Can we not nerf Lee Sin

tooo spicy··3 votes·903 views

I like Lee Sin. He's like the only fun jungler right now. I can't be the only one who feels this way.

[zombie-nunu-tears]

This is what's been happening to the blind monk.

Lee Sin was strong in Season 3. Riot nerfed his AS debuff on E. He wasn't really played during the tank jungle meta. Then came the clear speed and sustain jungle meta, where champions like Shyvana was top tier. Lee Sin wasn't really played. Then came the ranged jungle meta. Lee Sin wasn't played. Champions like Kindred, Nidalee, Graves got nerfed. Lee Sin became balanced for a short while. Riot nerfed/gutted Gragas and other champions. Lee Sin rather got a buff on W sustain. Lee Sin has became decent near the end of Season 6. Now this preseason jungle requires less sustain, but clearing camps take forever. Lee Sin has medium clearing speed, but a broken gank potential, and strong skirmishes. He has two abilities to counter invisible champions. First buff clear is very quick and takes junglers to level 2. Currently, Lee Sin is absolutely god tier. A priority pick. He's sometimes banned now.

I used to be a Lee Sin main, with 1000+ games. After he got nerfed, I had to learn other champions. Shaco got reworked. Gragas got nerfed. Nidalee got nerfed. Graves got nerfed. I didn't and don't want to play tanky or immobile champions like Olaf or Elise... This season, I finally get to play Lee Sin again.

I'm scared that Riot will gut Lee Sin and I honestly won't have any junglers to play. I had to learn new roles and enjoyed that for a bit until champions received nerfs, got reworked, or pushed out of meta. I'm so sick of these changes and having to learn new champions.

Riot can't just nerf and rework all champions. For players like me who enjoy strong, mobile jungle champions, there aren't many left to play.

Currently, I only jungle with Lee Sin, Jax, Riven, and Vayne. I know that Vayne will get nerfed soon. Jax and Riven aren't that fun in the jungle. Mid lane was fun until the meta changed to sustained damage. ADC gets boring quickly and I'm not that good at it. I don't enjoy support. Top lane is okay but I get bullied too hard by ranged champions now.

If Lee Sin gets gutted...

[zombie-nunu-bummed]

Add: I mean he's very strong at what he's good at, which is ganking. But nowadays, when he meets top tier jungle champions like Olaf, he has to run for his life because he simply can't dual. Or when he meets Nidalee, he gets harassed without being able to fight back. Or he meets Zac, who is simply stronger and can't be killed alone. The only people who complain about Lee Sin are the people who just get ganked over and over again. During the Worlds, i heard that one of pro players said every fail gank with Lee Sin puts him far behind because he doesn't have the clearing speed of these other top tier junglers.

I swear he shouldn't be nerfed again, it's just sad now that he's been brought back to spotlight only recently.

6 Comments

IsoVhell2 votes

He does not need a nerf, people just cry because they suck at the game and want something nerf'd so it's easier for them. I agree lets not nerf Lee.

Ruin Lance2 votes

i think lee is fine. he is weak late so people can still outscale him and punish his team for not winning earlier on.

sit kid1 votes

I honestly think that the meta will go tankier with that broken new mastery, and then lee sin will be kind of meh again

RoyFanBoy1 votes

Honestly I'm a lee main and I want him nerfed. Lee should not have a 50%+ Win ratio. I love the champion but if people who haven't put the games in to play him are doing well then there is clearly a problem. I also want him nerfed so I can pick him without the bloody enemy picking him.LeeSin

BakedLotion1 votes

I yearn for the day I don't see a leesin every single game

Also, he can solo herald with just a vamp scepter and level 2 W. I really don't think that's balanced

Oglaf1 votes

The cold-hard facts was that he was buffed based on his performance in the old Jungle.

We now have a new Jungle which has rendered those buffs unnecessary, resulting in him being overpowered.

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