Kuzenbo - King of the Kappas! (Y11 Support / Tank Guide, All Modes, Patch 11.1 "Year 11")

Head to the Purple Buff (1). Your ADC will start at the Support Buff. When the camps spawn, the ADC will draw their camp toward you, and you will drag your camp a bit toward the Duo lane (2) to clear all minions together. Pick up the Support Buff that drops. Immediately go 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 the Scorpion / Shield camp (4) and Naga / Teleport camp (5).

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

• Farming & The Minion Waves: When in the Duo lane, you should help your ADC clear the minion wave as quickly as possible to gain an advantage over the enemy Duo. Let your ADC have the last hit on minions, so they get full gold as well. Once cleared, look to pressure the enemies, force them back under their tower, or damage them enough to make them back early and lose out on farming. Remember that the longer you stay with the ADC, the more they lose out on XP, so try to rotate out whenever possible. Near jungle camps should be a priority as long as your ADC is safe and not outnumbered. Once they can hold their own and clear the wave, you should only come back to the lane periodically to farm the occasional wave if there is nothing else for you to do at the time.
  
  
• Your ADC (the player): If you find yourself with an unfamiliar ADC player, you may not know if they're the type to just dive in and expect you to keep them alive, or if they actually understand the Support's job and play to your Duo's strengths. Just be mindful, as you may need to stay on your toes to get them out of trouble!
  
  
• Your ADC (the god): Do they have strong wave clear, allowing you to be more aggressive and pressure the enemy Duo? Or do you both need to sit back, farm safely, and make sure you don't get pushed into the tower? Knowing your strengths, as well as your ADC's, can help get the most out of your teamwork.
  
  
• Keep the ADC alive: In almost all cases, this is your priority, even over your own life. A key part of playing the Support is understanding the situation. If you can sacrifice yourself and your ADC is likely to escape, it's a good trade-off. If your ADC is likely to die no matter what you do, don't get yourself killed too.
  
  
• The enemy Duo: How do they match up against your Duo team? Do you have great initiation and CC abilities while their ADC has no escape? Consider the matchups, which can help you determine how aggressive you can be.
  
  
• The enemy Support: Specifically, where are they? If they're in the Duo lane, you're probably good staying there unless your ADC can already hold their own with the wave, allowing you to hit jungle camps, ward further out, and support the other lanes. However, if they leave the lane (and are obviously NOT backing), you should rotate as well, to make sure your teammates don't find themselves in out-numbered situations, and to allow your ADC to get the most out of farming their lane.
  
  
• Missing enemies: Just be aware anytime lane enemies aren't where you expect them to be. Warn teammates when enemies are missing.
  
  
• When to Rotate: With regard to the previous 2 points, you can start rotating whenever a good situation presents itself. Rotating away from the Duo lane serves 2 purposes: 1) if the ADC is strong enough to clear waves on their own, it helps max their farming, while 2) moving to support the general jungle allows you to become a roaming threat for ganks.
  
  
• Where to Rotate: When you leave your ADC, your primary focus will shift to clearing jungle camps, protecting/controlling objectives, and attending other teammates to assist in protection, ganking, and pressuring lanes. You'll still need to be aware of your ADC's situation, so you'll usually stay somewhat close in case they need assistance. As such, unless there's a dire situation in your Solo lane that calls for your immediate assistance, you usually won't venture to the other side of the map.
  
  
• Warding: When you back, make sure you pick up some Wards, which can help prevent ganks early against you and the ADC. As you start to roam, pick up a couple of individual Wards or a Chalice of the Oracle and start dropping wards like crazy. If the ADC can cover their area, it allows you to ward other areas, giving much greater vision to your entire team. Cover your ADC first if they're not warding, then expand from there. (More in the Warding section)
  
  
• Backing: Back when you have enough gold to buy a full item and there are no jungle camps to clear. However, this comes secondary to your teammates' situations. For example, if your ADC is being pushed back or needs to back themselves, it may be best for you to stay and help hold or clear an extra wave or two.

Proper warding is very important because having vision of the enemy's movement can give you early warning of a gank or an attempt on the Fire Giant / Gold Fury. Pathing from the Jungle will come from either your Void Camp or the enemy's area, depending on how far up you are in the lane. Do not try to initiate a team fight near the enemy's tower unless you have vision on a possible gank.

After your first or second back, you should be regularly picking up regular Wards and dropping them in strategic locations in the jungle to help your ADC and Mid-laner. Consider grabbing a Proximity Ward to protect your teammates when you're not there.

As the match progresses, you'll want to have a Sentry Ward handy, which will be used to counter enemy wards and protect the Fire Giant. If you're not always close enough to watch it, a timely Raven Ward can be useful to spot enemies attempting it.

It's everybody's responsibility to ward, but not everybody does so. Just remember that you can only have a maximum of two wards active at one time.

If you want more specific information on warding, visit The Overarching Conquest Guide's Warding Chapter.