Lucian vs Qiyana
How to Beat Qiyana as Lucian
based on 3,176 Lucian vs Qiyana matchupsHow We Analyze LoL Champion Counters
Lucian vs Qiyana Matchup Summary
Best Lucian vs Qiyana Counter Build
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Guide to Countering Qiyana as Lucian
Tips for Playing as Lucian against Qiyana
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!
Lucian vs Qiyana Counter Stats
How to Counter Qiyana with Lucian in LoL
The stat comparisons shown on this page clarify some significant Lucian versus Qiyana matchup stats that may help us understand the differences and similarities between the two. Lucian’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is greater than Qiyana’s KDA ratio of NaN, demonstrating that Lucian may be more central to his team's team fighting capability than Qiyana..
Lucian often has a similar longest killing spree as his counter does. On average, he takes a similar amount of damage to Qiyana. This typically indicates different amounts of tankyness; however, it can also indicate that the one champion has less agility and thus is unable to escape additional damage when engaged or poked.
Differences between Lucian and Qiyana
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Who is Better, Lucian or Qiyana?
Both League of Legends champs are great champions. Both champs have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In League's current meta, Lucian usually wins when playing against Qiyana, with a 52.2% win rate. Thus, Lucian makes a good counter to Qiyana.
While Lucian does have a higher winrate compared to Qiyana, when on opposite teams, Lucian also has a lower level of difficulty that makes him a less complex champ to develop with. You should be be fine when picking Lucian into Qiyana.
Moreover, Lucian has only a small amount of utility and CC, a similar amount to Qiyana. This makes her just as valuable during teamfights, especially when trying to counter champions with a ton of burst damage.
While there isn't a single best champion for every situation in League of Legends, in Lucian vs Qiyana matchups, Lucian is the better champion with a noticably higher win rate, less champion complexity, and a similar amount of utility to help out your allied champions during team fights.
Lucian is a good counter to Qiyana. You will do well by focussing your actions on increasing your gold and cs and taking out objectives. If you do that, you should be able to stand on your own as Lucian against Qiyana.
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Further Insights to Win this Matchup
If you would like to learn all of the intricacies of Lucian to counter Qiyana during both the lane and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should continue reading to pick up a few extra tricks and insights into this matchup. If you pay attention to the build and tips shown here, you should grow your win rate by a lot and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.
Lucian often accumulates a similar amount of CS as Qiyana. Champions who on average don't take much CS typically don't have to have much CS to be valuable teammates, such as supports. These kinds of champions are able to scale properly off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champs with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, usually need a lot of items to be effective. In either case, try to exceed the values reported on this page to do well.
The best items to prioritize in your Lucian versus Qiyana build consist of Bloodthirster, Kraken Slayer, and Navori Quickblades. When Lucian included at least these three pieces in his build, he did much better when fighting Qiyana than with many other common item sets. In fact, Lucian boasted an average winrate of 52.2% when countering Qiyana with these items in his kit.
To have the highest chance of crushing Qiyana as Lucian, Lucian players should equip 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 sets players picked for Lucian vs Qiyana counters, this mix of runes resulted in the greatest win rate. Notably, these runes gave a 52.2% winrate overall.
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