With Patch 14.11 now live, many League of Legends players are looking for their next OP pick for solo queue. Since every patch brings a lot of changes to the meta, we will be taking a look at the best of the best when it comes to support champions so you can start climbing up the ranked ladder.
We will give several examples of champions per tier, so you can decide for yourself which pick fits your play style and which support will give you the best chances of carrying your team to victory.
Given how much the meta can shake things up, you should pay attention to each patch as your favorite champion might be hit with the nerf hammer, as Riot unleashes a new broken champion on the bot lane.
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Tier List Explanation
This tier list will examine some of the most-played League of Legends champions in the support role.
- D-Tier: You should avoid playing these champions as much as possible.
- C-Tier: Although they can be somewhat decent, you are better off with other picks.
- B-Tier: Viable and reliable in most situations, you can manage rather decently.
- A-Tier: Great options but lacking just slightly either in terms of damage or utility.
- S-Tier: The best champions you can use to ensure you are always victorious.
NOTE: Although this tier list strives to be as objective as possible in terms of viability, you should not limit yourself to strictly adhere to this list, but rather experiment and see which champion feels fun to play with.
League of Legends 14.11: D-Tier Support Champions
Yuumi is at the bottom of the list as Riot has heavily butchered her utility, healing, and damage, making her very weak in comparison to other supports.
PROS:
- Easy to play
CONS:
- Insufficient healing
- Low utility
- Mana problems
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Nautilus has sunken deep into the pit of irrelevancy as this CC-heavy champion does not cut it when compared with enchanters.
Ashe can be useful in very lane-aggressive and poke comps, however, you will struggle to efficiently use her come late game.
League of Legends 14.11: C-Tier Support Champions
Although Swain can struggle in most matchups, there is some use to his power if your team is lacking a bit of AP damage.
Senna is starting to pick up speed, however, the nerfs to her passive stacks has ultimately narrowed down her window of opportunity to present a decent fighting chance.
PROS:
- Great scaling
CONS:
- Slow damage and range buildup
- Low damage
Pantheon is still weak as an aggressive engage support, given how much he relies on Lethality items.
PROS:
- Good damage
- Great roaming potential with ultimate
CONS:
- Needs items to pop off
- Very greedy playstyle
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League of Legends 14.11: B-Tier Support Champions
Maokai is once again setting foot in the bot lane, only this time his roots are not as deep as previously.
PROS:
- Great gank setup
- Decent tankiness
CONS:
- Lack of damage
- Short range CC without ultimate
Tahm Kench is almost A-tier, however, he still lacks the stats to carry him higher up on the list.
Despite Riot's attempts to make Camille a top lane champion first, she is still quite the threat in the bot lane as well.
PROS:
- Great damage
- Amazing engage
CONS:
- Lack of utility
- Lack of crowd control
Shaco is a very annoying pick to play against, given how much utility he has when it comes to setting up ganks or assisting your jungler in securing crucial objectives.
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League of Legends 14.11: A-Tier Support Champions
Bard is making a comeback, as his playstyle promotes a heavy roam-oriented strategy where you are constantly collecting chimes and helping out either your laners or jungler.
PROS:
- Very strong ultimate
- Decent healing and damage
CONS:
- Difficult to master
Rakan is a great option if your team lacks direct engage, as you can easily set up your team for success in crucial team fights.
PROS:
- Great CC
- Amazing setup
CONS:
- Needs decent followup
Soraka still remains the best healer in League of Legends, as her kit can be quite frustrating and you will force enemies to spend gold on anti-healing.
PROS:
- Incredible healing
- Global presence with her ultimate
CONS:
- No hard CC
Sona has finally risen to the top as she has been struggling for quite some time now. Hopefully, she will become more popular as her kit offers tons of utility.
Alistar has been unchained for quite some time given how much you can impact any skirmish or team fight.
PROS:
- Super engage potential
- Incredible team fighting durability and viability
- Built-in tankiness
CONS:
- Long cooldowns on abilities can make him feel useless
Seraphine has finally found her sweet spot with Riot devs being able to balance her kit to fit the support role.
PROS:
- Good damage
- Great utility
CONS:
- Very squishy
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League of Legends 14.11: S-Tier Support Champions
Janna still remains one of the best enchanters and anti-engage champions to play as a support.
PROS:
- Great CC
- Good shield and healing
- Very beneficial utility
CONS:
- Lack of engage
Since Rell is now a support champion only, her kit is still incredible for jumping on the enemy bot lane and team overall as she has some of the strongest engage tools on the Rift.
PROS:
- Great tankiness
- Incredible CC
- Amazing lane presence
CONS:
- Can struggle against ranged bot lanes
Braum is one of the best defensive supports as you can ensure your hypercarries scale up nicely, especially when you fear getting dived and ganked constantly.
PROS:
- Incredible utility
- Good CC
- Easy to play
CONS:
- Can struggle if behind
Nami is doing great as an enchanter, especially when paired up with a Lucian, you can easily win your lane and offer a lot in team fights.
PROS:
- Good CC
- Amazing pressure in lane
CONS:
- Difficult to land CC
Blitzcrank is still at the very top when it comes to supports.
PROS:
- Fun to play
- Constant lane presence
- Great champion lockdown
CONS:
- Can struggle against poke/ranged comps
Thresh has everything you need from a support, all packed up in his dreadful box.
PROS:
- Great utility
- Amazing engage
- Great skirmisher
CONS:
- Relies on landing hooks
Lulu has reached the very top as an enchanter given how often she is picked with hypercarry ADCs.
PROS:
- Great utility
- Decent shields
- Great team fighting
CONS:
- Can struggle against tanky champions
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Summary of Best Support Champions in League of Legends Patch 14.11
All in all, this list is surely to change based on balance changes the devs implement but it should give you a general idea of which champions are strong and which might need some additional tuning to become more viable.
League of Legends can be quite challenging at first, but once you master your favorite champion and try out these picks, you should excel in your games a lot more!
Tier | Support Champions |
D-Tier | Yuumi, Brand, Nautilus, Ashe |
C-Tier | Swain, Senna, Lux, Pantheon |
B-Tier | Maokai, Tahm Kench, Camille, Shaco |
A-Tier | Bard, Rakan, Soraka, Sona, Alistar, Seraphine |
S-Tier |
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