Ranked #19 out of 20 in ADCDiscover all ADC champions who counter Lucian. Use our statistics and learn how to counter Lucian in League of Legends and win in Champion Select! Lucian Data for all roles taken from 62,4294262,86513,42944,866849 matches.
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Tips Against Lucian in Bottom Lane Tips Provided by MOBAFire Guide Authors
LostFishEU says “Lucian's early game outmatch Vayne's early game by quite the amount. Lucian has one of the strongest short trades in the game with his combos. Lucian can dash from the wall when you use your Condemn. The only chance you will have vs Lucian is a longer fight and when you get a stun on him with Condemn. Why I put him at Major and not Extreme is because you can dodge Lucian's Q if you time your Tumble well, making the fight more even.”
singed best adc says “On toplane he is pain if you play Singed, but with a Yuumi on you he's an easy target at level 6. Your E stops his ultimate, he cant dash on grounding and Lucian player always go mental if you shittalk them.”
koog says “Gravitum is very good against him because he is so short ranged. You also outdamage him with chakram and severely outrange him with calibrum. Just don't put yourself in a position where you can get run down by the culling and you will be fine. ”
Vapora Dark says “On paper, Lucian is one of the harder matchups for Jhin. Endless mobility, great poke and can all in on a whim. But in practice, with proper spacing and usage of your 4th shot you can outrade him and because he has less auto range than you he'll usually be dashing in to trade, meaning his mobility is cut AND your movement buff from whisper allows you to disengage. Never try to 1v1 him though, he can still destroy you if he's not behind. In lane, avoid getting Q poked down so position awkwardly behind creeps and don't take extended trades. Lucian is one of the best champs to use fervor on and if he can stack that up he will destroy you. Play a slow game vs him and you'll come out on top”
WayOfTheTempesst says “Lucian has one of the best lanes in the game and his high mobility counters Ziggs stationary playstyle. Although he is mostly played in solo lanes, botlane Lucian is still a threat to Ziggs.”
A_Drunk_Carry says “Not a fun matchup at first. Lucian can dash away or in, and pound you with his extra passive shots. You'll outdamage him after 2 items. Don't ult first, or he'll just dash away and smack you with his ult.”
Trieuloo says “We have to be careful of this lane due to being able to dash across veigar cage. This causes you to need very good ability management to be able to win this lane in higher elos. However, in lower elos you can just cage and the lucian can not react fast enough to dash out.”
HyroPyro says “Lucian has high base damage with his abilities and can poke you down with his Lightslinger (Passive) and Piercing Light (Q) through the minions. Make sure you and your support capitalise on his Relentless Pursuit (E) cooldown if your support has a hook or cc. He highly relies on weaving his passive Lightslinger and abilities for damage. ”
TismoTheTilted says “Destroys you in trades, don't even try it. Even if you build Galeforce, he can chase you down without issue, and you have no way to dodge his R.”
Chaeha says “Lucian is another volatile champion with lots of level 3 all in potential that can target Kai'Sa's subpar early game and shut her out before she gets to any of her spikes. ”
tokyodamonsta says “Very strong in lane, can easily dodge your feathers with e and flash. If the lucian is good it is pretty much impossible to 1v1. Play around your support to beat him. You OUTSCALE!”
Ekezun says “Many of his long range abilities are skillshots so try to avoid alot of damage by dodging said skillshots, try to stand on the same side as him so he has a harder time to harass you with his Q”
R3Veal says “Really annoying to play against as he can easily dodge your W. You can't escape his ultimate so easy because of your lack of mobility. His dash lets him trade with you and then retreat really fast.”
Pengwan says “Beats you easily in early game, good at zoning and scales pretty good, needs to get kills and since Ezreal is the safest adc its not gg after champ select”
IM NOT TOXIC says “This lane will generally go even. Lucian's dash makes it very difficult to land your W. Once Lucian hits 6, he will have the advantage. ”
FunkyBeagle says “Lucian has ridiculous amounts of all in potential and he has way better short trading potential than Kai'Sa. Lucian has a super strong early game, where as Kai'Sa doesnt.”
lenithebot says “Although it seems like this matchup would seem impossible for Jhin since Lucian has a lot of mobility and great early game burst if you play around your fourth shot and abilities you can even out trade im in lane. If the Lucian makes mistakes try and punish them but dont over comit and give him a lead. Just farm up and out-scale him. Make sure though to never duel Lucian ever unless you are insanely ahead you will just get destroyed.”
KoZee says “Lucian is somewhat weak to Varus due to his low range in comparison. You should be able to zone him. However, if he gains a lead he can burst you fairly hard due to his synergy with Kraken Slayer. Overall though, he shouldn't be a huge threat unless fed.”
Jurassiq says “Lucian is imo your strongest counter. He has the tools needed to counter you in lane. He out damages you in all ins, can easily beat you in short trade, and can push you in.
You outscale him around 2 items, but if the Lucian is the same level as you skill-wise he should beat you in lane.
Your goal is to farm and land Q's on him whenever you can. If he does mess up, you can look to follow up on your support and all in.”
cakiens says “most of Obama's damage comes from his q and his autos. stand in places where his q cant reach you and farm to your heart's content and when he goes in q him and make his double tap useless.”
snowcard says “Lucian is also a primarily auto-attacking champion (surprise) so his passive is devastating for Sivir. He can dash your Q easily, so I would reccomend a support with CC to lock him down (or bait his E so you can hit him).
