User blog comment:QuantumFeint/Botlane meta - where did all the supports go?/@comment-3974211-20140913194400

The only supports I rarely ever see are Alistar, Janna, Soraka and Taric. Alistar's in a tricky state; Janna needs a little bit of love (she lacks damage or sustain, and people don't value a champion who can only disengage; and she's too squishy to substitute for an engager); Soraka just got reworked so we'll see; and Taric is just boring (he's even less satisfying than old Sona, who at least had her ult to make plays with). Alistar and Taric are both receiving changes at some point, and Janna's recognised as "someone who probably only needs a little tweak to be fine" (I honestly hope they change her Zephyr into some AOE skill shot).

Damage dealing supports are fine. Hard tanks are fine. Morgana, for example, has a supportive playstyle (she's all about enabling, not really designed to get kills beyond sniping people with a Q). She just doesn't sell it very well. She's a necessary evil, though, as she counters most tanks and loses to most damage dealers.