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[14.6] - TRUCK DRIVER'S GRANDMASTER LEE SIN GUIDE - [RANK 1 NA 🏆] - DETAILED GUIDE

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Runes: STANDARD PAGE

1 2 3

Precision

Conqueror

Triumph

Legend: Alacrity

Coup de Grace

Domination

Sudden Impact

Ingenious Hunter

Bonus:

+10% Attack Speed
+9 Adaptive (5.4 AD or 9 AP)
+10-180 Bonus Health

Spells:

Flash

Smite

Items

Recommended Build

Starter Items

First Back

KZH BUILD

Ability Order Standard Levelling Order

1 2

Lee Sin Passive Ability

Threats & Synergies

Threats

Synergies

Extreme Major Even Minor Tiny

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None Low Ok Strong Ideal

Extreme Threats

Ideal Synergies

Rek'Sai

Extreme

Rek'Sai is a tough matchup for Lee because she almost always wins duels if she plays it right. She can stop Lee's Q damage with knock-up, and then wins the all in from there. She has strong ganking and snowballing skills. The matchup is very Rek'Sai favored unless Lee completely outperforms. Counterganking and tracking Rek'Sai will help you win this matchup.

Lissandra

Ideal

Very good for gank setup and enabling Lee with lots of CC and engage. Can easily lock down targets after Insecs.

Synergies

Ideal Strong Ok Low None

Lissandra

Ideal

Very good for gank setup and enabling Lee with lots of CC and engage. Can easily lock down targets after Insecs.

Champion Build Guide

Patch 14.6

PATCH OVERVIEW

BRIAR CHANGE

Are they trying to make ????? LMAO, I think the nerfs are justified but idk why they are giving her more mobility. Regardless, the way you play around is to just away from her W berserk, and wait for it to end, then go back with . If you're not going lethality, anti heal is recommended.

DIANA BUFF

I don't really think is really good right now, not really anything to be worried about.

GRAGAS NERFS

definitely needed a nerf.. he is definitely a little too strong and really annoying to play against as .

KAYN CHANGE

Honestly don't really care for I don't think he's either in a good or bad spot. Just don't let him get a full clear off early, try to counter his ganks and end the game sooner rather than later or he will outscale.

REKSAI CHANGE

Little buff to I think it's merited, she has been pretty trash for awhile now lol. I still don't think she's good into as you are just more useful as a champion. Avoid her early and counter gank her ganks and you should be fine in this matchup.

VOLIBEAR BUFFS

Yeah this champ needs to be GUTTED ASAP. Most disgusting thing I have seen in awhile LMAO. Looking forward to even more nerfs next patch.

ITEM NERFS

I honestly haven't even really noticed these item nerfs.

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Hello my name is Truck Driver.

I am a 542 LP (peak) GM jungle main and a dedicated League of Legends Content Creator. I have been playing League since Season 2 and have been maining jungle since Season 4. I peaked 561LP Grandmaster this season mainly playing Lee Sin.

I created this guide because I felt as though there weren't any high elo guides that cover all aspects of Lee's playstyle, clearing options and matchups. My hope with this guide is that I am able to share my unique insight and experience on Lee Sin to help you on your path to becoming the best Lee Sin player you can be.

If you have any specific questions you would like to ask me, please feel free to stop by my Twitch Stream at https://www.twitch.tv/truckdriver_lol or join my discord https://discord.com/invite/RSYrMdmn2T where you can interact with me directly, and ask me any questions you'd like! I stream every Monday/Tuesday/Wednesday at 7:00 pm EST, and in the afternoons on the weekends.

Pros
[1] Extremely Fun to Play
[2] Strong Early/Mid Game Jungler
[3] Great Snowball Potential
[4] Flexible Build Path (Bruiser vs Tank)
[5] Playmaking Potential is unlimited
[6] High Mobility
[7] High Skill Ceiling

Cons
[1] Poor Scaling
[2] Lacks CC
[3] Weak when playing from behind
[4] Need strong macro to close out games
[5] Takes a lot of games to Master playstyle/mechanics
[6] High Skill Ceiling ;)

Lee Sin is an evasive, high mobility fighter who can snowball games out of control given you utilize him correctly. Strong Macro, as well as really good Mechanics can help you carry and end games quickly. It's important you play to end quickly, and avoid inting any leads as the more time goes on, the weaker Lee Sin gets.

