User blog comment:TheTobarMethod/Why is Mid one-sided?/@comment-202.45.119.18-20130318221600

I couldn't disagree more with half of the champions you've said have no counter.

For a start, you've listed Kassadin as a champion who is un-counterable, but he can't play an early game. Kassadin has many fallbacks and balancing mechanisms to his playstyles.

For a start, Kassadin is a Melee AP. This immediatly gives more than half of the mid champs a great advantage over him in mid. He has to play on the defensive early game. Even the range on his Q is short enough that you've got to have messed up to get hit by it at all.

Kassadin snowballs hard late game because he's an assassin, and naturally a late game champ. If you deny him the early game, he won't get anywhere near a kill until he gets his ult, and by then you should have out farmed him enough that you can play on the defensive, whilst ganking top and bot, leaving Kassadin to either push mid, and get beat back provided you return early enough, or go gank the opposite lane to you. If your team has any map awareness at all, they won't get killed by him. Kassadin excels and killing you when you make a mistake, and that's about it.

The same goes for Fizz and Kat, they're melee, and although Kat has her ranged harass, if you're playing defensive, it's suicide for her to Shunpo you at your tower. Fizz isn't as good as everyone will make him out to be, and the simple rule for Fizz is don't bloody feed him. Map awareness in top and bot is essential because of Fizz's mobility.

Malzahar is a walking nuclear bomb. If you harass well enough and don't stand in the fire, you're good to go. By 6, it's likely Malz will wipe the floor with you as soon as he picks up his ult, so either roam for kills before then, be smart about it and build MR, or just hug your tower until you're confident you can take Malz out.

I've nothing to say on LeBlanc. I've never played the champ, and I've never had an issue laning against her. LeBlanc hits fairly hard, but her cooldowns seem long enough that you shouldn't really have a problem. If you know who you're laning against, you'll never have a problem. If you know her abilities, you'll know that when she hits you for half your hp in a second, (assuming that happens to more than just me) you should dive in, and deal damage back, because everything she has will likely be on cooldown.

If you find that you've got issues laning against a particular champ, go play them for a few games, or at least read thier abilities, and note thier cooldowns. Knowing your opponents is key to winning.

A counterpick will help, but it's never the deciding factor. For most of these champs, just take a mid with a superior range. Xerath is a perfect example of the kind of range you'd want to take out any of these melee mids, because they'd never get close.

As for Malzahar, counterpick him with a tanky champ (Morde can survive his ult nuke), or someone who can match his range, and kite his ult's range. Anyone will do against LeBlanc, as long as you play smart.

Alteratively, against the ranged mids, take Akali. You will be able to harass well, and play an aggressive game thanks to her shroud.

Mid is just about knowing your opponent. No one's unbalanced in mid, and if you still feel that my explanation of thier weaknesses doesn't help, and that any one of those champs 'stomps' you every game, why not just play one and 'stomp' them every game. If you honestly beleive they're OP, then play them, and see that they're not (or if they are, have fun winning all the time).