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How to Win Lee Sin vs Blitzcrank Counter MatchupLee Sin is in the b tier of champions

Lee Sin vs Blitzcrank

How to Beat Blitzcrank as Lee Sin in LoLLee Sin is in the s tier of champions
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How to Beat Blitzcrank as Lee Sin

based on 4,367 Lee Sin vs Blitzcrank matchups
Win Rate
44.1 %
K/D/A
2.43
Pick Rate
3.8 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We calculate our matchup stats from the millions of recently rated League of Legends games that we evaluate each week. Our guide on how to beat Blitzcrank as Lee Sin resulted from an examination of 4367 ranked games where both champs fought one another. This particular champ matchup is fairly rare. Lee Sin encounters Blitzcrank in only 3.8% of his games.

Lee Sin vs Blitzcrank Matchup Summary

Unfortunately, Lee Sin does a pathetic job of beating Blitzcrank. Normally, he wins a lowly 44.1% of the time the champions clash against one another in. In Lee Sin vs Blitzcrank matches, Lee Sin’s side is 0.2% less likely to earn first blood. This implies that he probably won't get first blood versus Blitzcrank.

Best Lee Sin vs Blitzcrank Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Scorchclaw PupHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
TunnelerCaulfield's Warhammer

Core Lee Sin Items

~22 Mins
Sterak's GageSundered SkyEclipse

Optional Items

Guardian AngelDeath's DanceHubrisOpportunity

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonersmite summoner spell F

Skill Order

First skill for Lee Sin to level upq
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Second ability for Lee Sin to level upw
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Last skill for Lee Sin to max oute

Runes

PrecisionConquerorTriumphLegend: AlacrityCoup de Grace
InspirationMagical FootwearCosmic Insight
Attack SpeedAdaptive ForceHealth Scaling
Lee Sin's passive ability p
Lee Sin's q ability q
Lee Sin's w ability w
Lee Sin's e ability e
Lee Sin's ultimate ability r
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Q
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E
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W
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Q
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Q
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Guide to Countering Blitzcrank as Lee Sin

Tips for Playing as Lee Sin against Blitzcrank

Take advantage of Flurry by weaving in basic attacks between spell casts - this maximizes damage output and minimizes Energy loss.

Self-casting Safeguard and using Iron Will are powerful tools for killing neutral monsters (in the jungle).

Use Sonic Wave before Dragon's Rage so you can chase the target with Resonating Strike.

Advice to Win Against Blitzcrank

Staying behind creeps can prevent you from being Rocket Grabbed. Blitzcrank's Rocket Grab only pulls the first enemy target it encounters.

Blitzcrank's passive Mana Barrier grants him a shield when he is low on health.

Lee Sin vs Blitzcrank Counter Stats

Lee Sin Image
Win Rate
44.1 %
VS
Win Rate
55.9 %
Blitzcrank Image
6.9
< Kills >
2.2
6.3
< Deaths >
6
8.4
< Assists >
13.7
1.59
< Killing Sprees >
0.39
34
< Minions Killed >
28
1.38
< Dragons Killed >
0.04
0.39
< Inhibitors >
0.41
13,066
< Physical Damage >
2,773
2,859
< Magic Damage >
5,834
1,027
< True Damage >
964
16,953
< Damage Dealt >
9,572
35,115
< Damage Taken >
22,483
11,587
< Gold Earned >
8,424
1.31
< Towers >
1.39
0.31
< Baron Takedowns >
0.01
16,284
< Total Healing >
2,266
12,924
< Experience >
10,294
24
< Vision Score >
58
11
< Wards Placed >
25
432
< Time Dealing CC >
309

How to Counter Blitzcrank with Lee Sin in LoL

The stats provided here emphasize some important Lee Sin against Blitzcrank counter stats that may help us realize the distinctions between the pair. For instance, Lee Sin’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is better than Blitzcrank’s KDA ratio of NaN, demonstrating that Lee Sin may be more central to his team's team fighting effectiveness than Blitzcrank. This observation is in large part a result of the difference in kills.

Lee Sin typically has a much larger longest killing spree than his enemy does. On average, he takes more damage than Blitzcrank. This often reflects differing health capacities, yet it can also show that the champ with increased health has less mobility and thus is unable to kite away from further damage when poked or engaged.

Differences between Lee Sin and Blitzcrank

Damage Types Compared

Lee Sin
Blitzcrank
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Lee Sin
Blitzcrank

Who is Better, Lee Sin or Blitzcrank?

Both League champs are great. Both have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In League's current meta, Lee Sin usually loses when playing against Blitzcrank, with a 44.1% win rate. Therefore, Lee Sin makes a poor counter to Blitzcrank.

While Lee Sin does have a much lower winrate compared to Blitzcrank, when on opposite teams, Lee Sin also has a greater level of difficulty that makes him a more difficult character to learn and master. You should expect to face a difficult match when picking Lee Sin into Blitzcrank.

Moreover, Lee Sin also has some amount of utility and CC, a similar amount to Blitzcrank. This makes her just as valuable during team fights, especially when facing champions with a ton of burst damage.

While there is not a single best champion in League of Legends, in Lee Sin vs Blitzcrank matchups, Blitzcrank is the better champion with a much lower win rate, more champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your team members during team fights.

Lee Sin is a trash counter to Blitzcrank. Make sure you focus your strategy on keeping up your gold and cs and clearing objectives. If you do that, you should be able to stand on your own as Lee Sin against Blitzcrank.

Additional Information for Lee Sin Players

How We Calculated Our Lee Sin vs Blitzcrank Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Blitzcrank as Lee Sin, we analyzed 4,367 matchups from recent LoL games. We use rigorous data cleaning and processing methods to ensure that our counter stats are of the highest quality. You can rest assured that the recommended build to counter Blitzcrank as Lee Sin comes from real data and is not the fabrication of some random LoL player, as some other sites provide. You can use the filters at the top of the page to view the most relevant stats and items to your rank.

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Further Insights to Win this Matchup

To learn all of the intricacies of Lee Sin in order to counter Blitzcrank during both the lane and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should keep reading to pick up a few extra tips and tricks for this matchup. If you listen to the build and tips presented here, you will increase your win rate by a lot and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.

Lee Sin on average racks up a similar amount of CS relative to Blitzcrank. Champions who on average don't earn much CS often don't need much CS to be valuable teammates, such as support champions. They are capable of scaling well off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champions with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, often require a lot of items to be effective. In either case, try to do better than the values displayed on this page to do well.

The most important items to focus on in your Lee Sin versus Blitzcrank build consist of Sterak's Gage, Sundered Sky, and Eclipse. When Lee Sin incorporated at least these three items in his build, he did much better when fighting Blitzcrank than with most other typical item sets. In fact, Lee Sin had an average winrate of 44.1% when playing against Blitzcrank with this build.

To have the best chance of vanquishing Blitzcrank as Lee Sin, Lee Sin players should equip the Conqueror, Triumph, Legend: Alacrity, Coup de Grace, Magical Footwear, and Cosmic Insight runes from the Precision and Inspiration rune sets. Out of all the rune sets that we analyzed for Lee Sin vs Blitzcrank matchups, this combo of runes resulted in the greatest win rate. Notably, these runes provided a 44.1% win rate overall.

By default, tips, statistics, and builds on how to beat Blitzcrank as Lee Sin are given for all ranked divisions combined. To narrow the statistics and builds to a specific rank, you can use the selection menu located at the top of this page.