Friday 15 May 2015

LoL My Favourite Champion ---- LeBlanc, the Deceiver

Every city has its dark side, even one whose reputation is already of a questionable hue. Noxus - though its name is already invoked with a mixture of reverence and revulsion - is no exception to this simple truth. Deep within the winding dungeons that honeycomb the earth beneath its dark, meandering streets lies the real underbelly of this sprawling metropolis, a haven for all manner of malevolence. Amongst the cults, covens, and secret societies that call this labyrinth their home, LeBlanc, the Deceiver, presides over the Black Rose, a remnant from a lost, yet similarly unscrupulous time in Noxian history. Ruthless and seemingly ageless, LeBlanc and her ilk were a mainstay in Noxian political affairs during the era before the militarization of the Noxian government. In those days, this guild of powerful magicians met in secret to further their hidden agenda, and to hone a craft more subtle than that preferred by those currently in power.
While their exact motives have always remained mysterious, it was widely believed that the Black Rose was the true power behind the throne while the aristocracy still reigned in Noxus. When raw martial prowess became the ultimate determination of whose will held sway in the Empire, the Black Rose seemed to vanish overnight. Many believed that perhaps their time had simply passed, and that its members had put aside their quests for social and political dominance. When LeBlanc reemerged at the gates of the Institute of War, however, it became clear that these masters of shadow and flame had simply been biding their time, waiting for a new global authority to emerge: the League of Legends.
"The world is very different for those who cannot see beyond what is placed before their very eyes."
LeBlanc, the Deceiver  
Leblanc is a heavy burst Ability Power (AP) champion with excellent mobility and crowd control potential when used correctly. Her ability to dominate lanes early game in combination with her heavy burst and snowball effect allow for her to both zone her own lane and frequently gank other lanes, allowing for a very dominant early to mid game. This dominance allows her to scale into a late game AP assassin that can instantly remove a squishy champion from a late game battle. Although she is a bit difficult to master mechanically, her mobility which matches Kassadin's and burst which matches Veigar's mixed with a healthy amount of CC makes Leblanc an extremely viable pick in solo queue.
Leblanc is a good pick when the enemy team has 3 squishy champions such as AD champions like Ashe, support champions like Janna, Soraka, or Sona, and AP champions in the mid lane such as Brand, Annie, and Ryze (who have a very small health pool until late game). She works great in solo lanes due to her early game burst, but in the current style of play, avoid picking her against champions such as Morgana. Leblanc's dominance in the early game forces her lane opponent to almost always build defensive items while at the same time zoning them, thus hindering their damage output into the mid game. This, in combination with her ganking ability and early to mid game instant burst, gives her team strong Dragon and map control.
 


 Abilities:

                                

Passive--Mirror Image:When LeBlanc drops below 40% Health, she becomes invisible for 1 second and creates a Mirror Image that deals no damage and lasts for up to 8 seconds.
 

Q--Sigil of Malice:LeBlanc projects an orb towards her target, dealing magic damage and marking the target for 3.5 seconds. If the target takes damage from one of LeBlanc's abilities, the sigil will trigger, dealing damage.

W--Distortion:LeBlanc rapidly dashes to a target location, dealing magic damage to nearby units. In the following 4 seconds, she can activate Distortion again to return to her starting location.


E--Ethereal Chains:LeBlanc flings illusionary chains towards a target location. If it hits an enemy unit, it will deal initial magic damage and slow their Movement Speed by 25%. If the target remains shackled for 2 seconds, the target takes additional magic damage and is unable to move.


R--Mimic:LeBlanc can cast a mimicked version of the previous spell she cast.

Although she is challenging to mechanically master (adding to her fun to play factor), Leblanc is one of the few champions in this game that you can just walk around the map racking up champion kills. Killing champions is fun. Leblanc is also a champion with huge mobility with her W > R combo so she can avoid dying. Dying is not fun. Combine the two, and you have one of the most enjoyable champions to play in this game; a champion that's able to instantly kill champions without dying herself. If this doesn't satisfy you enough, juking people with your W is just crazy fun. ;)
 

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