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lee sin

Rashid·10/15/2014, 3:39:27 AM·1 votes·746 views

You guys made this champ pretty balanced. But after this patch he is once again the god of the jungle. As a jungle main last patch we had khazix lee sin and arguably amumu and some other junglers at the top. Lee sin was not a priority pick and not a pick that would change the shape of games. Now, as someone who has played this patch, and having played my mains(wukong,khazix) lee sin is at the top right now. At first i thought the lee sins that i was jungling against were just mechanically better than me, able to make plays faster. But after playing him myself, i can see why this champ is probably the best jungler at the moment. Which leads to my other question. Why does riot keep babysitting this champ? why does he always somehow make his way to the top. Honestly, last patch was probably the most balanced lee sin you will most likely ever see.Now? all he does is faceroll. Honestly i can say he is more mechanically rewarding than any other jungler. But seriously.. he is just to good. Im not saying nerf him.. but bring other champs to his level, versatility.

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12tales10/15/2014, 3:44:10 AM4 votes

Why does riot keep babysitting this champ? why does he always somehow make his way to the top.

Because the current state of the jungle fundamentally rewards Lee Sin's playstyle more than it rewards any other champ's playstyle. Despite repeated (and harsh) nerfs, Lee Sin is still the aggressive, early game, vision/objective control oriented jungler who's comfortable functioning with low farm later in the game. And that sort of champion is naturally going to have a good time in a low econ, early game vision/objective control oriented role.

I'm very curious to see what's going to happen to him with the jungle overhaul in the coming patches for that reason. I personally expect that he'll suffer a dramatic fall from grace, since the entire goal of the preseason changes is to undermine the power and ubiquity of his playstyle, which is his greatest strength at the moment.