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Nox - I See a Red Door and I Want It Painted Black (Y11, All Modes, Patch 11.1 "Year 11")

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Smite God: Nox

Choose a Build: Conquest Mid-Lane / Universal Mage Builds

Conquest Mid-Lane / Universal Mage Builds Conquest Support / Universal Utility Builds

Tap Mouse over an item or ability icon for detailed info

Nox Build

Starting Items (Sands Build)

Notes is the starter of choice for gods that want early CDR and good mana sustain. Start on your first item, which will provide flat pen from the Spear tree.

Pick up potions for early sustain.

Sands of Time

Magic Focus

Healing Potion

Mana Potion

Horn Shard

Sands Build Example

Notes This is a generic, balanced damage-centric direction for in the Mid-lane. It contains the damage basics (flat pen, % pen) and provides 30% CDR for ability spamming.

is shown here to provide anti-heal, but if you don't need it, it can be swapped out for for some lifesteal and additional CDR.

In the 6th spot, is optional (and you can upgrade to either glyph), but it's a solid choice as it provides high power and % pen; you can choose any other item in the 6th slot as preferred.

Upgrade to once you reach level 20.

Pendulum of Ages

Book of Thoth

Spear of Desolation

Divine Ruin

Obsidian Shard

Calamitous Rod of Tahuti

Starting Items (Gem Build)

Notes This start uses , which will eventually be upgraded into for the variety of stats it provides.

Build into for great early CDR.

Pick up potions for early sustain.

Conduit Gem

Lost Artifact

Healing Potion

Mana Potion

Horn Shard

Gem Build Example

Notes This build example focuses on utility via , which benefits from high CDR.

is shown here, but can be skipped if anti-heal isn't needed.

If you feel you need some lifesteal / health sustain, and are options. is optional, but increases CDR along with providing additional % pen. can be replaced with if preferred.

Gem of Focus

Chronos' Pendant

Divine Ruin

Staff of Myrddin

Obsidian Shard

Soul Reaver

Item Options

Notes (Anti-Heal): Consider anytime you face enemy healing or significant lifesteal.

(Universal Offense): Provides power, CDR, and some pen, all of which are helpful for any mage. I do feel there are better options in most cases.

(Team Offense): The passive provides enhanced damage from all teammates against your target.

(Group Power / Lifesteal): Provides an aura of power and lifesteal to nearby teammates, which is great for teamfights and objective pushes. CDR is also appreciated.

(Lifesteal Alternative): Different utility compared to Pythag's, this item can give some group healing and the potential for burst damage at full stacks.

(High Power): Useful for stronger offense in any build, this is an item you'll pick up late-game only for a significant increase in damage potential.

(Penetration / Utility): Solid % penetration (preferred currently over ) that provides an interesting passive mechanic, giving some health sustain and movement speed.

(Penetration Option #2): Provides a higher "burst" amount of penetration that can be helpful against tankier compositions. This is an alternate option to Charon's Coin with higher damage potential but less utility.

(Health Steal): Provides some survivability by stealing health from enemies.

(Anti-Tank Burst): Provides bonus damage on ability hit, with higher damage potential against high health targets.

Divine Ruin

Spear of Desolation

Spear of the Magus

Pythagorem's Piece

Soul Gem

Rod of Tahuti

Charon's Coin

Obsidian Shard

Ethereal Staff

Soul Reaver

Relics to Consider

Notes (Anti-CC): A core relic for most mages, used specifically to counter CC. Commonly picked up 1st.

(Anti-Burst): Common 2nd relic for most mages, helpful to prevent anticipated burst damage.

(Initiation): Spicy pick to surprise enemies that think they're at a safe distance.

Purification Beads

Aegis Amulet

Blink Rune

Nox's Skill Order Notes Priority is typically Siphon Darkness for the main burst damage. Night Terror is usually leveled when possible due to the reducing CD. Shadow Lock is prioritized after that, with lowest priority to Shadow Step.

