How to beat Lee Sin

Common role: Jungle

An early-game jungle bully who kicks your carry and dashes all over fights.

What makes Lee Sin dangerous

Lee Sin is one of the strongest early-game junglers: he ganks with a skillshot Q that lets him dash to you, and his ultimate kicks a target across the map into his team. His power is front-loaded — if he snowballs early ganks he takes over the map, but he falls off hard into the late game.

How to play against Lee Sin

• 1Ward early and dodge his Q. Without landing his Q sonic wave, Lee Sin has no gap-closer onto you — deny it and his gank fails.
• 2Respect his level 2-6 aggression, then play for the late game. A behind or scaling-matched Lee Sin is weak after 20 minutes.
• 3Watch his ultimate (Dragon's Rage) — he can kick your carry into his team or peel your engage away. Position so a kick can't isolate you.
• 4Track his early pathing and counter-gank. He wants to snowball lanes; deny his tempo and he has little late scaling to fall back on.

Weaknesses to exploit

• ✓Falls off hard in the late game.
• ✓No gank threat if he can't land his Q.
• ✓Snowball-dependent — weak if his early is denied.
• ✓Squishy for a bruiser once teams have items.

Abilities & how to counter them

What each of Lee Sin's abilities does — and how to play around it.

• P
  練気

  スキル使用後、次の通常攻撃2回の攻撃速度が増加し、それぞれ気を回復する。

• Q
  響掌/共鳴撃

  響掌: 敵の位置を探るひずんだ音波を発射して、最初に当たった敵に物理ダメージを与える。また、命中してから3秒間は「共鳴撃」を発動できる。共鳴撃: 「響掌」が命中した敵に素早く接近し、対象の減少体力に応じた物理ダメージを与える。

  Strong: a skillshot that lets him dash to you — his gank and engage. Weak: no Q, no gap-close — dodge it and his gank fails.

• W
  守りの型/鉄の意志

  守りの型: 指定した味方に素早く接近し、シールドを出現させてダメージから自身を守る。接近した相手が味方チャンピオンの場合、自身と相手を両方シールドで保護する。また、使用後は「鉄の意志」を発動できる。鉄の意志: 厳しい修行の成果により、オムニヴァンプを獲得する。

• E
  破風/縛脚

  破風: 地面を強打して衝撃波を発生させることで魔法ダメージを与え、命中した敵ユニットを可視状態にする。「破風」が敵に命中した場合は、「縛脚」で追撃できる。縛脚: 「破風」でダメージを受けた敵にスロウ効果を付与する。低下した移動速度は時間の経過とともに徐々に元に戻る。

• R
  龍の怒り

  対象に強力な回し蹴りを食らわせ、物理ダメージを与えると同時に後方へノックバックさせ、その際に衝突した敵ユニットにも物理ダメージを与える。ノックバックした対象と接触した敵は、短時間ノックアップ状態になる(この技はジェシー・パーリングにより伝授されたものだが、リー・シンはプレイヤーをゲームからキックすることはない…きっと)。

  Strong: kicks a target across the map into his team or peels your engage. Weak: position so a kick can't isolate you or knock your carry into danger.

Itemization

Lee Sin is early-game AD; you rarely itemize specifically against him — instead deny his tempo, ward his paths, and scale. Late-game armor and a defensive item on your carry blunt his fading burst.

This guide covers Lee Sin's core kit and playstyle — advice that holds up across patches.