What Pet?

I think is Lee Sin's best pet right now, the slow on is really good for his playstyle. This also just helps take down targets really easily, and makes it very hard to escape with the slow.

I will go when I'm going lethality. This pet gives bonus movement speed in brush and after killing a camp. The added map mobility for an assassin style build is very nice, but also for repositioning/chasing kills and escaping is very nice as well.

I will go when the enemy team has a lot of burst, although I don't think this is as good as red pet anymore.

With that being said, I almost always go Red Pet, Blue if I am lethality or if enemy team has lots of burst damage I will go Green.

Standard Build Path

I have had A LOT of people questioning me on why not second every game. The reason is pretty simple, is not optimal every game, if they have no armor builders there's no sense in building it. only outscales (damage wise) at lvl 12-13 on most champs (70 armor), and this isn't even including the passive healing/damage proc that provides. That being said, it's only optimal to build when they have multiple armor stackers and should be treated as a situational item rather than a core item.

So the most broken Item and Rune combo right now is with and rush. and will be your 2 item core, and everything after that is situational. Need Armor Penn? Go , need Magic Resist? Go detailed reasoning on when to build what below. The reason that this item combo is so strong is that will reduce your and by 2 full seconds. This means every 4 seconds you can proc the Shield and Healing from these items, allowing you to not only do a bunch of burst damage, but also have so much survivability. You can turn fights so well but paying attention to your and cooldowns. The rest of the build is situational based, if you scroll down there are detailed reasonings as to when to build what items.

KZH Build Path

If you guys are looking for an INSANE 1v9 demon lethality build. You need to spam this build. This is the main build I am using ATM when they have 3+ squishies. I am dropping 15-25 kills A GAME and 1v9ing harder than ever. Always into and , if you need to block a skillshot like binding, hook etc, go , if not go 3rd item. If you need you would get it 3rd. If they have a couple big tanks go for yes LDR. It is INSANE. Plus 15% more damage to tanks depending on health. I one shot a the other day with it. You can also go 4th if you need it.

When to go what boots

If I'm snowballing hard I'll almost always go . This lowers CD of and , and is just really cost effective for cooldown reduction. Lower CD on and means more opportunities for plays to snowball your lead. I'll only really deviate from when snowballing if it's too good to go another boot. For example, enemy team all AD or AP.

If I'm vs heavy AP/CC comp I'll always take .

If I'm vs heavy AD or autoattackers I'll always take .

Situational Items

is an extremely strong 3rd item pickup if you need more survivability and the enemy team is pretty mixed damage. This item also gives tenacity now so if you're against a CC heavy team, it's a really good pickup. will also lower the cooldown of by a lot, so it synergizes really well with the build.
If the enemy team is really tanky, is always your go to. The item got nerfed a bit, but it's still EXTREMELY strong, and provides with all the stats he wants, Damage, HP and Ability Haste. Not to mention he can stack so quickly.
If you're in need of more damage and don't need survivability, is a really strong item. Like in the case you're insanely fed and just want more damage to snowball the game out, we can stack the damage buff on so well, this would be my pick.

If the enemy has a strong AP carry or lots of AP is always a good buy. Good amount of AD/CDR/MR, extremely low CD on the shield, and you get 12% Omnivamp when it procs. I will always build over .
If they are a very AP heavy team I'll couple with , if not is great on it's own. Keep in mind you can't build both and .
I think is a REALLY good item, if they are FULL AP. But I think items like and synergize so much better with 's kit and item/rune build. If the enemy is full ap I might pick up this item last, but I also think is stronger on purely tank champs who build full HP. Also keep in mind will increase our healing and shielding from and by 25%.

