I did some thinking about Lux's magic and now I'm terrified...

SaltyToplaneGoat·2/17/2016, 9:25:42 AM·110 votes·12,763 views

... because that's definetly not LIGHT that she is using. Sure, it appears like a laser, but it definetly is something different.

A laser doesn't suddenly end at one point and it has a clear color. Also, it doesn't have an indicator. Ya know, that red dotted line? Let's take a look a that: Luxanna creates this red line and then performs some kind of triggering action at one end of it, resulting in a MASSIVE exothermic chain reaction going down this red dotted line. What that reaction is you ask now? It's the creation of an instabile and short lived plasma in a process that could be described as "forced nuclear fusion" that happens inside these "tiny red dots".

Now imagine: she doesn't have to arrange the dots in a line. She could spread them over an area in any way she actually wants. A line is only the simplest way, easier in fast paced combat I guess. With some time and a bit more mana usage she could probably spread these "dots" over an area of a small town and eradicate it within seconds.

To conclude: She's a living weapon of mass destruction. An atomic bomb in the shape of a human being. No surprise the demacian military was so keen on having her with them once they realized what she was potentially capable off.

Luxanna Crownguard might be one of the scariest mages of Runeterra, maybe even more dangerous than Syndra who can turn energy into mass at will and move it around as she pleases. I hope Syndra doesn't learn how to conjoure a mass singularity (aka a black hole), or else runeterra is completly screwed...

On top of that: imagine you being aware of the fact that you are a living weapon of mass destruction. The demacian dogma might be the only thing that keeps her still somewhat sane...

184 Comments

BLU Medic2/17/2016, 12:39:39 PM50 votes

Hey! Veigar's an insane, monstrous, evil lunatic who has been making black holes for years and no one's noticed, so why are you so scared of Lux?

Shonjl2/17/2016, 11:53:28 AM19 votes

I always felt Lux was one of the strongest mages mainly due to her magic itself. Most if not all other mages just simply use normal magic. Even Xerath which is a being of pure magic is basically doing nothing different than throwing magic missiles(+1 if you get the joke) at you.

Lux is doing more than just casting the random fireball or magic missile, she is literally bending light to do what she pleases. She is bending light into a physical prison that burns and encases you, she is literally setting off chain reactions IN YOU with her passive that she basically turns you into a living bomb even if a small one that with the slightest bump makes you explode. Her mass singularity is literally a black hole, its tiny and weak sure but that is because she is maintaining it. That is a truly terrifying thing to think of that she is actually capable of creating an infinite source of pressure at will. It slows you because it is sucking you in and when it explodes, everything is basically being launched out.

What OP described her Ult is the best I ever saw.

While Ryse, Xerath and even LB might be some of the strongest mages, I really think they got nothing on Lux and the only thing stopping her is basically no different than Annie. Her age, she is young and inexperienced. With time she could very likely become a god, she controls light, she controls mass.

Weathered2/17/2016, 2:53:53 PM19 votes

Because game limits. If you really want to get technical, where the hell is Elise repelling to?

RiotRiotJaredan2/18/2016, 3:43:35 PM17 votes

Yeah, anyone who thinks Lux is a fragile little snowflake just because she's young and has a habit of smiling a lot is very much misguided. Don't piss her off. Fun stuff Kyoki. Cheers.

morris12/17/2016, 4:01:24 PM10 votes

I still think Malzahar 's space aids are deadlier.

Best Darius KR2/17/2016, 9:42:14 AM9 votes

. .. ... Oh dear....

Omega T33mo2/17/2016, 9:34:38 AM7 votes

its a game

CasterGilgamesh2/17/2016, 11:17:30 PM4 votes

so what? Veigar creates an event horizon AKA a black hole

RisenDarkKnight2/17/2016, 11:32:57 PM3 votes

Well, about it ending abruptly at one point, Lux's ult used to be global (way back in like season 1 or something). So you're making lore assumptions from a balance change, essentially.

Kaeblen2/19/2016, 7:33:11 AM3 votes

Lux vs Syndra so, E = m*(C^2) + p*C given that C = 3*10^8, converting mass into energy (Lux nuclear R) is a lot more cost efficient than the reverse (Syndra Q). assuming that Syndra's dark spheres have roughly the density of water, and they aren't exactly small (maybe 2 sq ft each) ... that's a bit more energy than a nuclear bomb.

Lux can get her energy from splitting a few Hydrogen atoms off of her skin, and it's enough to make her basically all powerful. Syndra Where exactly does she get 5.4*10^18 Joules of energy to materialize one of those, EVERY TIME I press Q? (Nuclear bomb is 63*10^12 Joules) If Syndra has that much power to work with, Just think what she could do by just leaving it as energy, and harnessing that. Syndra talks about infinite potential, and with those numbers she's not far off, but if she's using it to call solid matter out of thin air--I guess that's impressive, but--it's really a waste. Is she just stupid?