get value in unfavorable matchups.”

To get pro players back into the game with Nautilus and Leona acting in a support role, it appears that Riot Games will have to rebalance the support elements and significantly decrease the initial damage dealt by Rain of Swords and Serrated Dagger. With these critical points, LCK players have provided numerous alternatives for the support role to change and stop relying on the adc.

Header: mmiirong | Twitter