gunblade leblanc is one of the most toxic things in league of legends, if not the most.

Mortekaiser··2 votes·1,575 views

on a champion like leblanc, there are few downsides to itemizing gunblade. I realize that it is an expensive item, but its an item that is just too good on leblanc.

I recently played against a leblanc player who played extremely poorly. missing a large percentage of skillshots, bad dives and bad trades, going so far as not winning lane against a matchup in which she is heavily favored and while receiving a heavy amount of jungler assistance. she outsustained me on a champion which is meant for sustainability. then, later in the game, her damage was too high for our team to handle, and she was able to itemize some tank items against our team while continuing to have high damage.

it gives leblanc sustain, extra burst on an already obscenely bursty kit, and stronger AA damage on a champ that never needed it. i feel it may even be a stronger one item powerspike than trinity force on irelia.

i realize that WOTA was removed from the game because it was problematic on vlad, but gunblade on leblanc is a much larger problem. honorable mention to ahri and any other champs that i might be missing which abuse gunblade far more readily than vlad ever abused WOTA

then again, this is probably an unpopular opinion due to how popular leblanc and ahri are as champions.

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Ahristocats2 votes

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it gives leblanc sustain, extra burst on an already obscenely bursty kit, and stronger AA damage on a champ that never needed it. i feel it may even be a stronger one item powerspike than trinity force on irelia.

i lol'ed

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i realize that WOTA was removed from the game because it was problematic on vlad,

you don't WOTA was removed from the game because it was problematic on vlad AND NO ONE ELSE bought it, thus they had 0 reason to keep it in the game

Penns1 votes

Its kinda true tho, LB is still god tier if youre good with her after all the nerfs.

Ahristocats2 votes

No she isn't, she's decent and will get changes to change her playstyle as she is no longer an assassin

god tier midlaners are anivia malz ori atm, stop pretending that leblanc is still op

Penns1 votes

Well LB mains still have the same win rate as Anivia and Malz mains. And GB lb is pretty comparable to TF Irelia. She gets burst, spell vamp and utility from a ranged slow.

Ahristocats1 votes

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Well LB mains still have the same win rate as Anivia and Malz mains.

and i should care because? since when we bring mains into discussions?

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And GB lb is pretty comparable to TF Irelia. She gets burst, spell vamp and utility from a ranged slow.

please don't talk about what you don't know

Irelia when buying TF is no longer the same champion, she can be 0/3 and still 1v1 a toplaner if she gets TF, her powerspike with it is just ridiculous Gunblade is just a normal item for leblanc no matter what she gets

Penns1 votes

Since Ryze was broken af with 45% win rate.

Yeah well.. Same goes for LB. Gunblade is like the best 1 item spike in the game with Tri Force.

Ahristocats1 votes

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Since Ryze was broken af with 45% win rate.

For competition, in soloq he was fine They nerfed him and in every patch they said how he did "this and this" in pro

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Yeah well.. Same goes for LB. Gunblade is like the best 1 item spike in the game with Tri Force.

yeah, 0/3 lb can definitly 1v1 someone once she gets gunblade

Penns1 votes

Depends on what "soloq" means.. in high elo or just a good Ryze player was just as broken.

And ye.. she can unless its like Syndra or Malz and she has no MR. But she wont go 0/3 anyway because its lb xd

Mortekaiser2 votes

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i lol'ed

what part of what I said was incorrect?

Ahristocats2 votes

maybe the part where you compared gunblade leblanc to TF irelia LMFAO

Mortekaiser1 votes

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maybe the part where you compared gunblade leblanc to TF irelia LMFAO

its a very strong item spike on lb giving her what amounts to another ability to use, in addition to all her other spells which already deal significant damage

while this sounds OP on most champions, LB can easily use gunblade active in nearly every situation without risk. it also gives her sustain and strong AA damage, making up for 2 major weak spots for LB.

gunblade is now also built every game on LB. same as trinity force on irelia.

fuffychan1 votes

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I am bad at this game

I agree

Mortekaiser1 votes

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I agree

thanks for the very useful feedback.

zippyHD1 votes

Hahahaha talking about Gunblade being the most toxic thing in the world? Wanna go back in time and play against a Leblanc with "DEATHFIRE GRASP"?

Mortekaiser1 votes

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Hahahaha talking about Gunblade being the most toxic thing in the world? Wanna go back in time and play against a Leblanc with "DEATHFIRE GRASP"?

i remember dfg on a lot of champions being busted and toxic. even garen could meme around and utilize it.

Apocalypsic1 votes

Just Gunblade her back.

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