Talk:LeBlanc/@comment-5512878-20120923112204/@comment-88.186.19.90-20120923133054

Malzahar, Kassadin, Pantheon. Ryze to some extent if you rush a banshee's and Diana if she has a full AP runepage.

Leblanc cannot be shut down early, the only "counter" comes either from superior safe powerfarming and pushing abilities (Malzahar, Galio, Ryze once he gets banshee's) or point-blank burst damage since LB is so squishy and so mobile (Panth, Diana). Kassadin is a special case because LB has even less lane presence than Kass for the first 3 levels, meaning you can freefarm as Kass and push LB out of lane with your incessant Q harass; and once you reach 6 she simply can't kill you.