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Leblanc
Patch 16.2.1
MidDifficulty
Hard
Strength
Early
Mid
Late
Win Condition
Identify the enemy carry and delete them before or at the start of a fight. Use your mobility to keep the side lanes pushed out and find picks in the jungle while the enemy is rotating to objectives.
Playstyle
Leblanc is a high-mobility burst assassin who thrives on flanking and catching enemies out of position. You are a 'hit-and-run' specialist, using your dashes to get in, delete a priority target, and blink back to safety before the enemy can react.
Strengths & Weaknesses
Strengths
- +Elite mobility and safety with and
- + makes you incredibly difficult to finish off in close fights
- +Strong early lane pressure and gank setup with
- + mana and cooldown refund allows for efficient trading and farming
Weaknesses
- -Terrible waveclear without using your primary escape/damage tool
- -Very fragile; getting CC'd usually results in an instant death
- -Falling behind makes it nearly impossible to one-shot targets
- -Tether range on requires you to stay close to targets for 1.5s
Abilities
When you drop below 40% Health, you go invisible for 1 second and create a clone. The clone deals no damage. You can control the clone (Alt+Right Click) to bait out enemy ultimates or distract them while you escape.
Throws a sigil that marks the target. Hitting them with another ability pops the mark for huge bonus damage. If or the pop kills the target, you get mana back and the cooldown is reduced. Use this for last-hitting if forced under tower.
Your most important spell. You dash to a location and deal AOE damage. You have 4 seconds to reactivate it to return to your start point. Never use the return pad if the enemy is camping it unless you have no choice.
A skillshot chain that slows and tethers the first enemy hit. If they stay in range for 1.5s, they get rooted. This is your only hard CC and is essential for landing your full combo.
Mimics the last spell you cast. -distort for massive mobility, -sigil for maximum single-target burst, or -chain for double CC. It has a very low cooldown at later ranks.
Teamfight Role
Assassin / Flanker
Do not run at the enemy from the front. Sit in unwarded bushes or over walls. Wait for the enemy to commit their CC, then over a wall, burst the ADC with and , and blink back.
If your ADC is fed and being dove by a single target, use and to double-chain the diver and peel instead of diving.
Combos
Standard Lane Trade
forward -> -> -> back
The most basic way to poke. Use to get in range, mark them with , and land to proc the mark. Return to your pad immediately after the chain connects or after the root.
Quick Assassination
-> -> ->
Use this when you are already in range. Mimicking with provides the highest possible single-target damage. The instantly detonates the second sigil.
The Gap Closer
-> -> ->
Use and (Mimic Distortion) to cross half the screen. This catches enemies off guard. You sacrifice damage for reach, relying on and to finish the job.
Double Chain Lock
-> ->
Used when kiting or locking down a bruiser. Land , wait for the root, then immediately cast (Mimic Ethereal Chains) to root them a second time. Weave in for damage.
Power Spikes
| Spike | Why |
|---|---|
| Level 2 | You unlock the + combo. Most midlaners cannot out-trade the burst from detonating the sigil this early. |
| Level 3 | With unlocked, you have kill pressure. If you land the chain, ignite and autos usually result in a kill. |
| Level 6 | doubles your damage or mobility. You can now roam effectively or all-in your laner from 70% health. |
| Level 11 | Rank 2 and lower cooldowns allow you to fish for picks constantly without being punished for long. |
| Level 16 | Maximum rank has a tiny cooldown. You can use twice in an extended teamfight if you play correctly. |
Tips & Tricks
- •You can use to jump over a wall, cast your spells, and blink back, never actually putting yourself in auto-attack range.
- •The clone can be moved with Alt+Right Click. Make it run toward your tower while you run into the brush to trick enemies.
- •If you kill a minion with , the mana is refunded. Use this to maintain mana levels while farming under pressure.
- •You can cast while mid-air during . This makes your burst much harder to react to.
- •Your pad is visible to enemies. If you stay near it too long, they will aim their skillshots at it.
- • mimics the *last* spell cast. If you accidentally auto-attack, it doesn't break the mimic; only ability casts do.
Common Mistakes
- ✕Returning to your pad predictably→Enemies will time their CC (like Lux Q or Veigar E) on your pad, killing you instantly when you blink back.
- ✕Using for waveclear when the enemy jungler is missing→You are left with no escape tool for several seconds and are a free kill for any gank.
- ✕Casting too quickly without checking what was last cast→You might accidentally mimic when you needed the damage from a mimicked .
- ✕Missing the tether range→You lose the root and a massive portion of your burst damage, often losing the trade entirely.
- ✕Trying to teamfight from the front→You will get poked down or CC'd before you can ever reach a priority target.
AI-generated guide • Patch 16.2.1 • Cached