I say this because i have played Lux support alot and i do really good but today I had to go Mid with lux and I saw that she was actualy good at mid So I really dont understand what role lux is. Also i her sheid really that useful or is it only useful when you use athenes unholy Grail?
Handy Sandy 2 votesLux can go both mid and support, like 
Since she has her Q and E to peel really well, and her shield is alright but not the greatest thing ever.
Just don't be one of those lux supports building some 
itsokbecauseimainher
I'm not sure about her shield though, it's pretty weak on it's own so Athens would be a pretty good idea. I do thing she's better as a midlaner though, but she does work as a viable support in most situations.
Critmaster Garen2 voteslux is a utility or support mage. naturally all mages will be stronger when played on mid lane instead of support. this includes annie, zyra, morgana and lux because of solo lane farm and xp.
but shes supposed to be able to take both positions.
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lux is a utility or support mage. naturally all mages will be stronger when played on mid lane instead of support. this includes annie, zyra, morgana and lux because of solo lane farm and xp.
but shes supposed to be able to take both positions.
she doesn't have enough cc/utility to be a good support, that's why morgana and the likes are better as damaging supports
I hate my ADC2 votesShe has enough CC/Utility to be a good support in the proper conditions. Her mana cost is what hurt her the most as a Support but her passive allows her to not fall too far behind with lower gold income.
Picked with the proper ADC as a counter pick makes her a great pick. For example, with a Jhin against a bot lane with low engage threat and a low threat jungler before level 6, she is extremely nasty. She can be used as a counter pick to Vel'Koz support for example. Her range allows her to fight back against Vel'Koz and if she connect a snare on him, she can insta-delete him with a ult.
She's a wild card, but a good support always keep those wild ones up their sleeves.
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she doesn't have enough cc/utility to be a good support, that's why morgana and the likes are better as damaging supports
she has a full 2 second snare on up to 2 targets on her q. the shield isnt great, but needs more work imo. they kindof dumpstered the ability as a support ability when they made the projectile speed too slow.
her base damge is decent, and her e grants vision and is a great zoning tool. its actually an amazing support ability in that regard, allowing her to spy into bushes from long range.
id say her base kit is more useful to support than annies, who has literally only her passive that she can use to support.
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she has a full 2 second snare on 2 targets on her q
she also has a slow on e, it is not enough
id say her bas ekit is more useful to support than annies, who has literally only her passive that she can use to support.
are you kidding? annie literally has an aoe stun (passive + tibbers), it is much better than anything which lux can bring, it's a game changing ability
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she also has a slow on e, it is not enough
are you kidding? annie literally has an aoe stun (passive + tibbers), it is much better than anything which lux can bring, it's a game changing ability
she still has a lot of useful utility in her kit that make up a decent support kit.
Risk of Fate2 votesLux support is really good with champions that can use her stuns to their advantage as well as she has decent poke herself. Items like 
and 
synergize really well. The only issue I've had recently is the mana cost of E so I personally don't poke as much with it as I did back in season 5.
Lux was originally a mid lane mage, but whether there or in support, you can always build 
if you want late game scaling (Janna I think was the only other support I know of that had it as a recommended item for some reason).
She does not fare well against tank supports like Braum, Thresh, and Bard but excels against Sona and Soraka support.
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Lux support is really good with champions that can use her stuns to their advantage as well as she has decent poke herself. Items like
Lux was originally a mid lane mage, but whether there or in support, you can always build
She does not fare well against tank supports like Braum, Thresh, and Bard but excels against Sona and Soraka support.
dunno... lux doesn't really rely on her shield to build ardent censer and she has no heal (even janna has it btw) athenes is simply awful now, morello is much better mejai is very risky even with janna and lux is much less safe than janna
and finally,
Lux was originally a mid lane mage
lux is (and always was) a mid mage, taking her support is not very good (and never was)
Risk of Fate2 votesI can say with certainty that the new Ardent Censer is an amazing item and I've built it every chance I could get (Unless we had a jhin, then I tended to opt for something like a Solari since he couldn't really benefit from the attack speed up). She's probably T2 in terms of strength, but there have been times I've turned around teamfights. She was and will remain my primary Support pick especially on either a Draven or Kalista.
bad arcade kitty1 votesworse than zyra/morgana/velkoz
ps. lux is a mid champion
Mokkun1 votesShe is designed to be carry, not a support. Her supporting skills are the weakest aspects of her kit. She also scales significantly harder with items, which are harder to acquire as a support.
Lack of a true hard CC, the fact that her shield is a skill shot, and the fact that her snare is a weaker form of both morg and zyra's means that she really just doesn't match up to other more conventional supports.
There are certainly worse things you can use, but it's a sub optimal support choice, and keeps her from reaching her real potential as a champion.
bad arcade kitty1 votesathenes sound as a bad item on her, build morello instead, it is much better (gives a great mana sustain (the lost chapter for laning and the tome itself for teamfights), gives more than twice more ap than athenes, gives grievous wounds too and also gives the same cdr as athenes, it doesn't give mr, but you don't need mr being a squishy backline damaging support with also an ap scaling shield, not like athenes gives a lot of mr too; note the mana passive of athenes was also nerfed the last patch)
support lux should get sightstone and then build ap damage, she is not janna or soraka
her shield is pretty strong with some ap and is aoe
so support lux it is something like sightstone morello rabandon void staff etc
then, support lux is bad, play support morgana/zyra/velkoz instead
SGT Dingle Berry1 votesI think she fills both roles nicely. I personally HATE playing ADC against a Lux because of the ease in which a good Lux can zone you off creeps. A good Lux support will also not constantly be saving her R to KS the carries but use it instead to butter the enemies up for an easy kill or forced back/tower.
I hate my ADC1 votesLux is a mid laner and a wild card support. In mid lane, she thrives in almost every situation due to her range and scaling. As a support, you should only be using her in scenarios that warrant her use.
What I mean by "wild card" support is that there are those Support who are extremely good given the proper conditions but otherwise are pretty bad at the role.
Lux is one of those, just like 
and... well 
. :p
Where Lux shine as a Support is on her Q and passive. The delete potential at level 6 makes her dangerous against squishy champions and her Q has a very good synergy with certain champions such as Jhin. She is extremely weak against hard engage, sturdy supports or ADCs with dashes.
