League of Legends - Lee Sin Champion Strategy and Item Build Guide

Lee Sin

Basic Information

Champion Stats

Lore

Skills

Icon	Description
	Flurry INNATE: After Lee Sin uses an ability, his next 2 basic attacks gain 40% Attack Speed and return 20/10 Energy.
	Sonic Wave  (Target Range: 1100, Speed: 1750, Cost: 50 Energy, Cooldown: 11/10/9/8/7)ACTIVE: Lee Sin projects a discordant wave of sound to locate his enemies, dealing physical damage to the first enemy it encounters. If Sonic Wave hits, LeeSin can cast Resonating Strike for the next 3 seconds.Lee Sin projects a discordant wave of sound to locate his enemies, dealing 50/80/110/140/170 (+90% bonus Attack Damage) physical damage to the first enemy it encounters. If Sonic Wave hits, Lee Sin can cast Resonating Strike for the next 3 seconds.
	Resonating Strike (Effect Radius: 1300, Cost: 30 Energy) Lee Sin dashes to the enemy hit by Sonic Wave, dealing physical damage plus 8% of their missing Health. Lee Sin dashes to the enemy hit by Sonic Wave, dealing 50/80/110/140/170 (+90% bonus Attack Damage) physical damage plus 8% of their missing Health (Max: 400 Damage vs. Monsters).
	Safeguard (Target Range: 700, Cost: 50 Energy, Cooldown: 14) LeeSin rushes to target ally, shielding himself from damage. If the ally is a champion, they are also shielded. After using Safeguard, Lee Sin can cast Iron Will for the next 3 seconds.Lee Sin rushes to target ally. If the ally is a champion, Lee Sin shields the ally and himself for 55/110/165/220/275 (+80% Ability Power) damage for 2 seconds and Safeguard’s cooldown is reduced by 50%. After using Safeguard, Lee Sin can cast Iron Will for the next 3 seconds.
	Iron Will (Cost: 30 Energy)LeeSin’s intense training allows him to thrive in battle. For 4 seconds, LeeSin gains Life Steal and Spell Vamp.LeeSin gains 10/15/20/25/30% Life Steal and Spell Vamp for 4 seconds.
	Tempest (Effect Radius: 350, Cost: 50 Energy, Cooldown: 10)ACTIVE: Lee Sin smashes the ground, sending out a shockwave that deals magic damage and reveals enemy units hit. If Tempest hits an enemy, Lee Sin can cast cripple for the next 3 seconds.Lee Sin smashes the ground, sending out a shockwave that deals 60/95/130/165/200 (+100% bonus Attack Damage) magic damage and reveals enemies hit for 4 seconds. If Tempest hits an enemy, Lee Sin can cast Cripple for the next 3 seconds.
	Cripple (Effect Radius: 500, Cost: 30 Energy)ACTIVE: Lee Sin cripples nearby enemies revealed by Tempest, reducing their Movement Speed for 4 seconds. Movement Speed recovers gradually over the duration Lee Sin cripples nearby enemies revealed by Tempest, reducing their Movement Speed for 4 seconds. Movement Speed recovers gradually over the duration.
	Dragon’s Rage (Target Range: 375, Cooldown: 110/85/60)ACTIVE: Lee Sin performs a powerful roundhouse kick launching his target back, dealing physical damage to the target and any enemies they collide with. Enemies the target collides with are knocked into the air for a short duration. This technique was taught to him by Jesse Perring, although Lee Sin does not kick players off the map.Lee Sin performs a powerful roundhouse kick knocking an enemy champion back and dealing 200/400/600 (+200% bonus Attack Damage) physical damage.Enemies the target collides with are knocked into the air briefly and take physical damage equal to 200/400/600 (+200% bonus Attack Damage) plus 12/15/18% of the initial target’s bonus health.

Strategy

• Coordinate with your teammates to ward the opposing jungle. This way, you can determine where the enemy jungler is and you can counter-jungle accordingly.
• He is exceptional in eliminating single targets. Take note which lane needs a gank and communicate with your laner to lure their opposing champion for a quick kill.
• Be wary when you jump into enemies each time you hit (Q) Sonic Wave – they can use your (Q) Resonating Strike to your disadvantage (i.e. going behind their Crowd-Control allies or their tower to punish you).
• Cast (W) Safeguard on your allied champions to shield them from damage. During team fights, you can cast (W) Safeguard into an ally to cast (W) Iron Will, which grants you lifesteal and spell vamp when you damage opponents.
• You can cast (W) Safeguard on allied wards to position yourself behind opponents to hit them back to your team with your (R) Dragon’s Rage.
• Use (E) Cripple after you hit enemies with (E) Tempest to slow multiple enemies when you’re in the fray during clashes. (E) Tempest + (E) Cripple can also reveal invisible champions.
• (R) Dragon’s Rage can knock up enemy champions who are in the way of your initial target.