What you can block: His Q, W, and one bullet of his R. ”
FaceLikeAStreamer says “One of the hardest lane. U can't outtrade him unless ur 2v1 or 3v2, Hard to gank , heavy damage, dont trade against him unless he has all spells on coldown.”
T0nn says “Depends on laning phase. after he gets few dmg items in worst mythic before you. You cant do much. You outscale but you need to get there. Early threat after your 2 items he shouldve been dealt with.”
Inoriboob says “Passive is important to avoid, trade will outdamage you if don't wait for passive or q and e combo. Late game he falls off a bit and you should be able to kill by outranging.”
Xayaphelia says “This is another matchup I enjoy playing. Lucian has a lot of tools to mess you up in lane but you can play around them and still do very well against him. Even if Lucian gets fed you can just power farm and out scale him. GG EZ”
ooftheiii says “His ult can be used while he's moving, so watch out as he may try to kite you. His damaging skills have long range and are mostly skill shots, so awareness and good dodging skills are important. Lucian cannot change the aim of The Culling. Take advantage of this by avoiding the angle of the bullets. Attempt to stay on the same side of the creep wave as Lucian, e.g if he stands to the left, stand to the left. This will give him a much harder time with harassing you using Piercing Light.”
kingamazin says “Lucian isn't really that great of a bot laner right now, and his extremely low range makes it easy to harass him with rockets. Focus on playing on one of the sides of your minion wave and continue to reposition to avoid getting poked down by his q through the minion wave, which is his only reliable way to poke you down. If he dashes into you, switch to minigun and try to hit him with your w while he's locked in his q animation or while he's autoing you. Once you get more levels in your q, it becomes increasingly difficult for lucian to lane against you as you continue to gain a greater range advantage. ”
Bluestrat says “Lucian is not often seen on the botlane anymore, but he is still a strong laner. His short trades are extremely effective, which Kai'sa can't keep up with at first. However, Lucian is not (yet) a good 1v1 champion in the early game. With our Q-EVOLVE we can create an advantage and defeat Lucian in the lane. ”
Trampedach says “Hard early on but post six you're evenly matchup. Don't try to auto q trade early because of his superior early game trading but you will be able to stomp him if you don't lose too hard early on. ”
Bluestrat says “Lucian wird zwar nicht mehr oft auf der Botlane gesichtet, jedoch ist er immer noch ein starker Laner. Seine kurzen Trades sind extrem wirkungsvoll, bei der Kai'sa zunächst nicht mithalten kann. Lucian ist aber im Early Game (noch) kein guter 1v1 Champion. Mit unserem Q-EVOLVE können wir uns einen Vorteil schaffen und Lucian in der Lane besiegen. ”
Atrickster says “Husbando?`why you hurt me ree?
well you hard out range him its not even funny get past 40 stacks and be carefull of the E galeforce range it can be really scary ”
ctm20141 says “He's a nightmare pre lv 6: he has too much burst for you to handle. His AA-Q is a bit stronger than your AA-Q-EMP AA. Careful to not get poked by his Q. Careful for lv 2 sudden all ins: Lucian is famous for having one of the strongest lv 2 all ins in the game. At lv 3 is when he gets his W: it's a spell that may seem weak damage wise, but its utility is very strong for chasing you down! You WILL SUFFER HARD PRE LV 6 IF HE'S GOOD. At lv 6, if you aren't already too far behind, you can look for an all in. All ins vs lucian are always pretty risky: YOU NEED TO "CANCEL" HIS ULTI from the equation, either by using your Q or by using your E. IF YOU EAT A FULL LUCIAN ULTI HE WILL KILL YOU WITH JUST THAT SPELL ALONE! On the contrary, if you can dodge/cancel his ulti and you Condemn him on the wall, he's 100% dead.
Give him one kill and your lane is over.
He's Draven 2.0: he has huge kill pressure. Watch out!”
Tifforma says “Depends on the player. If Lucian is good, he will be hard to deal with, since he has a dash and good damage. Try to catch him off guard and kill him.”
McNugglz says “Farm lane. Cull start. Another champion to take exhaust against. Taking exhaust can lower the difficulty you have against Lucian. Avoid Q poke through minions and look to engage when he uses E. ”
Dank672 says “His early damage can prove difficult to deal with if his supp can force an all in. However you can poke him out and without an aggressive supp you can usually just walk away from an all-in should he try one. You also outscale him.”
Zammey says “Heavily out trades you in lane and can easily burst you mid game, avoid 1v1s play for farm early and focus on scaling to 2-3 items only taking fights if you have a number advantage lane outcome almost entirely based on the support each player has”
DSpinz says “I would ban this champ nonstop if he was more commonly played, he can freely engage you and win trades. your best bet is to just dash away as he dashes towards you. Wait for ganks and shove waves out as they come to you.”
EvoNinja7 says “Lucian can literally just kill you in two abilities and two auto's pre-level 6. When level six comes along, you have more survivability with your ultimate but he can kill you in about three abilities (including his ult). He has a decent amount of mobility with his E dash, making it hard to all-in him or even gank him. Try to position behind minions, minimising the amount of damage his Q can do and try to poke him when you can. Don't misposition or your dead.”
Scrimm says “Lucian can be scary early on, since his passive with Press the Attack allows him to win many trades early on. Don't stand in a line with minions so you don't take free Q damage, and if he uses his R just use yours to get behind him so you don't take damage from it.”
