League of Legends (LoL) Question: Can LeBlanc top if u build correctly and take right runes?
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Can LeBlanc top if u build correctly and take right runes?
I am a top main. I have a friend that plays mid all the time and I can never get it from him since its the only lane he knows how to play. I am really interested in playing LeBlanc but so far her support hasn't worked for me well. I was wondering if any LeBlanc mains would let me know if she can top.
That said I do believe (laugh it or not) that AD LeBlanc might not be all that bad there. I already am a big AD LeBlanc player on bot lane and found a solid success there even though you basically build stats that none of your abilities scale from. It is a great way to slow down your game plan, farm without having to spend much mana and not setting your defensive ability ( Distortion) on cooldown while farming. You could poke out melee champions similarly to how Vayne does it and use your abilities as "emergency safe spells" which you'd use to escape ganks instead of using them to damage your enemy. Runes would probably require some testing but I'd say Hail of Blades into melee scaling champions like Nasus to punish their farming, Fleet Footwork into long range poke matchups and Lethal Tempo against everyone else can be really nice start. As for items, you can very much go something like Kraken Slayer > Berserker's Greaves > Runaan's Hurricane > Infinity Edge > ANY OTHER CRIT OR ATTACK SPEED ITEMS DEPENDING ON THE GAME SITUATION. And as for starting items, I can totally see Cull being picked and perhaps even combined with Cut Down to create high HP gap between you and your lane opponent while maximizing your damage. Or you can of course very much just start with Doran's Blade as it is more safe and reliable choice. Farm minions, use your Distortion and Ethereal Chains to survive engages and ganks, scale into a late game and become a solid DPS carry for your team with basically 4 dashes, 1 invisibility and 1 root. So yeah, AD LeBlanc would be super experimental pick but I do believe that with enough skill, picking up a 50% winrate and higher is very possible with her.
TLDR: I do not think AP LeBlanc top would be any good, however I do have high hopes for AD LeBlanc. Would require some polishing and testing different runes/items as well as discovering the playstyle behind it, but I think it is very possible to make it work.
Have a ravishing day and good luck with LeBlanc <3
EDIT: Here is the rune page that I would start with. I recommend you to edit it constantly everytime you think of something new about AD LeBlanc top or based on enemy teamcomp :)