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Tips on playing Lux?

Light Goddess·5/19/2015, 1:39:19 AM·1 votes·3,682 views

So, I bought Lux awhile ago and never actually played her until, they just released the Star Guardian Lux skin (Which I absolutely LOVE) and ever since I bought it I've been playing her a little more. Her mechanics are fairly simple, and I'm not bad at her combos and such, but any tips from pros or people that have played her more than me? Also looking for what items I should get for her. I usually just support for her (I've heard she's not a bad mid laner, but I've never tried it), and I usually lack getting support items because they never seem to work well for her.. (Except Spellthief's Edge, it's proven very useful.)

I usually upgrade my Q-E-W in that order first, obviously upgrade ult whenever I can, and just alternate between my Q and E and lastly my W. I'm not sure if this is best or not but it's what I've been doing. For her combos, I usually just launch me Q, then quickly drop my E, then blast my ult (And throw in my W if necessary.). Overall I'm just looking for some general tips and things that would help, items, etc.

3 Comments

WalkingInACircle5/19/2015, 2:15:14 AM1 votes

I haven't played lux in a while, got tired of her kit's awkwardness between long range spells and procing her passive.

You usually max E first, its her main harass in lane. Of course, you want to use its slow for as long as possible to setup an autoattack that follows the burst to proc your passive. But usually you blow it up immediately cuz people try to dodge.

Her burst/gank combo is Throw e -> q -> r -> AA -> e -> AA. Use the slow to zone/slow to land the q to land the r while maintaining procs of the passive.

Item wise she's pure AP/damage. Morrello's/Deathcap/Void Staff/Zhonya's. Your safety is all positioning, range, and landing your Q. Shield helps too.

Remember that Lux can fire her Q through the creep line, if angled properly.

SmarmyGryphon5/19/2015, 4:04:05 PM1 votes

If you like skill shots and being squishy then you should like lux. Currently she is my favorite mid laner for norms, 17/6/22 in a recent game. (keep in mind that I usually only play norms and playing ranked lux is probably going to be a lot different.

I build her all kinds of ways. It depends on the team your playing against and your mid lane opponent. My favorite build for her ( though it is risky because you'll have no escape) is: Clarity/Heal or Clarity/Flash. - I spam abilities as lux and I don't like backing often so I take clarity. If you are less spell happy take ignite. Athenes unholy grail Morrellos ( the reason I like both morellos and unholy grail is because at level 18 your ult will be on a 30 second cool down. Happy sniping! If you don't want to build another 80 ap item go for either void staff or the remaining 120 ap item.) Rabadons Luden's echo Boots of mobility ( again this is just personally preference and ONLY if they have built no MR.) Void staff.

Like I said, I build her all kinds of ways and while I like building her off meta, if the game is close, I build her pretty much standard meta.

Feel free to add me and I'll play you 1 v 1 lux for fun. I'm usually on in the evenings.

Kynetiq5/22/2015, 5:59:00 PM1 votes

Hi! My name is Kahare and I am a Lux main. I have mained Lux since Season 3 (2012), and have never lost a mirror lane versus another Lux! :) Lux

Here are my personal suggestions. I will put them in a list order so that it is easier to read.

  1. Your Skill Order should always be: E>Q>W (Maxing R when possible of course)! In fact, you should always take E first on Lux unless your team wants to do a level 1 invasion of the enemy jungle. The reason for this is because an E>AA combo is incredibly effective and can get the enemy laner down to 50% health before they hit level 2, all while keeping you at a very safe distance from them. There is no reason to snare them at level 1 since your follow up wouldn't be incredibly effective.

  2. Your damage combo will look like one of two things... the base is the same for both but the initiation is different.

    a) [Target is exposed in front of minions] ----> Q>Place E (Dont proc it)>AA>E (proc it)>R(to finish them off) or another AA b) [Target is behind minions] ----> E(Proc it)>Repeat until target is at about 40% HP> E(Dont proc it)>R to finish them off.

  3. #2 alluded to one of my biggest Lux tips ever. EVERYONE UNDERESTIMATES LUX'S E ABILITY! If you stay back and continuously E them until they are at 30% health with Lux's passive proc on them, your ult WILL KILL THEM. So if your enemy laner is playing it safe, it doesn't really matter. Just continuously E them and then when they run up the lane zap them with your ult. This takes some practice but if you master it you will do REALLY well with Lux in lane.

  4. Lux is meant to be played DEFENSIVELY. That means that you shouldn't die before the roaming phase. Naturally, Lux will have less kills than other members of her team but she will also have considerably less deaths if played correctly. If you DO NOT OVEREXTEND and play safely Lux has enough CC to escape from almost any situation.

  5. Build Order:

Starting Items - Dorans Ring, 2 HP Potions, Warding Totem (item 1056 , item 2003 x2, item 3340 ) First Back (Winning in Lane) - Build towards Morello, Boots of Speed (item 3165 , item 1001 ) First Back (Losing in Lane) - Build towards Athene's (This gives less offensive powers but gives more MR), Boots of Speed (item 3174 , item 1001 ) Core Items (Build almost always) - Sorcerers Shoes, Rabadon's, Zhonyas (item 3020 , item 3089 , item 3157 ) Situational Items - Luden's Echo, Void Staff, Liandry's. (item 3285 , item 3135 , item 3151 )

Notes: I almost always build Morello's>Sorc. Shoes>Luden's Echo>Rabadon's>Zhonyas>Situational Final Item

  1. Abuse Lux's ultimate skill! It actually recharges way faster than you would think it does and it is very effective. If you are leaving lane to back, use it to push your lane forward more! Also don't be afraid to use it to try and steal dragon/baron/blue when needed, but DON'T use it to steal kills from your teammates or they will not like you very much! :)

  2. Your W saves lives. Literally. If you see one of your teammates is struggling, use your Q to snare the chaser and try and get your W on them as soon as possible. Always throw your W into your entire team during a team fight. (This should be easy because as Lux you should be behind the rest of your teammates when the fight initiates)

  3. Pro Tip: Snare people under your tower, and the tower will kill them. It's brilliant if you ask me :)

Hope that was at least somewhat helpful! I love Lux with all of my heart and I think she is an amazing champion that everyone should play. Feel free to add me in-game (Kahare) and ask me any questions if you have them!!