New LB Play Style

MyNameIsFaran·7/26/2017, 12:01:21 PM·2 votes·468 views

As we all know Lb is an assassin NOT. Rito has changed her from an assassin to a burst mage. She has gone from Akali to Kassadin and for that she need a new play style to fit into that role and to optimize her strengths. LeBlanc strengths:

  1. Her Q CD is Low
  2. Her Q Cost almost is nothing with DR
  3. Her W has a shit ton of movement
  4. Her E does a shit ton of damage including the autos
  5. Her Lvl 6 Power spike (with proper CS) is to be feared

With those's strengths 1 play style comes to mind Kass, Path, Annie, Sona, etc all those champs use deathfire touch to increase there early poke and to get ahead of lane by farming and zoning the thing that these champs don't have compared to lb is early kill potential. Lb's W allows her to move her self to the back of the lane after poking to deal the finally blow. Some of these poke champs like Kass have that but they get it after so much farm and lvls while lb gets the kill potential at lvl 3.

As to why this lb play style is so strong is because of these very reasons Path's and Kass's poke combined with Syndra's kill potential it becomes something to fear after playing this play style in many games you'll come to realize that this can also be played with thunderlords only it won't be as effective but as you play even more using both play styles they start to blend and become 1 ultimate play style the only thing you need to do then is to switch your masteries from thunderlords to DFT for certain champs. What masteries to go vs who 1.Yasuo Deathfire shits on Yas's passive and forces him to play safe or to play agro 2.Orianna Deathfire you can Q poke Ori instead of trying to proc thunderlords on amplified auto Ori and getting out traded now you can Q. 3.Syndra Deathfire instead of trying your hardest in dodging all her skill shots and landing a e q r q while dodging with w you can just Q.

If you see the pattern youll get used to it good at knowing when to use what masteries vs who.

4-10.Fizz, Akali, Ezreal, Morgana, Nidalee, Talon, Zed Thunderlords people that you know you can out trade. zed can be either but my skill as lb and as a player puts him in this list.

Now for how to play it its simple you Q, Q, and Q while farming. building wise is where lb gets tricky vs Yas I would start item 1082 and go Deathfire because all Yasuos suck in my Elo for someone with more sustain and AP I would get item 1056 and after I get item 3145 I'd get item 1057 and that would win me lane.

For those who are skeptics I encourage you go and try it. and for those who read the entire thing Thank you & Sorry.

9 Comments

nm10107/26/2017, 12:11:15 PM2 votes

Doran's shield already makes q poke awful, taking DFT would just make it that much worse.