Lux

Abilities Overview

Lux's passive, Illumination, marks enemies hit by her damaging abilities. Auto attacking a marked target consumes the mark for bonus magic damage — weaving autos between spells is essential for maximum damage output. This passive makes Lux's full combo hit significantly harder.

Q (Light Binding) fires a skill shot that roots the first two enemies hit for 2 seconds. Landing Q is Lux's most important skill — it sets up her entire burst combo. W (Prismatic Barrier) throws a boomerang shield that shields twice (outgoing and returning). E (Lucent Singularity) creates a slow zone that can be detonated for AoE damage. R (Final Spark) is a massive laser beam with 80% AP scaling.

Laning Phase

In mid lane, Lux uses E for safe poke and waveclear from distance. At level 1, E start for poke. Level 2 (Q+E) enables burst trades — E slow into Q root into auto for passive proc. Level 6 is a massive spike — Q root into R for a guaranteed laser hit.

In support role, Lux pokes with E and auto attacks. W provides value on both return paths — shield your ADC and yourself. Level 2 is the kill window — Q root sets up your ADC's damage. Mana management is critical — don't spam E on cooldown. Lost Chapter first recall solves mana issues.

Teamfighting

Lux excels at poke and pick compositions. Before fights, poke with E and look for Q catches on priority targets. A single Q root into R can delete a squishy carry before the fight starts. In full teamfights, position at max range and cycle Q-E combos.

W is Lux's most underrated teamfight ability — the double shield provides massive AoE protection to your entire team. Time W to arrive when the enemy burst hits. R has a low cooldown at max rank (30 seconds) — use it for waveclear, poke, and objective steals. Lux's biggest weakness is immobility — position carefully.

Build Path

Start Doran's Ring. Luden's Echo for burst and waveclear. Horizon Focus for the damage amp on slowed targets. Rabadon's Deathcap for massive AP scaling.

Zhonya's Hourglass for stasis against divers. Void Staff for magic pen against tanks. Banshee's Veil against AP burst. Boots are Sorcerer's Shoes or Ionian Boots. Dark Seal into Mejai's when snowballing.

Matchups

Lux excels against immobile champions who can't dodge her Q. She struggles against assassins (Zed, Fizz, Talon) who can dodge Q and one-shot her. Against assassins, save Q for self-peel and build early Zhonya's. Lux is excellent into most bot lane matchups as support.

For more details, check the League of Legends Wikipedia page and the Lux page on League of Legends Wiki.