SkittleBtw says “I rate this dude as extreme, if he's played by someone with a brain, you will be molested off your creeps all day long, or die trying to get them. If he doesn't know how to play Lucian, you might be gucci, but still be careful. This dude poops out damage early.”
pandorelol says “Skill match up, be aware of his positionning in lane so you don't get poked down by his Q. The first to get Kraken usually will win the game, as it will deepen the scaling difference between the 2. Do not fight him alone.”
KingRavenZ says “Big burst damage can easily win most trades, let your support lead the lane and play passively unless he wastes his E, then attempt to capitilize with a trade.”
MasterBoom says “Another ADC with a good mobility. Waste his "E" first before facing a 1 on 1 battle. Remember that you can use "Galeforce" for fair trade.”
Slev says “Lucian's early game is much, much stronger than Xayah's, you won't win trades and even if he's a bit behind he'll chunk you easily. Play safe and farm, you outscale him hard.”
Veloxus says “Lucian will out DPS Jhin in early game fights. Try not to let Lucian proc his passive and PTA on you often or you will be in big trouble. Use your longer range to poke him from a distance.”
yers says “Almost like vayne, he can easily dodge your abilities, usually initiating as he does so. Keep your E unless you are making a long range poke combo on him so that in case he does close on you, you can push him away or stun him. Earlygame his dash has a long CD, so if he uses it early catch him with a stun combo. ”
GodMulti says “It can be hard to lane against him in the very early game. I would suggest you to pick comet against him and try to bait his dash before ulting. If possible ask your supp to play a Cc/Hook supporter.”
SINKEMALL says “Lucian can easily all-in you because of his passive, so try to stay at max distance and E out if he's going in on you. Be wary of standing in line of his Q, as he can Q through minions to poke you. You will outscale him provided he doesn't also build manamune. ”
Cam1304 says “His extreme burst will kill you 90% of the time if you don't care for it. If his support root or stuns you, you can say goodbye to your health bar.”
SweatMeALake says “Lucian is high in burst damage, and is very mobile. Avoid exchanges with him in lane as he wins almost every trade. Punish his positioning if his E is on cooldown and make sure you don't get caught out of position as well. He can also dodge your ultimate with his E ability. ”
SweatMeALake says “Lucian is strong early game, and can punish you pre 6. Watch for his dash, which can easily dodge bladecaller which is your only damage early game. ”
ultrafen says “Lucian does ridiculous amounts of damage early, which will prevent you from getting fed early, which will then delay your Rod, and thus ruining your chances at getting fed.”
Camelorry says “A smart Lucian player can play around your w and kite you very effectively, plus you can't block his q and that's his main poke resource during laning phase, which will hurt you a lot due to your short range. Try your hardest to block his r or his combo with your w.”
Kdrama says “Most lucians are really bad and he's not that good right now in the bot lane, so you shouldn't be worried about facing him. If you do happen to face him, just wait for him to waste his q on the wave, then you can e in and just win the trade. ”
StriveHD79 says “
High burst ADC, he has a dash and abilities that let him weave in many autoattacks which other ADCs cannot do. Do not let him get close, keep your distance otherwise you will get run down.”
StriveHD79 says “Another low range ADC, this should be a fairly easy lane again, you want to try to harass him whenever he goes for last hits on creeps. He should realistically never be able to get ontop of you as long as you do not waste your net (E abilitiy). His dash (E ability) is his only way of getting to you so save your net for that. Do not let him all in you from full hp.”
StriveHD79 says “High burst ADC. Make sure to do your normal trade pattern, AA + W or W + AA then back off. He should not be able to all in you. If he tries to just slowly kite back while using your Q Autos + W. You should be able to keep your distance with your volley (W ability). He will have very high burst if he does manage to get on top of you.”
StriveHD79 says “High burst ADC, he has a dash and abilities that let him weave in many autoattacks which other ADCs cannot do. Do not let him get close, keep your distance otherwise you will get run down. You will outscale him after 3 items.”
StriveHD79 says “High burst ADC, he has a dash and abilities that let him weave in many autoattacks which other ADCs cannot do. Another support dependant matchup, but you should win 1v1s at all times against him before he completes first two crit item.”
StriveHD79 says “Another ADCarry that out damages you in most stages of the game, his all in range is smaller than Tristana but still a great threat that will kill you with ease. Keep your distance from Lucian at all times and you will out scale him and be more useful for teamfights. ( If you are both at 3 items you will be much more useful in teamfights )”
KXNGLXXVII says “he can straight up murder you level 2 so just respect his early damage and try not to get too crazy. w one of his abilities or the passive after to lower his damage output by quite a bit. wait for your support to land cc and its not too bad. ”
Spider Shaped says “Много урона и неплохая мобильность,лучше старайтесь не нарыватся на него. Если вдруг что,то перепрыгивайье с помощью e через стены,враг как минимум потратит флеш что бы догнать вас.”
eyh4sxdf says “He's a hard engage lane, Kindred can compete with this. His scaling is really good but you can contest by bullying him early game (poke) if you have a good support.”
StriveHD79 says “High burst ADC, he has a dash and abilities that let him weave in many autoattacks which other ADCs cannot do. Do not let him get close, keep your distance otherwise you will get run down.”
LettArcticFox says “Early/Mid adc, he outscales you in laning phase, you want to take Fleetfoot work if you are against him, play safe and ask for ganks”
snukumz says “If he's good then he's very annoying because he can easily dodge your skillshots with his dash.
His Q poke has a deceptively long range so watch out for that.
If you snare him he's an easy kill because he's squishy and you do a lot of burst damage.
