Is it me, or is Blitzcrank just really annoying to deal with?

PixTron·Feb 27, 2016·45 votes·5,753 views

I mean, a grab that's so fast that it's almost impossible to dodge (WITHOUT a flash and/or dash), a silence that deals a shit load of damage, a E that works so well with Iceborn Gauntlet and Deadman's Plate that it just deals an absurd amount of damage.

No, I'm not saying he's broken in anyway, I'm just saying that he's really... really... really...really annoying to deal with, and he's in every game.

I just wish he wasn't so annoying to deal with. ;_;

80 Comments

MisterHealYoGirlFeb 27, 201639 votes

My feelings on Blitz are the same as Yi or Fizz: I get, in theory, how to counter it, but in reality I just don't want to deal with their shit.

Magnum MackFeb 27, 20162 votes

best explanation ever

HayRossFeb 27, 201611 votes

Taric Play this guy then. Your main weakness is that you lack a gapcloser. Blitzcrank is kind enough to do that for you

FantasySniperFeb 27, 20163 votes

Then you get nearly killed from all the magic damage he does, and how long you're CC'ed.

Been there, done that, it's not really a good idea...

HayRossFeb 27, 20162 votes

Ignore blitz and start beating the shit out of the ADC instead. %90 of the time, the adc is within 350 units of Blitzcrank, or just well within reach. Once the ADC is down, the hell is Blitzcrank going to do to you?

FantasySniperFeb 27, 20164 votes

You seem to misunderstand. Blitz grabs you. You're CC'ed for at least 2 seconds and Blitz deals a good chunk of your health. Their ADC is laying waste on you or your lane partner at the same time. More often than not one of you is bound to die, and it's most likely going to be the one that was pulled. Before he hits 6, sure, you shouldn't expect to die that easily, but that doesn't mean you can save a teammate that was pulled or even provide enough cover for them after being pulled yourself. I've done the matchup before, and it usually doesn't work in Taric's favor unless the enemy ADC doesn't have any decent mobility and your ADC never gets pulled.

xKatOneTrickxMar 14, 20161 votes

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Ignore blitz and start beating the shit out of the ADC instead. %90 of the time, the adc is within 350 units of Blitzcrank, or just well within reach. Once the ADC is down, the hell is Blitzcrank going to do to you?

Ummm idk fuck you to death like randy did to donald trump on southpark? Except with no lube

HayRossMar 14, 20161 votes

Wat?

Mysticman89Feb 27, 20167 votes

Yeah he's super annoying. He's statistically a good ban in most elos (below diamond he's in the top 10 for influencing a game toward victory, and in diamond+ he's still top-20), so I feel guilt free in banning him outright.

Even if they fail to land hooks all game, people have to play around where he 'could' land a hook from which completely changes safe warding/roaming patterns. There's also the chance that even a bad blitz might land a lucky hook on a carry late game, which on it's own can completely determine the outcome of the game. If they're an actually good blitz who'll consistently land hooks, then it's prone to be a stomp fest as both he and nearby carries get super fed.

They're also annoying to me as an adc secondary even when they're on my own team, since his ults passive is prone to throw off my last hitting.

CrimsonCobra3Feb 27, 20161 votes

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Yeah he's super annoying. He's statistically a good ban in most elos (below diamond he's in the top 10 for influencing a game toward victory, and in diamond+ he's still top-20), so I feel guilt free in banning him outright.

Even if they fail to land hooks all game, people have to play around where he 'could' land a hook from which completely changes safe warding/roaming patterns. There's also the chance that even a bad blitz might land a lucky hook on a carry late game, which on it's own can completely determine the outcome of the game. If they're an actually good blitz who'll consistently land hooks, then it's prone to be a stomp fest as both he and nearby carries get super fed.

They're also annoying to me as an adc secondary even when they're on my own team, since his ults passive is prone to throw off my last hitting.

Yep! :) I love Blitz. (The ult range is actually quite low. How much farm are your Blitzes stealing?)

