User blog comment:Freedfg/Why nidalee is one of my favorite champions/@comment-5955640-20130409142030

Wow. I was with you until you said not to play her as a support. I get it. Everybody loves blasting people with spears but she's still a real great support.

The heal isn't bad. It's still a great heal with a fine double usage. You do remember the attack speed steroid in it yes? Given that the faster your carry can down a target faster the more health they can recover. You heal them in two counts. Not only that but they can win trades much easier espescially if they already have an attack speed steroid.

And about wards and that being a sign of supports. A better arguement would be to mention that Caitlyn wards as well. Although it's obviously more as a trap to make her target vulnerable and unable to fight back due to her having one of the longer ranges in the game. Teemo is a support and it's because of his wards. The absolutely nessacary act of scouting and making sure no one comes to gank makes Teemo's shrooms one of the best wards in the game. Just stepping on them ruins your gank. They have to waste money on Oracle elixars just to get rid of them.

No one is rushing deathcap on a support that's silly. If you are more concerned about supporting and less about killing you don't need as much ap. Like you said. The traps reduce Magic resistance. Let that work to serve Carry who might do a bit of magic damage. Or the AP in a team fight or skirmish. The spear is just used to snipe a target that is just far enough for your carry to not get the last hit but enough for you to finish them off.

And on that note the cougar form exists so that you and the Carry together can gang up on the target and overwhelm them with pure aggression.

Don't let my words give you pause for thought though. When the pro player picked Nidalee it wasn't for her supportive qualities either. Enjoying support is apparantly a niche role all it's own.