User blog comment:Grrrbear26/Ao Shin Character model theories/@comment-24045906-20131013173717/@comment-6301771-20131014005057

I'm not talking background, I'm talking abilities. There's nothing supportive about blasting an enemy with lightning. Likewise, Thresh's only support ability is his lantern. He's a tank, not a support, though tanks often fulfil the support role.

As someone who mains support, League is FINE for supports. As of right now there are 48 support champions. There are 20 Marksmen, 90 mages, 62 tanks, 108 fighters, and 61 assassins (with some overlap, of course). What role we need more of is Marksmen. We are fine for supports. We are fine for mages. We could use a few more assassins, in all honesty.