Support covers three very different play styles — enchanting, engaging and poking — and each wants a different rune page. Rather than one universal setup, the best support runes depend on your champion and role in the fight. This guide explains how to choose, and links every keystone to the live rune database so you can read exactly what it does.
Match Runes to Your Style
Enchanters who shield and heal want runes that reward staying alive and empowering allies. Engage tanks want durability and tools that reward starting fights. Poke supports want sustained damage and mana to keep harassing. Picking the right family matters more than min-maxing a single rune.
Browse the full trees on the runes page to see every keystone and its effect before committing.
Keystones by Support Style
For enchanters, Resolve and Sorcery keystones that reward protection and utility usually fit best. For engage tanks, Resolve keystones that reward committing to fights shine. For poke supports, keystones that reward repeated harass work well — the Electrocute and First Strike pages explain two common options, while Conqueror suits extended-trade fighters.
The safest approach is to open your champion’s build page, see the recommended page, then read each rune on the runes database so you understand why it is there.
Runes Inside the Full Build
Runes are one layer of a setup — items and summoner spells complete it. The builds database shows the whole package for each support, and the support tier list tells you which champions are strong right now if you are choosing who to main.
Practical Tips
- Pick a rune family that matches your champion’s job — protect, engage or poke.
- Read each keystone on the runes database before committing.
- Copy the recommended page from your champion’s build when unsure.
- Re-check runes after big patch changes that adjust keystones.