User blog comment:AlexHawks/Challenge the meta - Support in the MID lane/@comment-6003864-20130423152947

... Elise support? ANNIE SUPPORT? What have you been smoking dude? Those guys CAN support, yes, but why would you ever waste that kind of potential in a role that traditionally isn't supposed to get kills? Sure, a kill-lane bot fits them, but they are much better served going mid or top. Especially Elise.

I've played all three of these mid several times. All work very well if you have a good head for the game and know how to work them.

Nunu is a phenomenal 1v1 champ, especially midlane. The downside is his Q because virtually useless late game other than a situational heal or an objective secure. However, this is offset by his AMAZING damage output from his E and his R. If timed and coordinated well with your team, a fully-built Nunu can pentakill an entire team from full health in one moment. He is the only champ that can do this.

Raka is hands-down my favorite character. Her sustain, especially with a Tear, and the free harass off the Q and E make her an astoundingly powerful fighter. Hoever, maxing the Q first is a huge mistake, as 80 mana every 1.5 seconds is a mana glutton that will leave you high and dry, especially with you're spamming it for the MR debuff. I suggest maxing the E first, taking a second and maybe third point into the heal, and THEN maxing the Q, followed by the W. And don't worry about Morellonomicon; No one builds it other than me ;D

Thresh is the ultimate counter for AD mids, but against AP mids he is situational at best and dead weight at worst. His Q>R>E or Q>E>R combo is literally a death sentence (see what I did thar? :D) when you build high AP, but is difficult to land against most slippery mages like Kass, Ahri, and Kat, and even hard to land on mid-level mages like Ryze and Morg.

Ultimately, any ability-based champ (aka a mage/caster) can go mid. Out of the six you have said you're going to cover next, I see problems only with Nami, Leona and Lulu. We shall see how it goes :)

But good job saying this. Supports hardly ever get the recognition they deserve.