Be wary of his ult since you have no way of getting away from it on your own except for flash. ”
Terrific says “Lucian is in Extreme because it is a Skill match up. you most likely want to take Exhaust against him if you actually always wanna win on 1 on 1 trades but eitherway the one that gets ahead will win.
Keep an eye on his cooldowns and that way you might be able to win.”
KuuHaKu_OtgmZ says “Lucian has become a quite strong opponent due to his burst potential. Stay together with your support and trade when Lucian's skills are on cooldown”
Trisien says “His early game power is nothing to sneeze at, especially when paired with a good support, however you can use his low range to your advantage and cancel his ult with your E, so he becomes a bit more manageable.”
MarksmanBL says “A bit of the same as Draven but this guy can also more effectively dodge the CC of your support. It's easier to poke him out with rockets though so he's not an extreme threat. ”
NediHere says “If you won't pick Hail of Blades - there's about 0% chances to win your lane. Try to go in, when your support has some CC or can peel you, and when Lucian is out of his Q or R.”
xSEASeahawks12 says “Some argue that Kalista counters Lucian, but I personally disagree with this opinion. His all in's are second to none among ADC's, and that coupled with hard CC is Kalista's kryptonite. Freeze in front of your tower, and only try to trade if he uses his Q to farm, as that drops his damage significantly. If he ults, use Pierce+Martial Poise horizontally to try to get out of its way. Unfortunately, if he has his E still, this maneuver is rendered useless and you get to soak up everything if no one wants to peel.”
Zoodyacc says “You can Tumble [Q] away from his Q and W, or R. Respect his early level trades, you out scale him easily. Engage after hitting level 6.”
TwentyOneShadows says “If you have agressive support (brand, vel'koz, etc.) it's very easy to poke him out of the lane, but if you don't, in most of games it's gonna be pain in the ass.”
atonementblade says “Beware his level 2 powerspike. It can easily drop you past 50% hp. Try to deny his all-ins by not standing behind minions, as he can poke you with his Q through them.”
atonementblade says “You can Tumble out of his Q if you do it fast enough, but generally you don't want to duel him unless you're ahead or you have some items under your belt.”
LupinTheCat says “write in chat: you're just a bootleg Ekko, plus your wife is dead
He might quit the game or carry the game
wait senna is out of the lantern? say it anyways”
MayeLeven says “He can poke you with his Q, W or with his passive auto-attacks. You can try to trade with him, but do it carefully, becouse he can make a big damage becouse of his passive. Try to fight him after level 6, becouse of his E.”
Midorima says “This is a skill match up if you have the reaction time and prediction of a god. But on an even playing field, Lucian's lane pressure and lane bully status will usually destroy Vayne.
To win this match up: You have to always be conscious of where you stand in lane to avoid Q and W. You have to perfect the dodging of his Q with your Q. And Its also very support match up reliant.”
black wolfr22 says “Be careful if you are ever alone in lane because he wins the 1v1 100%. Take in mind his dash as he will usually use it in lane to punish you . Another thing to watch out for would be his Q as it can pass through minions for a longer range, try to stay to the side of the minions.”
UffieMeisteR says “Lucian is a really strong early game ADC. Play cautiously and buy Ninja Tabi before dying to him, since he snowballs hard, from just one kill.”
Mericat says “For many builds hes a very dangerous threat, same as Draven, but our quite tanky building allows us to stay a lot safer against him while getting stronger than him in mid- and endgame. ”
ZERO Destructo says “He can poke you through minions with his Q, and avoid your traps and stun with his E. Try to bait him to use E before you start the trade. Safest play against him is to just avoid fights and farm, until you get a gank. However, in late game you will easily two-shot him.”
Nik7857 says “Lucian is good at short quick trades. He will q aa and then get out before you even get an auto in. Luckily your late game is pretty much just as bad as his. Play this one safe and be extra careful if they have engage support.”
ReallyBoring says “He is weaker, however if hes with a hook champion it doesn't really matter. He wont try to trade so try to hit him with a quick W auto when he goes for farm. Try not to get hooked because if he gets ahead he can snowball just as fast as you.”
Eccentricks says “Lucian is an Early/Mid game monster whose only weak point is later in the game when he falls off a little. Sadly, your early game is when you suffer the most. His casts will have no mercy and if they connect, you consider yourself dead. Just be sure not to get destroyed and punish him later in the game. Only fight him if you have help from your support AND jungler. They only reason isn't a 5 is that late game (which I have said quite a lot now, just to drive the point home).”
Falllol says “A Vayne consegue abusar do Lucian pois ele precisa chegar nela para bater por falta da range , e ela consegue dar desengage , alem de poder desviar do Q dele e escalar muito mais a longo prazo .”
dravenplayer99 says “Because of Lucians high mobility this is a bit of a pain in the ass. He can easily dodge your ult if hes fast to react, and with a hook champion he will without a doubt win trades against you. ”
lolThe1master says “Lucian has a very high dmg output. Twitch has a very low health pool and no escape. Twitch has no escape which makes him an easy for high mobility champions.”
Mr. Nyahr says “If you can dodge his skillshots, you should be absolutely fine. Don't let him abuse Piercing Light, and be sure to juke his ult when you can.”
