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Build Guide By DeathWalker1
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Recommended Items
Spells:
Exhaust
Flash
Items
Starting Item (1)
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Starting Item (2)
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Defensive Core Items
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Defensive items (2)
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Defensive Items (3)
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Situational items
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Final Build (2)
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Ability Order
Mana Barrier (PASSIVE)
Blitzcrank Passive Ability
Threats & Synergies
Threats
Synergies
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Major
Even
Minor
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None
Low
Ok
Strong
Ideal
Extreme Threats
Ideal Synergies
Leona
One of the biggest counters to Blitzcrank in all stages of the game. Her ultimate, Solar Flare, can be used to engage on your team before you can engage on hers, and she is able to CC your team more than you can CC hers. Counterplay to Leona is reliant on forcing unfavorable engages for her team, as sieging can go horribly wrong if she lands a good ultimate. Early laning can result in trades going her way, as she can counter your engages by engaging directly onto your carry. Pick your fights carefully, as too many poor engages can swing the match in her team's favor.
Synergies
Ideal
Strong
Ok
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Concepts And Mechanics
Blitzcrank doesn't provide much sustain in lane for his carry. Apart from your signature skill Q - Rocket Grab, all you provide is above average auto attack damage, some magic damage when you land a Q or an E auto attack, and your ultimate. Keep this in mind when you choose your engages; this is also why I always suggest Ignite over Exhaust.
Additionally, Rocket Grab also costs 100 mana per use, and with a typical starting mana pool of 267, you typically don't have too many chances before you quickly run out of mana (OOM). Because of this, you need to be relatively conservative with your Rocket Grabs, unless you know for sure that you will hit your target.
Like Leona, you become much deadlier when you hit level 2, with the ability to knock up an enemy after you pull, which during laning phase can quickly put your targeted opponent down to half HP.
W - Overdrive is your temporary attack and move speed buff. Spamming it early on will annihilate your mana pool, while late game you'll be able to scurry around the map when you have items.
Mechanics:
The farther away Blitzcrank attempts a grab, the easier it is for his target(s) to juke the grab. Therefore, don't always try to land a grab on someone to start a fight. If you miss frequently, you will a) burn through your mana pool and b) cause your teammates to ask you why you keep on missing. It's bad on both fronts. Therefore, be smart when you choose your initiation.
Note that early game, you should use your W sparingly, while late game you should be constantly spamming it when during and after an engage. Use it careful before an engage to catch an opponent out of position.
Naturally, you should be ulting an opponent whenever you are comboing, to put on free damage and also prevent them from responding as quickly. You obviously can't do this pre-6, though.
Q + E + R or Q + R + E:
The signature combo that you'll likely see on any video involving Blitzcrank. Pull, knock up and silence, or vice versa. Seems simple on paper, until you're in a ranked game and the pressure is on. You should really only be using this option when you either a) know for sure that you will land the grab, or b) you're at mid to late game, and you're looking to initiate a team fight. Using W is recommended to give you an small element of surprise.
E + R + Q:
Your main initiate during laning when your jungler ganks, believe it or not. This way, you are guaranteed to kill a target, and not waste your jungler's time. Flash and E an opponent if necessary. When they're on the retreat, they're going to be very close to you. Missing Q at this point is going to be fairly hard, but if you do miss, well, there's always next time.
Later on, this method is primarily used when you bump into someone randomly in a bush, or if someone strays too close to you. Flash onto them, knock them up, and pull them back when they flash.
During combat, you should be auto attacking an enemy carry (ideally) or providing peel and auto attacking an enemy that has decided to dive onto your AD or AP carry. Every bit of damage counts! Your contribution can often be the difference between life or death for an enemy. Additionally, by staying in the middle of the team fight, you also provide passive Frozen Heart debuffs to your opponents.
Early Game Tactics
Invading:
Yes, invading is important enough to merit its own section. Blitzcrank is one of the few champions who provides an passive paranoia to the enemy team when he isn't visible on the map, similar to Evelynn. With a unique ability to force an opponent out of position, I suggest you always invade as Blitzcrank. If all else fails, you've wasted a bit of your time in the 1:55 before buffs spawn, but more often than not, you'll either pick up a kill and assists, or at least burn a flash. Regardless, you aren't really doing anything until buffs spawn, so you might as well get a small advantage for your team while you wait.
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