Mysticman89Feb 27, 20165 votes

In absolute terms it's probably not that much, but if they're lurking in the brush or maneuvering around the minion wave to try to get a knockup/grab, theres still those occasional sparks.

They don't always actually take the cs, but it can make a minion lower than anticipated so two might be near death at once when they otherwise wouldn't be so I can't reliably get both, or it might last hit just as I'm undergoing the AA animation so my champ autotargets a different minion, which in turn can throw off the last hitting.

I mean I'm only gold (and only adc as secondary these days) so I'm sure it's frequently not a huge deal to properly deal with it without loss of cs (particularly with blitz's often having targons), but it's still annoying to need to devote some extra focus to csing that wouldn't be there with any other support.

It Hertz When IPFeb 27, 20161 votes

Relic Shield is great for this reason... if he accidentally steals a minion kill, there's at least a chance that you'll get the gold for it.

The Troll PatrolFeb 27, 20161 votes

If they're an actually good blitz who'll consistently land hooks, then it's prone to be a stomp fest as both he and nearby carries get super fed.

Did that once in a game with a friend who wanted to play first time Jhin, and I'm like fuck man I'll play blitz for laughs and miss all my hooks. Well I missed like one or two hooks in lane and we ended up just stomping them(elise and idr who the adc was). Of course i started missing a bit more once I started wandering a bit, but we still one cause of the hooks i landed. Just a rolfstomp game.

Blitzcrank "The time of man has come to an end."

63536895_DELFeb 27, 20167 votes

The thing I hate most about Blitz is that he zones you with his mere presence. oops the enemy just finished farming that wave of our minions, I'd better back way the fuck off and miss 2 cs until the next wave arrives so I don't get sodomized by Blitz.

DEN15 512Feb 27, 20161 votes

wait if your wave of minions is gone how the hell are you still losing 2 cs? shouldnt the minions then start walking towards you?

63536895_DELFeb 28, 20161 votes

My aa range is 550 if I'm playing a ranged champions, Blitz grab range is 925, doesn't matter if they're coming towards me I can't go near them until I have more of my minions shielding me.

DEN15 512Feb 28, 20161 votes

but that shouldnt cause you to lose cs as the minions wont die unless they hit your wave of minions or your tower

JayrettFeb 28, 20161 votes

most adcs will just last hit and not just hit the wave at all when that happens. Blitz is kinda insane at zoning adcs.

OrigamiCaladriusFeb 29, 20161 votes

2 or even 3 minions isn't a lot of cover against Blitz.

Ayame IsakiFeb 27, 20165 votes

My biggest problem with Blitz is that you can lane perfectly against him, have him be 0/10/0 and four levels down, and he can still win his team a teamfight with one lucky hook combo.

Solari FortuneFeb 27, 20164 votes

Blitzcrank Let me zone the entire team because I exist

WadeWilson1337Feb 27, 20163 votes

Blitzcrank is a good pick simply because of how his engage work compares to others. Honestly, supports like Leona and Nautilus snowball even harder than Blitzcrank, its just that Blitz has the displacement ability which is what makes him so damn strong and consistent. But to be fair, As someone who is a Blitzcrank main, almost every single person i have ever seen complain about Blitz plays these champions; Nami Bard Janna Sona Soraka . And you know what these champions are to me when i play Blitzcrank? Freelo. I dont even have to grab you, if i just W and E you, and then hook you as my knockup ends, with even 2 or 3 autos from most adcs youre dead. If you blind pick a squishy support and they pick Blitzcrank, that is your fault. Its like blind picking Karthus and being surprised and raging and salty when they pick Fizz. Like, what do you expect? But if you really want to know how to counter blitzcrank, you need to stick to these champions and focus on body blocking your adc and counterengaging on his adc or just allin him if he hooked too far from his adc. Alistar Leona Nautilus

Mama SorakaFeb 27, 20162 votes

Nothing is more satisfying than poking my head out of a bush and seeing the enemy Soraka start to bob and weave trying to dodge the hook she thinks is coming only to bop her with E, walk back a bit and deliver a free kill to the carry.

