S+

Nautilus is still the king of supports, he’s just unfair. Aftershock and Titan’s Wrath shield allow him to trade without giving up any HP. His hook damage combo is just insane while being pretty easy to land. Out of lane he can provide pick potential and can single handedly win a teamfight with a good ultimate. Peeling is also easy with his passive, as it shuts down mobile champions.

S

Pantheon support was already really good, but with the addition of AD support items, Conqueror being broken, and Umbral Glaive being so gold efficient  he is even better. Kill pressure in lane outclasses Nautilus in a lot of match ups as very little out damages him bot lane right now. Ult allows for extremely strong roams and the ability to get back to the all important dragons after recalls. Aegis Assault is just a flat out broken ability giving utility to his team in fights and allowing him to run a damage rune rather than aftershock. There are too many reasons to list why this champion is so good support right now… oh and tower dives, ya…

Zyra can 1v2 bot lane if the match up is good, legit her ADC can stand way behind the minion wave and it doesn’t matter. While her ult, root, and plants provide way more peel and utility (especially after Rylai’s) than other mage supports while still doing the same if not more damage. There’s no reason to pick another mage support if she’s not banned.

If enough games are put into him he will still tilt everyone in the game just as much as a good Shaco jungle player. Personally, he’s still my go to ban because of how annoying he is and his ability to take over games is not something I want to deal with.

A

Leona is really good, her lockdown, tankiness, and damage really make her hard to play against as being out of position by even a bit can cause death. She just suffers from the fact that Nautilus and Pantheon provide a little more to the team in other areas and are better when behind.

Pyke’s winrate isn’t good, but like Shaco he is a champion that needs a lot of games put into him. His gold income passive makes his snowball potential the best in the game, execute allows for teamfights to be cleaned up easily, unmatched support ganks, and his gap close is reached by few other champions.

Morgana is broken in anything below plat especially with an ADC like Caitlyn who can compliment her root with a trap. This is because from my experience players can’t dodge skillshots until you start hitting plat. Once into plat she’s still a great situational pick as black shield can shut down a lot of meta supports such as Pyke. Binds are still useful, but low percentage binds can’t be thrown out in lane since better players will punish a Morgana hard for missing. Still has a strong place in the meta at all elos due to the fact that she has a really good ability corresponding to each side of mid-elo.

B

I haven’t played Senna as much as I’ve wanted to, but that’s because I haven’t had to. Nautilus, Pantheon, Zyra. These champions just feel so good that it really doesn’t warrant playing Senna, not to mention she seems to be a better ADC than support. I have observed two things about Senna though. She’s extremely fun to play and she feels either really broken or really bad in most matches. This makes me think she’s matchup and teamcomp dependent. The ceiling of this champ is extremely high no matter what the case, just have to figure out how low the floor is. Certainly a champion to watch as she has S tier potential and has the ability to be meta defining given her kit, not sure if support is really her place though.                             

Vel’koz has the poke in lane as well as the base damage. The problem is he provides almost nothing else to his ADC or team besides damage. So he better hard carry the game. Should only be picked if AP is needed or the team needs/wants a strong solo lane vs the enemy bot lane. Zyra better be banned first though as there’s no reason to pick him over Zyra whatsoever.

Nami has a very strong lane letting her get priority a lot. She just seems to really struggle against other supports in not only teamfights but key skirmishes around dragon as well. Really have to stomp lane for the pick to be worth it. That being said with how much lane matters setting the enemy bot lane behind can really impact how the game plays out.

S tier with Kog’Maw and Twitch, but as long as she has an ADC that wants attack speed she’s still a really solid pick and seems to go under the radar. In my opinion she does a better job at enabling hyper carries than Janna outside of lane while Janna does a better job in lane. Just so much utility, Polymorph completely shuts down so many champions that want to access the backline. And if that isn’t needed, W can just be used to give the carry move and attack speed or to get the engage champions into fights. If Polymorph fails she has shields and an ultimate to save carries, just really strong if her kit is used correctly.

Janna does fit with more ADCs than Lulu. And she certainly has a lot of upside when it comes to her abilities. A well placed tornado can by itself win so many teamfights as can a good ultimate. High skill floor, medium ceiling is probably the main reason she has consistently good winrates though.

Don’t forget this guy, his kit is so good. He’s just being overshadowed by titans like Nautilus. He will have his place again once Nautilus is nerfed! Still probably S tier if a lovers duo that knows how to play both champs enters The Rift. Just takes so many games to understand his potential.

C

It really makes me sad seeing Thresh down here considering I think he has the most fun kit in the game. The truth is there’s just not much of a reason to pick him with the power of other engage and pick supports. Hopefully we’ll see him again soon once Nautilus, Pantheon, and Leona aren’t lower risk champions with the same or higher reward.

Yes, Swain can absolutely ruin the enemy bot lane’s day if he hits his combo in lane. But he also dies from a gentle sea breeze before he has access to his ult. Not only that but there are supports higher up on this list that do what he does more consistently and with much less risk. Certainly not unplayable, but no real reason to pick him when you have so many other options. Kill lanes with Draven or Jhin really help him shine.

Soraka is such a risky pick vs the top tier supports right now, one misclick and she dies. She also doesn’t bring too much upside with the easy access to healing reduction in the game. There is the possibility in this meta of just snowballing the game by turning early dragon dances around with her heals, provided the team plays correctly around her. So she’s not unplayable in this fast paced meta where games can be decided before the healing reduction even matters.

If Bard uses his ultimate correctly it can carry games. If Bard lands a double stun it can be a free double kill. If Bard has a sick portal it can save his entire team from death. It’s always ‘if’ with Bard, he’s either completely useless or carrying games in way too many cases. He’s either sitting there helplessly as his ADC dies or he’s swinging lost fights and finding picks. Just the nature of his kit.

D

Braum deserves a mention since he’s so often a cornerstone of competitive play. But giving up so much lane pressure has never been that good in solo queue and is even worse this season. Dragons just matter way too much to not have a threatening lane bot. Get through all of that though and he has one of the best ults in the game. Oh and a basic ability that can shutdown entire team compositions.

Strong poke lanes. If they fall behind though they provide less damage and utility than Zyra, Vel’koz, or even Swain.

Again, there are champions that do what they do better.

F

Taric’s ult is really good! Just not really much of a reason to pick him besides that. He gives up too much lane priority just like with Braum. The difference though is that Braum shield allows him to get out of the terrifying bot lanes easier right now.

One of the most poorly designed kits in the game. Provides little utility to his team while having the most coinflip ability in the game. Garbage champion and should be boycotted until he is reworked no matter how much fun it is to pub stomp on your smurf.

What an abomination! Hoping this is a collaboration with Blizzard and she’s the final boss of Diablo IV, “Yuumi, The Pit’s Abomination”. Impossible to balance and is so unfun to play and to play against. At least it helps all the supports develop even less game fundamentals, because that’s what we need.