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Lux vs Elise

How to Beat Elise as Lux in LoLLux is in the a tier of champions
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How to Beat Elise as Lux

based on 2,684 Lux vs Elise matchups
Win Rate
50.6 %
K/D/A
2.61
Pick Rate
0.7 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We get our counter statistics from the millions of rated League rounds that we review each week. This guide on how to beat Elise as Lux resulted from an evaluation of 2684 ranked games where both champions battled one another. This particular champ pairing is relatively rare. Lux has to counter Elise in only 0.7% of her matches.

Lux vs Elise Matchup Summary

Lux does a average job of countering Elise. Typically, she wins a acceptable 50.6% of matches the champions face each other in. In Lux versus Elise matches, Lux’s side is 0.0% more likely to get first blood. This implies that she probably will be able to get first blood against Elise.

Best Lux vs Elise Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Doran's RingHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
Amplifying TomeLost Chapter

Core Lux Items

~22 Mins
Horizon FocusStormsurgeLuden's Companion

Optional Items

Rabadon's DeathcapShadowflameZaz'Zak's RealmspikeSeraph's Embrace

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonerbarrier summoner spell F

Skill Order

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

Runes

SorceryArcane CometManaflow BandTranscendenceScorch
DominationCheap ShotUltimate Hunter
Adaptive ForceAdaptive ForceArmor
Lux's passive ability p
Lux's q ability q
Lux's w ability w
Lux's e ability e
Lux's ultimate ability r
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E
2
Q
3
W
4
E
5
E
6
R
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E
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Q
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E
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Q
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W
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Guide to Countering Elise as Lux

Tips for Playing as Lux against Elise

If you have trouble landing Prismatic Barrier, remember that it returns to you after it reaches max range. Try positioning yourself to hit your allies with its return trip.

Lux has great zone control abilities. Try to set up Lucent Singularity to prevent an enemy's advance or escape.

Lucent Singularity is a great scouting tool. Try throwing it into brush before walking into it to check for ambushes.

Advice to Win Against Elise

Rappel has a long cooldown. Elise is vulnerable after she has used it.

Elise's Spider Form is more dangerous when you are at low health, and her Human Form more potent when you are at high health.

Rappel will only move Elise straight up and down unless she can descend upon an enemy unit.

Lux vs Elise Counter Stats

Lux Image
Win Rate
50.6 %
VS
Win Rate
49.4 %
Elise Image
5.2
< Kills >
7.4
5.9
< Deaths >
6.6
10.2
< Assists >
7.1
1.15
< Killing Sprees >
1.7
93
< Minions Killed >
32
0.08
< Dragons Killed >
1.32
0.49
< Inhibitors >
0.43
983
< Physical Damage >
1,277
18,454
< Magic Damage >
15,995
1,059
< True Damage >
1,325
20,498
< Damage Dealt >
18,598
15,801
< Damage Taken >
30,315
10,446
< Gold Earned >
11,589
1.89
< Towers >
1.37
0.03
< Baron Takedowns >
0.31
1,310
< Total Healing >
13,425
12,289
< Experience >
13,113
44
< Vision Score >
25
19
< Wards Placed >
7
304
< Time Dealing CC >
175

How to Counter Elise with Lux in LoL

The stats provided here clarify several valuable Lux vs. Elise counter stats that can help you explain the differences between the pair. Lux’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is more than Elise’s KDA ratio of NaN, highlighting that Lux may be more central to her team's team fighting capacity than Elise..

Lux normally has a slightly smaller longest kill spree than her foe does. Commonly, she takes less damage than Elise. This often reflects differing health capacities; however, it can also imply that the champ with increased health has less agility and thus is not able to escape additional harm when poked or engaged.

Differences between Lux and Elise

Damage Types Compared

Lux
Elise
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Lux
Elise

Who is Better, Lux or Elise?

Both League of Legends champions are great champions. Both champs have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In the game's current meta, Lux usually fairs equally well when trying to fight Elise, with a 50.6% win rate. As a result, Lux makes an ok counter to Elise.

While Lux does have a higher win rate compared to Elise, when they face off with one another, Lux also has a much lower difficulty level that makes her a less complex character to learn. You should be careful when picking Lux into Elise.

Moreover, Lux has a good amount of utility and CC, a similar amount to Elise. This often makes her just as valuable during teamfights, especially when fighting champions with a ton of burst damage.

While there isn't a single best champion overall in League of Legends, in Lux vs Elise matchups, Lux is the better champion with a similar win rate, less champion complexity, and a similar amount of utility to help out your allies during team fights.

Lux is a decent counter to Elise. You will do well by focussing your gameplay on increasing your gold income and destroying objectives. If you are able to do that, you should do very well as Lux against Elise.

Additional Information for Lux Players

How We Calculated Our Lux vs Elise Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Elise as Lux, we analyzed 2,684 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 Elise as Lux 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.

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Further Insights to Win this Matchup

If you would like to learn all of the intricacies of Lux in order to counter Elise during both the early game and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should keep reading to gather a few extra tips and tricks for this matchup. If you listen to the build and tips presented above, you will grow your win rate significantly and be closer to League of Legends pro players.

Lux on average racks up more CS compared to Elise. Champions who on average don't get much CS typically don't need much CS to be valuable teammates, such as support champions. They are able to scale properly off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champs with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, usually have to have several high cost items to be effective. In either case, try to exceed the values reported here to do well.

The most crucial items to prioritize in your Lux versus Elise build include Horizon Focus, Stormsurge, and Luden's Companion. When Lux used at least these three items in her build, she performed much better when facing Elise than with most other commonly used item sets. In fact, Lux had an average winrate of 50.6% when countering Elise with this build.

To have the greatest probability of annihilating Elise as Lux, you should use the Arcane Comet, Manaflow Band, Transcendence, Scorch, Cheap Shot, and Ultimate Hunter runes from the Sorcery and Domination rune sets. Of all the rune builds that we analyzed for Lux vs Elise battles, this sequence of runes yielded the highest win rate. In fact, these runes averaged a 50.6% winrate overall.

By default, tips, stats, and builds on how to beat Elise as Lux are given for all ranked divisions combined. If you would like to filter the statistics and builds to a specific skill level, you may use the selection menu at the top of this page.