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When mentioning LeBlanc, LMHT players immediately think of a mage with impressively impactful burst damage. LeBlanc's elusiveness becomes even more unpredictable in the hands of professional players, making her a frequent sight in major tournaments. In recent metas, LMHT players have even devised a new approach for LeBlanc, transforming her into a solo lane annoyance with the Statikk Shiv - Infinity Edge combination. This item build enables LeBlanc to exert immense lane pressure while dealing substantial damage to enemy structures.
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This unique playstyle immediately gained popularity worldwide, and was even adopted by professional players. However, this approach is not endorsed by Riot as they intend for LeBlanc to remain a pure mage with items enhancing her magical abilities.
In response to the discomfort caused by the aforementioned playstyle, Riot Games decided to adjust the strength of LeBlanc ADC in the 13.19 update. Specifically, Riot's changes target the two items that make LeBlanc exceptionally bothersome in solo lanes: the Statikk Shiv and Infinity Edge. The balancing team opted to reduce the wave-clearing potential of Statikk Shiv to mitigate LeBlanc's rapid lane pushing. Additionally, her basic attack damage and attack speed ratio are also decreased, significantly impacting her synergy with Infinity Edge.
In addition to the changes targeting LeBlanc ADC playstyle, Riot has also decided to slightly adjust LeBlanc's skill stats, significantly increasing the magical power ratio. This is seen as an initiative to encourage players to return to the traditional AP assassin build. With these adjustments, LeBlanc is likely to remain a meta champion at Worlds 2023, although the LeBlanc ADC playstyle is almost certain to be phased out after Riot Games' changes.
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