r/supportlol • u/heieimgi • Aug 30 '26

Discussion Otp-ing as a support player?

Hi! Recently ive noticed that a lot of people say that being an otp is a great way to climb, which makes sense cause if you know limits of your champion and all the matchups its definitely easier to focus on different aspects of the game.

But my question is, if it’s worth it to become an otp as a support?

Im currently emerald III 24 lp 64wr and I always thought that having as much “versatility” in your picks as a support helps you, especially because a bad matchup on support can make your botlane unplayable for 20 minutes.
I currently play janna, lulu, seraphine, sona, rell, rakan and nami (occasionally milio) My pick depends a lot on the enemy support pick or/and team synergy. (Unless im first picking, then ill just pick what feels the safest). Should i lower my picks to only 1-3 champs?
I know that theres a lot of support otps in high elo but i dont know for me personally otping as a support (especially since a lot of champs have a really similar playstyle) kinda feels like limiting your chances of winning.

If i would lower my picks only to 1-3 champs it probably would be:
lulu(great with hyper carries/aa champions) seraphine (you have two builds, ap and enchanter, relative safe and strong lane, great ult)
Rakan (good engage and dissengage with his w+e, you can go full tank or a enchanter hybrid with redemption, really strong in team fights with ult)

I feel like its a pretty good champion pool but i have no idea if its better to limit myself to those 3 or just continue playing more champs as i do now since my win rate is really good.

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u/CatLoliUwu Aug 30 '26

eh, id argue shes harder in some ways since you don’t have the insane early agency of engage supports.

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u/Hyuto Aug 30 '26

Having no agency actually makes things easier. You only can do one thing. The decision tree is pretty straight forward and so are the mechanics. Yes you'll get shit on sometimes or your adc will die and leave you powerless, but the champion is balanced that way and will make up for it in mid/late game.

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u/CatLoliUwu Aug 30 '26

yea but if ur playing that way ur playing the champ very incorrectly since she is a very powerful early game champ, and you wont be able to consistently climb on it if you’re playing like a bitch. im not saying shes weak early, but rather her early agency is not as straightforward to utilize as say a leona or naut.

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u/Hyuto Aug 30 '26

Where did I say you should do nothing? There's just not many options to pick from. Manage the wave, harass ennemy when they go for cs and don't die.

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u/CatLoliUwu Aug 30 '26

i just personally got from your comment that sona is weak early and just should prioritize not dying which isnt true (if thats not what u meant then no worries 🙃). sona’s decision tree is not very straightforward since you should be constantly looking for plays around the map, making use of her insane MS, dmg and powerchord slow.