Talk:Blitzcrank/@comment-24700912-20140325074426/@comment-4296199-20140423025751

I still remember the early days when Blitz support was everywhere. Nobody was truly safe and his contributions in teamfights was either a pull to make 4v5, or 3 powerful CC to peel. I'm happy that he's not that popular anymore. Facing him gives too much of a headache.

As for why he's still dangerous, well even if Thresh provides a wider set of options for his team, the Blitz pull almost gaurantees a need to use a blink. Combined with his knockup and damage with a good teammate, he is ridiculously dangerous early game. A Thresh hook is great, but a Blitz pull puts the fear of Blitzcrank in his enemies.