How much damage can Blitzcrank do?

Larflix·Jul 11, 2019·1 votes·1,451 views

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I’m very new to the game, so I know i’m getting stuff wrong, please correct me. I know blitzcrank is considered support, but he looks like he does a lot of damage and could kill champions on his own, why isn’t he top lane or something?

His hook can keep enemies near him and does a lot of damage, his speed boost can also keep enemies near him, he has a knock up and his ult passive looks like it could deal a lot of damage (150+30%ap per second if you’r hitt8m him consistently).

Again, I know I am wrong, but can someone explain why could he not be in a solo lane and why he is a good support?

6 Comments

Agent CorgiJul 11, 20191 votes

It's pretty much one of the roles he excels at thanks to his [Q: Rocket Grab]. Same thing can be said about Nautilus, a Champion that was previously known for Jungle/Top that's seen more play as a Support thanks to his CC. More or less, Blitzcrank **hypothetically can **play other roles outside of the Supporting role, but he's just better off in a Botlane Comp due to his Grab.

Also worth noting that there is one player in High ELO (diamond range) from EUW that does play Blitzcrank in a solo lane. I've seen videos on this player, he's actually pretty damn good at it.

KFCeytronJul 11, 20191 votes

His hook can't keep enemies near him; it can only bring them near him, as it has a pretty long CD until it's at max rank with some CDR items. His speed boost is followed by a self-slow. His knockup is basically two autos together. Overall, his offensive capabilities are boosted by a mix of AP and AD, but not in ratios that prompt him to build hybrid items. You can go for an AD build with Muramana and Triforce for a powerful E, or you can build some AP to have a stronger Q and R... or you can buy low-cost support items and focus on bringing enemies into your team to be blown up, which turns out to be the most effective strategy.

Metal JannaJul 11, 20191 votes

I've seen Blitzcrank played mid as a counter to Zed. Armor is Zed's weakness from what I hear, and Blitzcrank has a ton of it.

Daddy AntsJul 11, 20191 votes

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I've seen Blitzcrank played mid as a counter to Zed. Armor is Zed's weakness from what I hear, and Blitzcrank has a ton of it.

I just built Ninja Tabi Phantom Dancer on Caitlyn vs Zed in a Ranked 3v3 game and he couldn't kill me nor came close.

RavenMagusJul 11, 20191 votes

He's essentially a cheese champion. His rocket grab will one-shot a squishy, but it has a long cooldown and he doesn't actually do anything else.

He can't mid because he has no way to farm safely and no waveclear until level 6, so his pre-6 laning will be miserable against any half decent mage.

He can't top because most top laners are too tanky to one-shot with his rocket grab, and they will all kill him long before it comes off cooldown. He is free food for any fighter or tank pretty much.

He can jungle, but his clear is so incredibly slow that it's very rare to see anyone playing it.

Thus he is stuck as support, where he doesn't have to worry about anything else other than landing the occasional cheese grab.