Runes & Masteries

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Summoner Spells

Jungle
Flash	Smite

Item Builds

Jungler

Starting Items

Starter Items
Hunter’s Talisman	Health Potion x3	Warding Totem

Core Items

Core Items
Tracker’s Knife: Warrior Enchantment	The Black Cleaver	Ninja Tabi

Tracker’s Knife: Warrior Enchantment – The active on this item allows you to create wards which is good for ward hopping. The warrior enchantment gives him more damage and is better compared to Cinderhulk enchantment.

The Black Cleaver – The Black Cleaver gives him more damage and health. The Black Cleaver also sheds armor and increases your movement speed when you damage an enemy champion, giving you more offensive presence in team fights.

Ninja Tabi –  Ninja Tabi gives decent armor and damage reduction from basic attacks. This boots upgrade may be replaced with other upgrades, but this particular boots is strong on Lee Sin sincehe really likes to be close to his enemies and denying them maximum with their auto attacks helps a lot in trades and team fights.

Full Build

Full Build
Tracker’s Knife: Warrior Enchantment	The Black Cleaver	Dead Man’s Plate
Maw of Malmortius	Ninja Tabi	Guardian Angel

Dead Man’s Plate – Dead Man’s Plate increases his presence in the jungle as the item gives him extra movement speed. He can also slow them if the stacks in the passive are full, which is very important  since he doesn’t have much crowd control except for his ultimate.

Maw of Malmortius – Maw of Malmortius compliments Lee Sin since it gives him more protection with the Lifeline passive that grants him a shield that absorbs magic damage. Maw also gives him attack damage and magic resistance which can help in enemy teams that have a lot of AP champions.

Guardian Angel –  Guardian Angel now gives extra damage in the stats, making it a good buy for Lee Sin. The passive is also very helpful especially in the late game where every kill and deaths matter.

Situational Items

Situational Items
Thornmail	Mercury’s Treads	Adaptive Helm
Randuin’s Omen	Gargoyle Stoneplate

Thornmail – Take this item if the enemy team has a lot of physical damage. This item is also strong right now in the recent patch with the addition of Grievous Wounds in the passive.

Mercury’s Treads – This boots upgrade is best if the enemy team’s composition consists of hard crowd controls and slows.

Adaptive Helm – Adaptive Helm is great against enemies with a lot of AP that has damage overtime effects such as Rumble’s The Equalizer or Katarina’s Death Lotus. This item is also a must if their main damage dealers have a low cooldowns.

Randuin’s Omen – Randuin’s Omen gives you a lot of armor and health. Aside from that, it also has an active that can slow enemies around you, allowing you to either escape them or catch them.

Gargoyle Stoneplate – If you want to assume as the frontline of your team, this item is a great buy. The active gives you a lot of health especially when you are near 3 or more enemies.  

Playing Against

• Lee Sin is relatively squishy during the early game. Coordinate with your team to take him out or disrupt his jungling path, delaying his ability to buy his core items and leveling up.
• If Lee sin hits you with his (Q) Sonic Wave, stay behind your allies who can disable him. This will make him think twice if he will follow up with (Q) Resonating Strike.
• It is highly advisable to ward your choke points and brushes to thwart any chance of a him ganking.
• When Lee Sin decides to initiate, he will target high priority champions such as your team’s carries. It is best to stick close to your carry and do your best to disable Lee Sin, otherwise he can send your carry hurtling towards his team with a well-placed (R) Dragon’s Rage.
• Lee Sin is a very elusive champion, provided he has wards and allies he can jump to with (W) Safeguard. It is best to check and remove any enemy wards to limit his mobility.
• Take note of what he is building – if he goes for a more damage-centered build, he will be relatively squishy and susceptible to being killed via focus fire.

Hard Counter

• Riven – Riven still can reach him for the kill even though he has been kicked or escaped with Blade of the Exile. Riven can also hop through walls with Broken Wings, catching LS even if he ward hops away from a wall.
• Pantheon – Pantheon is a strong champion in the early game. He can harass with the combination of Spear Shot and Heartseeker’s Strike. Pantheon’s Aegis of Zeonia and Aegis of Protection also makes it hard for Lee Sin to deal damage to Pantheon.
• Trundle – Trundle has a ton of sustain in the lane or in the jungle. Lee sin is very agile, but can’t face Trundle head-on. Trundle can just use Chomp and Subjugate to destroy him.
• Udyr – Same with Trundle, Udyr cannot trade with Udyr easily. Udyr’s Stances will make it harder for Lee Sin to deal a considerable amount of damage without taking one himself.

Strategy video

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