User blog comment:AlexHawks/Challenge the meta - Support in the SOLO lane 3/@comment-3466579-20131215103827

The very first question that came up to my mind was: why should i play a support on a solo lane? Isn't the name of the role (= support) meaningful enugh?

You can play Karma, Taric, Zilean and Nunu on a solo lane because they have reliable damage skills or skill sets, but what about the others?

Leona mid? Having an easy time against Lux? Lol she would just harass you to death from a mile away with Lucent Singularity. However, in your opinion, Lux should be a problem for a mid lane Lulu, who has a ridiculous range on her Glitterlance if used from a Help, Pix! casted on a minion (1575 potential range against Lux's ~ 1100 range on every non-ulti skill). Totally nonsense.

Sona would be good against Ryze? He will easily kill her by level 3. Much better than being able to be a lane bully with awesome sustain in the bot lane, definitely.

Not only certain supports won't just work on a solo lane but those who could be played with a minimum efficiency would certainly be inferior, performance wise, than being played as... bot lane supports, how surprising.