Talk:Lee Sin/@comment-89.79.141.88-20120624193658/@comment-5162027-20120627080046

The only peopel who contribute less to teamfights than Lee are most other assassins, and even then a few of them are relevant enough late game (Poppy, Fizz) that they contribute by Instagibbing a high priority target and then gtfo.

The problem with Lee isn't his kit, per se. He has great single target damage and the knockback and shield are nice, as you said.

The problem with Lee in teamfights is that he has to hit too many abilities, far too quickly. He can't afford to keep auto-attacking in between his abilities to proc his passive energy refresh, which means he runs out of energy really quickly. This is worsened by his high energy cost abilities- in a teamfight, he's easily the most energy-inefficient champion in the game, surpassing even Shen.