how does one successfully lane (and hopefully win lane) against blitzcrank?

kenz is a sham·12/24/2019, 3:48:27 AM·1 votes·1,858 views

hi guys so i am just a typical support main in desperate need of advice on how to successfully lane against blitzcrank Blitzcrank . because it seems as though even if i get the best counter to blitz, have a passive playstyle for that game, stand in minions to avoid his Q, etc; i still end up getting hard smashed.

for awhile i was just perma banning him to avoid having to play against him entirely, but it just sucks sometimes when i want to ban a champ that directly counters the champ i want to play.

i really don't want to be that guy that just completely blames riot and tries to be like "i'm not bad!!1! blitz is just broken!1!" or claim that he isn't balanced when in reality, there is no way of telling if he is balanced or not because, well to put it simply, i have no clue how to tell. so the only option would be that i just am not understanding the best way to lane against my robot friend.

so that's my situation, any advice is greatly appreciated <3

4 Comments

NF Remilia12/24/2019, 4:05:20 AM2 votes

On my main acc i had problems with blitz , so on this acc i start playing him. I notice that passive play againts blitz is useless. Once he throw his Q and miss , you need to rush him with everything you have. Because his Q is one of the most dangerous spells he has , if he misses early he has long cd. Just learn his cd and count it. If he throws it , dont just stay passive but punish him.

SSmotzer12/24/2019, 4:10:24 AM2 votes

The best way to play against Blitz is to pick a hard counter. A champion that wants to get in, like Volibear or Galio. I found that Elise is actually a pretty fun counter pick, just hang out in spider form, with your butt faced towards Blitz and his hooks can only grab a spiderling. If you aren't playing a fighter or Elise, your only hope is to always keep a minion between you and Blitz, wait for him to miss a hook and bop him while it's down.

If you're a really good Fiora can riposte his hook every time it's up.

Kai Guy12/24/2019, 4:37:58 AM2 votes

I just ban him if he is a bad matchup for who I plan to play.

This has been my go to solution from season 1.

ACriticalThinker12/24/2019, 5:34:03 AM2 votes

Just don't get hooked lul... /s