Blitzcrank Never forget who's lane this is, goat Soraka ;_;

warmcorntortillaFeb 27, 20162 votes

Sona, Bard and Nami, yeah, but Soraka and Janna don't ever need to leave the back of their adc to do what they need to do, so if they're getting grabbed, that is truly the height of stupidity. I play Janna and Soraka, and I don't have a problem with him as a support, it's trying to play ADC with him constantly zoning you that makes him annoying. It's the threat of getting grabbed. Leona and Naut have pretty linear kits, and they have to put themselves in danger, past the minions, to get to you. Blitz works with every ADC and p much every team comp from ahead because a dead ADC is a dead ADC, and he still is good in lane because the amount of damage and CC he can do to you means even an ADC from behind can kill you with him if you get grabbed, so even from ahead you STILL have to let him zone you to hell and back.

SirHeavyScrotumFeb 27, 20163 votes

Yeah literally just pick Nautilus and TRY to walk into a hook.

VazEzrenFeb 27, 20161 votes

My favorite support to pick against him oddly isn't any of the 3 you mentioned, it's Morgana . I've made Blitz's rage quit by letting them think they're gonna land a hook on me or allies and spell shielding it every single time. It's soooo much fun to cockblock the hooks that they've worked so hard on positioning themselves for and being patient for a good window. Or if they don't learn from the first few times I'll intentionally let them grab me into their team for a free Morg ult+zhonyas.

But yea, tanky supports do work pretty well against him, especially Alistar. I've gotten grabbed and pulled behind the entire enemy team then used that opportunity to headbutt the enemy carry into my team.

Also Ezreal is an awesome ADC to pick against Blitz, he can E out of the Blitz hook, if the enemy bot lane is Ezreal + Morgana then Blitz just gets to go sit in a corner and do nothing.

Ruin LanceFeb 27, 20163 votes

sure, blitz is annoying. but is hook is not nearly as hard to dodge as you think. i think it's very easy to dodge

xKatOneTrickxMar 14, 20162 votes

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sure, blitz is annoying. but is hook is not nearly as hard to dodge as you think. i think it's very easy to dodge

You say that intil your put up against a platinum blitz crank that can pull the gum your chewing out of your mouth without you noticing

La BarbotteFeb 27, 20163 votes

the only problem on blitz is the instant high dmg low cooldown silence, nerf this and hes fair

Best Valor NAFeb 27, 20162 votes

Yea he's annoying af

FantasySniperFeb 27, 20162 votes

Blitzcrank is my most hated champion.

GenghisEmoFeb 27, 20161 votes

His Q is easy to dash, the issue is that it is quite buggy or glitchy.

Get out of reach, still hooks. Within reach, misses.

I'll gladly take a Hook for the ADC if im supp or certain jg, since people forget to position well.

EddardStark84Feb 27, 20161 votes

Yeah good thing every adc has a dash right!

GenghisEmoFeb 28, 20161 votes

i even dodge with the immobile ones, but this meta prioritizes the dashers, so i went straight for "dash" XD.

FatalitýFeb 27, 20161 votes

The thing I hate about blitz is he can win you bot lane just from one skill shot, other supports (besides thresh) cannot do this and it is very annoying

SirHeavyScrotumFeb 27, 20161 votes

Nautilus Morgana Lux

Chibi TemplarFeb 27, 20161 votes

I get your feelings, I ban him out if at least Udyr and Yi is out, and if not, just pick Alistar. He manages to grip your carry? Well you're coming along to play too, and you're not taking no for an answer.

Only Play DariusFeb 27, 20161 votes

Pick Alistar Leona Taric gg

SnowFallFeb 27, 20161 votes

Oh so now we are complaining about Blitz? Have you forgotten the master of all trades, Thresh?

SirHeavyScrotumFeb 27, 20161 votes

I mean just stand behind your minion wave and watch for the start of the animation, and no he's not very annoying. If he tries to zone you off your own minion wave just poke him from it or he's really insistent fight them in it and if you're not already behind or super bad you'll probably be fine, since minions deal more damage than champs early levels. That and just ward properly and have proper reaction times and blitz can be pretty nonimpactful.

