Why does Leblanc have 335 movement speed?

Bonipherus··15 votes·1,309 views

This isn't a QQ thread about Leblanc nor is it a cry for Kassadin buffs. The two champions are quite similar to each other and have been compared to each other many times in the past and I'm just using him as a comparison. It just seems like she should be paying for that insane mobility.

So I'm asking: why does one of the most freely-mobile mages not have some very low normal movespeed? She has so much mobility that works as an escape, a re-positioning tool, a juke, waveclear, and high burst damage. Her dashes are still super quick and do not require a target and can go anywhere up to 600 range and deal damage at up to 850 range at will (she has 1550 maximum range with her chains without using her ult). Why is it that Leblanc gets near unlimited long range dashes with some blinks when kassadin gets his ranges nerfed and increasing costs for using his movement ability? Leblanc gets CDR in her normal build too which makes her even more mobile. Kassadin doesn't get that luxury either because he needs mana, not mana regen. I know Kassadin has 340 movespeed but he is melee and deserves to have higher movespeed than Leblanc because of that. Should this extremely bursty and incredibly mobile assassin not be made more punishable for making a mistake?

Leblanc seems to get to have her cake and eat it too.

23 Comments

IcyPepper12 votes

Why does Lee Sin have 350?

Every single ability (first cast, not second) of his involves getting closer or getting away from the enemy.

Divewing2 votes

WHAT!???!?!?? I didnt even know that...

God im so sick of Lee Sin's special treatment......

Bonipherus1 votes

It's a topic for a different thread but Lee Sin, Vi, Shaco, and Akali all share 350 movespeed. Here is a full list.

http://leagueoflegends.wikia.com/wiki/Movement_speed/Table

IcyPepper1 votes

Didn't Vi get knocked down (pardon my pun) to 345?

Bonipherus1 votes

Youuuuu... are right... just checked her wiki page.

IcyPepper1 votes

I can understand dedicated junglers having slightly higher movement speed bonuses, but the highly mobile ones...

Like Vi (who I am slightly biased for, I admit. I like her) should be 340ish due to her offensive early game and mobility. She's definitely less mobile than Lee, though.

Divewing2 votes

Lee has no excuse for having anything more than lowest movement speed, he already has a HUGE point-click knockback, 2 dashes, now I find out that not only does he do that, but he RUNS FASTER. HOW ARE YOU SUPPOSED TO CATCH HIM OUT WITHOUT 12 LAYERS OF CC??!

Curling Veigar4 votes

blah blah leblanc op blah blah mobility blah circlejerk blah

shes actually really garbage right now

Ryot Nomad1 votes

The moment they nerfed her w speed so that she wasn't as 'strong' her playerbase dwindled because now she requires some skill and timing to actually work properly.

Punkkee2 votes

Draven

disregardable2 votes

Isn't 325 as low as base mobility goes? ...

Bonipherus2 votes

Yes. Leblanc has 335.

disregardable5 votes

It's 10 more...it's not exactly game breaking.

Bonipherus2 votes

Her move speed is justified because it doesn't break the game?

disregardable5 votes

It's justified because she is supposed to be mobile. The champions with 325 movespeed are totally immobile.

Bonipherus2 votes

Untrue.

http://leagueoflegends.wikia.com/wiki/Movement_speed/Table

So why does this hyper-mobile assassin get 335 movespeed? If its only ten more then it's no big deal if she loses it, right?

IcyPepper3 votes

The champions with 325 movespeed are totally immobile.

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totally immobile.

Kalista

wut.

disregardable2 votes

...okay, I was a little off there.

They're designed to die as soon as you get onto them?

...Lissandra...

Oh.

It seems kinda random.

Bonipherus2 votes

Which is why I'm asking for a justification as to why a champion is designated what movement speed. This board is just about Leblanc though as hers is one that seems out of place to me.

ABlueQuaker2 votes

Kassadin and LeBlanc have completely opposing scaling patterns.

Bonipherus3 votes

Leblanc has been called a better Kassadin for a long time now because they are so similar in play style. Kassadin just seems to get all of the attention and nerfs due to his simplicity and facerolliness (it's a word...).

taleofsonata1 votes

The reason why is because Kassadin doesn`t get his Ult pre 6 and that riot wanted to give him some vulnerability early game. By the time he gets to 6 he should have boots to be able to make up for it, since he is a champion who scale with times. Leblanc is an early game champion meant to shutdown the mid laner and be an Anti-Carry type of champion. It would not make more sense to slow her early game mobility because she would be some sort of more predictable if she were to be on the offense knowing her MS is whats help her get in range to be able to WQE early game.

Vhalthoria1 votes

At least she is not a melee champion with no CC and gapclosers stuck at the lowest MS in the game (325 MS). Mordekaiser

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