Laverenz says “Farm up early, try to make your jungler gank your lane. He will overpower you early-game so don't try to fight him. After level 6 you will have a 50% chance of winning a fight. If you dodge his Q and his Ult damage, you can win, but be comfortable.”
philsopaoto says “Lucian excels in early game damage and his mobility can make rooting him hard. Play smart to avoid being chunked and you should have a smooth laning phase. ”
haloboleon says “Although Senna has a weak early game, strong early champs are very weak vs her since she can just out sustain their trades and make it very easy to get by the laning phase without dying a single time. Just play passive and go for cs.”
MewlingRavenPaw says “Farm till you reach your one item power-spike and then use your ultimate to engage into grabbing dragon. Another thing that prevents this early game bully from going to a Major threat or Extreme threat is your ability to dodge his Q by sidestepping with your passive. Play around him engaging on your support by forcing him to get antsy by staying out of his AA range. His dash is a 22 second CD as well so he's pretty easy to shut down believe it or not. ”
corvy says “lvl 2 PTA fighter like you. be carefull here, he has more dmg then you and its guaranteed unlike your W
he will look for PTA trades where he double auto attacks you and you will lose almost all your health.
talk to your duo look for the pic early but if it doesnt work you need to kite it out well. you can also bait their early agression so they take minion and then look to go in
be cautious of him at all times”
minepro221 says “He does a bit better in lane, as his full combo outdamages your's if he does not face tank your W. However, if he tanks your W, you can kill him. He does fall off later on, so play passive and only fight when it is free.”
Kynaz0071l0l says “Lucian is not very strong himself but if he has a hook support like thresh with him he can easily snowball you and kill again and again.”
mhsmhs123 says “Lucian can hurt Xayah in the early game because of his Q and his dash because and be cause of this he can both waveclear and chase Xayah in the early game especially.”
Eucalyptus says “Just run. Just hide. You are gonna have to play safe and scale while wishing you picked Vayne or Jinx. Once you do reach 3 items he gets absolutely molested, so if you can deal with 15-25 minutes of aids, then you can have some fat freelo.”
Lincoln878 says “Same as Draven, there isn't much outplay potential when you face Lucian, you have to wait for your support to make plays or wait for you jungler.”
Fruxo says “Using your E as much as possible to avoid his Q and extra damage that comes along with it thanks to his auto attacks. Try to avoid taking to much damage from his R aswell.”
The Jhin Cena says “Lucian isn't too difficult to deal with. The only thing I can say to watch out for is when you ult, make sure he cannot reach you with his since that'd put you very vulnerable to soaking up the entire ult.”
Ni14 says “This matchup all you want to do is scale. You can't outtrade lucian unless youre support is catching him first. Tear first because once he gets lifesteal he can outheal your poke. ”
MrDecoy says “His lane phase is really really good, can snowball early leads really well, you 100% outscale him so worst case scenario just wait for that”
HikariGames says “Lucian can either be a free lane, or your biggest counter. I consider this one a skill matchup personally. His biggest advantage over you is his chase potential with his dash+ult. He rely's on winning lane to win out versus Jhin in the late game though, so just don't feed and you're good.”
Zach IWNL says “Watch out for his lvl 2, and lvl 3 all in. Lucian can really struggle against CDR Ashe, as his auto range is short.
He also falls off in the late game.”
Fruxo says “Using your root as much as possible to avoid his Q and extra damage that comes along with it thanks to his auto attacks. Try to avoid taking to much damage from his R aswell.”
IPodPulse says “Stay away from angles that can get you hit by piercing light. Press the attack will make his damage more significant, so take that into consideration when trading with him. He has a dash, so you can try to predict it, or you can bait it out with hail of arrows.
Press the attack will increase his ability damage by a lot, take that into consideration when trading.”
Righteous Maniac says “You can probably one shot him late game and kite him into oblivion. However, he will make you his bitch early game if he and his support catch you out of position. So hold your E and farm through the early game till you outscale him.”
GORE Klabok says “Lucian is the kind of Adc like draven and jhin. he can blow-up kalista once lvl 3 in only 1 spell rotation, i mean in 1v1 actually , he can burst more than any Auto-attack base champion (Adc/Fighter) at lvl 3. some people gonna say im wrong but its all about how fast he can cast then disengage.Always remember that lucian require his every cooldown ready to Actually takedown kalista each time. Best way to prevent lucian from beeing fed is to get him lvl 1 - 2 even 3 if you took him low. once you get a kill before his first Attack damage item and his lvl 3. you should win lane.Lucian very late game also have a powerspike of hell once he build cleaver bork and any other lethality or armor Penetration item.Once he get health left % dmg from blade of the ruined king , Blackcleaver whish is removing 30% of total armor and also lethality item or lastwhisper/Lord dominik regard. none can even 1v1 him anymore. i mean exept in Rare Case when top laner is TFblade playing Irelia or jax beeing 10/0/0. Even at thispoint you can win. All about Ruining lucian lane phase. Extreme threat because of his late game Win rate. Would say Major threat level once lvl 3. The worst lvl 1 Adc Due to long Cooldown from (Q). if you see a player starting with dash (E) at lvl 1 , its even worst for him, janna can even beat him at this point.”
SimbaADC says “As long as you are careful of his all in damage and avoid his supports CC abilities you can shove him in, landing poke and getting tower plates.”
Math Eon says “Lucian is probably the most difficult match for Ashe. He wins short and long trades due to his passivem and Press the Attack. Make sure to punish him with W+A when his E is on cooldown. ”
SlashLion says “Lucian has much more mobility than you and can make his level 2 advantage count for a lot with his passive double shots and press the attack. Very dangerous lane but if played right can result in a win for you.”
