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How to Win Lee Sin vs Taric Counter MatchupLee Sin is in the b tier of champions

Lee Sin vs Taric

How to Beat Taric as Lee Sin in LoLLee Sin is in the s tier of champions
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How to Beat Taric as Lee Sin

based on 1,075 Lee Sin vs Taric matchups
Win Rate
45.7 %
K/D/A
2.53
Pick Rate
0.9 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We calculate our matchup statistics from the millions of rated LoL games that we evaluate every week. This guide on how to beat Taric as Lee Sin came out of an evaluation of 1075 ranked rounds where both champions fought each other. This particular matchup is fairly rare. Lee Sin is forced to battle against Taric in only 0.9% of his rounds.

Lee Sin vs Taric Matchup Summary

Unfortunately, Lee Sin does a pathetic job of beating Taric. Typically, he wins a lowly 45.7% of the time the champions oppose each other in. In Lee Sin against Taric rounds, Lee Sin’s team is 0.0% more probable to earn first blood. This implies that he most likely will be able to get first blood versus Taric.

Best Lee Sin vs Taric Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Mosstomper SeedlingHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
BootsLong Sword

Core Lee Sin Items

~22 Mins
Black CleaverSpear of ShojinSundered Sky

Optional Items

Ravenous HydraEclipseSterak's GageDeath's Dance

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonersmite summoner spell F

Skill Order

First skill for Lee Sin to level upq
>
Second ability for Lee Sin to level upw
>
Last skill for Lee Sin to max oute

Runes

PrecisionConquerorTriumphLegend: AlacrityCoup de Grace
InspirationMagical FootwearCosmic Insight
Attack SpeedAdaptive ForceArmor
Lee Sin's passive ability p
Lee Sin's q ability q
Lee Sin's w ability w
Lee Sin's e ability e
Lee Sin's ultimate ability r
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Q
2
W
3
E
4
Q
5
Q
6
R
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Q
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W
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W
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E
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R

Guide to Countering Taric as Lee Sin

Tips for Playing as Lee Sin against Taric

Take advantage of Flurry by weaving in basic attacks between spell casts - this maximizes damage output and minimizes Energy loss.

Self-casting Safeguard and using Iron Will are powerful tools for killing neutral monsters (in the jungle).

Use Sonic Wave before Dragon's Rage so you can chase the target with Resonating Strike.

Advice to Win Against Taric

Taric reduces his spell cooldowns by basic attacking enemies with Bravado. Try to kite him in teamfights and punish him for approaching the minion wave in lane.

Taric's ultimate, Cosmic Radiance, has a long delay before its effect. Try to quickly assess whether to disengage the fight or attempt to kill his allies before it goes off.

Lee Sin vs Taric Counter Stats

Lee Sin Image
Win Rate
45.7 %
VS
Win Rate
54.3 %
Taric Image
6.5
< Kills >
1.9
5.9
< Deaths >
5.7
8.4
< Assists >
14.5
1.51
< Killing Sprees >
0.37
32
< Minions Killed >
36
1.42
< Dragons Killed >
0.14
0.38
< Inhibitors >
0.62
12,395
< Physical Damage >
2,099
2,749
< Magic Damage >
4,565
963
< True Damage >
730
16,107
< Damage Dealt >
7,395
34,139
< Damage Taken >
22,762
11,271
< Gold Earned >
8,532
1.37
< Towers >
2.36
0.31
< Baron Takedowns >
0.04
16,352
< Total Healing >
11,973
12,522
< Experience >
10,455
24
< Vision Score >
49
11
< Wards Placed >
20
437
< Time Dealing CC >
366

How to Counter Taric with Lee Sin in LoL

The stats provided here clarify some strategic Lee Sin vs. Taric matchup statistics that may help us appreciate the differences between this pair of champs. As an example, Lee Sin’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is better than Taric’s KDA ratio of NaN, highlighting that Lee Sin may be more central to his team's team fighting capability than Taric. This observation is in large part fueled by the difference in kills.

Lee Sin typically has a much larger longest kill spree than his counter does. On average, he takes more damage than Taric. This typically indicates differing health capacities, yet it can also hint that the champ with increased HP has less agility and thus is not able to escape further harm when engaged or poked.

Differences between Lee Sin and Taric

Damage Types Compared

Lee Sin
Taric
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Lee Sin
Taric

Who is Better, Lee Sin or Taric?

Both LoL champions are great champions. Both champs have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In League's current meta, Lee Sin usually loses when playing against Taric, with a 45.7% win rate. Thus, Lee Sin makes a poor counter for Taric.

While Lee Sin does have a much lower winrate than Taric, when they face off with one another, Lee Sin also has a much greater level of difficulty that makes him a more challenging character to develop with. You may get destroyed when picking Lee Sin into Taric.

Furthermore, Lee Sin also has some amount of utility and CC, a similar amount to Taric. This often makes her just as valuable during teamfights, especially when facing champions with a lot of burst damage.

While there is not one best champion overall in League of Legends, in Lee Sin vs Taric matchups, Taric is the better champ with a much lower win rate, more champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your allies during teamfights.

Lee Sin is a garbage counter for Taric. Make sure you focus your strategy on maximizing your CS and clearing objectives. If you are able to do that, you should hold your own as Lee Sin against Taric.

Additional Information for Lee Sin Players

How We Calculated Our Lee Sin vs Taric Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Taric as Lee Sin, we analyzed 1,075 matchups from recent LoL games. We use rigorous data cleaning and processing methods to ensure that our counter stats are of the highest quality. You can rest assured that the recommended build to counter Taric as Lee Sin comes from real data and is not the fabrication of some random LoL player, as some other sites provide. You can use the filters at the top of the page to view the most relevant stats and items to your rank.

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Further Insights to Win this Matchup

To learn all of the intricacies of Lee Sin in order to counter Taric during both the early game and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should keep reading to pick up a few extra tips and tricks for this matchup. If you listen to the build and stats displayed here, you should grow your win rate by a lot and be closer to League of Legends pro players.

Lee Sin most often picks up a similar amount of CS compared to Taric. Champions who typically don't get much CS typically don't have to have much CS to be effective, such as support champions. These kinds of champions are capable of scaling properly off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champs with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, often need several high cost items to be effective. In either situation, try to exceed the values shown on this page to do well.

The best items to prioritize in your Lee Sin versus Taric build include Black Cleaver, Spear of Shojin, and Sundered Sky. When Lee Sin included at least these three pieces in his build, he performed much better countering Taric than with most other commonly used builds. In fact, Lee Sin had an average win rate of 45.7% battling Taric with this build.

To have the highest probability of vanquishing Taric as Lee Sin, you should take the Conqueror, Triumph, Legend: Alacrity, Coup de Grace, Cosmic Insight, and Magical Footwear runes from the Precision and Inspiration rune sets. Of all the rune combinations we have analyed for Lee Sin vs Taric counter picks, this blending of runes yielded the best win rate. In fact, these runes provided a 45.7% win rate overall.

By default, tips, statistics, and builds on how to beat Taric as Lee Sin are shown for all ranked divisions combined. To narrow the stats and builds to a particular player tier, you can use the selection menu located earlier on the page.