Will I ever get to play LeBlanc again?

Mafia LeBlanc··3 votes·818 views

My first main was Evelynn - way back when she had the 50-second stealth on her W, and even when her stun got taken away all those years ago, I still had fun (and was effective) with her slow and MR/Armor shred E. Even despite the protests from my team, even despite the numerous reports I got every single game for playing her, no matter if we won, and no matter how well I did, I really enjoyed the chamion and her playstyle. When she got remade - sure, she became a lot more powerful in numbers, but her playstyle became completely different, and was not nearly as fun to me. She wasn't the same and I really didn't enjoy League nearly as much.

I picked up LeBlanc and mained her after the Evelynn remake and subsequent numerous nerfs, and for years, I enjoyed my black sheep champion, who was always seen as slightly underpar, but was never picked or banned. But she began to rise in popularity in pro tournaments, and what used to be played only by Reginald became played by almost every top-tier player. When LB's silence was removed, I was actually happy, because it meant my champion wouldn't be perma-banned every single game, and once again, I was reported/harassed/etc for picking her, but I didn't care - she was my champion again.

But now, she is banned almost every single game, and my champion who was once seen as under-par and slightly weak is now ridiculously OP, and is on the chopping block to either be nerfed to oblivion or completely remade. Once again, I lose the champion I fell in love with. I've tried many other champions with similar playstyles, but they're not the same for me. I know that people will probably respond with nasty comments and hate because of how negatively LeBlanc is seen right now, just like my old champion Evelynn, but just remember that when you scream for nerfs and try to get a champion destroyed, that is someone's favorite champion, and some people's reason for playing the game.

No matter how nerfed a champion gets, another one will come and take its place as the new 'op' champion. And champions that were once seen as balanced and easy to counter become 'impossible to play against' and get put on the chopping block.

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3tyson2 votes

Sejuani

Singing Lark2 votes

I love Leblanc. I don’t think she should be nerfed, or needs a nerf. I don’t play Leblanc a lot, but she was probably one of the few champs I got without waiting for her to be free just because I thought her skills were so cool.

It makes me sad to say that I never got to play Leblanc a lot. I actually got pretty decent at her, but then at some point I started playing support because that was the role no one wanted to play (which I also enjoyed) and Leblanc started getting perma-banned. (Which, why? Leblanc’s sub-par winrate in non-pro play is there for a reason.) And now, unfortunately I’m really bad at her.

Admittingly, I do ban her during Leblanc free week, simply because I don’t want to deal with crappy first time Leblanc’s on my team claiming “Leblanc OP, I will carry gg”.

Mafia LeBlanc1 votes

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I love Leblanc. I don’t think she should be nerfed, or needs a nerf. I don’t play Leblanc a lot, but she was probably one of the few champs I got without waiting for her to be free just because I thought her skills were so cool.

It makes me sad to say that I never got to play Leblanc a lot. I actually got pretty decent at her, but then at some point I started playing support because that was the role no one wanted to play (which I also enjoyed) and Leblanc started getting perma-banned. (Which, why? Leblanc’s sub-par winrate in non-pro play is there for a reason.) And now, unfortunately I’m really bad at her.

Admittingly, I do ban her during Leblanc free week, simply because I don’t want to deal with crappy first time Leblanc’s on my team claiming “Leblanc OP, I will carry gg”.

Sadly I don't think she will come off perma-ban status unless she gets hit with a hard nerf so that the 'lol lb op gg' people go away.

xLyo2 votes

i love her kit. also i love her biggest nightmare sydras kit :) so basically i never ban lb and never will, cuz either i will pick Syndra or Leblanc. also i dont think Lb is op. her early game- yes. but afterall, she is assasin, she should buirst people. and if , i would say ahri is more op but almost never banned. lets see, ahri charm insta works, lb chain needs time. ahri has even higher mobility. ahri doesnt need got into enemy team in teamfights to do damage. also true damage on ahris q is way more usefull in current meta. but no, noone bans her :/

Vistha Kai1 votes

Yo, dawg. I've heart you want to dash into me. How 'bout NOPE!

minion maker1 votes

I hope MasterYi and Volibear never get nerved. They're my reason to play.

Mylon Requiem1 votes

Well, word on the street is that she's getting a nerf to her E's width on the PBE which will likely come to live, and as a LeBlanc main, I'm happy to see this change because this means her E has more counterplay and is less likely to hit when it really shouldn't. It doesn't mean her pick/ban rate will change much, but it's a step in the right direction to bringing her closer to being at the right stage of balance.

I was able to play her a total of 17 times during my 37 ranked games, so at least in low MMR her pick/ban rate isn't quite 100%.

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