Support Lee Sin Build

Support Lee Sin Build.

Support Lee Sin build with runes and items. Support Lee Sin guide offers in-depth how-to play, skill order and tips. Play Support Lee Sin build in League of Legends Patch 26.2!

Author: Wrekah

TLDR

Starting items
Bandleglass Mirror should be final item in your build.
Ruby Crystal should be final item in your build.
Quick Skill Order
Lee Sin ability Safeguard / Iron Will should be leveled first.
W
Lee Sin ability Sonic Wave / Resonating Strike should be leveled second.
Q
Lee Sin ability Tempest / Cripple should be leveled third.
E
Final items
Ionian Boots of Lucidity should be final item in your build.
Moonstone Renewer should be final item in your build.
Staff of Flowing Water should be final item in your build.
Ardent Censer should be final item in your build.
Redemption should be final item in your build.
Diadem of Songs should be final item in your build.
Quick Runes
Major rune Summon Aery from Sorcery tree.
Minor rune Resolve.
Summoner spells
Pick Exhaust as your Summoner Spell.
Pick Flash as your Summoner Spell.

Support Lee Sin Runes

Sorcery
Sorcery major tree Summon Aery rune.
Sorcery major tree Arcane Comet rune.
Sorcery major tree Phase Rush rune.
Sorcery major tree Axiom Arcanist rune.
Sorcery major tree Manaflow Band rune.
Sorcery major tree Nimbus Cloak rune.
Sorcery major tree Transcendence rune.
Sorcery major tree Celerity rune.
Sorcery major tree Absolute Focus rune.
Sorcery major tree Scorch rune.
Sorcery major tree Waterwalking rune.
Sorcery major tree Gathering Storm rune.
Resolve
Resolve minor tree Demolish rune.
Resolve minor tree Font of Life rune.
Resolve minor tree Shield Bash rune.
Resolve minor tree Conditioning rune.
Resolve minor tree Second Wind rune.
Resolve minor tree Bone Plating rune.
Resolve minor tree Overgrowth rune.
Resolve minor tree Revitalize rune.
Resolve minor tree Unflinching rune.
Passive
Passive tree Adaptive Force rune (+9 Adaptive Force).
Passive tree Attack Speed rune (+10% Attack Speed).
Passive tree Ability Haste rune (+8 Ability Haste).
Passive tree Adaptive Force rune (+9 Adaptive Force).
Passive tree Move Speed rune (+2 Movement Speed).
Passive tree Health Scaling rune (+10-180 Health (based on level)).
Passive tree Health rune (+65 Health).
Passive tree Tenacity And Slow Resist rune (+10 Tenacity and Slow Resist).
Passive tree Health Scaling rune (+10-180 Health (based on level)).

Optional Summoner Spells

Heal summoner spell

Heal

OK option. You can take it if you want to have another cooldown to press and more healing output.

Ignite summoner spell

Ignite

Offensive option, improves your damage, gives you additional cooldown to use in fights, but reduces your healing output.

Ghost summoner spell

Ghost

Improves mobility. You can chase, position and flee better. Reduces your healing output, but makes you more agile in fights.

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How it works

General

  1. You support your team by providing healing, shielding and various buffs.
  2. You rush Moonstone Renewer.
  3. You can peel from your carries with Exhaust.

Playstyle

  1. Play safe and focus on supporting your allies. 🛡️
  2. Heal, shield, and buff. ✨
  3. Position behind your frontline. ⏳

How to play

Support Lee Sin

Skill order

  1. The skill order is flexible and should be adapted based on the game situation.
  2. In most scenarios, max Safeguard / Iron Will (W) first for shielding and sustain, then prioritize Sonic Wave / Resonating Strike (Q) or Tempest / Cripple (E) second depending on the matchup.
    • Max Q when you need more poke and want to go in more frequently, generally for a more dynamic playstyle.
    • Max E against lots of melee and for better peeling.