Notes

Priority is typically Siphon Darkness for the main burst damage. Night Terror is usually leveled when possible due to the reducing CD. Shadow Lock is prioritized after that, with lowest priority to Shadow Step.

Shadow Lock

1 X

3 8 11 12 14

Siphon Darkness

2 A

1 4 6 7 10

Shadow Step

3 B

2 15 16 18 19

Night Terror

4 Y

5 9 13 17 20

3 8 11 12 14

Shadow Lock

1 X

Nox extends her shadow, rooting and crippling a single enemy god in place and dealing damage over time. Nox must channel and stay within range to maintain hold on the target, but may cancel this ability early. Nox will continue to channel this ability even if she is hit by Crowd Control effects. While channeling this ability Nox suffers no directional movement penalty.

Ability Type: Line
Damage: 30 / 40 / 50 / 60 / 70 (+20% of your Magical Power) every 0.5s
Damage (Minions): 70 / 110 / 150 / 190 / 230 (+50% of your Magical Power)
Duration: 2s
Range: 65
Cost: 50 / 55 / 60 / 65 / 70
Cooldown: 10s

1 4 6 7 10

Siphon Darkness

2 A

Nox creates a void of darkness that silences all enemies within. After 2s it explodes, dealing damage.

Ability Type: Ground Target
Damage: 90 / 160 / 230 / 300 / 370 (+110% of your Magical Power)
Radius: 20
Cost: 70 / 75 / 80 / 85 / 90
Cooldown: 13s

2 15 16 18 19

Shadow Step

3 B

Nox dashes forward, dealing damage to all enemies. If she hits an allied god, she leaps into their shadow, traveling with them. When Nox exits a shadow, she deals damage again in a radius around her. Nox may cancel this ability early to exit shadows.

Ability Type: Dash
Damage: 70 / 110 / 150 / 190 / 230 (+70% of your Magical Power)
Range: 55
Cost: 75
Cooldown: 15s

5 9 13 17 20

Night Terror

4 Y

Nox unleashes a vortex of dark energy that explodes on contact with an enemy god, dealing damage to all enemies in range 20 and applying damage over time. Enemies hit are also weakened, dealing less damage for the duration.

Ability Type: Line
Initial Damage: 200 / 250 / 300 / 350 / 400 (+75% of your Magical Power)
Damage: 20 / 25 / 30 / 35 / 40 (+5% of your Magical Power) every 1s for 5s
Damage Reduction: 30% for 5s
Range: 120
Cost: 100
Cooldown: 90 / 85 / 80 / 75 / 70s

Nox Build

Starting Items (Universal Support)

Notes This is a Support start utilizing as your starter for early health sustain. Suggest also picking up , which will build into .

Choose your potions as preferred. Since she's going to want to use abilities, s or s are helpful.

Benevolence

Glowing Emerald

Healing Potion

Mana Potion

Sturdy Shard

Universal Support Build Example (Compassion / Heroism)

Notes This example build looks to balance protections, CDR, mana sustain, and utility. As a backline support, you're looking to support your teammate with your CC for kill secure or peel. Your itemization choices can add utility for those purposes.

is shown here for a huge boost in CDR since no CDR is gained earlier, but you can switch this out as preferred for another CDR item (e.g. or ).

If you get BoV, you don't have to pick up Genji's Garb but the CDR and MP5 is always helpful. You can consider , or as alternatives for dedicated magical prots.

is a good overall item with some protections, health, and some protection reduction, but can be subbed out as preferred.

is a good last item ( as an alternative), but you can consider this spot for counter-building ( for example) if necessary.

Upgrade to or as preferred once you reach level 15.

Compassion

Gauntlet of Thebes

Breastplate of Determination

Genji's Guard

Stone of Binding

Magi's Shelter

Starting Items (Aura Support)

Notes General Support start using and building into .

Choose your potions as preferred. Since she's going to want to use abilities, s or s are helpful.

