Blitzcrank Countering?

[quote=Ilynx]I don't play bot lane much, but when a Blitzcrank is on bot, it seems that he always wins the lane. So far as I know, the only way to counter him is to dodge his pulls or be a tank(the same goes for Thresh somewhat). So far, I don't really know how to itemize against him. Any suggestions for laning against him and/or team fighting against him? Thanks.[/quote]

[quote=Joshified]Dodge his pulls is pretty much exactly how you counter him. It is a matter of playstyle rather than items, though in the late game a [[Banshee's veil]] can save your life from one his lucky pulls. Basically, in lane you want to bait out his pull, then harras him and play aggresive for around the next 10 seconds as he has no built in gap closer or ability to engage with the pulls insane high cooldown. If you are really getting destroyed in lane, perhaps grab 2x [[Doran's blade]] for some tankiness? Just dodge the pulls.[/quote]

[quote=Ahruu]Taric and alistar can do quite well against blitzcranks. Atleast that's what i think[/quote]

[quote=LevasK]Basically any support that has good CC can be a counter to blitz because if he pulls your ADC you can just CC there ADC and mitigate majority of damage that would come from your ADC getting hooked and you can also throw yourself before the hook to get in range of his ADC and then just try to blow him up. TL;DR High CC champs Alistar Thresh Leona even Zyra are good vs Blitz[/quote]

[quote=Mooninites]http://i.imgur.com/UM3rilD.jpg If you're looking for a quick visual guide for supports and what to pick/when to pick this offers a pretty good guide. It was made by spellsy a former professional support player[/quote]

[quote=PsiGuard]You can run Lulu with a high damage AD like Varus or Draven if you're good at dodging pulls. Basically as soon as Blitz' Q misses, you can go super aggressive on him and his ADC and harass them really hard. Then after 6 you can ult whoever gets grabbed if you need to. That requires you to be able to dodge a lot of early pulls though. Otherwise you should just play one of the tanky CC guys who can afford to get grabbed and CC the AD if blitz grabs yours.[/quote]

[quote=Absolute.0]Early game you dodge. [indent][list] [*][[ezreal]]'s [[arcane shift]] can actually nullify [[blitzcrank]]'s [[rocket grab]] by jumping at the same time the grab hits him.[/list][/indent] Playing passive in lane is also advised, don't push too hard and wait for gank from jungler. Stay as close to tower without it being attack as possible. Being pulled to the center of the lane is bad. Being pulled towards enemy turret is worst. Use [[sivir]], [[morgana]] or [[vayne]] if possible as they have built in escape from his [[rocket grab]]. Although [[vayne]]'s [[tumble]] is not as safe as [[sivir]]'s [[spell shield]].[/quote]

[quote=PsiGuard][[Ezreal]], [[Caitlyn]], [[Vayne]], [[Graves]] and arguably [[Tristana]] all have abilities that can dodge grabs if you have trouble with your positioning. Ez and Trist's mobility spells can actually break the grab but I'm pretty sure it's a lot harder with [[Rocket Jump]].[/quote]

[quote=A Chubby Baby]BLITZSTAR JUNGLE = COUNTERING[/quote]

[quote=DisturbedFox]Dashes/escapes. His hook's CD is long and if he misses it, he can't do much. Abuse it. With [[arcane shift]] and [[rocket jump]] you can get out mid-grab. And don't pick [[sivir]]/[[morgana]] just cuz enemy team has [[blitzcrank]] like someone stated above. Pick someone good.[/quote]