InfernalFox says “Hard lane. He can burst you pretty easy and can dodge your W and you have no way of escaping his R. Farm on lane and try to hit him with Q and 4th's.”
MallisTheGreat says “If you get your Lethal Tempo winding up while he engages you, you are pretty much gonna be alright. Remember to quick-cast Q to poke him off, else he is gonna take you down.”
MallisTheGreat says “The most Lucian can do is dash to you with his E then walk towards you while damaging you (either with basic attacks or his ultimate). Just cast your E between you two whenever he is engaging and poke him down so that he doesn't engage and you are pretty much set.”
Vortiris says “He hurts, he is mobile, and he is out for some fried chicken. Watch out for his Relentless Pursuit before pulling in your feathers mid and late game, as he most probably already maxed it out. He will be quite tanky late game, making him close to impossible to kill. End the game as early as possible, or ban him.”
Shacolada says “Lucian is a hard counter to Jhin. His ultimate can be utilized while he's moving, so watch out as he may try to kite you. His damaging skills have long range and are mostly skill shots, so awareness and excellent dodging skills are vital.
Watch out for his Q in the lane as it can pass through minions for a more extended range, try to stay to the side of the minions.
Attempt to stay on the same side of the creep wave as Lucian, e.g. if he stands to the left, stand to the left. This will give him a much harder time with harassing you using Piercing Light.”
Gun God Mike says “For Lucian the major risk is when he angage at level 3+, his combo can kill you in few seconds,to caunter him and stack safely just wait your support for an engage and put e under him.Late is lesser than early against him.”
HELL JUMPER says “Avoid getting all-in'd, and poke him with Q's and autos as much as possible to try to keep his HP below yours. Stay even in CS, and outscale him out of lane.”
BL00dY3nD says “This dude can just do so much against you. If he R you cant run behind him. His passive will deal so much damage to you. He can dodge with his E and can get out of your range with his E. I got big problems egainst him maybe you do better...”
Niculae01 says “It's a burst champ, which means that you will take a lot of damage against him in early game. If you get scared and don't fight you will have to play under the tower for the first 10 minutes. Play safe and wait for level 6 to out range him with your ult + flash to dodge his ult.”
Axemania says “You just can't trade against Lucian in the early game and he can dodge your W with his dash. Rely on your support to poke him down and find opportunities to deal free damage.”
Pointrunner Cane says “Try to isolate him by letting him dash to you behind your caster minions and maybe you will outrade him, otherwise don’t trade with him. ”
DimmyJimmy says “Play far back so he can't dash on you and heavily out trade you early. Late game he is still a threat if he's good because he can dodge the auto attacks from your ult.”
Xerxes Is ADC says “he's nothing, his abilities will hindering his auto attacks and you'll be able to out trade him. Try to get your items before he does and you'll win lane. predict where he dashes when you cc him. ”
xTheUnlimited says “Right now he is pretty dangerous with his high all-in damage. You can poke him with some auto attacks, but take care - he can use the fact that you have to step up to auto him to all-in you. ”
xTheUnlimited says “Lane bully. Got a bit more dangerous for Tristana after her early range got nerfed in 8.5. Dont trade until Level 4 where you got a good range advantage over him. ”
xTheUnlimited says “He has a strong trade off. You have more range so you should use this fact. Try to stay away from him and dont let him combo you. ”
FelipeGustavo says “avoid standing on the backs of the footmen in your direction, the Q
Lucian ability will hit you.But you can counterattack using E And when he uses your R. Punish him whenever he is in his range.
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NorToXz says “Fairly stronger than you. Early-game and late-game is dangerous, but outplays will make Lucian go down (dodge skills and abilites). You can for excample jump behind him and ult him to your turret if he tries to ult you.”
KinkyGaren says “Lucian is a very high meta ADC right now and as such needs to be respected, he has a very powerful early game as opposed to your weak beginning. He pumps out more autos and damage than you in trades so beware engaging his low attack range.”
Statix20dan says “His entire kit lets him get extra MS when attacking marked enemies (from W) and extra dmg after every ability used. His ult can be extremely difficult to dodge as Jhin is quite immobile early-mid game.”
qasddsa says “Be careful of his strong level 2 powerspike with his support. He has close to your damage mid game, but late game he starts to fall off to your damage, since it's not as consistent. He can be a teamfight threat with his ultimate, but as long as your team has CC it can be quickly shut down.”
Komrad says “Lucian, al ser un ADC de Early con daño en rafaga masivo y una excelente capacidad de duelo, puede hacerte la partida bastante dificil, sin embargo al Late no llega a ser tan fuerte como tu”
Best Tactics EU says “Lucian does have an edge on you, you won't be able to win 1v1's and sometimes you will die and he will snowball. However if you play it right he is a good example of how you can push and go even against him.
First of all you outscale him, so you got that part down, what you want to do is W every wave, ideally u have a support that also helps pushing. If he depush with W or Q you can Q the minion wave too, this way you push faster then he does. If he doesn't use any speels you still push faster with just W alone. If you repeat this you will slowly poke him down. Also at some point he will get frustrated because he wanna win the lane, so he will E into you, but you will still have your E/Q up, so it should be an even trade.”
MeSad says “It sort of a skill match-up. Normally Lucian dashes in and procs his passive on you but as long as you Q he shouldn't be able to get his press the attack off and you can weave in a few autos yourself. ”
satancurls says “Você consegue desviar das skills dele usando o seu rolamento, aproveite disso. (Pode parecer difícil executar esse desvio mas sempre tente.)”
