Talk:LeBlanc/@comment-31154190-20170126155042/@comment-31203455-20170206155354

Her power doesn't seem to be diminished in anyway; just delayed by a short duration.

Even if there is a bit of a kufuffle during that short period, Leblanc can quickly get away when things go wrong (similar to Zed) which gives her incredible control over what fights she commits to.

Major problem I find with assassins (Slayer, Slayer/Fighter, Slayer/Mage) champions is that have very little ramp up time before they can start killing regularly. Ever assassin has mobility and easy access to their target while being supported by a plethora of anti-mitigation items that prevent building in defence against these burst champions.

Leblanc's delayed burst looks more like a gimmicky flair that let's players feel that they are better for not instagibing their target. Obviously, it can be "labelled" as a form of counter-play, simply since it gives a small window of defence for the target. Problem there is that, being an assassin, Leblanc deals an incredible amount of damage, meaning many targets can't bring about a counter-attack, if they can't escape which can be equally hard.

I wouldn't say that Leblanc is broken, but her damage just blots out an interesting play theme. Ability to play mind games, dodge in and out of a fight, all blown out the door by a fat mass of damage! A bit like Ekko was meant to be, but of course he became a "go in and kill things, then escape" champion.