Jungle

Lee Sin Build 26.22

Lee Sin sits at a situational pick this patch, trending up, and running 48.3%, but he has always lived and died by the early game and the highlight play. His Q is a two-part missile, a sonic wave to tag a target and then a dash straight onto them, while ward-hopping with Safeguard lets him appear where nobody expects. The real threat is his ultimate, which can boot an enemy clean across the map into his team. He is built to make plays early and snowball a lead, so hunt for skirmishes from the opening minutes.

#58 of 83 jungle this patch · 12.8k games

Win rate48.3%+0.1Games12.8kPick rate14.9%Ban rate16.5%Last 8 patches−1.8 since 26.15Damage profilei

AP 13%AD 78%True 8%DifficultyiModerateRewards fundamentals

The 10-second answer standard · 48.3% WR

Plated Steelcaps SkillsQ›W›E Runes

Shards

ClassicModernARAM Counter

173 champions

AatroxTopB50.1%AhriMidA51.3%AkaliMidB49.8%AkshanMidC48.9%AlistarSupportS52.7%AmbessaTopD47.6%AmumuJungleB49.5%AniviaMidB50.1%AnnieMidA51.7%ApheliosAD CarryB49.5%AsheAD CarryB49.6%Aurelion SolMidA51.7%AuroraMidA51.4%AzirMidC47.9%BardSupportC48.7%Bel'VethJungleS52.5%BlitzcrankSupportA52.0%BrandSupportC48.6%BraumSupportA51.3%BriarJungleB50.0%CaitlynAD CarryC48.1%CamilleTopB50.8%CassiopeiaMidB49.7%Cho'GathJungleA51.2%CorkiAD CarryB50.8%DariusTopB50.6%DianaJungleB49.7%Dr. MundoTopA50.9%DravenAD CarryA51.5%EkkoMidA51.9%EliseJungleB50.1%EvelynnJungleA51.3%EzrealAD CarryD46.5%FiddlesticksJungleB50.1%FioraTopA52.0%FizzMidB50.1%GalioMidB50.1%GangplankTopA52.3%GarenTopA51.1%GnarTopC48.7%GragasTopB50.0%GravesJungleB49.5%GwenTopB50.2%HecarimJungleA51.0%HeimerdingerTopA51.2%HweiMidA51.5%IllaoiTopC48.8%IreliaTopB50.1%IvernJungleB49.9%JannaSupportA51.2%Jarvan IVJungleC49.2%JaxTopB50.2%JayceTopD47.5%JhinAD CarryB50.1%JinxAD CarryA51.6%K'SanteTopD47.1%Kai'SaAD CarryB49.7%KalistaAD CarryB49.4%KarmaSupportC47.9%KarthusJungleB49.5%KassadinMidA51.7%KatarinaMidS52.5%KayleTopA52.1%KaynJungleB50.2%KennenTopA52.1%Kha'ZixJungleB49.7%KindredJungleA51.6%KledTopA51.2%Kog'MawAD CarryA51.1%LeBlancMidA52.2%Lee SinJungleC48.3%LeonaSupportA51.4%LilliaJungleA51.6%LissandraMidB50.2%LockeMidC48.9%LucianAD CarryC49.0%LuluSupportB49.6%LuxSupportC49.2%MalphiteTopA51.3%MalzaharMidB50.2%MaokaiSupportA51.9%Master YiJungleB49.5%MelMidD47.7%MilioSupportC49.2%Miss FortuneAD CarryB49.5%MordekaiserTopA51.6%MorganaSupportA51.5%NaafiriJungleB50.5%NamiSupportB49.7%NasusTopC49.1%NautilusSupportB50.2%NeekoSupportC48.7%NidaleeJungleA51.9%NilahAD CarryS54.0%NocturneJungleB50.2%Nunu & WillumpJungleA51.2%OlafTopB49.6%OriannaMidD47.2%OrnnTopB50.7%PantheonTopB50.6%PoppySupportS53.6%PykeSupportB50.2%QiyanaJungleD47.6%QuinnTopC48.2%RakanSupportA52.4%RammusJungleS+54.7%Rek'SaiJungleA51.4%RellSupportA52.0%Renata GlascSupportB50.1%RenektonTopB49.4%RengarJungleC49.2%RivenTopB50.7%RumbleTopC48.5%RyzeMidD46.4%SamiraAD CarryB50.1%SejuaniJungleB50.6%SennaSupportB50.5%SeraphineSupportB50.2%SettTopA52.0%ShacoJungleB50.0%ShenTopS52.4%ShyvanaJungleS53.8%SingedTopA51.6%SionTopA51.5%SivirAD CarryB50.5%SkarnerJungleS52.7%SmolderAD CarryA51.1%SonaSupportA51.7%SorakaSupportA51.4%SwainSupportB50.5%SylasMidC48.0%SyndraMidB49.9%Tahm KenchSupportC48.2%TaliyahJungleB50.8%TalonJungleA51.0%TaricSupportB50.8%TeemoTopA50.8%ThreshSupportB50.5%TristanaAD CarryB49.9%TrundleTopD47.7%TryndamereTopB50.1%Twisted FateMidB50.1%TwitchAD CarryB49.6%UdyrJungleA51.6%UrgotTopA51.0%VarusAD CarryC48.4%VayneAD CarryA51.6%VeigarMidC48.1%Vel'KozSupportA52.4%VexMidA52.3%ViJungleB49.8%ViegoJungleC49.0%ViktorMidB49.6%VladimirMidA51.1%VolibearTopB49.6%WarwickJungleA52.1%WukongJungleB50.1%XayahAD CarryS53.1%XerathMidA52.1%Xin ZhaoJungleA52.2%YasuoMidC48.3%YoneMidC49.0%YorickTopD47.8%YunaraAD CarryB49.3%YuumiSupportC48.2%ZaahenTopB50.1%ZacJungleA51.0%ZedMidC49.1%ZeriAD CarryA51.6%ZiggsAD CarryA51.4%ZileanSupportA51.2%ZoeMidA51.6%ZyraSupportB50.6%

