User blog comment:TheTobarMethod/Why is Mid one-sided?/@comment-89.173.95.58-20130315172338

Well, you have a valid point, but the main problem with some of the strong mids (Yi, Leblanc to be specific) is they completely fall off late. So they win early and then if the game drags out, they become useless. Kassa, on the other hand, can be very easily shut down early with ganks and physical damage. Consult GambitGaming Alex Ich on Khazix vs. SK ocelote playing kassa. On malzahar, last time I saw him (other than my game as him today) was somewhere around november last year, and his ult is extremely hard to hit well, just protect your carries against him and dodge his stuff+avoid getting visions from minions and you should be fine.

Fizz, not sure how you shut him down, but I can imagine DoTs work (thinking Teemo and Cass)...

But I agree, mid is very one-sided and counterable.