User blog comment:Syndrisp/Do we need mobility?/@comment-5266525-20140520161256/@comment-1330314-20140520171822

Udyr has a lot of mobility, but no gapcloser, which is the point of this article (unless of course you count the mini-dash on the stun). If you're a champion like Udyr or or, you're literally going to have to run up to your target to start doing anything to them, which gives them ample time to run away themselves, CC you or even use a gapcloser. Compare their ganks to, say, a gank: if they pop up too soon or too far away from their target, the latter will be alerted and retreat to their tower before you can do anything to them. Lee can just Q you from the brush, jump halfway through the lane to you and start inflicting major pain. The same can be said for, , and other similar junglers. Even in the late game, any champion with a gapcloser can cover significant distances instantly and even go through terrain, whereas even the likes of Udyr or Rammus, whose mobility ends up being far stronger and on a much lower cooldown, are much more at risk of getting kited and otherwise kept at bay.