LoL ClassicSee how Lee Sin was built in the classic eraLee Sin Classic Build

When Is Lee Sin Strongest?

The front half of the game is the strong stretch, and games at this rank average around 28 minutes. Lee Sin's job is to turn his mobility into tempo, hunting fights where he can land the combo, kick a key target out, and convert that pressure into a lead.

Game timeline · Lee Sin drag or hover to scrub · space plays · ←/→ step

your power minute by minute · gold = item spikes · small = components · dashed = objectives

Camps1:30Drake / Grubs5:00Herald14:00Baron20:00Avg end27:30

Ambush zone8:06–9:36 Power spike 18:02

16:10

10:22

16:10

18:02

0:00 10:00 20:00 30:00 40:00

At 12:00

Power 60/100 · Even

Core 1/3 items

Gold ~5.4k

Phase Lvl-6 window

Next spike Plated Steelcaps · 16:10

Lee Sin Item Build

Lee Sin is an early playmaker who lives on his own combos. The build backs up his damage and mobility so he can dash in, kick a carry out of position, and make picks before the enemy has the items to punish him.

Standard loadout · Lee Sin The consensus path — reliable spikes, no dead time.

Starting items 500g

Scorchclaw Pup×1

Health Potion×1

Stealth Ward×1 Core path · click an item for its recipe ›› Boots

Plated Steelcaps52% · 49.5%

Mercury's Treads48% · 50.3%

Situational items pick an opponent in the bar above — the right swaps light up

vs AP threatsTheir damage is mostly magic — stack magic resist before their second item.M

Maw of Malmortius1.3k53.3%

vs AD threatsPhysical threats spike with lethality — armor answers buy the mid game back.G

Guardian Angel2.1k61.6%D

Death's Dance5.5k54.5%

vs stacked resistsWhen resists stack, penetration beats raw stats — swap a damage slot.E

Edge of Night91455.5%V

Voltaic Cyclosword2.9k49.4%B

Bastionbreaker86049.3%

vision controlFights are decided a minute earlier by the team that sees first.E

Eye of the Herald8278.0%S

Stealth Ward12.6k48.1%O

Oracle Lens8644.2%

Best Lee Sin Runes

Conqueror leans into his aggressive, proactive identity, giving his combos extra bite the moment he commits to a fight. Lee Sin is at his best forcing the issue before anyone is ready, and the keystone rewards exactly that early damage. Keep the rest of the tree built for tempo and dueling.

