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Lucian vs Gragas

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How to Beat Gragas as Lucian

based on 4,253 Lucian vs Gragas matchups
Win Rate
52 %
K/D/A
2.28
Pick Rate
1.8 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We produce our counter stats from the millions of rated League rounds that we get from Riot Games each and every week. This guide on how to beat Gragas as Lucian resulted from an analysis of 4253 ranked games where both champs battled one another. This particular counter pairing is fairly rare. Lucian fights Gragas in only 1.8% of his rounds.

Lucian vs Gragas Matchup Summary

Lucian has done a good job of beating Gragas. Normally, he wins a whopping 52.0% of the time the champs clash against one another in. In Lucian against Gragas matches, Lucian’s team is 0.1% more likely to get first blood. This implies that he most likely will be able to get first blood against Gragas.

Best Lucian vs Gragas Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Long SwordHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
DaggerRecurve Bow

Core Lucian Items

~22 Mins
BloodthirsterRapid FirecannonKraken Slayer

Optional Items

Infinity EdgeLord Dominik's RegardsNavori QuickbladesVoltaic Cyclosword

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonerheal summoner spell F

Skill Order

First skill for Lucian to level upq
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Second ability for Lucian to level upe
>
Last skill for Lucian to max outw

Runes

PrecisionPress the AttackPresence of MindLegend: BloodlineCoup de Grace
InspirationMagical FootwearBiscuit Delivery
Attack SpeedAdaptive ForceArmor
Lucian's passive ability p
Lucian's q ability q
Lucian's w ability w
Lucian's e ability e
Lucian's ultimate ability r
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Q
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E
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W
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Q
5
Q
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R
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Q
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Guide to Countering Gragas as Lucian

Tips for Playing as Lucian against Gragas

For optimal burst, try to combine Relentless Pursuit into Piercing Light.

Ardent Blaze actually explodes in a star pattern. Try to line it up so the spokes hit enemy champions.

Because of Lightslinger, Lucian benefits more from Attack Damage than he does from Attack Speed.

Once you have chosen an angle for The Culling, you cannot change it. Pick your moment well!

Advice to Win Against Gragas

Body Slam is on a very low cooldown, making it difficult to pursue Gragas. Don't overextend yourself chasing him.

Gragas can knock everybody away with his ultimate. Be careful that you don't get knocked into him or, worse, an enemy tower.

Lucian vs Gragas Counter Stats

Lucian Image
Win Rate
52 %
VS
Win Rate
48 %
Gragas Image
7.9
< Kills >
5.8
6.4
< Deaths >
5.8
6.7
< Assists >
7.2
1.83
< Killing Sprees >
1.35
188
< Minions Killed >
113
0.19
< Dragons Killed >
0.58
0.53
< Inhibitors >
0.38
19,214
< Physical Damage >
1,468
2,843
< Magic Damage >
18,514
568
< True Damage >
636
22,626
< Damage Dealt >
20,619
21,499
< Damage Taken >
29,488
12,688
< Gold Earned >
11,330
2.45
< Towers >
1.49
0.06
< Baron Takedowns >
0.14
5,036
< Total Healing >
12,223
12,903
< Experience >
14,135
19
< Vision Score >
21
9
< Wards Placed >
8
42
< Time Dealing CC >
414

How to Counter Gragas with Lucian in LoL

The stat comparisons shown here show several significant Lucian versus Gragas counter statistics that can help us explain the differences and similarities between these two champions. As an example, Lucian’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is greater than Gragas’s KDA ratio of NaN, showing that Lucian may be more central to his team's team fighting effectiveness than Gragas..

Lucian usually has a slightly larger longest killing spree than his counter does. On average, he receives less damage than Gragas. This commonly reflects different amounts of tankyness, but it can also hint that the champ with more HP has less agility and thus is not able to kite away from further damage when poked or engaged.

Differences between Lucian and Gragas

Damage Types Compared

Lucian
Gragas
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Lucian
Gragas

Who is Better, Lucian or Gragas?

Both LoL champs are great champions. Both have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In the game's current meta, Lucian usually wins when facing off against Gragas, with a 52.0% win rate. Thus, Lucian makes a good counter for Gragas.

While Lucian does have a higher win rate compared to Gragas, when facing one another, Lucian also has a greater learning curve that makes him a more difficult character to pick up and master. You still need to be cautious when picking Lucian into Gragas.

Moreover, Lucian also has almost no amount of utility and CC, a similar amount to Gragas. This often makes her just as valuable during teamfights, especially when fighting champions with a lot of burst damage.

While there is not one best champion overall in League of Legends, in Lucian vs Gragas matchups, Lucian is the better champ with a higher win rate, more champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your allied champions during teamfights.

Lucian is a decent counter for Gragas. You will do well by focussing your gameplay on maximizing your gold income and taking out objectives. If you do that, you should be able to stand on your own as Lucian against Gragas.

Other Champion Matchups Against Lucian

Lucian Loses Against

LilliaLillia45.1% winrateTeemoTeemo45.3% winrateMaokaiMaokai45.6% winrateZyraZyra45.8% winrate

Lucian Wins Against

NidaleeNidalee55.7% winrateYuumiYuumi54.8% winrateSkarnerSkarner53.1% winrateSejuaniSejuani53.1% winrate

Top Synergies by Role

MordekaiserMordekaiser+ 52% 15973 GamesBlitzcrankBlitzcrank+ 52.1% 9216 GamesLilliaLillia+ 53.3% 14707 GamesTaricTaric+ 53.9% 2365 Games

Additional Information for Lucian Players

How We Calculated Our Lucian vs Gragas Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Gragas as Lucian, we analyzed 4,253 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 Gragas as Lucian 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.

Other Useful Resources

Lucian Build Gragas Build

Further Insights to Win this Matchup

To truly master Lucian in order to counter Gragas during both the early game and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should continue reading to gather a few extra lessons on this matchup. If you mind the build and tips displayed above, you should increase your win rate significantly and be closer to League of Legends pro players.

Lucian often gets more CS as Gragas. Champs who on average don't acquire much CS usualy don't have to have much CS to be effective, such as support champions. These kinds of champions 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 case, try to do better than the values shown here to do well.

The ideal items to focus on in your Lucian versus Gragas build include Bloodthirster, Rapid Firecannon, and Kraken Slayer. When Lucian included at least these three items in his build, he performed much better when facing Gragas than with many other commonly used item sets. In fact, Lucian had an average winrate of 52.0% when countering Gragas with this build.

To have the best probability of annihilating Gragas as Lucian, Lucian players should use the Press the Attack, Presence of Mind, Legend: Bloodline, Coup de Grace, Biscuit Delivery, and Magical Footwear runes from the Precision and Inspiration rune sets. Of all the rune combinations players chose for Lucian vs Gragas face-offs, this set of runes yielded the greatest win rate. Moreover, these runes provided a 52.0% winrate overall.

If you would like to view Lucian versus Gragas tips and counter builds for a a specific player tier, feel free to select one from the selection menu displayed above. At first, the stats and guides shown are computed using every match finished with these champs.