Lucian vs Lux
How to Beat Lux as Lucian
based on 21,354 Lucian vs Lux matchupsHow We Analyze LoL Champion Counters
Lucian vs Lux Matchup Summary
Best Lucian vs Lux Counter Build
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Guide to Countering Lux as Lucian
Tips for Playing as Lucian against Lux
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 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.
Lucian vs Lux Counter Stats
How to Counter Lux with Lucian in LoL
The stats shown here show several valuable Lucian versus Lux counter statistics that can help us understand the differences between this set of champions. For instance, Lucian’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is greater than Lux’s ratio of NaN, showing that Lucian may be more central to his team's team fighting capacity than Lux..
Lucian usually has a slightly larger longest killing spree than his foe does. On average, he takes more damage than Lux. This often reflects different amounts of tankyness, but it can also indicate that the one champion has less agility and thus is not able to flee from additional damage when engaged or poked.
Differences between Lucian and Lux
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Who is Better, Lucian or Lux?
Both League of Legends champions are great champions. Both champs have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In the game's current meta, Lucian usually fairs equally well when playing against Lux, with a 49.4% win rate. Thus, Lucian makes an ok counter to Lux.
While Lucian does have a lower win rate than Lux, when facing one another, Lucian also has a greater learning curve that makes him a more complex character to learn. You still need to be cautious when picking Lucian into Lux.
Additionally, Lucian also has only a small amount of utility and CC, a similar amount to Lux. This often makes her just as valuable during team fights, especially when trying to counter champions with a ton of burst damage.
While there isn't a single best champion in League of Legends, in Lucian vs Lux matchups, Lux is the better champ with a similar win rate, more champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your teammates during team fights.
Lucian is a somewhat poor counter for Lux. You will do well by focussing your play on keeping up your gold income and taking out objectives. If you can do that, you should do very well as Lucian against Lux.
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Further Insights to Win this Matchup
To learn all of the intricacies of Lucian to counter Lux during both the lane and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should continue reading to learn a few extra lessons on this matchup. If you mind the build and tips presented above, you should increase your win rate by a lot and be closer to League of Legends pro players.
Lucian often picks up more CS compared to Lux. Champs who on average don't take much CS often don't have to have much CS to be effective, such as support champions. They are able to scale well off of their abilities 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 reported here to do well.
The top items to focus on in your Lucian versus Lux build include Rapid Firecannon, Stormrazor, and Bloodsong. When Lucian incorporated at least these three pieces in his build, he did a lot better versus Lux than with most other common item sets. In fact, Lucian boasted an average win rate of 49.4% when playing against Lux with this counter build.
To have the highest likelihood of beating Lux as Lucian, you should use the Press the Attack, Presence of Mind, Legend: Bloodline, Coup de Grace, Biscuit Delivery, and Cosmic Insight runes from the Precision and Inspiration rune sets. Of all the rune builds players chose for Lucian vs Lux battles, this combo of runes resulted in the greatest win rate. Notably, these runes averaged a 49.4% win rate overall.
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