General

Starter items

  1. Start with Bandleglass Mirror and Ruby Crystal. Get Moonstone Renewer #1, then adapt.

Summoner Spell

  1. You can get Mark (Snowball) summoner instead of Exhaust if you want to play more aggressive and to go in.
  2. You will be squishy early on, and if you don't go some tanky items later. Be careful!

Adaptation

  1. Your team needs to engage or position? Get items like Shurelya's Battlesong or Trailblazer.
  2. Your team getting poked to death? Consider getting Redemption AND/OR Locket of the Iron Solari next.
  3. If you are just getting poked and cannot manage to stay alive - get Kaenic Rookern or Warmog's Armor (caution: needs enough HP!)
  4. You have tanks, bruisers and your team lack damage? As a last resort, you can buy few items to even help with that!

Countering

  1. Remember to counter an enemy team. For example, if they have lots of healing, get Executioner's Calling early.

Buffing your team

  1. If your team has a lot of AP scaling champs, you can get Staff of the Flowing Water.
  2. If your team has a lot of auto attackers AND/OR melee champs, get Ardent Censer.
  3. If your team has a lot of auto attacks, you can also get Bandlepipes to increase their attack speed.

Tips and Tricks

Champion

  1. Lee Sin combo #1: Use Dragon's Rage (R), then Flash immediately into a direction they do not expect (i.e behind them). The destination of your kick is registered at the moment of animation finish, not the start. You can do cool trick and kick enemy into your team, or even spawning pool!
  2. Lee Sin combo #2: You hit somebody with Sonic Wave / Resonating Strike (Q), but they are too far away to follow up with second Q? Hit enemy champion or minions with Mark (Snowball), or Safeguard to your ally champ or minions, or even Flash!
  3. Lee Sin combo #3: Dueling with someone? Use Dragon's Rage (R), then when enemy champ is in the air, hit Q for sure hit.
  4. Lee Sin combo #4: Scaring tactic. Hit somebody with Sonic Wave / Resonating Strike (Q)? Pretend that you follow up, by casting second Q, but in the midair use Safeguard / Iron Will (W) to ally champ or minion. You can even bait some Summoner Spells or other cooldowns!

Riot

  1. Use Sonic Wave before Dragon's Rage so you can chase the target with Resonating Strike.
  2. Take advantage of Flurry by weaving in basic attacks between spell casts - this maximizes damage output and minimizes Energy loss.
  3. Self-casting Safeguard and using Iron Will are powerful tools for killing neutral monsters (in the jungle).

Skill Order

  • Lee Sin [object Object] ability.
    Q
    Sonic Wave / Resonating Strike
  • Lee Sin [object Object] ability.
    W
    Safeguard / Iron Will
  • Lee Sin [object Object] ability.
    E
    Tempest / Cripple
  • Lee Sin [object Object] ability.
    R
    Dragon's Rage

Items

Starting items
Bandleglass Mirror item.
Ruby Crystal item.
Boots
Ionian Boots of Lucidity item.
Rush this
Moonstone Renewer item.
Good support items
Echoes of Helia item.
Dawncore item.
Staff of Flowing Water item.
Buffing your team
Staff of Flowing Water item.
Bandlepipes item.
Ardent Censer item.
Counter poke
Redemption item.
Kaenic Rookern item.
Banshee's Veil item.
Locket of the Iron Solari item.
Warmog's Armor item.
For engage
Shurelya's Battlesong item.
Trailblazer item.
Situational items
Additional considerations for these items is advised!
Knight's Vow item.
Rylai's Crystal Scepter item.
Mikael's Blessing item.
Counter healing
Oblivion Orb item.
Morellonomicon item.
For survivability
Spirit Visage item.
Banshee's Veil item.
Zhonya's Hourglass item.
Jak'Sho, The Protean item.
Kaenic Rookern item.
Abyssal Mask item.
For the last fight
Additional considerations for these items is advised!
Elixir of Iron item.
Seeker's Armguard item.
Elixir of Wrath item.
Example final build
Ionian Boots of Lucidity item.
Moonstone Renewer item.
Staff of Flowing Water item.
Ardent Censer item.
Redemption item.
Diadem of Songs item.