Who’s similar to Io in that they provide heavy buffs to teammates moreso than anything else? Ive played Ogre magi and they seem fun with their big steroid but im looking for someone who is more or less designed to bolster the team. A bit like Io!
I don’t think Io is suitable for new players imo, I suggest playing with a disabler something like lion or shaman or lich, but you do you man
Game doesn’t really work like that… all “healers” play differently to one another. Wisp, treant, oracle, support lc, abaddon, warlock, dazzle, omni… They all have a "heal’ but are nothing alike in gameplay. You just have to play every hero and see what suits you. If you wanna help your carry then using jakiro to spam out the other team or offer a stun to let him escape might be more effective than healing him. Or something like marci to get him a sneaky kill. Wisp is actually one of the least fun to play as support because in low mmr you’re not going to be effective at anything most of the time. Oracle and marci are great though and jakiro is ezmode
As much as I agree with oracle as another option that’s a bit like io, I’d never recommend either of them for low mmr, or new players. Both hero’s impact scales immensely with your cores understanding of your hero, something that is nonexistent in low mmr… I think dazzle might be a cool hero for you because it’s like io and oracle a strong heal/save for your Allie’s but also functions as an individual support hero. Maybe something you can have more success with.
You should pick a few heroes to main. Because of when yours gets banned.
oracle then abaddon, omni.
or try somebody less of a single target healer and more team wide.
I main IO and he’s not as cool as he used to be since his silly rework
IO is one of the hardest heroes to play well. You really need to understand the subtle nuances of the game first IMO.