User blog comment:Bashfrog/Apc Supports- Cause You Can/@comment-5605969-20130807161833

Before level 30, and if ranked in low elo (bronze/silver), AP supports actually temd to work, as many teamfights work around dmg, instead of CC dominance. Also, most junglers possess an AoE hard CC, so it helps the support go AP. Supports that possess a lot of CC (like namy for example) have high spammability spells, and not bad scalings. Zyra, although has less CC, has more raw dmg, so getting AP is not bad. Lulu is also a neat AP build, as your Q deals a high level of dmg, in AoE, and slows. The advantage of AP supports is mostly their shields, that become very good. Imagine Orianna. Kinda like that.

However, when I play AP support, I tend to ALWAYS buy Rubi Shightsone (only supports ward elo OP) and since I am support, I am the main warder. So since I know I won't get too many kills, I try to itemize for CDR, Rilay's, and Liandry's. Then Ruby. Boots are choosable. The last slot either goes to Vision wards, or if I need a bit more dmg, either Abissal, Void Staff, or Rabadon, and fetch an Oracle.

I actually approve AP supports, as long as:

1: they ward, since they are supports, nonetheless. Ruby Sightstone is cheap, offers HP and is very good for these situations.

2: they dont steal farm. They are coupled with the ADC, so it's normal they can't farm. Kills are subjective. So many times I got kills with the support, because a low ADC decided to aproach, and when i was sending a delaied skill to give my adc the kill, he decides to attack the enemy and my skill kills him. It happens and it's not the supports fault. It's an occurance.

3: have cc if our team lacks. I don't dislike Nidalee support. Has the traps, who work to zone and increase the ADC dmg output. Her spears are godlike to poke be4 a fight, and her heal is great, especially for AA champs. Her cougar form lets her be slippery, so she can ward in special spots which would be hard to ward for other supports. However, I hate nida supports when our jungler is a Shyvana and our Top is an Irelia (for example, didn't really happen). Where is the CC? Barely anywhere. If our team had a Sejuani, it would be different. But it doesn't so, it needs a support with hard cc like Sona or, again, Nami, or Janna. And all these work well as AP as well.

So when you go play AP supports, remember to take what your team needs, not just raw dmg.