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How to Win Blitzcrank vs Lee Sin Counter MatchupBlitzcrank is in the s tier of champions

Blitzcrank vs Lee Sin

How to Beat Lee Sin as Blitzcrank in LoLBlitzcrank is in the b tier of champions
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How to Beat Lee Sin as Blitzcrank

based on 4,367 Blitzcrank vs Lee Sin matchups
Win Rate
55.9 %
K/D/A
2.65
Pick Rate
3 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We calculate our counter statistics from the millions of rated LoL games that we get from Riot Games every week. Our guide on how to beat Lee Sin as Blitzcrank resulted from an examination of 4367 ranked rounds where both champs battled each other. This particular pairing is relatively rare. Blitzcrank is forced to battle against Lee Sin in only 3.0% of his matches.

Blitzcrank vs Lee Sin Matchup Summary

Blitzcrank has done a great job of beating Lee Sin. Typically, he wins a terrific 55.9% of games the champs face each other in. In Blitzcrank versus Lee Sin matches, Blitzcrank’s team is 0.2% more expected to earn first blood, indicating that he most likely will get first blood versus Lee Sin.

Best Blitzcrank vs Lee Sin Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Health PotionWorld Atlas

Early Items

~5 Mins
BootsKindlegem

Core Blitzcrank Items

~22 Mins
Zeke's ConvergenceKnight's VowCelestial Opposition

Optional Items

Shurelya's BattlesongKaenic RookernLocket of the Iron SolariTrailblazer

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonerdot summoner spell F

Skill Order

First skill for Blitzcrank to level upq
>
Second ability for Blitzcrank to level upe
>
Last skill for Blitzcrank to max outw

Runes

InspirationGlacial AugmentHextech FlashtraptionBiscuit DeliveryCosmic Insight
ResolveBone PlatingUnflinching
Ability HasteHealth ScalingHealth Scaling
Blitzcrank's passive ability p
Blitzcrank's q ability q
Blitzcrank's w ability w
Blitzcrank's e ability e
Blitzcrank's ultimate ability r
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Q
2
E
3
W
4
Q
5
Q
6
R
7
Q
8
E
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Q
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E
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R
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E
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E
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W
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R

Guide to Countering Lee Sin as Blitzcrank

Tips for Playing as Blitzcrank against Lee Sin

Using Blitzcrank's grab to pull an enemy into your tower range followed by a Power Fist will allow the tower to get several hits on them.

The 1-2-3 combo of Rocket Grab, Power Fist, and Static Field can devastate an individual opponent.

Advice to Win Against Lee Sin

Lee Sin relies heavily on following up with his abilities. Use disables to prevent him from chaining together his abilities and attacks.

Stay spread out to minimize the impact of Lee Sin's ultimate, Dragon's Rage.

Lee Sin has powerful tools to combat physical damage in Iron Will and Cripple but he is still vulnerable to magic damage.

Blitzcrank vs Lee Sin Counter Stats

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

How to Counter Lee Sin with Blitzcrank in LoL

The stat comparisons shown here emphasize several important Blitzcrank versus Lee Sin counter statistics that can help you explain the differences between the two. As an example, Blitzcrank’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is more than Lee Sin’s ratio of NaN, showing that Blitzcrank may be more central to his team's team fighting effectiveness than Lee Sin. This observation is in large part caused by the differences in assists.

Blitzcrank normally has a significantly smaller longest kill spree than his opponent does. Commonly, he takes less damage than Lee Sin. This typically indicates differing health capacities, but it can also illustrate that the champion with higher health has less mobility and thus is not able to escape additional harm when poked or engaged.

Differences between Blitzcrank and Lee Sin

Damage Types Compared

Blitzcrank
Lee Sin
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Blitzcrank
Lee Sin

Who is Better, Blitzcrank or Lee Sin?

Both League of Legends champions are great champions. Both champs have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In the game's current meta, Blitzcrank usually wins when taking on Lee Sin, with a 55.9% win rate. Therefore, Blitzcrank makes a fantastic counter for Lee Sin.

While Blitzcrank does have a much higher win rate compared to Lee Sin, when they face off with one another, Blitzcrank also has a lower difficulty level that makes him a less challenging champion to learn. You should be be fine when picking Blitzcrank into Lee Sin.

Moreover, Blitzcrank also has a good amount of utility and CC, a similar amount to Lee Sin. This often makes her just as valuable during team fights, especially when trying to counter champions with a lot of burst damage.

While there is not one best champion for every situation in League of Legends, in Blitzcrank vs Lee Sin matchups, Blitzcrank is the better champ with a noticably higher win rate, less champion complexity, and a similar amount of utility to help out your allied champions during late stage team fights.

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

Additional Information for Blitzcrank Players

How We Calculated Our Blitzcrank vs Lee Sin Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Lee Sin as Blitzcrank, 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 Lee Sin as Blitzcrank 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

If you would like to truly master Blitzcrank in order to counter Lee Sin during both the lane and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should keep reading to learn a few extra lessons on this matchup. If you listen to the build and tips shown here, you will grow your win rate by a lot and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.

Blitzcrank often accumulates a similar amount of CS relative to Lee Sin. Champs who typically don't get many minion kills often don't have to have much CS to be effective, such as sup champs. They are capable of scaling well off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champions with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, often require many items to be effective. In either case, try to do better than the numbers displayed on this page to do well.

The top items to prioritize in your Blitzcrank versus Lee Sin build consist of Zeke's Convergence, Knight's Vow, and Celestial Opposition. When Blitzcrank incorporated at least these three items in his build, he performed significantly better countering Lee Sin than with most other commonly used counter builds. In fact, Blitzcrank had an average win rate of 55.9% when playing against Lee Sin with this counter build.

To have the greatest probability of annihilating Lee Sin as Blitzcrank, you should equip the Glacial Augment, Hextech Flashtraption, Biscuit Delivery, Cosmic Insight, Bone Plating, and Unflinching runes from the Inspiration and Resolve rune sets. Out of all the runes players picked for Blitzcrank vs Lee Sin matchups, this combination of runes yielded the highest win rate. Notably, these runes averaged a 55.9% winrate overall.

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