@Meddler State of LeBlanc

Numpty·4/8/2016, 3:25:43 AM·2 votes·773 views

According to the third party site champion.gg, LeBlanc has a <50% win ratio until players have a minimum of 50 games of experience on her, and even then only barely breaching 50%.

My question stems from this. Do you think this is appropriate for an assassin champion, a class which is typically considered 'high impact'? Do you think this is because LB needs a little help, or is it just that lately meta shifts have not favored her? Outside of Master tier she seemed nearly irrelevant during the assassin meta, often being a weak pick, and now with tanks coming to the forefront it seems unlikely she will make a resurgence in the near future.

Further question, what is the standard MO for Riot regarding champions that are weak due to meta shifts rather than due to a lacking kit? Is it okay for champions to fall in their ability to impact games for a time under the understanding that they will return to relevancy later, or do you guys feel that champions should be kept always feeling at least somewhat impactful regardless of the top tier picks of the month?

Thanks for the consideration.

3 Comments

PentaJuke4/8/2016, 4:18:58 AM1 votes

I enjoy playing Leblanc irregardless of meta. I think i have a 68% win rate. (dont take my word)

ScumbagZed4/8/2016, 4:47:46 AM1 votes

Leblanc is played into nearly every control mage in the LCS, and she is also a good counter to Corki because she has so much burst in her kit. I think she has always a been a good champion, but the skill level required to play her is very high. Like yasuo, you have to be damn good at the champion to play them well

Michael Sykes4/8/2016, 11:13:07 AM1 votes

Hey, a 200k Lelanc main here. She is just a champ which needs a lot of experience. A playtester said a few days ago that those champions have to exist and that she is in a good state. As a noob, you will struggle, but if you have played her a lot, you are rewarded. In my opinion this is perfect. And I have a pretty solid winrate on her (feel free to look at my op.gg site)