Don't listen to the lux mains

KFC Cashier·Aug 15, 2015·15 votes·3,315 views

"OMG LUX IS SO WEAK HER E COSTS 130 MANA!"

Hmmmm...an ult with the range of the diameter of your base on a low cool down. A long ass snare. An annoying passive. And a shield that costs 60 mana that gives a shield on the way forward and the way back. Not to mention she is incredibly easy to play and you have to be a total dipshit to get caught in the early game.

Stop complaining. If anything she is actually one of the top mages at the moment. If she gets too strong she will get nerfed into the ground.

The 130 mana cost is there so that when you play Lux you actually have to have a brain and manage your mana.

26 Comments

iainB85Aug 15, 201511 votes

Yea, that's why Lux is seeing so much competitive play right now.

Totally one of the "top mages at the moment".

Your post is bad and you should feel bad.

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KFC CashierAug 15, 20154 votes

Competitive doesn't translate to solo q honey :)

iainB85Aug 15, 20156 votes

Probably because being one of the "top mages" is akin to being a medalist in the special Olympics in League of Legends right now.

We currently either see Ahri, Viktor, or an assassin mid right now. Ahri for her obvious play making potential and Viktor because his damage is off the charts (being nerfed next patch I believe).

All other mages are a bad pick if you want to put yourself in the best position to win. It's been this way since the S5 mana regen nerfs. There's no clear advantage to picking an immobile, mana using, ranged mage over so many easier and better alternatives right now.

TL;DR Railing on Lux is a severe waste of your time in this current meta.

OJ191Aug 15, 20151 votes

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Probably because being one of the "top mages" is akin to being a medalist in the special Olympics in League of Legends right now.

We currently either see Ahri, Viktor, or an assassin mid right now. Ahri for her obvious play making potential and Viktor because his damage is off the charts (being nerfed next patch I believe).

All other mages are a bad pick if you want to put yourself in the best position to win. It's been this way since the S5 mana regen nerfs. There's no clear advantage to picking an immobile, mana using, ranged mage over so many easier and better alternatives right now.

TL;DR Railing on Lux is a severe waste of your time in this current meta.

Ahri may as well be an assassin anyway these days with that ult and Q

NemeBroAug 15, 20152 votes

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Probably because being one of the "top mages" is akin to being a medalist in the special Olympics in League of Legends right now.

We currently either see Ahri, Viktor, or an assassin mid right now. Ahri for her obvious play making potential and Viktor because his damage is off the charts (being nerfed next patch I believe).

All other mages are a bad pick if you want to put yourself in the best position to win. It's been this way since the S5 mana regen nerfs. There's no clear advantage to picking an immobile, mana using, ranged mage over so many easier and better alternatives right now.

TL;DR Railing on Lux is a severe waste of your time in this current meta.

http://champion.gg/champion/Lux

Such a bad pick, that Lux. She has a higher win rate than every dedicated assassin (not counting part-time assassins like Ahri) that isn't Talon (who many also believe is a bad pick, lol), with a higher play rate than any dedicated assassin. Yes, Lux is played more often than Zed.

This idea that assassins rule the game really needs to go away.

"But muh mobilit-" nigga fuck your mobility.

KFC CashierAug 15, 20151 votes

So your not in the LCS therefore I am assuming you are in the special olympics of league as well?

Lime JoshAug 15, 20155 votes

this threads a joke, every one of her skills require her to land a skill shot. tired of being killed? then buy a banshees or run cleanse vs a lux and its gg. Who cares how much damage she can do if she can be 1 hit by almost anyone, its not out fault your team is too stupid to focus and kill a squishy mage.

just like kids saying shaco was OP and broken in urf when u can use sweeping lens every 15 seconds that lasts 10 seconds, not our fault you guys refuse 2 use direct countering items

KFC CashierAug 15, 20152 votes

When did I say she was OP? I said she was a strong solo q pick.

Danyul TargaryenAug 15, 20154 votes

You have a 130 spell cost none of those mages have those kinda mana issues. All those mages also have waveclear( besides lb). Lux has subpar waveclear honey play her and tell me you dont get your lane pushed in

KFC CashierAug 15, 20152 votes

Let's see lux's E costs 130 mana. Syndra's waveclear combo qwe costs 230. Not to mention has a longer cooldown and requires 3 abilities.

Lux just has to E once and AA the rest of the way.

Also completely neglecting Lux's very fucking low cooldown ultimate that does more damage than Syndra's ult with max balls and hits multiple targets and also has a super long range.

Danyul TargaryenAug 15, 20154 votes

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Let's see lux's E costs 130 mana. Syndra's waveclear combo qwe costs 230. Not to mention has a longer cooldown and requires 3 abilities.

