Riot Games flipped the script in 2025 by introducing Milio, a support champion who ditches complex mechanics for straightforward team-enhancing power. Where recent champions piled on passives and conditional effects, this gentle fire-wielder keeps it refreshingly simple—boosting allies' damage, providing clutch shields, and cleansing crowd controls with intuitive abilities. He’s become bot lane’s comfort pick for players tired of combo-heavy kits, proving that sometimes less truly is more. 
Abilities: Straightforward But Impactful
Milio’s tools prioritize team synergy over flashy solo plays:
| Ability | Key Effects | Pro Tips |
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| Passive: Fired Up! | Allies' attacks deal bonus magic damage over time when enhanced by W | • Stack burns with your ADC for insane poke • Basic attacks ignore shields—great against tanky lanes |
| Q: Ultra Mega Fire Kick | Knocks back + stuns first target, then explodes for AoE slow | • Use through walls for surprise peels • That slow projectile speed? Yeah, lead your targets like a quarterback |
| W: Cozy Campfire | Heals + extends allies' attack range in an area | • Toss it on short-range ADCs (hello, Vayne!) • Recasts let you redirect it—don’t let it toddle slowly behind |
| E: Warm Hugs | Grants shields + movement speed (2 charges) | • Double-shield your ADC during dives • Pop one charge on yourself—you ain’t useful dead |
| R: Breath of Life | Mass heal + CC cleanse (except airborne) + tenacity | • Save it for wombo-combo CC moments • Doesn’t work on yourself—position like your life depends on it (because it does) |
Summoner Spells: Adapt to Your Lane
Flash remains non-negotiable, but other picks depend entirely on matchup vibes:
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Heal: When your ADC runs Ignite
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Ignite: Hard counter to heal-bots like Soraka
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Exhaust: Shut down hyper-carries (looking at you, Kai'Sa)
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Cleanse: Essential against CC-heavy comps—can’t support if you’re chain-stunned!
Game Phases: Stick Like Glue (Mostly)
Early Game: Park yourself beside your ADC. Level E first for trading safety—those shields let your marksman play aggressively without feeding. If jungler ganks? Kick 'em away with Q and scoot. Simple as pie.
Mid Game: Shadow your ADC during roams. Your job? Keep 'em alive while they farm kills. If they rotate mid, you’re their fiery bodyguard.
Late Game: Only leave your carry if they’re safe—alone, you’re just kindling. Stick to whoever’s carrying hardest. Teamfights? That’s your moment to shine: time your R cleanse perfectly when enemies blow their CC load.
Optimal Runes & Builds
Runes:
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Summon Aery (Keystone): Shields go brrr
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Manaflow Band: Fixes his thirsty mana pool
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Transcendence: More ability spam
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Scorch: Extra burn on Q pokes
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Bone Plating + Revitalize: Survive longer, shield harder
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Core Items:
| Item | Why It Rocks |
|---|---|
| Shurelya's Battlesong | Active speed boost + passive MS on shields—zoomies! |
| Ionian Boots | Haste for days |
| Ardent Censer | Attack speed steroid on shielded allies |
| Redemption | Team-wide heal (works even when you’re dead—cheat code!) |
Situational:
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Chemtech Putrifier vs. healers
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Staff of Flowing Water for snowballing
Milio’s toolkit makes him the ultimate ""easy to learn, hard to master" support—no gimmicks, just pure enabling power. But as pro teams optimize drafts around hyper-carries, one question lingers: Will the gentle flame survive the meta’s constant hunger for flashy new mechanics?