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A master of Ionia's ancient martial arts, Lee Sin is a principled fighter who channels the essence of the dragon spirit to face any challenge. Though he lost his sight many years ago, the warrior-monk has devoted his life to protecting his homeland against any who would dare upset its sacred balance. Enemies who underestimate his meditative demeanor will endure his fabled burning fists and blazing roundhouse kicks.
Overview
One of Runeterra's most furious brawlers, Lee Sin, has arrived in Riftbound through the Origins set, Lee Sin is a Calm and Body champion based around the Buff mechanic. As such, the Blind Monk will employ a midrange-ish unit-based strategy with the ability to use Calm spells as support.
This legend features a fairly straight-forward ability, which we will naturally pair with cards able to leverage a buff. SFD-047 or OGN-164 synergize well with the buff mechanic, but some units are just glad to gain might, thus improving their survivability.
Once a unit managed to stick on the board and starts scoring points, OGN-257 will leverage the Calm domain and its flurry of support cards to prevent the opponent from acting against said unit.
The likes ofOGN-058 will make it even beefier, while OGN-045 add another layer of protection. In case of emergency, SFD-097 will edge most showdowns in your favour.
Overall, OGN-257 is very much a unit first, proactive type of legend, looking to get set on the board, dominate showdowns with beefy units, and prevent the opponent from removing our units with spells.
Spiritforged Lee Sin Decks
Lee Sin Signature Cards
OGN-078 saw a bit of play in the early days of the Origins set, but is completely left out in Spiritforged. Indeed, the card typically takes too long to grow for the rewards it carries. Overall, the card is pale in comparison to OGN-164, the preferred 5-cost for a midrange unit.
Because of that comparison, OGN-151 has become the chosen champion of the deck. While it is much weaker on its own, it is effectively a [6/8] with just one buffed unit by its side. Plus, the possibility to accelerate the card makes it a solid late game option, especially if we had buffed units waiting at our base already.
Last, OGN-258 remains a staple, although one copy is the norm in Spiritforged, representing a possible punish to any opponent developing large units carelessly in the second part of the match. Indeed, as soon as two sizeable units with no possibility of a counter play present themselves, this spell will wreck your opponent's game plan.
There is a cute synergy with OGN-058, as you can buff the weaker of the two units in order to match the bigger's one might. Once at equal might, they will take out each other.
Lee Sin Staple Cards and Synergies
Lee Sin will first start to get set on the board, presenting a threat the opponent can't ignore early on. SFD-113 is the cheapest one we got, but SFD-048, SFD-047 or OGN-164 can also snowball nicely if left unchecked.
Typically, one of these will be our focus, supported with a flurry of cheap spells. The goal isn't necessary to score a lot, but to build a strong position. Indeed, if we can stack up units in one location, those can be buffed and then improved with OGN-151 to represent a ton of might in one spot.
The main struggle for Lee Sin is drawing cards, which is why the featured deck runs three copies of SFD-048. Without it, the deck would rely solely on OGN-282, a great location in a metagame with little buff oriented synergies, but unfortunately helping us for one match only.
