Talk:Malzahar/@comment-24535904-20140307090345/@comment-8468980-20140323162205

"My question is why isn't he normally played as a Support?"

Pre 6 he has a single, moderately difficult to land silence. Compare this to other champs. Post 6 he gets a suppression that also roots him, not exactly very enticing compared to other champs. In addition to this, he's very item dependant. Most of his kit is raw damage (I don't give a crap what Morgannarmeggedon says on the forums, his utility is very low!) and if you don't have items to boost your damage (or utility to compensate for it) then you fall behind. If you're confused about any champ not being used for support more often, it should be Orianna, whose kit is busting at the seems with urility and possesses free, scaling ranged harass in her AA. She's basically proto-Lulu.

Morganna has gained a lot of popularity for two reasons. High CC, all-in supports have been dominating bot lane since the begining of S4, Annie even longer. Morg is a good counter to this considering her long ranged harass and CC, her spell shield, and her ult which functions as an anti-all-in really, really well. In addition to this, the recent changes to the AP support item synergize with her well. Morg's long range aoe DoT also procs the item's added damage pretty quickly as well, which a lot of pro players have been noticing.