Sentinel's Gift

Glowing Emerald

Healing Potion

Mana Potion

Sturdy Shard

Traditional Support Build Example

Notes This is a build example providing traditional tank aura items and 30% CDR. It doesn't show any specific counter items; you can substitute as needed.

Upgrade to once you reach level 15.

Sentinel's Embrace

Gauntlet of Thebes

Sovereignty

Reverent Pridwen

Spirit Robe

Magi's Shelter

Starting Items (Mitigation Build)

Protector's Mask

Glowing Emerald

Healing Potion

Multi Potion

Sturdy Shard

Mitigation Build Example

Notes This is a build focused on playing with a bit more front-line presence in teamfights. It provides good protections and CDR with multiple items that have damage mitigation functions.

can be replaced with situational/counter items as needed...consider if the enemy has crit items.

Lono's Mask

Gauntlet of Thebes

Breastplate of Determination

Oni Hunter's Garb

Spirit Robe

Stone of Binding

Protections (Auras)

Notes Choose these universal support protection items to provide teammates with added protections.

(Dual Protections): Useful general protection item to help against all damage threats. Takes a while to build up protections (requires stacking), so for Nox, consider when playing a passive early game, or consider picking it up later in a match when some protections are already built. Can be considered immediately after if you picked that up.

(Dual Protections / CDR): Requires stacking to gain the protection aura, but is a good alternative to Thebes with added CDR.

(Anti-Physical): Helpful when facing any physical enemies, and provides some HP5 for health sustain.

(Anti-Magical): Consider specifically when facing high magical threat. The MP5 is helpful for mana sustain.

Gauntlet of Thebes

Prophetic Cloak

Sovereignty

Heartward Amulet

Protections + CDR

Notes These items provide protections and CDR. Useful pickups for ability spamming.

(Dual Protections / Mitigations): This is considered a mid / late-game item to provide protections, along with CC reduction and damage mitigation.

(Dual Protections / Anti-CC): Counters CC, though not always at the time you may want it. The glyph is great to extend support to nearby teammates.

(Dual Protections / Mitigations Option #2): You'll want very high protections when including this item, but it provides solid mitigations and balanced defensive stats.

(High CDR / Utility Shield): great balanced protection item that gives a nice boost to CDR. The shield is helpful in the midst of a teamfight after she ults.

(Anti-Physical / High CDR): Highest CDR of all protection items, this is helpful to counter physical damage. Provides a nice mana pool for ability use.

(Anti-Magical / Mana Sustain): Helpful against magical damage. Very high MP5 so you never run out of mana.

Spirit Robe

Magi's Cloak

Prophetic Cloak

Pridwen

Breastplate of Valor

Genji's Guard

Utility & Counter Items

Notes Consider these items to fill out the rest of your build. These include items to counter specific situations/gods.

(Anti-Physical / Anti-Heal): provides an aura of healing reduction, which is useful when facing multiple enemy healers.

(Anti-Physical / Anti-Basic Attack): Physical protection and high health are useful, but the draw here is the MS and AS reduction when enemy basic attackers target you.

(Anti-Physical / Anti-Crit): Counters crit damage by reducing its effect. Situational use / check enemy builds.

(Anti-Magical / Anti-Heal): provides an aura of healing reduction, which is useful when facing multiple enemy healers.

(Dual Protections / CC Aggression): balanced defensive stats combine with a passive that activates easily w/ Nox's kit.

(Anti-Shield): Counters enemy shielding.

(Anti-Basic Attackers): Great to counter multiple enemy basic attackers. If you plan on getting this, get good team-oriented relics.

(Anti-Magical / Team AA Boost): Useful item to consider when you have multiple basic attackers. Boosts all nearby teammates' basic attack speed, which is very helpful when sieging towers.

Contagion

Midgardian Mail

Spectral Armor

Pestilence

Stone of Binding

Erosion

Bewitched Dagger

Shogun's Kusari

Relics to Consider

Notes (Chase / Escape): Helpful speed boost to chase enemies, or get away safely. Upgrade to give your ADC the "haste" effect.

