Talk:Janna/@comment-115.64.177.102-20110520064130/@comment-3486816-20110520202527

many people will say Janna. It always depends on your team, though. Janna excels at supporting an AD carry (which is generally the best thing for a support to support), and that's a big part of why she's considered the best support. However, if you don't have a standout AD carry (I'd say pretty much anyone who does a crit build is good synergy, champs with AD scaling can be too), there are other supports that can be better. For example, Karma synergizes better with an offtank, so if you have an offtank/carry Xin Zhao, Karma may be your best choice. For the most generally good, I'd say Janna, Sona, and Soraka... you can't really go wrong with those three. They're fairly item independent, meaning they can give last hits to their lane partner and still be effective with the little gold they get, and what extra gold they do get can be spent on wards, aura items, etc. That, imo, is what makes a good support.

Here are some synergies I've noticed to get you started:

Janna + Twitch (Spray and Pray + Crits + 50 AD + Monsoon if he's focused = OMG) Tryndamere, Yi, or Shaco all work pretty well too.

Karma + Xin Zhao/Renekton/Jax/etc. (you bond, he dashes, you Mantra + Shield, their whole team is slowed and damaged and Xin Zhao has a lot more effective health).

Morgana + Nunu/Katarina (I shouldn't really have to explain this. Giving them a shield that makes their ults pretty much impossible to interrupt is pretty insane, and you can then try to get off an ult of your own, all while snaring the enemy and lowering their magic resist)

Soraka and Sona, as I said, are more just generally good without any particular synergies. They tend to provide buffs/heals to the whole team, however, and that is their strength. Karma can do this too (and is arguably better at it), but I don't feel like she's as good without a standout offtank.

TL;DR, they're all good, choose certain ones for different situations, but the ones I'd recommend most because they're more generally good are Sona and Janna.