3n3ida says “its not too hard to play against, but his Q and W are really annoying. he just pokes you with them and you cant really farm in my opinion.”
Robin Banks says “Even lane before his cuitlass/bork purchase. After that you'll need to rely on Q/W Poke. Save E for when he slows you. Do not use E to proc your w. He will murder you for it. I think you outscale Lucian, but some other people may disagree. ”
Nittwerp says “You won't be able to duel lucian untill you hit your core items. Don't ever try to solo him if you haven't reach your powerspike because when lucian rushes BORK you can't win. So I advice to fight either 2v2's or don't fight him at all.”
koyomilikesbloods says “He can all-in you pretty well, but you can poke him out of lane completely as long as you position correctly in lane. If you can't stand between then ranged and melee and or poke with q then don't get too close to him. If he can dash to you, you are too close.”
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Tips Against Lucian in Middle Lane Tips Provided by MOBAFire Guide Authors
Avucado says “Very annoying and deadly, especially with kraken slayer. Don't walk up into auto range or you will take half your health in damage. Spam for ganks or you will lose, it's essentially up to your jungler whether you win or not. Don't engage because he will E away from your E, you will never be able to hook him without taking massive amounts of damage, unless he's just standing in the open for no reason. Once you get ahead you can try to all in to kill him because you will have the damage to do so without hitting E, but you will have to hit everything else or you will die. Go tabi first item because you wont be hitting him anyways, plus having your jungler is more than enough to kill him even without dmg item. If your jungler refuses to come and you're not too far behind you can go prowlers to guarentee an E and probably a kill, but I don't recommend this because duskblade is way better out of lane. Go resolve secondary or you're going to have a horrible time.”
Ambitieux says “Lucian is a hyper aggressive mid laner, just sit back until you can get ur armguard. You might want to run double armor. But after this and at 6 you start out trading him, Look for jungle help and if you can find a charm on him. All in.”
iZianni says “Hard match up due to volatility of Lucian Player skill levels.
You either hard win this on virtue of ADC mid players being awful at the game, or automatically lose to a savant 1v9 smurf Lucian.
Otherwise, you outrange this champion and have a good counter play to his dash by holding Q.
You will shot him with any form of CC, but it's a "deadly" early match up.
BUILD SEEKERS IF LOSING.”
Zethal_Na says “Lucian tends to go exhaust in this matchup. Hard to play if you get chunked early, so sit under turret and farm with qs. Once you are level 4, start looking for your combos. You can generally kill him at level 6 if you aren't behind in exp or health.”
Hullos says “Good mobility for trading and high dmg. He can engage on you when you try to poke and keep on you. Often gets life steal early as well. All of this makes him a real pain to deal with. Play safe and wait for team fights where you outperform him. ”
Zethal_Na says “I wouldn't recommend trading with lucian early if you're new to cassio. If you're experienced, then play off of lucian's cooldowns. You would want to take tp if you're going aggressive (get lucian low and you tp back) ”
Coldsong says “Even though Lucian has INSANE levels of poke and trading power, he is still not a bad matchup for Talon. He has no crowd control and if he uses his E aggressively, punish him for it. Make sure to get away from his line of sight when he ults and get an early Plated Steelcaps.”
Ericv9 says “lucian is one of the hardest matchup for kassadin since he can poke you early game even if you sit unde your tower...he will also deny most of your cs and will avoid in every single away you scaling and getting back into the game...the ideal would be having a jngler than can gank him properly and abuse him when he is pushing and trying to poke you down, just so you can outscale him and also 1v1 him later when you will be enough fed/ when you scaled enough”
PlankBank500 says “CANCER!! Stronger early than you, your powder kegs are useless cause he can use his passive double aa and destroy them, trying to go for Q will make you lose 50% hp cause he procs PTA so easily. Just play fleet footwork, TP, second wind and try to scale. Maybe Tear of Godess so you can farm early on with q. You outscale but you will suffer.”
eiensiei says “Very difficult lane, he can dodge Lux's Q every time with his E. I'll get W 2nd for early trades (personally I value dealing less damage and taking none in return more than potentially dealing more damage but getting burst down). I just try to farm safely with E and go for a defensive build - Lost Chapter into Ninja Tabi into Seeker's Armguard into Luden's. Can also use E for poke but I won't go for passive procs.”
Katawina52 says “This is the hardest matchup together with Tristana I would say, Go electro with resolve second: Second Wind, Overgrowth and double armor runes. Start Dshield or Cloth if you want a chance to survive. If enemy has heavy AD damage (jungle/mid especially) a seekers rush 100%. Dont go for trades unless you have teammates near. (I would dodge if they have elise/taliyah/karthus jgl cuz then you can't stack armor) Remember that surviving early is key with matchups like Trist/Panth/Lucian that's why not stacking armor can be really annoying.”
WayOfTheTempesst says “Very very annoying matchup. Take fleet and dshield and just focus on surviving. You just need to get to the point where you can kill him in one combo with ignite. Take 2nd wind and revitalize and just sustain and hard as you can. When you go in on him, do it when he just uses his Q.”
WayOfTheTempesst says “Have not seen a Lucian solo lane in a very long time but when it was meta the lane could be slightly annoying. He can hard bully you early levels and chunk you out so play safe untill you are lvl 3 and that's your time to trade/all in. Try to keep dashing to dodge his Q and save your nado for when after he uses his dash. This lane is def a lot harder mid than it is top for the obvious reason that the lane is much shorter and he can get to tower faster. Matchup gets a lot easier once you are both 6.”
