Hello my name is Truck Driver.

I am a 561 LP (peak) GM jungle main and a dedicated League of Legends Content Creator. I have been playing League since Season 2 and have been maining jungle since Season 4. I peaked 561LP Grandmaster this season mainly playing Lee Sin.

I created this guide because I felt as though there weren't any high elo guides that cover all aspects of Lee's playstyle, clearing options and matchups. My hope with this guide is that I am able to share my unique insight and experience on Lee Sin to help you on your path to becoming the best Lee Sin player you can be.

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Pros [1] Extremely Fun to Play [2] Strong Early/Mid Game Jungler [3] Great Snowball Potential [4] Flexible Build Path (Bruiser vs Tank) [5] Playmaking Potential is unlimited [6] High Mobility [7] High Skill Ceiling

Cons [1] Poor Scaling [2] Lacks CC [3] Weak when playing from behind [4] Need strong macro to close out games [5] Takes a lot of games to Master playstyle/mechanics [6] High Skill Ceiling ;)

Lee Sin is an evasive, high mobility fighter who can snowball games out of control given you utilize him correctly. Strong Macro, as well as really good Mechanics can help you carry and end games quickly. It's important you play to end quickly, and avoid inting any leads as the more time goes on, the weaker Lee Sin gets.

Analyze your Jungle matchup, are they an early game jungler like Lee Sin? or would they rather full clear and scale for late? If they are an early game jungler, establish your win con and look to gank that lane, pay attention to summoner spell usage and regank lanes who don't have Flash. Track the enemy jungler's starting buff and pay attention to where they show on the map. Communicate these things to your team and always think about where the enemy jungler could be if you aren't 100% sure.

If they are a scaling/farming jungler you want to look to punish their weak early game by doing a potential invade, or setting up a countergank. Disrupting a scaling junglers first clear/gank is a great way to gain jungle tempo. Look for a fast level 3 (Red/Raptors/Gromp or Red/Blue/Gromp) into an invade on their second buff. Make sure you are tracking where they start and invade the opposite buff. Communicate to your team you want to invade. If you don't have lane prio, don't invade. Instead gank the lanes that are pushed in.

It's important you consider laner matchups (volatile vs farming lanes) as well as gank setup when deciding who to gank first. Sometimes you want your bot lane to win but you know its hard to gank the enemy Ezreal/Yuumi without any CC or gank setup. That being said, play for a lane that has gank setup in the mean time and you can start to focus bot when you have your ult. Remember to punish lanes who don't have flashes.

You don't always have to hit a flashy insec/play to win games and team fights. Analyze the game state, is your carry stronger than theirs? do you need to peel yours? or is it more important for you to kick the fed enemy carry into your team?

Always look to make plays when R is up, look for number advantages in fights and punish the enemy team accordingly.

Bind your trinket to your Mouse Button (If possible) and smart cast it. This will really help speed up your ward hopping. Which will then speed up your Insec's, Chinese Insec's and so much more.

Sometimes it's better to hold Sonic Wave than it is to use it. The threat of you throwing Sonic Wave can cause enemies to completely outplay themselves. That being said, try to setup easy Sonic Wave's with Safeguard and then Tempest and slowing with Cripple.

Sonic Wave cooldown begins on first cast. That being said, you can land Sonic Wave, wait a few seconds, take the second Resonating Strike and your Sonic Wave will almost be off cooldown again. This really helps when bursting enemies and catching slippery targets. You can Sonic Wave, wait until the end of the cooldown, take Resonating Strike, Tempest, Cripple, Dragon's Rage and Sonic Wave is back off cooldown again to finish them off.

Always use Yellow Trinket (Obviously), don't ever sell it.

Always try to have atleast 1 Control Ward in your inventory, it can net you a kill or save your Flash/life. Don't always buy 2 Control Ward, this can really waste your money, especially if you're behind.

