The new Patch 13.9 of League of Legends is coming and once again brings many adjustments for the champions in the popular MOBA. This is always a good time to draw conclusions about how characters have performed over the course of a patch, and one popular jungler in particular doesn’t fare well.
League of Legends offers its players an almost unmanageable number of champions. At some point there should be no more new champions, but since the release there have been regular new characters that allow new ways of playing.
One of the most popular champions right now, and even the most popular jungler, is Lee Sin, the blind monk. But although he is played the most in the solo queue (Ranked / Platin+), he also has one of the worst win rates and thus loses more matches than all other junglers.
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Lee Sin: High Risk-High Reward
Why does Lee Sin lose so often? The monk can adorn himself with the following statistics in patch 13.8 at the time of the article:
Lee Sin is the most played jungler. Kha’Zix is not far behind with 235,341 picks, Jarvan IV is a distant third with around 170,000 picks. But the two contenders both boast a win rate above 50% while Lee Sin is in the red.
The problem with Lee Sin is that his abilities offer a wide skill gap. That said, it’s much more difficult for a player without much experience to play the jungler effectively.
The Blind Monk is an extremely mobile champion. Which in a MOBA also means that every little misjudgment of the situation can lead to death. With the mostly fragile junglers, this is done in no time at all and you’re already waiting for the spawn again.
Lee Sin is a champion who takes high risks to give his team an advantage – but things can go wrong very quickly. A real piñata, where it depends a lot on how the player is behind it.
As the US site Dot Esports knows, Lee Sin’s pick rate has been falling for 5 patches (via dotesport.com). But many players can’t or don’t want to pass up the chance to be celebrated as the big hero of the match because the “Lee Sin” combo in the team fight kicked out exactly the right opponent.
What do you think when another Lee Sin appears while picking in the team? And what kindnesses would you wish a Lee Sin, who once again happily jumps into the opposing ranks to collect a death? Leave a comment on the topic.
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