(Health Shield): Provides a health shield that can give your teammates that slight bit of extra health to survive an encounter.

(Anti-CC): Helpful if the enemy team has lots of CC. Selfish relic, only choose if you're having major problems.

(Vision / Utility): Well-rounded relic that is used in anticipation rather than reaction. Provides ward function and either a boost in power or MS.

(Single Target Takedown): Consider if you're going for a strong offensive focus and are confident in your skill shots.

(Objective Protection / Zoning): Good option to zone or better control a narrow corridor or protect an objective.

Heavenly Wings

Magic Shell

Purification Beads

Bracer of Radiance

Sundering Spear

Divine Barrier

Nox's Skill Order Notes Priority is typically Siphon Darkness for the main burst damage. Night Terror is usually leveled when possible due to the reducing CD. Shadow Lock is prioritized after that, with lowest priority to Shadow Step.

Notes

Priority is typically Siphon Darkness for the main burst damage. Night Terror is usually leveled when possible due to the reducing CD. Shadow Lock is prioritized after that, with lowest priority to Shadow Step.

Shadow Lock

1 X

2 8 11 12 14

Siphon Darkness

2 A

1 4 6 7 10

Shadow Step

3 B

3 15 16 18 19

Night Terror

4 Y

5 9 13 17 20

2 8 11 12 14

Shadow Lock

1 X

1 4 6 7 10

Siphon Darkness

2 A

3 15 16 18 19

Shadow Step

3 B

5 9 13 17 20

Night Terror

4 Y

Introduction

Recent Updates:

2024/1/23: Guide is current as of Patch 11.1, "Year 11." Updated builds. Starting process & maps are WIP.

Revision History

Title's Song Inspiration feat. The Rolling Stones

Hello everyone! My name is Branmuffin17 (PC IGN: Muffinman17), and I'm a SMITEFire admin and casual SMITE player on PC. This guide was originally a collaboration between me and Tlaloc1050, with him publishing and controlling updates. He is sadly retiring from SMITE, and so I've taken over full time.

I'll assume you know the basic gist of gameplay in the various modes, so I won't be teaching or talking much about rotating, minions, tickets, etc., except in the direct context of 's gameplay. If you want details on general info, I invite you to check out my other guides:

The
Overarching
Conquest Guide

The
Overarching
Arena Guide

For Conquest, you may find the Mid, Support, and Warding chapters to be useful.

This is a work in progress, as it should be. I'm always open to new ideas and different approaches.

Shenanigan of the Gods Comic by Stuke99

is a utility mage, whose unique, CC-heavy kit allows her to disrupt enemy lines through and . She has a strong dash / escape ability that passes through enemy gods and can allow her to accompany (and safely hide in the shadows of) teammates, giving her some interesting synergies with select gods. She is great in a teamfight due to her ult's AOE ability to decrease enemy damage output.

...... Strengths ......

+ High control in her kit
+ Functional escape
+ Can ride teammates' global ults
+ Sets up kills

... Weaknesses ...

- Squishy
- Needs good aim & patience
- Starts off very slow
- Missing combo decreases utility

This guide provides builds...one general mage/Mid-Lane build, and one used for off-meta Support and/or Utility. Interested? Step into the shadows with me.

