if your mentally challenged, let me explain the whole strip:
a support character wants to grow out of their class, so they try to buy the strongest item. but looking at how much it costs, they settle instead for accessories.
(just like typical RPG games).
or really, no need to have that much inside knowledge.
if you've stuck through nerfnow, you should already know that CM is a support, and I dont think you need to know dota to know what a "support" typically does.
then just look at the whole strip and you'd understand.
I don't understand why people complaining they don't get this strip. The joke here pretty much apply to any MOBA game. If you played LoL, just replace Crystal Maiden with Soraka and Rapiers with Infinity Edge.
Ahaha, because of you Jo, I actually do pick Crystal Maiden most of the time. She might be slow as a slug but oh boy, what a "true carry" she can be :D just kidding, she is still kinda fun to play