The support position ecology has been updated, and these heroes use revolutionary mechanisms to lead the team.
2025-08-12 15:05
Support is an underestimated profession. A large number of players flock to the roaming position, not with the purpose of protecting the shooter or secretly helping the team to score points. Their mentality tends to be lazy, their output is losing streak, they don’t feel like being the core, so they just pick a support at will, run around with others, and occasionally drop skills, so that they win a game, and can also use this to hide points excessively, so as not to be sanctioned by the system for other professions being too C.
Soft auxiliary is marginalized, innovative mechanism brings them a revolution
On the field, the spotlight is entirely on four lanes: the mage, top laner, jungler, and marksman. Looking at the in-game skins, one might guess that the Finals MVP award rarely goes to the support. Is their presence really so low? Supports are meant to fill in, their role is to protect the other laners. However, over the changing times, they have long since broken through their niche with revolutionary mechanics and innovative skills, reshaping their strength and core driving force. They have the advantage of single-handedly killing squishy enemies at the start of the game, initiating crucial teamfights, and providing ultimate healing. Their functions are no longer limited to buffs. Su Lie can revive a second time, Shao Siyuan can steal gold with a kick, and Zhang Fei can stun with a beastly transformation.
Whenever entering the hero selection phase, supports are forced to stay until the end. Soft supports are what many people scramble to play, but their adaptability is poor. Helping to grab the support will expose their own shortcomings and even affect the mood of teammates. Which stupid shooter hopes that the support around him has picked Sun Bin? For another example, if they picked Marco Polo, they had already expected to pair him with Yao Mei, a conjoined twin combination, but they didn't know that they picked Ming Shiyin, who has multiple displacement segments. How can they connect to increase the attack power?
Over time, they have been marginalized, and players seem to be unable to find any good supports to play in ranked games. Combining the official data released and actual combat cases on the Internet, today we will deeply analyze the gradient and gameplay of the auxiliary profession. The S40 season has entered the mid-term. Keep pace with the times and don't be eliminated by the old routine framework.
T0: The son of the version, Su Lie retired from the single and became the ceiling of the support
With a 56.2% win rate and a 12% play rate in the peak tournament, Su Lie is a popular pick. His mechanics offer triple control: ground slam, ram, and stun. His first skill's powerful basic knockback effect can easily interrupt opponent combos. His second skill's charge is essential for initiating teamfights, while his flash-like range control significantly expands his damage output, allowing him to repeatedly create miracles.