Abilities

Passive: Flame of the Night	Nox's candles gather energy from all abilities she uses. For every ability Nox casts a candle is lit. For every candle lit Nox gains +3% magical power. When Nox takes damage from an enemy god, one of her candles is blown out. Stacks up to 4 times, for a total of 12% bonus magical power. Discussion: You won't really think about this passive. However, this is a good reason to spam abilities and avoid damage, and supports a high power build, especially late-game. Tips: At the beginning of a match, cast abilities in base (other than Assault) to build up your passive stacks.
Skill #1: Shadow Lock	Nox extends her shadow, damaging enemies. If this shadow hits an enemy god it stops, rooting and crippling them in place and dealing damage over time instead. Nox must channel and stay within range to maintain hold on the target, but may cancel this ability early. Nox will continue to channel this ability even if she is hit by Crowd Control effects. While channeling this ability Nox suffers no directional movement penalty. CD 10 seconds. Leveling Priority: Prioritize this 2nd. General Use: Damage / Peel / Control Discussion: This is your main form of control, and will often (but not always) be paired as the follow-up combo ability to Siphon Darkness. A 2 second root is extremely powerful, allowing teammates to easily focus a single enemy. Note that this ability can be cast through walls, rooting enemies that are trying to escape. Tips: Common practice sees this ability cast immediately after using Siphon Darkness, to catch enemies in its AOE and deal massive damage. However, you may want to show some restraint, and wait for the enemy to react before casting. This allows you to better predict the direction they will head to escape. Even if they escape the Siphon's AOE, confirming the lock is arguably much more important; with the help of teammates, it can set up an easy kill. In bigger teamfights, or if you are playing a Support Nox with low damage focus, you may want to split the abilities up to perform individual tasks, with this ability being used specifically to lock down problem enemies.
Skill #2: Siphon Darkness	Nox creates a void of darkness that silences all enemies within. After a short duration it explodes, dealing damage. CD 13 seconds. Leveling Priority: Prioritize this 1st. General Use: Damage / Minion Clear / Zoning / Ability Interruption Discussion: This is Nox's strongest and most defining ability, providing your main minion clear function, and a level of utility matched by few others. Anyone in the AOE is silenced. This means you can prevent enemies from casting any abilities, or interrupt enemies that are channeling abilities. Use this to cause massive disruption. When using this for wave clear, you can deploy this ahead of a moving minion wave to get an edge on the enemy mid-laner. Tips: More important than using this for damage, your main focus should be to use this for control. Initiate a 1v1 engagement with this (followed by Shadow Lock), or hold onto it in a teamfight specifically for its zoning threat or ability interruption via the silence.
Skill #3: Shadow Step	Nox dashes forward, dealing damage to all enemies. If she hits an allied god, she leaps into their shadow, traveling with them. When Nox exits a shadow, she deals damage again in a radius around her. Nox may cancel this ability early to exit shadows. Nox can stay in an ally's shadow for up to 8 seconds. CD 15 seconds. Leveling Priority: Prioritize this last. General Use: Escape / Initiation / Damage / (Situational) Global Mobility Discussion: This is the most interesting and flexible ability in her kit. You'll generally hold onto this for use as an escape. However, when the situation is favorable / safe, you can: Dash through the minion wave for clearing function Initiate with this to close distance with the enemy Dash through an enemy for added damage Dash through an enemy for added damage, into a nearby teammate, then immediately cancel to exit their shadow and deal the secondary damage If trapped in Odin's Ring of Spears with an ally, dash into them to avoid taking damage Keep in mind, when you're in a teammate's shadow, you cannot be targeted / damaged. Tips: The greatest (but most situational) utility is through your ability to leap into a teammate's shadow. Dash into them, and you will go where they go. For massive burst function, dash through an enemy into a nearby teammate, then immediately cancel and you'll hit them in the secondary AOE. Situationally, you can use this to transport large distances, especially with global ults. Examples of Gods where Nox can hitch a ride: Apollo, Arachne, Athena, Chernobog, Jormungandr, Mercury, Ratatoskr, Thanatos, Thor. In addition, you can use this offensively for huge gank potential, particularly with gods that have teleports or stealth (.e.g. Loki, Izanami, Ao Kuang, Da Ji, The Morrigan).
Ultimate: Night Terror	Nox unleashes a vortex of dark energy that explodes on contact with an enemy god, dealing damage to all enemies in range 20 and applying damage over time. Enemies hit are also weakened, dealing 40% less damage for the duration. CD 90/85/80/75/70 seconds. Leveling Priority: Level this whenever it becomes available. General Use: Damage / Teamfights / 1v1 Kills / Kill Secure / CC Immunity Discussion: This ability has incredible range, allowing you to target retreating / damaged enemies. Kill secure is arguably its most popular (and satisfying) use. However, it provides arguably better utility (via the damage reduction) especially in teamfights, where the AOE burst can hit multiple enemies. Remember that the short charging animation provides you with CC immunity, so you can ult in an emergency to prevent things like an Ares / Cerberus / Da Ji ult pull. Tips: In teamfights, don't save this for kill secure. The 5 second damage reduction is incredibly useful, and can easily give your team the upper hand. When in the process of casting this, Nox can go through Janus' Portals.

