So before this week I was planning on buying lee sin once I got the IP for him. turns out, the day that I got the 4800 for him, he also went on the free list. So I've been trying him out, seeing if I want to buy him or not. As of now, my decision is that he's not my favorite. Don't get me wrong, he's a good champion. I just feel like I could spend my IP on a champion that I will do better with.
First off, lee's passive is pretty weak. after using an ability, his next two basic attacks gain 40% attack speed and refund 15 energy. That on its own is ok, but lee's fighting style demands a quick succession of many of combinations of abilities. nowhere near enough time is given to make full use of his passive.
My second issue with lee is that his abilities give bonuses if you reactivate them within 3 seconds. This isn't necessarily a bad thing, but they cost extra energy and it can get rather confusing in the middle of a brawl. in addition, the extra bonuses are pretty weak in comparison to some other champions' single activating abilities.
Anyway with my ranting about his abilities out of the way, I'd like to discuss his abilities.
Lee's Q sends out a "sonic wave", which isn't really a wave since it only goes in a straight path, as opposed to a cone or circle. it's similar to many freely aimed attacks, where is has the shot's path laid out on the ground (similar to mundo's cleaver as comparison but with a much shorter range). If the wave hits an enemy (champion or monster or minion), it deals physical damage and marks the enemy. It also reveals the enemy that it hits. for the next three seconds, if you activate the ability again lee sin casts resonating strike. Resonating strike makes lee dash to wherever the enemy is (regardless of how far away they are) and deals physical damage plus 8% of their missing health. I would recommend taking a point in this ability first, as the first cast of it can be used to harass enemy champions without getting too close. The thing to make sure of is that you have a clear shot with your target, or else you will hit the first enemy in its path. MAKE SURE YOU HAVE AN ESCAPE READY, or else it could land you in an extremely vulnerable position.
His W puts up a shield around either Lee Sin or an ally. If you cast it on an ally, Lee Sin dashes to wherever the ally's location is as long as it's inside the target circle. After casting this ability, for the next 3 seconds you can reactivate it to cast Iron Will. Iron will gives Lee Sin life steal, spell vamp, and armor for 5 seconds. I have issues with Lee's W because first the shield doesn't protect you from much unless you build AP. now that wouldn't be that bad, but everything else about Lee is AD. This pretty much makes the shield useless. Plus I generally even forget to use Iron Will, and it barely lasts. On the plus side though, Lee's W can be a great tool to escape from a conflict after you use his Q and resonating strike. Or if you're being chased with low health, you can dash to an allied minion or teammate.
casting his E makes Lee Sin smash the ground around him in a circle, dealing splash damage and revealing all of the enemies around you, including minions. If it hits any enemies, you can reactivate it again for the next 3 seconds to cast crippling blow. All this does is slow the enemies' movement speed and attack speed. This is good for chasing down an enemy or escaping from a fight. This is really the only ability that's good for clearing minion waves.
Lee Sin's ultimate is Dragon's Rage. this is a powerful kick that deals a large amount of damage, and knocks back the enemy. If there are any enemies in the path of the one you just kicked back, they are dealt physical damage and are knocked into the air.
In my opinion, Lee Sin would probably be best used as a jungler. You don't have to deal with clearing minion waves, and you will be much stronger against enemies once you get some momentum. Unfortunately, he's not my favorite character to use. Maybe once I run out of other characters that I want to buy I'll get him. but as of right now, I'm not really feeling it. When I do play as him I mostly play as fully offensive. The shield isn't helpful enough to build AP.
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