Talk:Zyra/@comment-95.88.69.75-20120716220153/@comment-216.120.137.42-20120717105407

Haven't tried her either, but I think you'd kind of have to jerry-rig her into a support role. As a support she'd play about that same as support Heimerdinger, using her seeds to ward/zone and catching out-of-place opponents with E so your lane partner can punish them, not to mention the delicious AoE of her teamfight-disrupting ult. Seeds are free to cast and recharge in 7.8 seconds at max rank max CDR, so you'll likely always have one ready if you need to toss out a quick ward or a Vine Lasher to slow a fleeing opponent. As a double-edged bonus, her Q has no support utility whatsoever and can be ignored, meaning your W and E rank up faster.

But I think the disadvantages of sup Zyra stack up too fast. Her seeds expire much faster than other "ability wards" like Cait's or Nid's (or Heimer's), meaning you've got to spend time and built-up seed stock constantly refreshing them, or just not use them as wards. E's snare works better in conjunction with some high-damage seed plants wailing on your target while they're stuck; by itself it's okay but it loses a lot of potential, plus that cooldown isn't winning any awards. In addition, neither her passive NOR her Q is going to be helping your lane partner much, if at all, and certainly not when you look at Heimer's epicily-supporting passive.

Like everything in this game, it's up to you. She COULD be pushed into a supporting role, but she's not going to be very competitive at it. I referenced Heimerdinger so much because, as this style of support, he outshines Zyra just about everywhere; ironic considering that when played offensively Zyra'll bury him (Heimer rework where ;_;).