If you are looking for survivability isn't a bad pick, although I think is just much better. If enemy team is full of crit-type auto attackers (Yasuo, Yone, most ADCs, Kindred etc.) is a very good counter to this. Couple this with and you'll be unkillable.

If team needs anti-shield is a viable option for . Although it isn't an amazing pickup for him. If you do need it go for it second item.
is a great option if you are hard snowballing. This way if you make a mistake you're not inting a 1K shutdown to the enemy team. This also allows you to play like a chimp and look for an insane , and your team can follow up on the revive.

Typically Lee doesn't build anti-heal that often, only in certain matchups and vs team comps. That being said if team needs anti-heal but lacks damage is good on Lee. If team needs more tankyness but lacks anti-heal go .

Analyze your Jungle matchup, are they an early game jungler like ? or would they rather full clear and scale for late? If they are an early game jungler, establish your win con and look to gank that lane, pay attention to summoner spell usage and regank lanes who don't have . Track the enemy jungler's starting buff and pay attention to where they show on the map. Communicate these things to your team and always think about where the enemy jungler could be if you aren't 100% sure.

If they are a scaling/farming jungler you want to look to punish their weak early game by doing a potential invade, or setting up a countergank. Disrupting a scaling junglers first clear/gank is a great way to gain jungle tempo. Look for a fast level 3 (Red/Raptors/Gromp or Red/Blue/Gromp) into an invade on their second buff. Make sure you are tracking where they start and invade the opposite buff. Communicate to your team you want to invade. If you don't have lane prio, don't invade. Instead gank the lanes that are pushed in.

It's important you consider laner matchups (volatile vs farming lanes) as well as gank setup when deciding who to gank first. Sometimes you want your bot lane to win but you know its hard to gank the enemy Ezreal/Yuumi without any CC or gank setup. That being said, play for a lane that has gank setup in the mean time and you can start to focus bot when you have your ult. Remember to punish lanes who don't have flashes.

You don't always have to hit a flashy insec/play to win games and team fights. Analyze the game state, is your carry stronger than theirs? do you need to peel yours? or is it more important for you to kick the fed enemy carry into your team?

Always look to make plays when R is up, look for number advantages in fights and punish the enemy team accordingly.

Bind your trinket to your Mouse Button (If possible) and smart cast it. This will really help speed up your ward hopping. Which will then speed up your Insec's, Chinese Insec's and so much more.

Sometimes it's better to hold than it is to use it. The threat of you throwing can cause enemies to completely outplay themselves. That being said, try to setup easy 's with and then and slowing with .

cooldown begins on first cast. That being said, you can land , wait a few seconds, take the second and your will almost be off cooldown again. This really helps when bursting enemies and catching slippery targets. You can , wait until the end of the cooldown, take , , , and is back off cooldown again to finish them off.

Always use Yellow Trinket (Obviously), don't ever sell it.

Always try to have atleast 1 in your inventory, it can net you a kill or save your /life. Don't always buy 2 , this can really waste your money, especially if you're behind.

Tagging with and then to a ward to bait out an escape ability or get in range for / or auto attacks is a really strong tactic to catch enemies off guard. Most times enemies will think you are using your when really it's just . A lot of times this combo is necessary to get enough damage prior to executing with

Practice in practice tool. You can practice ward hopping, Insec's, Chinese Insec's, Ghost Kicks, Full Damage Combos etc. This will really improve your mechanics.

Be patient! Lee Sin does take some time to learn. Don't be discouraged, we all start somewhere, with time and effort you will improve!

Detailed Matchup list WIP - If you have suggestions please comment below!

ALWAYS TRACK ENEMY JUNGLE START AT THE START OF GAME. THIS GIVES YOU AN IDEA OF THEIR PATHING, OPENS YOU UP FOR INVADE OPPORTUNITIES AND COUNTER GANKS

TRACKING PLAYS A KEY ROLE IN WINNING YOUR JUNGLE MATCHUPS.

