Talk:Blitzcrank/@comment-26808509-20161116063610/@comment-26203093-20170128120152

I agree that he needs variation and the binarity of the hook is frustrating, but nothing about his kit is actually support oriented - the hook is just such a huge displacement that having someone there to follow through is a reason to put him in lane with someone. It doesn't make him more support than tank. Same way leona is still a tank even if you duo with her, or alistar's still a tank - even though he has that heal.

It's an aesthetic and playstyle, and blitzcrank's very much a bruiser. Him suddenly having buffs to help allies is tangential to his playstyle. You COULD give him those things, but then you're trying to turn him into something he's not, instead of emphasizing the things that are enjoyable about him and mitigating the things that are frustrating. And W for mobility and AS, a short cooldown AA reset, and a passive that causes sustained damage if left alone as well as a shield - these are FIGHTER elements.

And as unique as the hook is, it's not his entire identity, and I think the argument we all have is that it shouldn't.

When I asked "Why?" I didn't mean "Why change him?" I meant "Why support when he's a fighter?"

If you can't maintain his identity, why not make a new champion?