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Support Lulu tips and advice.

Packun Flower··1 votes·1,016 views

Hello!

Recently i find myself playing Lulu as support and I am really enjoying it. I am by no means a pro but i was wondering if i could get some helpful insight on my builds and maybe some advice to be a better Lulu.

For my masteries i use these.

http://pyroblasty.github.io/masteries/#YCvK0K2vK0Cly

Notes: I choose windspeakers over TL because i like to focus on survivability with her shield over damage. Bandit combined with item 2301 line allowes me to keep up in gold with my adc when i poke often. The masteries are disgned to empower Lulus shield and survivabillity.

Rune page.

Quints: ×3 flat AP Reds: flat CDR Yellows: flat armor Blues: flat mr.

Notes: AP quints give her shield and passive a little extra kick. Red CDR are for making sure i can keep shield up often and enemy polymorphed during enguages. Eveything else helps me survive.

Skill order. Max E first. Max W second Max Q last. Max R whenever possible.

Shields, shields and more shields. It not only protects my ADC but makes them stronger as well. W is essintial against aggrisive sups like blitz or thresh because i can stop any kind of follow up by polymorphing the enemy ADC. Q is maxed last for disengusges like slowing an enemy jungler who is coming in for the gank.

Item build. In order of what i build first to last.

item 2301 : first build for obvious reasons. it pays me for poking and gives my team sight. The extra hp is also nice.

item 3117 : i really prefer these boots for 2 reasons. 1) i can roam to other team mates easier and 2) i can keep up with my ADC when i cast W on them. It also makes scowering for enemy wards easier.

item 3222 i get this item 3rd to help keep my ADC alive but the MR and Mana regen are also great.

item 3060 i. Love. Banner. Mr aura is great for my team and it also allows me to preassure other lanes with my promoted minion. Its amazing how many turrets and gold that minion can get for you and can also force the enemy team into a 4v5 because if the banner minion is not stopped it could take inhibs.

item 3512 Armor, Mr and an active with many uses. This gives me great survivability but also allows me to protect a lane from aggrsive enemy minion pushes or to help my team preassure a turret we are seiging.

item 3800 with this last item i am not only tanky but i can speed up my whole team. I can tank quite a bit of damage for my ADC while keeping them alive and powering them up.

Final build.

item 2301 item 3117 item 3222 item 3060 item 3512 item 3800

So yeah. My Lulu is very team focused with the emphasis on survivability for not onle me but my ADC as well.

Open to suggestions and comments.

9 Comments

I hate my ADC3 votes

item 3190 is simply better than item 3060 for a defensive Lulu support. Banner is only good against specific team compositions.

item 3504 is very powerful on Lulu when combined with hyper carries like Twitch KogMaw Jinx Vayne and Tristana.

If you don't already know, Healing/Shielding increase on item 3222 item 3504 item 3114 as well as the Windspeaker Blessing mastery STACKS additively. Meaning you can reach a whopping 40% increase with both item 3504 and item 3222 when using Windspeaker. This applies to both Mikael and Solari heal/shields!!! Also, consider getting a item 3050 depending on who you have for ADC and what they built. In the right circumstances, this item is amazingly powerful.

Lulu doesn't need a ton of self-defense, usually, the standard build of: item 3190 item 3222 is enough MR and shield to survive any AP with enough caution. item 3110 will usually take care of surviving against AD and, depending on the games, item 3050 is usually enough by itself since Sightstone give you a good amount of health anyways.

Also, consider going the item 3092 + item 2045 route if you go for item 3190 + item 3222. item 3800 is also a great item. item 3512 is good overall, but not that great for Lulu since you spend the majority of your time near your ADC or other carries and not roaming.

A defensive Lulu is meant for an hyper carry. You have the early damage to prevent bullying or even zone your opponents, the support capabilities to protect your ADC through the worst case scenarios from start to finish and the steroids to give him the extra he needs to really fuck up the other team.

You don't need to be a frontline tank and your efforts should be spent making sure the rest of your team have the best chance at getting their job done without any hiccups. Also take note that AP increases Pix damage, when shielding your hyper carry, this means he will dish out a ridiculous amount of damage when combined with item 3504.

Another comment, you should use Recovery instead of Unyielding in the first row of Resolve masteries. Unyielding only applies to BONUS armor/mr which means it provides a very low amount of armor/mr, especially early in the game.

Packun Flower1 votes

item 3504 is such a good idea i cant believe i forgot about that item. Great suggestion.

Thanks for the great post as well. I will do some build revising and testing later on it.

MR KIMCHI SENPAI1 votes

terrible. Next.

Packun Flower1 votes

Huh?

Breaku1 votes

I typically pick Lulu in farm lanes, so I don't poke too much, but here's my build.

Runes Red: Armor Yellow: Armor Blue: Scaling MR Quints: Move Speed

item 3069 item 3009 item 2045 item 3504 item 3190 item 3174

AmetDeCrypt1 votes

first of all don't be overlooking the split apart item 3092 and item 2045 for the stats they give. after getting item 3098 I pretty much always rush item 3028 because of the stupid sustain it gives. seriously that item is broken for the regen alone rip in pizza that next patch. no specific items but flat ap items are borderline useless on her and should always be on an item with some form of resists or hp so she can take and trade with her autos. in terms of max order q first if you want to poke and push with an aggressive adc and e if your carry just wants to farm and will be doing the majority of the damage lategame, but always, ALWAYS max w second for the buffs and polymorph duration. she's good with almost any adc but don't pick her with a Jhin for obvious reasons. in terms of items you can get after your core I've always liked a cheeky item 3151 because her q is a spammable slow or even a item 3027 if you like for that spam healing passive. it's better on the item 3800 but you can still get it if your team is needing ap badly and you're pretty much the only ap champ on the team. EDIT an alternative start to item 3303 can be item 3301 for certain comps that need a hard engage but are mostly immobile and you can be allowed to farm for a while down bot. coin start works better with an almost tanky defensive build because of its armor so you'll be relying more on your base stats, but it's still a good start from my experimentations.

Packun Flower1 votes

Yeah i am seeing now that item 2045 + item 3092 is good. I was hesitant to go that build though becaus you are sacraficing 2 item slots. But i think i will try those and item 3504 now.

New build might be something like.

item 2045 item 3092 item 3117 item 3222 item 3504 item 3190

AmetDeCrypt1 votes

ooh I forgot boots. item 3117 are pretty great in most situations, but when you have some heavy chasing comps like XinZhao Nocturne or Gragas and kiting with q is key I like to go item 3009 for the consistent speed in combat and pseudo tenacity. also it's just a personal preference but I almost always go item 3174 for my chalice upgrade because the heals come in a stream and the ap helps round out kit utility. item 3222 really only if I need a panic cleanse for my squishies.

ChaddyFantome1 votes

I really can't jive with goign CDR runes on Enchanter supports when they overcap on CDR all the time. Feels like a pure waste imo. Also, where are item 3174 anditem 3504 in your builds?

in what context are you engaging with item 3800 ? Also, item 3190 is just a better item for Shield focused Lulu Support because it synergizes with Windspeakers Blessing and gets boosted by the %onus shielding from the Items and Masteries, as well as giving everyone a Ardent Buff..

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