Talk:Lee Sin/@comment-4167645-20130604031700/@comment-15562896-20130606181100

Talon, Zed, Khazix all have 1) reliable damage (no skillshots (talon's q/r, kz's q) or hardly possible to miss ones - talon's w, zed's q-e, kha's w-), 2) a way to get to their target that isn't conditional.

Lee Sin's primarily source of damage comes from his QRQ combo which can be blocked by tanks and even dodged/missed. Lee Sin also doesn't have any true way to guarantee he'll always reach his target. The most plausible way of him getting to his target would be W someone in melee range so he can get a shot at hitting his Q, which is situational and therefore bad as an assassin.

Other assassins are just more reliable and their kit are much better at assassinating than he does. If you're realistic, the only way you can hit a Q on a squishy would be to burn your only escape on someone already in melee range only to get a CHANCE at hitting the enemy MVP with your most damaging spells.

Last but not least, even if that succeeds, you'll most likely die, while other assasins all have somewhat reliable escapes (talon's r, khazix's r + e reset, zed's 40 shadows so he can juke anyone) that do not have to be burnt for them to get a chance at dealing damage.