User blog comment:TheHellDoIPutHere/Supports and You/@comment-6906412-20130719054239

Support makes bottom lane. It's up to the support to make the plays, whereas the ADC only has to follow up, unless the ADC is Varus or Ashe in which case the ADC can actually start the CC chain.However, supports get far too much blame for a lot of things, including not having enough wards, not being tanky enough, having too many deaths, etc. EVERYONE in the game (with exception of the ADC) should buy a ward or two to help the support with map control. Warding during lane phase is good, but most players forget to buy wards later on in the game to help with map control. The support is there to give some map control and set up kills or teamfights, but there are limitations.

To answer the questions at hand, though:

1) I would like to say I play every role decently, including support. I play aggressively, with harass-heavy or playmaking supports (my main three are Nami, Thresh, and Sona). I find that there are a fair number of good support players, many of which do a good job of warding when they can and landing hooks/stuns to set up kills. However, a greater number of players that either don't play support or dislike the role play badly. I see too many good supports making good setups for a bad ADC that doesnt follow through, and I see too many bad supports not being aggressive enough with their skills or thinking that harass means to run at the enemy and promptly die.

2) Whenever I play ADC, I hope my support knows to buy wards and GP10's, how to harass/zone without dying or being too exposed, and how each of our champs can work together to get kills. If we are behind, I hope my support knows how to play safe and not feed. If the support and ADC know what they are doing, a solo queue ADC and support can win bottom lane without saying a word to each other. I like to play aggressively as both ADC and support, and I look for that same characteristic in whoever I am laning with.

My favorite bottom lane duos:

Varus + Nami, lvl 6 kill potential is too good if you can chain CC off the Varus ult.

Thresh + Ashe/Varus, Hook -> Flay -> slows = guaranteed kills.

Sona + Ezreal, a lot of poke/harass and great ult synergy.

Graves + Sona, your level 6 burst is a guaranteed kill on most champions.

Leona + Thresh, YES I am talking about ADC Thresh, this lane duo has infinite amounts of CC and Thresh's E passive is OP. Early kills are too easy and the bonus armor on each of these champs makes this lane really tough to beat.