EnrovyFeb 27, 20161 votes

a good counter to blitz is mobility and Morgana , spell shields and such. In lane there shouldn't be a big problem, but past laning phase, if you ever see a blitzcrank grab, just dash, it's probably a bigger chance he will pull something other then you, dashing his left side helps. If he is chasing, do the bush dip, pretty much dip a u shape in and out, most like he will miss. Walk s-shaped helps.

SluicewayFeb 28, 20161 votes

I'll see your annoying Blitzcrank and raise you a Zyra . I also think Blitz is annoying to play as for similar reasons, especially the damage of his ult (as well as it's passive electric bolts).

MadraFeb 28, 20161 votes

What makes Blitz so annoying to deal with is that more and more, I see them building AP. 300 magic damage +100% AP + 500 magic damage +100% AP plus all the proc effects they get from items and masteries is a heck of a way to start off a fight. It's not like as if after the fighting starts you really concentrate on the Blitzcrank regardless of how he builds.

Jonheath291Feb 28, 20161 votes

I picked Sivir going into a Draft game to counter Blitz and got my spellshield 2nd. Boy was he in for a surprise hahahaha

John ViandeFeb 28, 20161 votes

Blitzcrank is simply a hard counter to any squishy lane opponent without dashes/mobility tool.

Lets say, for example, if you have a Blitzcrank vs Jinx/Ashe/Sona then the lane is already won. It isn't a matter of skill, you just have to rush into the face of the ADC with your 500 ms buff until it is not even possible to miss the grab and burst her.

However, if you have Blitzcrank vs Lucian/Ezreal + a tanky supp and the opponents have decent reflex/positionment, you will be useless in lane.

Universal BoopFeb 28, 20161 votes

Blitz can be dismantled and rust for all i care.

MhihnjFeb 28, 20161 votes

http://st.elohell.net/public/chill/53b852ece9f8427460f4110b64577025.gif

MLG Noob LordFeb 28, 20161 votes

if you cant beat them join them

xKatOneTrickxMar 14, 20161 votes

I hate blitz crank with a passion....from my viewpoint he is op as all hell when in the right hands. Not because of his damage or tankiness or whatever but because of his rocket grab. That thing is stupid. Its like a thresh hook on steroids. It travels faster than a speeding bullet and is like you said almost impossible to dodge without some kind of dash...and only a few champions that go bot lane can block it(morgona sivir) And if you dont pick one of those champions into blitz crank your more than likely fucked. Because if he lands that pull you will be in a 1v2 situation for atleast 3-4 seconds before your support gets into position to help you. That may not seem like much at a super low elo but if you get gold and over and even in silver people will make every second count... and in that 3-4 seconds where your running away while getting pounded by 2 people you will more than likely die and if you dont you will have to flash and be so low on hp that you instantly lose lane. You will have to stay and risk getting killed to cs or you can back and lose cs while his adc gets ahead. Whats that? Use minions to block his pull noob? Hmm well since his pull is up every 20 seconds even if you dodge it 9/10 times it iwll not be enough because if he lands just one out of the 50 or so pulls after you burn your flash in that 15 min time frame of the laning phase it is over! Your are done! Kiss your lane goodbye! Because he is going to make guacamole out of your asshole and you know damn well that his adc brought the chips....I dont think its balanced that he has an ability that can decide if you win or lose lane if it lands thats up every 20 seconds and travels at the speed of light....he is a very low risk high reward champion that elo boosters use consistently all the way up to diamond for a damn good reason. All i ask is to add some realistic counter play to his rocket grab. I understand that they added some cd to his pull...thats great riot...ty....now he will only fuck my support every 20 seconds instead of every 10 seconds.....(slow claps) Not all champions have dashes and shields and using your minions to block isnt effective enough to be a legitimate counter play..any blitz crank with half a brain can maneuver himself aroun the minions to get you....and unless you play ring around the minions for 15 minutes straight he fucks you...i dont care about his q cd or his wack counterpaly...all i ask is they make the travel speed on his rocket grab a little slower....so that it is actually possible to dodge with a champion that has no dashes.