How is Lux escaping nerfs next patch when she's near 100% pick/ban in GM+ games...

Colonel J·6/25/2019, 5:12:53 AM·48 votes·15,811 views

...and has a 53% winrate/the 2nd highest pickrate Plat+ ?

also feels like it's about time to remove kleptomancy and make aftershock only usable on melee champions. not that disabling on aftershock lux would make her balanced or anything considering that she can also run guardian and still be overpowered as long as she keeps her current shield

for those who don't believe me about guardian, check probuilds or check u.gg to see her success with it. it's the champion.

I have shamelessly stolen this post from Reddit thread by CaristinnQT (very high elo player) after the terrible mods there decided to delete it. https://www.reddit.com/r/leagueoflegends/comments/c4blb6/how_is_lux_escaping_nerfs_next_patch_when_shes/

105 Comments

Zardo6/25/2019, 10:31:07 AM9 votes

The only reason shes being played in high elo is because of her shield and aftershock. Nerf her synergy with aftershock and her shield and shell cease to exist in pro play and high elo again.

Kirika6/25/2019, 10:18:22 AM7 votes

If you touch my Lux I break your neck-

After that beeing said I can start using real arguments. Her ultimate CD was reduced because they wanted to make Lux mid a character able to carry a team in need. Let's be fair the whole oneshot thing only works if you land three skillshots in a short time and your opponent is dumb enough to have no MR, QSS or support with the ability to save someone. She is highly skill reliant and I dont see why her initiate Q should be a high cd if every assassns engage is low cd. (Talon Q, Zed E [okay was nerfed at last but still you get the point]). Most champs played mid have high mobility and easily dodge the snare and thus make all her other ability aside from her E poke pretty hard to hit. Her ultimate CD can go down to 7 seconds if you REALLY want it. Still she can in a TF only take out two people if she is really, really good and thus gain this kind of CD. If she needs to Carry a team thats the only way to do it. By the way the hard nerf on her E is never mentioned because only those who really play her see how frustrating slow it is now. You throw it on the mid fo the enemy and with brownboots they just walk out...

5050BS6/25/2019, 9:31:11 PM7 votes

SKINS SKINS SKINS SKINS.

If Riot could get away with making Porn with her they would. $$$$

SurrealTheHusky6/25/2019, 5:20:38 AM5 votes

I noticed what someone named Meroell said in the comments there, he/she's right, Riot can never somehow decide whether she's a support or not, she already has a high cc with root, an overpowered ult that scales to the heavens, and a really good peel (along with crazy base damage), but then in mid lane, she has a massive mana pool and amazing sustain, and her scaling is way too much so it you get root r'ed you're basically one shot, so it'd be really difficult to balance a champ that is top notch in both mid and support, while keeping her ok enough so she isn't borderline gutted.

Kinda like Ryze who's gone through 4000 reworks and still has a 44% wr

Also the same situation with how Riot doesn't nerf Tahm Kench (who is nasty in top lane right now) but nerfs pyke

Eldeazar6/25/2019, 3:14:17 PM3 votes

I agree that there is a problem but it's not on lux, it's on the way guardian and aftershock procs...so the rune is the problem, not so much the champion. This it's on the poor (and I am being nice) design of runes and items. Lux is still an immobile tower mage in mid, don't fuck with her shield and teamplay value or the champion is gone from SoloQ...

GripaAviara6/26/2019, 8:54:36 AM3 votes

Simple, lux is a skin selling machine

She near broken for months now

Kaioko6/25/2019, 8:57:59 PM2 votes

Her Q CD change needs to be reverted to scale down with levels -- she shouldn't be able to get away with not losing anything by maxing that skill last.

Abibyama II6/25/2019, 12:53:56 PM2 votes

https://www.reddit.com/r/leagueoflegends/comments/c4q2dz/the_lux_complaint_thread_has_wrong_numbers/

Also people are getting tired of "insert champion higher or lower than 50" complaint because they provide no value

SoulTaker6/26/2019, 2:11:49 PM2 votes

how did fiora and riven not get nerfed yEt that is the question

Logicalily 6/25/2019, 2:45:44 PM2 votes

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Karn Bishop6/25/2019, 9:10:44 PM1 votes

All they would need to do to make lux balanced is make it so her bind can only root a max of 4 things then make it so minions count towards that.