So, what the heck are you supposed to do when you lane against LeBlanc?

Rivini·7/31/2015, 6:54:06 AM·3 votes·1,346 views

Her W is stupidly easy to land for harass and it hurts, plus the opponent most of the time can't do anything about it. She can just W in and get right back out before her lane opponent can react to it. The recent speed nerf on it didn't do much. Then she gets level 2 and adds in her Q to the mix, taking half of her target's health with one un-counterable Q+W combo. When they inevitably die or have to go back to base, she can go roam and effortlessly get kills.

How is she not considered to have one of the most unhealthy kits in the game? Answer me that before you down vote, LeBlanc "mains".

Her "falling off late game" is a myth and you all know it. When she gets fed, which any half-competent player can accomplish, she's a threat for the entirety of the match.

29 Comments

TheVishual7/31/2015, 6:58:03 AM3 votes

Play cho'gath (or any champ that can outpush her really) push her lane into tower spam laugh while he misses every CS or burns her entire mana pool trying to kill them

You can probably even silence her mid flight since her W is slow as balls now

colesy7/31/2015, 8:08:28 AM2 votes

funny how nobody complains about her the higher elo you are. maybe, OP, you just need to get good at the game.

Dreadlocks7/31/2015, 6:59:40 AM1 votes

Leblanc was actually recently nerfed. They nerfed her E width and her W. You basically have enough time to stun her now with someone like Syndra. Because her W travel speed is slow enough now. I cant tell if you are honestly looking for ways to play around her or just dont like the champion so I wont go into a lot of details. Essentially shes no different than any other assassin in the game. Id imagine you'd feel just as salty vs a Talon, Zed, Akali, Katarina etc.. all have a shit load of dmg and roam very well.

Borgamagos7/31/2015, 7:19:30 AM1 votes

...easy play morgana... when she engages q w e r ignite...gg e stops her from stunning you and doing as much dmg and your ult keeps her from moving after your q wares off...morg all the way

NemeBro7/31/2015, 7:20:53 AM1 votes

Dumpster her for the rest of the game because she's bad now.

It takes LeBlanc players 125+ games to break a win rate of 50%.

The game doesn't end at laning phase. LB also poses basically no threat to bruisers or tanks one on one. I just played a game of Black Market Brawlers where a LB who was just as fed as I was posed no threat to me. I was Irelia, and I managed to stun her mid jump, tower dive her, and kill her. Easy.

I see you main Malzahar in the mid lane. When she jumps in on you, put all of your shit on top of you and ult her when she is on you. Should be easy, right?

Zeus Jukem7/31/2015, 7:20:56 AM1 votes

she kind of needs to land her chain to actually kill people unless she's very fed, and if u target her first or predict where she will w, u can trade with her somewhat effectively. You could always just play Vladimir lmao

Helmight7/31/2015, 7:24:46 AM1 votes

It really depends on what champion you play. Squishy, ranged mages will want to stay as far back as they can and last hit safely - Leblanc can't engage on them easily without using W-RW and therefore sacrifices most of her burst potential. Tanky mages like Cho'Gath can sustain through her damage thanks to Crystalline Flask and innate passives, thus negating her laning potential. Meanwhile, other assassins can respond to her W with damage of their own thanks to how slowly it moves now, turning the tables on her and dodging a decent amount of damage.

LeBlanc also DOES fall off late game, as her burst is entirely single-target. Unlike assassins like Talon or Zed, who have AoE abilities/items, LeBlanc is entirely dependent on landing a Q-RQ-W or Q-RQ-E combo on someone - which is all single-target. Its tough for her to burst tanks, and squishy targets are hard for her to reach.

I hate LeBlanc as much as the next guy, but I honestly think she's not in a bad spot atm. She has counterplay, unlike her earlier iterations.

aaronautumn7/31/2015, 7:28:46 AM1 votes

boots+pots can be a good start if you're worried about getting poked out of lane.

Vistha Kai7/31/2015, 6:29:40 PM1 votes

So, what the heck are you supposed to do when you lane against LeBlanc?

Syndra : Simple. Kill the bitch.

Rivini7/31/2015, 10:17:24 PM1 votes

Wow, there is actually some good insight here. Doesn't mean I won't like LeBlanc any less, but these tips seem helpful. Much appreciated. :)

1000angrybees7/31/2015, 6:58:33 AM1 votes

Flail around and break your arms at her. Hopefully she won't kill you out of pity. (She probably will)