Oh, Jupiter's Beard! [Season 5.7 Support]

No need for Shaman's Ring, Divine Ruin (not awful but Pestilence exists, and you're support not solo), Soul Reaver (I've seen Xaliea and Variety build it in solo though) , Spear of the Magus, Chronos' Pendant and Rod of Tahuti are not items for a support. If you somehow need extra damage as support, get Void Stone for the protection reduction aura.

Gem of Isolation is ok for utility, and Pythagorem's Piece is a typical Mage support item. However, you should not be building Chronos' Pendant on Aphrodite Support, if you need CDR there is other items for it.

Your start has terrible lane sustain, so im going to suggest an alternative: Guardian's Blessing, Chalice of Healing, Chalice of the Oracle (early investment to save gold for warding). Another start is: Guardian's Blessing, Glowing Emerald, 2 x Healing Potion, 2 x Multi Potion.

Full build suggestion: Shoes of Focus, Gauntlet of Thebes, Breastplate of Valor, Rod of Asclepius, Pythagorem's Piece, Spirit Robe.

Alternative Build: Shoes of Focus, Breastplate of Valor, Lotus Crown, Heartward Amulet, Rod of Asclepius, Mantle of Discord.

The builds you have come up with look more like a mid lane build, so if you want to keep a similar style to what you have now, I would possibly rename this to a mid guide and change a few of the items.

Another thing is I see you like mage supports, so I feel you should try out Nox in the support role.

Okay, so the writing is...a bit small...but the tone of the write-up is great. I think your intro provides perfect information so the reader knows what to expect and where to use the build. I also like the simple coding, as it's generally nice to read. Just have to zoom in a bit for my poor old eyes.

Alright, some comments:

• I know you're emphasizing the importance of Love Birds by listing and writing about it 2nd, but this may throw readers off. I personally suggest keeping the normal order of skills, but this is ultimately up to you.
  
  
• I strongly recommend against getting Warlock's Staff or Book of Thoth when playing her in a Support role. In this role, she's always going to find the best use when tethered to a teammate...and when you need to last-hit for stacks, you're taking away crucial farm for your teammate, who honestly is more important than you (at least in getting levels up for DPS). Yes, you can take stacks here and there, but unlike some other Supports that might get an occasional solo jungle camp, you're going to want to be next to a teammate at almost all times.
  
  I know you don't have one of these in your example build, but I'd probably opt to take them completely out of the listing.
  
  
• One other item you might consider is Mantle of Discord. You've got Genji's Guard listed for anti-magical, but nothing for anti-physical, and it's a good chance you're going to be a main target at some point. Mantle goes very well with her kit...dual protections work well with her passive protections, and the passive might give you just enough time to give you additional breathing room (and goes well with the small radius of Back Off!.
  
  
• Being Aphrodite, you're already asking for enemies to build anti-heal. You've got 2 directions you can take this...1) build more healing function to partially counter it, or limit your additional healing and get other items that might give you better, non-stunted function. By going for 3 lifesteal items in your example build, you're choosing option 1, and I personally feel that's asking to be shut down hard (unless the enemy team is just straight up dumb and doesn't build anti-heal at all). I personally don't think she needs lifesteal, since she's got healing in her kit, but you get 3...3!!! Now sure, that makes your own sustain great if not dealing with anti-heal, but again...you don't need that so much. Gods without healing need the lifesteal significantly more than you do.
  
  I can see Pythagorem's Piece being functional...the aura it provides has a lot of utility, and gives you some additional health, which is nice. But the others? I'd personally avoid them.
  
  
• Back to the concept of being a Support...in many ways, this isn't just about you being able to heal others. By you choosing a mage instead of a Guardian or Warrior, and not building tanky, you're dropping your team's overall tankiness. This can be okay if both the Solo and the Jungler happen to be tankier, but you still need to provide some of that team function. Pythag's provides that somewhat offensively, but you should still consider the aura items, at least early game. Sovereignty and Gauntlet of Thebes are both very functional overall, and Gauntlet fits a Support, in the exact inverse of how stacking items don't. You don't HAVE to do this, but it should always be an option.
  
  
• Your item writeup doesn't mention Gem of Isolation at all. It's a good item for her overall, but as a Support, I would prioritize this less than some other items...again things like protections, or offensively via an item like Spear of the Magus. You'll get way more use out of Magus compared to your 2 "damage possibilities." You have no pen in the entirety of your build, so that will help more than any single power item will, if you want that offensive boost.
  
  
• I'd personally say that Rod of Asclepius is almost core for her. Although Kiss provides some MS, Asclepius provides added MS even if you're separated from teammates, and we know that MS is OP. It's also a great add-on for boosted healing, and I'd get this before I prioritized any lifesteal. As for Lotus Crown...it's okay, especially if you need something with physical protection, but the passive is better for healers that affect more than just you and a teammate...so I'd consider it more for gods like Terra, Hel, you know...gods with AOE heals.

Altogether, perhaps I just have a different concept when making an Aphro Support. Here are some builds I'd consider. And this is how I'd probably start: Guardian's Blessing + Chalice of Mana + Multi Potions.

• Standard: Shoes of Focus, Gauntlet of Thebes, Rod of Asclepius, Chronos' Pendant, Mantle of Discord, situational ( Pythagorem's Piece, Rod of Tahuti)
  
  
• Anti-Physical Support: Shoes of Focus, Sovereignty, Gauntlet of Thebes, Rod of Asclepius, Chronos' Pendant, Mantle of Discord
  
  
• Anti-Magical Support: Shoes of Focus, Heartward Amulet, Gauntlet of Thebes, Rod of Asclepius, Chronos' Pendant, Mantle of Discord
  
  
• Offensive: ( Mage's Blessing instead of Guardian's), Shoes of the Magi, Rod of Asclepius, Chronos' Pendant, Spear of the Magus, Mantle of Discord, situational (e.g. Rod of Tahuti). This would be a major off-meta pick when you are confident you can go all out and stomp the opponent with a strong early game comp...hopefully you've got some tanky teammates too.

Finally...ThePerfectPrism is a guy =)

I'm going to get right to the point and say thanks for sharing. I recently started playing Aphrodite and fell in love as she reminds me a lot of Mercy from Overwatch. Now I have a build that I use and almost win every game. The rare time I lose is because of players overextending constantly to where I can't get to them and heal them. I usually end the match with 1-3 deaths and 20+ assists. I will mention that this is in arena and I went to conquest to try her out a few times and each time people wanted me to solo. I can't solo with Aphrodite. I have read builds on solo and I just don't see how they can work. Anyway, my question is what would be good starters for the build I have which I will explain now. First I build to Rod of Asclepius and my relic is Meditation, then i build Hide of the Urchin, Shoes of Focus and my second relic is Amulet of Aegis. My final three items are Lotus Crown, Rod of Tahuti and Breastplate of Valor. Any help you can give me will be much appreciated. One last thing I just remembered. With this build I almost never have to refill on Mana mid-late game. My problem is surviving to help my team early in the game.