The pre-game page Conqueror · Precision + Inspiration · keystone + 5 runes + 3 shards

Precision Primary

ConquerorGain stacks of adaptive force when attacking enemy champions. After reaching 12 stacks, heal for a portion of damage you deal to champions.

Triumph97% · 48.3%

Legend: Alacrity89% · 48.5%

Coup de Grace78% · 48.0%

Keystone plus three minors from Precision, two from Inspiration, then three shards — no runebook, no masteries.

Inspiration Secondary

Cosmic Insight78% · 49.1%

Magical Footwear75% · 49.1%

Stat shards Offense

Attack Speed+10% Attack Speed

Flex

Adaptive Force+9 Adaptive Force

Defense

Health Scaling+10–180 Health (by level)

Shards give +10%Attack Speed+9Adaptive Force+10–180 Health (by level)

Lethality and lifesteal define his build, and Eclipse is the first item to come together. His power really lives on the Black Cleaver spike, and once Black Cleaver lands by roughly 18 minutes, his Q dash hits like a truck and every all-in threatens a kill. The power is up front, so snowball while the lead is fresh. Build around that window and force fights while he is ahead of the curve.

Lee Sin Skill Order

Because every basic here has a second cast, the three points spent by level three read closer to six buttons: Tempest at one, Sonic Wave at two, Safeguard at three. Dragon's Rage lands at six.

Skill order · Lee Sin R at 6 / 11 / 16 — always

PriorityR

R›Q

Q›W

W›E

EMax Q first; W at level 3.

Lv 123456789101112131415161718

Q24579max 9

W38101213max 13

E11415max 15

R61116max 16

Lee Sin Abilities

Flurry is the energy engine holding the whole kit together, since every ability leaves his next two autos swinging faster and refunding energy he can dump into another cast. Tempest is the underrated half of his gank, a shockwave that reveals whoever it clips and sets up Cripple to sap move speed.

Abilities · Lee Sinpatch 26.22 base numbers · click an ability · all ranks shown

FlurryPassiveP

Sonic Wave / Resonating StrikeMax 1stQ

Safeguard / Iron WillMax 2ndW

Tempest / CrippleMax lastE

Dragon's RageUltRRank-up levels here match the skill order below.

Sonic Wave / Resonating StrikePhysical damageMax 1stStatLV 2rank 1LV 4rank 2LV 5rank 3LV 7rank 4LV 9MAXSonic Wave Damage+30 per rank+90% bonus ADlv 260lv 490lv 5120lv 7150lv 9180Cooldown-1 per ranklv 210slv 49slv 58slv 77slv 96sConstant at every rankCost50same at all ranks

Mechanics2

The Sonic Wave mark tracks its target through any change of position, so the recast aims at where the enemy is now and not where the wave landed.
Lee Sin keeps the Sonic Wave mark when the dash falls short. A target too far away, or one that moves beyond 2000 units, leaves him on their previous position with the mark unspent.

Lee Sin Base Stats

Base stats · Lee SinPatch 26.22

Base statslevel 1 · +per levelAD66+3.4AS0.651+3%MS345Range125HP645+108HP57.5+0.7Armor36+4.5MR32+2.05Energy200EN550

Lee Sin Matchups

Lee Sin's matchups swing on whether his skillshots land. Hit the sound wave and he can dash in and blow someone up, whiff it and the whole play falls apart, so his fights depend more on execution than on any single counter.

Lane matchups · Lee Sin click any opponent to retune the console

Hardest lanes · click to tune

Best hunting

How to lane vs carry junglers 01Invade and duel the carry jungler early before their damage spikes.02Track their clear with vision, then collapse when they overextend.03Use R to kick the fed carry out of teamfights. Win rate by game lengthLee Sin overall · all matchupsUnder 20 min51.2%20–28 min48.6%28–35 min47.2%Over 35 min46.8%

Scaling, hands-off opponents like Elise, Bel'Veth, and Zac just want to survive his early pressure and take over later, so punish them before they come online and do not let the game drag. Anyone who can match his early pace makes vision and positioning everything. He thrives against greedy, over-extended targets such as Pantheon, Karthus, and Diana, so track them down and turn every pick into map pressure with a well-aimed kick.

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