Ability Combos

Core Combo

This is your main combo. Initiate with to prevent enemy ability use. This will typically trigger 1 of 3 reactions:

The enemy will try to escape by running out of the AOE
It will force the enemy to use Purification Beads
The ability's silence will trigger a Magi's Cloak passive

In most cases, the first will occur. Follow up with . If you connect before they leave Siphon's AOE, you will deal damage from both abilities.

Tips: In most cases, you will try for max damage, meaning you want to cast immediately after , to trap them while they're still in the AOE. You need to pay attention to the direction the enemy is heading. It is easier to hit the Lock if you're very close to them, but if they're further away, you'll need to lead your aim a bit ahead of them.

However, you may decide a bit of patience is preferable, possibly allowing the enemy to escape the AOE but allowing for a higher probability of connecting with the Lock. Remember, is first and foremost a setup tool, and although it has higher burst damage potential, Lock is really your most important ability. If you have teammates with you, it will allow them to more easily connect on their damage.

Initiation Combo

This is your chase and 1v1 kill combo, without using your ult. Initiate and close distance with . If the enemy is retreating and has some distance on you, you'll likely only use this to get close enough to connect with . However, if you're fighting a 1v1 and are confident in your ability to get a kill, you'll use this within closer range to connect with it for the damage.

Follow it up with the standard combo of and . Since you're going for damage/kill, you'll pretty much always use immediately after to keep them in the AOE...your close proximity to the enemy should help you confirm the Lock.

Remember that you're blowing your escape, so use this combo with discretion and awareness.

Teamfight Ability Use

This is your teamfight "combo," used when multiple enemies and teammates are likely present. Both and are used situationally; your core is still to .

Considerations:

Night Terror: Understand that Night Terror doesn't technically have to be used at the onset of a fight. Use your ult when you feel it has the most potential. That potential is usually best seen early in a fight, to give your teammates an advantage with the damage reduction it provides. Watch for enemies to bunch up, to hit multiple targets. If you have specific teammates with the ability to draw enemies to one area (e.g. Ares, Cerberus, Da Ji, Odin), you may wait for them to use that first.

You may also use this defensively, if the enemy has predictable hard CC (remember you get CC immunity during the casting animation).
Shadow Step (Defensive): Your first priority for this is always for escape or avoidance of damage. Remember that you can hide in teammates' shadows to avoid damage.
Shadow Step (Offensive Burst): With teammates around, remember that you can use their presence for burst damage, if the enemy is in the right spot. Look for tanky teammates initiating on enemies to help them take their target down, or for squishy teammates that are getting jumped and could use some help.

Remember you can get two hits of this ability, if you dash through the enemy into a nearby teammate's shadow, then exiting their shadow for the secondary burst.

Conquest Mid Gameplay

Mid-Lane - Start & Early Game

Standard (Mid-Lane) Start: Start at your Damage Buff (1). The Jungler (1) and the Solo-Laner (1) will start at their respective buff camps. Everyone will basic attack their own camp once, and kite them to the Back Harpy Camp (2). Each will pick up their respective buffs.

Head directly to your lane (3) to clear the first wave. You may or may not be accompanied by your Jungler.

After the first wave, depending on who has better clear potential, you may need to play it a bit safe, or you can put some pressure on the enemy. When they spawn, you will want to contest or clear the the Harpy camps (4 & 5).

