User blog comment:StrategicMagic/Carry by Proxy - Why (Some) Assasins Don't Fall Off Late/@comment-208.174.57.186-20121207182010/@comment-5194571-20121209012744

I feel the same way about some champions, but Leblanc is different to me. Sure, she CAN instaburst someone like you say. I cannot deny that. However, what makes her so fun is that W and R(W). I admit I use W to proc the silence when I harass early in lane for easy zoning. I also admit I use it to add to my burst combo if I need to. However, if you have only seen Leblanc players use W as a gap closer, you have only ever seen bad Leblanc players. When I'm not harassing or instabursting people, I save it exclusively for escapes. The whole 'distance manipulation' thing really is a lot of fun once you know how to abuse it. It just takes having more than half a brain to do so.

In regards to your story, I find it hard to believe. I've never killed someone 100 - 0 when they had FoN before. Are you sure you only took damage from Leblanc? How much AP did she have? Did she use the new DFG? Did she use the old DFG? How much mpen did she have? Did she, or anyone else on her team have Abyssal? Did she have Void Staff? Who were you playing? A squishy or someone tanky?

These things really can add up, making it seem like you got instabursted by her alone when there were outside factors.