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LUX HAS HIGH COOLDOWNS??????

Bay B··2 votes·900 views

So I'm reading the patch notes and noticed Lux was modified. Assuming it was a nerf I took a peek and was floored with what I saw.

"Lux is great at picking off enemy champions, thank in no small part to Final Spark (ultimate). However, the HIGH COOLDOWNS on her kit mean that even when she's sniped a priority target, Lux is left without enough tools to reliably convert that pick-off into a greater advantage. "

These are Luxs current cooldowns before the patch

Lux Cooldowns level 1 - Q = 15 seconds, W = 14, E = 10, R = 80 Lux Cooldowns level 18 - Q = 11 seconds, W = 10, E = 10, R = 50

Compared to say, Xerath Cooldowns

Xerath Cooldowns level 1 - Q = 9 seconds, W = 14 , E = 13 , R = 130 Xerath Cooldowns level 18 - Q = 5 seconds, W = 10, E = 11, R = 100

So other than Luxs Q, which has a longer cooldown because it can CC 2 champions, all her abilities already have a shorter cooldown than Xeraths. Jumping back to the rational behind why Riot is buffing Lux, it's easy to see that Xerath is vulnerable to the same issues, so why not buff him as well??

All in all, to me this buff is completely unnecessary and pushes Lux even higher in the meta.

7 Comments

PureSilvrr2 votes

Yeah, but lux is basically her snare and Ult.

Mizuki Zahra1 votes

shhhhhhhhhhh let it happen

Critmaster Garen1 votes

well, you listed it yourself.

other artillery mages like xerath or ziggs have spamable abilities on a base cooldown of like 4 to 5 seconds before cdr.

lux base cooldowns are all around 10 seconds even at lvl 18. so pretty much double the cooldown. that leaves her with relatively long windows of not being able to do anything.

Bay B1 votes

[{quoted}](name=Critmaster Garen,realm=NA,application-id=3ErqAdtq,discussion-id=AhNf4Bt0,comment-id=0002,timestamp=2017-04-05T19:42:18.347+0000)

well, you listed it yourself.

other artillery mages like xerath or ziggs have spamable abilities on a base cooldown of like 4 to 5 seconds before cdr.

lux base cooldowns are all around 10 seconds even at lvl 18. so pretty much double the cooldown. that leaves her with relatively long windows of not being able to do anything.

I mean, you're comparing Lux Q to Xerath Q which I get, but Xerath Q doesn't apply CC and cant be used instantly. The cooldown suits the power of the ability

Critmaster Garen2 votes

[{quoted}](name=Smelly Buttholes,realm=NA,application-id=3ErqAdtq,discussion-id=AhNf4Bt0,comment-id=00020000,timestamp=2017-04-06T19:33:04.970+0000)

I mean, you're comparing Lux Q to Xerath Q which I get, but Xerath Q doesn't apply CC and cant be used instantly. The cooldown suits the power of the ability

so? xerath cc is on his e and his w. he doesnt have less cc than her. he still has a spamable aoe ability.

same for ziggs. he can wall off the width of an entire lane with his w and his e, while still being able to spam his q to waveclear.

fuffychan1 votes

Didnt read, downvoted for immature name

Leaf on Bush1 votes

even higher in the meta

So much reading for such a disappointing punchline.

Oh wait... this wasn't meant as a joke????

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