At this point, you'll mostly focus on clearing waves and poking the enemy, while watching for gank attempts from either side of the Jungle.

Some additional actions / considerations:

When your Jungler is around, you may consider helping them secure the Oracle Harpies.
If you are able to pressure the enemy under the tower and have enough vision, you can go for their Damage Buff when it's respawned.
Don't forget to ward. When you back, try to pick up at least one or two Wards.
Usually you won't want to go for any of your Jungler's camps, but if they are far away ganking another lane, or are dead, you can consider grabbing one of their camps if you have nothing else to do.

Mid-Lane - Mid-Game

As is leveled close to max, it should be able to handle a minion wave fairly easily. When you get online, you'll start wanting to be a bit more aggressive, and going for your 2-1 combo anytime you can, to get good poke damage and put the enemy on their heels. If they stick around too long at low health, you can go for a kill with your ult as well.

You will be teaming up with the Jungler and/or Support here and there, and should also be focusing more on objectives. Look for opportunities to secure the Gold Fury or the Fire Giant & Pyromancer. Work with them to secure together, and look for gank attempts whenever possible.

Mid-Lane - Late-Game

Although she can deal pretty good damage, her best use is via her CC, which provides incredible utility for your team. Lock down enemies with , interrupt enemy abilities with , and use at the start of any teamfight, as the damage reduction is more important than kill secure potential.

You'll mostly want to stick near the back line, but if your team is close, look to be more aggressive in the front line (or even surprise them from behind) as you can always dash to a nearby teammate for safety.

Conquest Support Gameplay

Support - Start & Early Game

Standard Start (w/ ADC): The most common start will see both the ADC and Support together in the Duo lane. In these scenarios, the object is to clear the wave as quickly as possible to gain an upper hand on the enemy, providing you with a variety of options. This will be covered immediately below.

Head to the Back Harpy Camp (1). Your ADC will start at the Support Buff (1). When the camps spawn, the ADC will draw their camp to you, where you and the ADC will clear all minions together. Pick up the Support Buff that drops. Immediately go to the Purple Buff (2) and clear that camp before going to lane (3) to clear the minion wave.

When in lane, if your wave clear is stronger than the enemy's, you can apply pressure. Depending on your threat level, you can push them back toward their tower, apply poke damage, etc. Use that pressure to get a head start on clearing the next incoming wave or secure one the Scorpion camp (4).

Your general priority from this point is mainly to clear the minion waves and farm up as efficiently as possible, while applying pressure / damaging the enemy whenever possible and protecting your ADC. Damaging can obviously secure kills, but can just as importantly force them to use up potions, back and lose farm, etc.

You should be looking to secure as much farm as possible. Don't forget to ward. When safe, try to steal camps on the enemy's side.

You'll mostly stay in lane with the ADC in the early game, but will need to choose a time to start rotating, where you will likely spend most of your time between the Duo and Mid-lanes. After your first back, you can start looking to clear and pick up the Support Buff, though it will help if you've got a teammate to help you clear.

Support - Mid-Game

With some protections, you can now tank enemy damage to the extent that you can play more aggressively and go for kill secures. You'll likely be rotating between lanes, grabbing an occasional jungle camp, but mostly looking to disrupt the enemy jungler, or gank the Duo or Mid lanes.

You need to make sure your teammates know you're ganking, and to have them be with you, because you'll need their damage to help secure the kills.

Pay more attention to warding, covering common jungle paths, and dropping s on key objectives (or common defensive ward locations of enemies to help you surprise them).

Support - Late-Game

Tanking towers won't hurt too much now. Like sugar, it's good in moderation. Tank objectives like the Fire Giant and towers. Either you or your solo laner will do it.

Remember to always keep a ward on the Fire Giant and phoenixes that are down.

Stick with an ally at all times and remember to play with a Support's mindset. Others' lives are the priority, and you need to use your abilities to control a teamfight.