Lux just has to E once and AA the rest of the way.

Also completely neglecting Lux's very fucking low cooldown ultimate that does more damage than Syndra's ult with max balls and hits multiple targets and also has a super long range.

OMG DO YOU EVEN MATH. Syndras ult max damage is MAXIMUM DAMAGE: 630 / 975 / 1260 (+ 140% AP) 」Luxes is 500+75% and with her passive + 152+20% her ult is so damn easy to dodge and so is her q wich is the only way she can definetly land her ult. Your just mad u cant dodge skill shots or use a zhonyas.

MisterHealYoGirlAug 15, 20153 votes

It's a delayed skillshot, though. Syndra kind of just cackles while she deletes you. I think Lux is in the upper middle of mages right now; she's decent at everything, but doesn't excel at anything. (Some shields, some snares, some damage, but not as much cc as Cho'Gath, not as many shields as Lulu, not as much damage as LeBlanc). She's pretty safe, which is where a lot of her strength comes from. She has very few disastrous matchups.

Critmaster GarenAug 15, 20153 votes

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Let's see lux's E costs 130 mana. Syndra's waveclear combo qwe costs 230. Not to mention has a longer cooldown and requires 3 abilities.

Lux just has to E once and AA the rest of the way.

Also completely neglecting Lux's very fucking low cooldown ultimate that does more damage than Syndra's ult with max balls and hits multiple targets and also has a super long range.

youre comparing 1 champion with shitty mana costs against another champion with shitty mana costs. good job.

syndra ult deals more damage with maximum balls by the way. and her q is more spamable than anything in lux kit.

fact is, the manaregeneration changes really kindof screwed lux, and she could get a few mana buffs on her rank 5 abilities.

CreationFlawAug 15, 20153 votes

Cant deny that I barely ever kill lux in lane.

KFC CashierAug 15, 20152 votes

Thought I was the only one.

Danyul TargaryenAug 15, 20152 votes

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Cant deny that I barely ever kill lux in lane.

you wont kill lulu or lb ior ahri

Danyul TargaryenAug 15, 20152 votes

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KFC CashierAug 15, 20152 votes

Ok so if i run out of mana i can just sit under turret and last hit just like every other mage when they run out of mana. Ziggs Ahri Fizz Leblanc Morgana Syndra Swain

WalkingInACircleAug 15, 20152 votes

For the pros, when they want a long range mage they seem to prefer Azir and AP Kog'maw. I think it's their objective munching ability that seperates them from lux/xerath/ziggs etc.

Problem Lux faces soloQ is the number of people who build stupid things on her for cool value, and the people who want to play her as ziggs in lane. Lux's E is not Zigg's Q, you should get in the enemy face and hit it and then proc your passive. Use your shield. You'll win trades. Then stop building chalice and mejai's and muh 40% CDR. Build item 3040 item 3285 item 3089 and get item 3158 and CDR Quints/glyphs. If you're not able to waveclear with her E... this is why. You're not building the firepower.

LadyRenlyAug 15, 20152 votes

I consider myself a "Lux enthusiast".

Don't listen to anyone who says she needs buffs, she certainly does not.

GusiclesAug 15, 20152 votes

But wasn't that the point of Lux?

I'm not entirely disagreeing with you. Lux is infuriating to play against in a lot of matchups. But this is pretty uncalled for. She's in a pretty good spot in my opinion. Her strengths ARE in her long range and crowd control, but she has:

Long cooldowns
Basically all skillshots
Squishies
Will not win all-ins or ham strats

I don't even play Lux. But I'll defend her. What we should do however, is buff other mages.

DazedOnlookerAug 15, 20152 votes

I become quite mortified if i end up facing a lux in any game..i swear for every death i avoid from another player her ult is guaranteed to kill me next because i can NEVER see that sht coming, and its even worse if she manages to get you out of sight (like in the unwarded jg or something).

Not KatarinaAug 15, 20151 votes

Definitely not one of the top mages, but she's a pretty strong pick. She puts out a lot of damage and is immobile to balance that. Mana cost on E IS pretty high and might see some tweaks, but she's not in a weak position. Nobody wants to see her spam that shit earlygame.

OJ191Aug 15, 20151 votes

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Definitely not one of the top mages, but she's a pretty strong pick. She puts out a lot of damage and is immobile to balance that. Mana cost on E IS pretty high and might see some tweaks, but she's not in a weak position. Nobody wants to see her spam that shit earlygame.

TBH even if she could spam it early game it does fuck all damage until it's level 3+

It's so weak at level 1 that I won't even use it before level 2 at the earliest, maybe even level 3, unless I can get the passive proc out as well.