Thank God Leblanc isn't part of the assassin rework, Thank you Riot.
As someone who plays mid alot, Leblanc is a Niche pick, only the goods Leblanc can reign terror just like Shaco. Alot of people in low elo keep saying that she doesn't have counterplay. The counterplay is THERE, you just have to wear Glasses. The longer a player play against Leblanc the better they get. Back when I first started League I was scared of Leblanc, but as I started playing her more and more I realize that she isn't that scary after all. She is rewarded for doing the Right plays and punished for doing the wrong plays. Although even if she does the wrong plays, you gotta pray that the enemies would fall off for her Clone.
Now I'm not scared of Leblanc, I can play Ziggs, Karthus, Xerath any champion and can still stand on my own against her lane bullying. She is very Item Dependant and is easely shutdown by building 1 MR item. I always say this, If you build 1 MR item and you manage to survive her full burst you can retaliate. (Unless she has ignite)
Gameplay wise: Alot of youtubers high elo thinks she is what an assassins should be.
- Kill Priority Target and GET OUT.
- Slippery.
- High Single Target Damage.
- Mobility.
- Fun to Play
She is played alot in the LCS because of her Reliability, she has a fair winrate and even if she has a positive score, she doesn't always win games.
Leblanc taught me how to CS with auto attack.
If you want an assassin to play you should try Leblanc, she has a low skillfloor and endless skillcap.
