@riot: a lux buff isnt wrong, but it should go to her w imo

Critmaster Garen··37 votes·1,053 views

despite the general hate for the buffs shes pretty underwhelming right now. but the main problem is the most recent nerf to her shield in my opinion.

what happened back then was a nerf to her ability to self shield by reducing the shield value by a noticable amount, the missile speed, and adding the ability to be able to stack up the shield on allies when the projectile hits on its way out and on the way in.

while the nerf to her self shielding at the time made sense, the reduced missile speed actually made the ability complete trash. its too slow to allow for actual saves on allies anymore and made it way too clunky as a support ability despite potentially stacking up slightly larger on allies than before.

if you want to buff her, this should be the place you should be looking into first imo. just increase the missile speed again. making it worse as a support ability on top of the reduced self shielding was simply too much of a nerf.

it would be nice if part of her kit wasnt anoying and clunky to use before numbers on other parts are being buffed.

18 Comments

Bramymond7 votes

Upvoted, just because this is the first constructive Lux post i've seen all day.

TyrekGoldenspear5 votes

This. I'd rather Lux have a decent kit filled with equally useful abilities than having one super-powered ability and a clunky spell that doesn't serve its purpose as well as it could, causing an unbalanced kit.

I've seen someone suggest a simple QOL that would allow her to cast W while moving.

Limrick3 votes

You mean so I can shield myself while running from a gank like every other mage in the game can? Where do I sign up?

Kingnewgameplus2 votes

Hey man, Syndra can't shield herself from a gank, all she can do is fucking kill you dead.

Limrick1 votes

Well, I mean compared to the other mages with shields. You think Syndra needs some shield? Pfft.

Aimléss1 votes

Lol who the hell needs a shield when they got an AOE knock-back stun that does damage.

h5LYF41Lam4 votes

most people dont remember that there was a time when people played lux support and they werent reported for troll picking. peperidge farms remembers. if riot wants to buff lux just give her a better missile speed and ap ratio on her W. unlike karma lux doesnt usualy follow support builds (locket/redemption) due to the fact that her shield is shit and shit+30%=still shit

Nymzo2 votes

Careful not to buff her w too much otherwise she's going to join the 4 mages at bot lane.

I wish I could say kappa.

Critmaster Garen3 votes

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Careful not to buff her w too much otherwise she's going to join the 4 mages at bot lane.

I wish I could say kappa.

technically this isnt an issue. lux was supposed to be a support mage like karma, morgana or even orianna and was always intended to be able to play as a duo lane support, or solo lane.

malzahar, annie, and brand on the other hand were not.

Nymzo1 votes

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technically this isnt an issue. lux was supposed to be a support mage like karma, morgana or even orianna and was always intended to be able to play as a duo lane support, or solo lane.

malzahar, annie, and brand on the other hand were not.

Back in the day, yeah but now Lux has her place in mid lane.

I didn't an Annie at bot for such a long time, you forgot Zyra and Vel tho

EndlessSorcerer2 votes

Personally, I object to the ultimate buff because I don't think they are buffing her in the correct manner. Her ultimate is pretty much always off cooldown late-game anyways due to its low base CD and CDR being a core stat on Lux.

If they want to buff her, I'd prefer one (or more) of the following options:

  • +5 MS (restore to previous value)
  • Casting W doesn't interrupt movement (chasing, escaping)
  • Slight increase to her passive's damage in early levels (improve last-hitting, pushing, trading)
  • Adjust the speed of her W (i.e. increasing speed the further it travels)
Glory ln Death4 votes

What about the ability to choose how far the shield travels? For instance, if you just want to shield yourself or an ally next to you, you could throw it a really short distance and get the stacked shield very quickly, rather than waiting for it to travel the entire way out and then back in.

EndlessSorcerer1 votes

It's a good option.

However, they appear to want a certain delay between stacks of the shield on Lux herself, so I'm not sure if they'd be willing to give the players that much control over it.

Big Lincoln2 votes

ya was about to make a thread about this

I play with a lux support one trick a lot and I noticed how hard it is for her to actually clutch shield allies

They should speed it up and let her cast while moving so that it's more fluid overall

would be less frustrating than getting nuked by two ults in the same teamfights

Edit: Q should stop dashes too

FakeGravity1 votes

my biggest problem with lux always been how insanely hard it is to land that shield, dosent matter how much utility it bring if it does hit, it hardly ever happens, they should do something to that, beside that given how little damage late game she bring even if ahead i think they should give that refund but only at level 16

SwiftKitten881 votes

i posted this today already, but simply allowing her to control the distance which her shield goes out would be a VERY useful buff.

Mouse5341 votes

Personally, I would rather have more value on the way back. It incourages positioning, both yours and your teammates. It also shows skill in timing already and pushes better mechanics and use; both yours and your opponents.

Just for formality, I am not a main. I have some smattering with Xerath, Ziggs, and Varus. I have only just tried her once, and in support role.

She is way better in mid, from what I have seen of her. Any tips would also be appreciated :)

agbudar1 votes

the buff people talk about thats currently on pbe is a april fools buff most likely

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