A general rule I use for scaling junglers is I usually try to invade second buff if my lanes have prio. In the case that they don’t, I’ll look to gank the lanes that are pushed in, or counter gank enemy jungles first gank. Disrupting scaling junglers first clear is a huge hit to their tempo and helps to give you an advantage.

After this I like to setup further invades on their buff timers (second red/blue spawn) and invade with my strong side, this makes it easier to win fights, satisfies my win condition and puts the enemy junglers further behind.

If I am snowballing, I'll look for every chance to invade the enemy jungler and put him further behind instead of heavily farming my jungle (Still take your main big XP camps, like red/raptors/blue/gromp). This way I can steal the enemy junglers farm, and take my camps when there aren't opportunities to invade. Thus giving me a greater lead, and putting them further behind.

- I like to invade Hecarim when he does his Blue/Gromp clear at around 3:00 Minutes ~.

– is favored in the beginning then takes over. I like to countergank first gank, you win every fight against him early given you hit all your abilities. In team fights off possessions/off your backline, if he can’t get resets, he’s useless. You can also him into a thick wall to CC him for longer so your team can lock him down and kill him. Careful cause when he starts getting items you need to pick smarter fights, he will start to beat you.

– is a great pick into this matchup because he can her ult away from yourself/your team and ward hop out of Q/R etc. also has no escape if you catch her out in the jungle, very easy to kill when ahead on . Invading on second buff is very effective given you have lane prio. She has no escape tools so landing , then , slowing and wardhopping if she flashes will usually net you a kill. If you ever catch her out, you always win fights even if you’re even. Look to her R off you or your team. Do not her into your team, this sets her up for an easy ult.

– The key thing in this matchup is not letting scale and get his form without punishing him. You can usually tell by his runes/your team comp what form he will want for the game. If you are full of squishies he’ll go blue and bruisers/tanks he’ll go red. He will usually clear towards the lane of the type of souls he wants for form. If he wants blue its usually to bot lane and red to top lane. Look to countergank him as much as possible, and keep his jungle warded so you can setup favourable fights and countergank him.

- I really love this matchup for mostly because it's a skill matchup. The key thing in this matchup is counterganking ganks, almost mimicking her clearing and ganking pattern. We are stronger than her until she outscales us. So preventing marks, invading if ahead or have lane prios are good ways to keep her from scaling. Make sure you are saving for her ult. Typically I will land and then the enemy out of and follow to secure the kill. Be careful of her using to dodge your if she dodges, you lose the fight. Try to and to slow her then land the easy .

This guide will be continually updated to add more information. I will keep the guide updated as new patches come out.

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Recommended Items

Runes: STANDARD PAGE

Spells:

Flash

Smite

Items

Ability Order Standard Levelling Order

Flurry (PASSIVE)

Sonic Wave / Resonating Strike (Q)

Safeguard / Iron Will (W)

Tempest / Cripple (E)

Dragon's Rage (R)

Flurry (PASSIVE)

Sonic Wave / Resonating Strike (Q)

Safeguard / Iron Will (W)

Tempest / Cripple (E)

Dragon's Rage (R)

Threats & Synergies

Rek'Sai

Elise

Xin Zhao

Poppy

Rammus

Udyr

Kayn

Zac

Hecarim

Kha'Zix

Rengar

Bel'Veth

Amumu

Ekko

Dr. Mundo

Lillia

Nidalee

Wukong

Graves

Rek'Sai

Evelynn

Vi

Qiyana

Sylas

Lissandra

Veigar

Nautilus

Leona

Yasuo

Sylas

LeBlanc

Thresh

Bard

Blitzcrank

Ahri

Alistar

Ashe

Cho'Gath

Ornn

Camille

Rell

Lulu

Yuumi

Nami

Janna

Soraka

Sona

Annie

Lissandra

Veigar

Nautilus

Leona

Yasuo

Sylas

LeBlanc

Thresh

Bard

Blitzcrank

Ahri

Alistar