Le Blanc nerf too harsh

JihadBomber··3 votes·1,207 views

Be honest here, when was the last time you have seen a Leblanc Le Blanc or one even go positive? Most likely before her nerf which removed the silence. I know riot just buffed her W, but theres still other nukers who just do thier job better than Leblanc Le Blanc. Look at Veigar Veigar for example, when hes nuking you, you cant do anything because you're stunned. But with this new Leblanc Le Blanc people can retialiate much easier then other nukers. Im not saying they should restore her to her earlier state but i do think some sort of buff is neccesary to keep her a viable champion. I think Riot should give Leblanc Le Blanc her silence back but maybe make it a shorter duration or change it to a snare. Plainly because right now she is not viable, im sure many other people would agree with me that they'd always rather be Veigar Veigar or some other nuker instead. Or they could even increase her ratios, when Riot removed her silence they didnt give any buff to balance it out.

I like the recent buff on her W but i think theres still room for improvment without making her an OP champion again. Also i dont like how people are building her tanky with item 3027 rod of ages now.... I think she was meant to be some sort of nuker.

Just as a side note: I dont understand the nerf on item 3128 DFG. I mean i havnt been seeing many meta champions using it, so if someone could explain that to me that would be appreciated.

19 Comments

Marenjii4 votes

Need to turn her E into a stun. If she hits it, she can go in and burst her target down safely. If it misses, it allows immediate counterplay. May need to remove the slow, and shorten the time it takes before it stuns you.

JihadBomber2 votes

I actually didnt think of that but i think it one of the best ideas ive heard for le blanc

Phoenix Kotori 2 votes

I'd much rather see this than the silence come back +1.

It also means her best most reliable ult choice, isn't also her CC one.

JihadBomber2 votes

Me too, i think this would make her again a viable choice without making her over powered.

utDOOM2 votes

As le blanc you shouldn't need that silence. Sure they can flash away from you now, but now you've burnt a flash. If riot did give her back her silence (even if it didn't last as long) she would still become OP again, because whenever she combos an enemy, the enemy wouldn't be able to do anything about it. She was nerfed so you could do something whenever a le blanc jumped on you.

BTW, le blanc is still better than veigar, because le blanc has mobility, and veigar is just a sitting duck.

JihadBomber2 votes

Well yes, would say silences are too good on Leblanc Le Blanc. But removing the silence has made her weaker in lane and Riot didnt really buff anything to compensate for her sudden lose while laning. Therefore im on the side that they have to buff her laning phase.

Hoi Im Temmo1 votes

Silences are bad, and she really didn't need it on top of her kit. Riot will likely revisit her in the preseason (remember, this patch was for the LCS championship) - but she is a champion who already has low counter play. She didnt need anti-counter play cc on top of that.

JihadBomber2 votes

I agree silences are usually bad, especially with a kit as strong at as Leblanc Le Blanc's. So I would say a proper buff to her would not be adding an OP silence. I'd like to see her at around the place Ahri Ahri or Veigar Veigar are right now. (Power/Viability wise). Although there is champions like Talon Talon who still have thier silence. Of course I think the reason silences are too good on Leblanc Le Blanc is because of her W. Regarding the second part that she has low counter play. Im thinking Riot should nerf her in the sense that she can be counter-played easier but buff so that against certain champs she can counter play them harder. Thanks for your comment.

SpellFlinger1 votes

You didnt see many people using DFG? If you were playing a burst AP caster and were not using DFG shame on you lol. Could be Different now with longer cool down, but it still gives 120AP with some utility so its apart of the burst AP Holy Trinity.

JihadBomber1 votes

Honestly i've only see Ahri Ahri use item 3128 DFG atm. Or it might just be, that i feel like AP bursters are in a rough spot right now. I see the meta changing to more sustain damage kinda AP something like Xerath Xerath or Cassiopeia Cassiopeia.

Hoi Im Temmo1 votes

Ahri wishes she used DFG. Let papa Veigar show you how its done.

JihadBomber1 votes

lol Veigar Veigar is pretty underrated.

Hoi Im Temmo1 votes

He is so underplayed:

Then, other day, I destroyed this Ori - and she equated veigar with Master Yi, saying they were the same skill level, so I should grow up and play more difficult champions XD

JihadBomber1 votes

Soon as someone scrolls over Veigar Veigar in ranked everyone tellis him not to paly him. idk why hes pretty good for how underrated he is

Hoi Im Temmo1 votes

The main problem is his lack of mobility in the days of mobility meta combines with the ability to counter him rather efficiently. Zed / Talon destroy him, and he can have a hard time against ganks.

The last nail in the coffin, he is a late game champ, and people only like early wins.

JihadBomber1 votes

It does seem like the meta is high mobility champs

Hoi Im Temmo1 votes

Thats the problem: consider: main tops: Jax, Renekton, Nidalee, Rengar~ Main Jungles: Lee Sin, Evelynn, Elise Maid Mids: Ahri, Fizz, Zed, Yasuo, Akali~, Yi~ main Supports: Braum, Sona, Nami, Karma` Main ADC's: Lucian, tristana, Jinx, Vayne, Draven, Cait~, Ezreal~

~ signifies lower play

only popular exception? Kog Maw, who has a good slow to make up for it, and thresh who is in the same situation, but Thresh is seeing less play.

I have been told flat in chat to not pick champs because they have no mobility bonus. And reported for refusing. This high mobility, in my opinion, is bad for the game, and makes for boring laning phase.

JihadBomber1 votes

Reported just for that.... some people.

Hoi Im Temmo1 votes

usually either "refusing to communicate" or "intentionally feeding"

I will admit I'm not an amazing player, but oh well. #Bronze?

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