Talk:Blitzcrank/@comment-24700912-20140325074426/@comment-5211662-20140410222547

I suppose Blitzcrank was never intended to be used as a support. The reason is that Blitzcrank isn't even classified as a support. His roles are "Tank, Secondary: Fighter". Not only that, but Blitzcrank also packs a lot of damage (high scalings and base damage). In addition, the passive on this ult can potentially steal creeps, another proof that Riot created him probably to be used mainly as a jungler or top laner. However, he has so much utility that players realized that Blitzcrank works better as a support. So Riot decided to invest on his supportive traits.

In fact, I don't know why people do not use him as a top laner, for example. Aside from his huge manacosts, Blitzcrank could be very useful as an off-tank. I had a friend that used him as a solo laner once. But that's all that I remember.

I do not see Blitzcrank that much because of Thresh, which was actually created to be a support. When compared to Blitzcrank, Thresh's only downside is that his pull is much harder to land, and easier to dodge when compared to that of Blitz, due to the animation delay. Aside from that, Thresh has poke, shield, slow, disengage... Blitzcrank is still a solid choice on extremely agressive teams that will want early kills against the enemy.