Tagging with Sonic Wave and then Safeguard to a ward to bait out an escape ability or get in range for Tempest/ or auto attacks is a really strong tactic to catch enemies off guard. Most times enemies will think you are using your Resonating Strike when really it's just Safeguard. A lot of times this combo is necessary to get enough damage prior to executing with Resonating Strike

Practice in practice tool. You can practice ward hopping, Insec's, Chinese Insec's, Ghost Kicks, Full Damage Combos etc. This will really improve your mechanics.

Be patient! Lee Sin does take some time to learn. Don't be discouraged, we all start somewhere, with time and effort you will improve!

Detailed Matchup list WIP - If you have suggestions please comment below!

ALWAYS TRACK ENEMY JUNGLE START AT THE START OF GAME. THIS GIVES YOU AN IDEA OF THEIR PATHING, OPENS YOU UP FOR INVADE OPPORTUNITIES AND COUNTER GANKS

TRACKING PLAYS A KEY ROLE IN WINNING YOUR JUNGLE MATCHUPS.

A general rule I use for scaling junglers is I usually try to invade second buff if my lanes have prio. In the case that they don’t, I’ll look to gank the lanes that are pushed in, or counter gank enemy jungles first gank. Disrupting scaling junglers first clear is a huge hit to their tempo and helps to give you an advantage.

After this I like to setup further invades on their buff timers (second red/blue spawn) and invade with my strong side, this makes it easier to win fights, satisfies my win condition and puts the enemy junglers further behind.

If I am snowballing, I'll look for every chance to invade the enemy jungler and put him further behind instead of heavily farming my jungle (Still take your main big XP camps, like red/raptors/blue/gromp). This way I can steal the enemy junglers farm, and take my camps when there aren't opportunities to invade. Thus giving me a greater lead, and putting them further behind.

Hecarim - I like to invade Hecarim when he does his Blue/Gromp clear at around 3:00 Minutes ~.

Viego – Lee Sin is favored in the beginning then Viego takes over. I like to countergank Viego first gank, you win every fight against him early given you hit all your abilities. In team fights Dragon's Rage Viego off possessions/off your backline, if he can’t get resets, he’s useless. You can also Dragon's Rage him into a thick wall to CC him for longer so your team can lock him down and kill him. Careful cause when he starts getting items you need to pick smarter fights, he will start to beat you.

Diana – Lee Sin is a great pick into this matchup because he can Dragon's Rage her ult away from yourself/your team and ward hop out of Q/R etc. Diana also has no escape if you catch her out in the jungle, very easy to kill when ahead on Lee Sin. Invading Diana on second buff is very effective given you have lane prio. She has no escape tools so landing Sonic Wave, then Tempest , Cripple slowing and wardhopping if she flashes will usually net you a kill. If you ever catch her out, you always win fights even if you’re even. Look to Dragon's Rage her R off you or your team. Do not Dragon's Rage her into your team, this sets her up for an easy ult.

Kayn – The key thing in this matchup is not letting Kayn scale and get his form without punishing him. You can usually tell by his runes/your team comp what form he will want for the game. If you are full of squishies he’ll go blue and bruisers/tanks he’ll go red. He will usually clear towards the lane of the type of souls he wants for form. If he wants blue its usually to bot lane and red to top lane. Look to countergank him as much as possible, and keep his jungle warded so you can setup favourable fights and countergank him.

Kindred - I really love this matchup for Lee Sin mostly because it's a skill matchup. The key thing in this matchup is counterganking Kindred ganks, almost mimicking her clearing and ganking pattern. We are stronger than her until she outscales us. So preventing marks, invading if ahead or have lane prios are good ways to keep her from scaling. Make sure you are saving Dragon's Rage for her ult. Typically I will land Sonic Wave and then Dragon's Rage the enemy out of Lamb's Respite and follow Sonic Wave to secure the kill. Be careful of her using Dance of Arrows to dodge your Sonic Wave if she dodges, you lose the fight. Try to Safeguard / Iron Will and Tempest to slow her then land the easy Sonic Wave.

This guide will be continually updated to add more information. I will keep the guide updated as new patches come out.

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