Diana vs Lux
How to Beat Lux as Diana
based on 16,211 Diana vs Lux matchupsHow We Analyze LoL Champion Counters
Diana vs Lux Matchup Summary
Best Diana vs Lux Counter Build
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Guide to Countering Lux as Diana
Tips for Playing as Diana against Lux
Use Moonfall and Lunar Rush to stay on targets and activate Moonsilver Blade for extra damage.
Consider when to cast Lunar Rush without Moonlight and when to wait for another Crescent Strike.
Landing Crescent Strike is critically important, but don't be afraid to miss. The cooldown is short and the mana cost is low.
Advice to Win Against Lux
When retreating with low health, be prepared to dodge Lux's Final Spark, a red targeting beam fires prior to the main beam, so try to move to the side if possible.
Lux has powerful zone control abilities. Try to spread out and attack from different directions so she cannot lock down a specific area.
Diana vs Lux Counter Stats
How to Counter Lux with Diana in LoL
The stat comparisons provided here show some vital Diana versus Lux matchup stats that can help you distinguish the distinctions between the pair. As an example, Diana’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is greater than Lux’s ratio of NaN, highlighting that Diana may be more central to her team's team fighting capability than Lux. This observation is in large part caused by the difference in kills.
Diana often has a slightly larger longest kill spree than her foe does. On average, she receives more damage than Lux. This is usually reflective of different amounts of tankyness; however, it can also show that the champ with higher health has less agility and thus is not able to escape further damage when poked or engaged.
Differences between Diana and Lux
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Who is Better, Diana or Lux?
Both League of Legends champs are great champions. Both champs have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In the game's current meta, Diana usually fairs equally well when trying to fight Lux, with a 50.2% win rate. Therefore, Diana makes an ok counter to Lux.
While Diana does have a higher winrate than Lux, when on opposite teams, Diana also has a lower learning curve that makes her a less difficult champion to pick up and master. You still need to be cautious when picking Diana into Lux.
Additionally, Diana has only a small amount of CC and other utility, a similar amount to Lux. This often makes her just as valuable during teamfights, especially when facing champions with a lot of burst damage.
While there is not a single best champion overall in League of Legends, in Diana vs Lux matchups, Diana is the better champion with a similar win rate, less champion complexity, and a similar amount of utility to help out your teammates during teamfights.
Diana is a decent counter to Lux. Make sure you focus your tactics on increasing your gold income and destroying objectives. If you can do that, you should be able to stand on your own as Diana against Lux.
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Further Insights to Win this Matchup
If you would like to learn all of the intricacies of Diana to counter Lux during both the laning and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should continue reading to learn a few extra tricks and insights into this matchup. If you mind the build and tips shown above, you will grow your win rate significantly and be closer to League of Legends pro players.
Diana usually accumulates a similar amount of CS as Lux. Champs who typically don't earn many minion kills usualy don't have to have much CS to be valuable teammates, such as supports. They are able to scale well off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champions with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, often need a lot of items to be effective. In either situation, try to do better than the numbers shown on this page to do well.
The most important items to have in your Diana versus Lux build include Rabadon's Deathcap, Lich Bane, and Shadowflame. When Diana combined at least these three items in her build, she did much better countering Lux than with many other typical item sets. In fact, Diana had an average win rate of 50.2% when countering Lux with these items in her kit.
To have the greatest likelihood of coming out on top against Lux as Diana, you should take the Electrocute, Sudden Impact, Eyeball Collection, Treasure Hunter, Magical Footwear, and Cosmic Insight runes from the Domination and Inspiration rune sets. Of all the rune builds players chose for Diana vs Lux counters, this composite of runes yielded the best win rate. Notably, these runes averaged a 50.2% win rate overall.
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