User blog:Deshiba/Kalista for the niche support

Greetings fellow summoners,

With the introduction of, there's a some supports that become more viable then they are now. This is especially true for melee tank supports that have Area of Effect Crowd Control (AoECC). With the engage that provides, you don't really need a gap-closer to set up your cc. For me, there are 3 support champions that stand out on this front, all are melee and have AoE cc.

Alistar
My personal favorite:, he already has a massive engage in his tool belt and with Kalista's ultimate he becomes even more lethal. Starting from said ultimate you have a 1.5 second knock up, with another 1 second knockup out of, after that you can leisurely pick out a single target to send back into your team with. There's about 0 chance of the mad bull getting focused down due to, in fact, let them focus you, have them blow their cooldowns on the main tank while your team bursts down the singled out target.

Nunu
This might be less obvious, but goes quite well with Kalista. The increased movement and attack speed from will allow Kalista to dash more often and further, at any stage of the game. Between and  there's little chance of a target escaping your clutches if they over commit. The best part of this lane set-up, the ultimate combination, with a 1.5 second knocking up dash, you can secure a position for. Even if people try to flash out, or interrupt your channel, the biggest damage has already been done.

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