Sylvan Lore says “This guy always seems to sneak his way into mid meta, usually around worlds time. He is a strong pick into Orianna as he can dash forward and evade your Ult and W damage in most trades. You should play this matchup very careful at long range and only trade if his E is down.
Recommend: Barrier and Dmg Build”
Yasukeh says “Lucian is a very powerful early laner, and if left alone, he can completely poke you out of lane and make you irrelevant. A single jungle gank will help you survive this matchup. Try to farm as much as you can without getting poked out of lane. If you don't get too far behind, you quickly outpace him in fights. ”
DarDarThePenguin says “Lucian has insane kill pressure and poke damage early, while also having a spamable, short ranged dash. This makes him hard for Yone to kill being unable to hit Q3 or R. Take the Fleet page and Armor.”
Aethlo says “ Lucian has the waveclear advantage. ||
Lucian wins slightly pre-3 (Careful of level 2, bully him level 1 - you outrange him so you can win, but if he gets on you; you will inevitably lose the trade). ||
Lucian wins slightly pre-6 (same reason as before). ||
Lucian loses slightly post-6 (You h
Tip: ”
LunarVortex says “His high constant damage output and high mobility make him a dangerous lane opponent. Consider buying an early Seeker's Armguard. Don't be predictable with your Q, you need to hit it.”
richardlized says “If he goes exhaust tend to take at least half of his hp with combos without R. Most people wait for you to R before they exhaust you. Once you do, even if he exhausts you, if u hit combo you will still kill him. Going for him with basic WEQ combo and basic attacking few times, forcing him to either exhaust or flash will win you the lane. Play around his E cooldown, and do not waste your health just go get a few minions. As long as he does not have exhaust up post 6, it is a free kill. Keep in mind, you have to follow his E with your W.
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xMetix says “He will zone you off minions early levels, do not lose health at any point so you can all-in him at level 3/4. Use Grass a lot so he can't dash and poke you. After level 6 your burst+cc should be strong enough to kill him 1v1 with easy. Just make sure you're not too obvious so he doesn't dash away.”
fanchessfan says “Same as Yasuo. If he gets behind he's f*ked but if he gets ahead your f*ked. Try to farm safely in lane and outscale. If the Lucian actually knows what he's doing (very rare in low elo) and is constantly pressuring you, you're pretty screwed. Let the wave push into you and try to get your jungler to gank.”
TheMockingSnowman says “A painful matchup and you definitely want to buy Seeker's Armguard and/or Plated Steelcaps early along with Doran's Shield. Lucian wears you down while you have no kill pressure on him. Ban worthy.
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KeNaNFoR says “Lucian. One of the worst matchups for Kassadin. In the beginning, he starts harassing Kassadin very strongly with basic attacks and his most nasty ability is "Q". How can you counter it? Easily! Competent Lucian or illiterate, one way or another it is easy to deal with Kassadin and in order not to easily drain the lane, stand and farm, what is given by finishing off creeps under the tower and avoiding his "Q". Know that in late you are stronger than Lucian with a full slot.”
tozosi says “Don't step up. Let him shove wave and ping for jungler to gank. Eventually, if you get enough of a lead from roaming or elsewhere, he shouldn't be any problem to deal with later in the game. You will 100% be down in CS vs him for most of the game.”
duhnx says “High poke and all in potential out of no where. Be very careful in this matchup. Try to get ahead from roams and ganks as much as possible. Try to trade with Lucian after he uses E or cancel his ult with your E.”
TheDuskWalker says “All Summs. Phase Rush or Electrocute.
Play safe early and just last hit minions. His all in's really hurt so just aim to farm up for items and one shot him.”
Dimitrisbabas1 says “lucian is agood matchup because all his damage is blocked with your E and also you can also counter his high mobility with your Q and E together to stun him and burst him. ”
NigYone says “u must predict his E when u third Q and never ulti unless he has used his E, do not get right clicked constantly and keep ur distance until u can all in.”
Robertonkartul says “He is a hard matchup because he has so much range over you. Its a good idea to run a fleet footwork + second wind build against him with DShield for poke.”
Oxydation says “A good Lucian will just Harass you so fuckin hard, Start Dorans Shield and go 2nd Wind in runes. Try to hit 6 without dying and you won the Matchup. Ask for Jungle help.”
NINSHINIK says “Adc Mid is what a scared katarina player fear the most. the adc can poke and u cant counter attack most of the time cuz that adc will kite u to death. U can try to win lv 6+ cuz ur burst dmg is way better than adc burst”
seemes says “HORRIBLE MATCHUP. He will make your laning impossible. try and get as much xp as possible while staying safe. if you can land everything you can kill but his dash makes it hard.”
Curt Mcbeltpants says “One of the worst matchups for Galio (is also quite cringe to pick Lucian mid) with press the attack will never let you get close to cs and he will win every fight at lvl 6 because he runs ignite. Steelcaps and seekers and a bible and you should be good to go to sit under turret.”
Daers says “Go under turret level 1, he will destroy you. Only go in on him if your jungle is ganking. Play to not feed and try to keep your farm up. ”
Sanyol667 says “In most cases this champion is picked by enemy. Many people first time it, so do not worry about him. Make sure to hold your Q to interrupt his ultimate at lvl 6. Play safe till that.”
MikeVix says “Early you lose for sure. Just try to farm up. Hold your abilities for an escape if he all ins you. After 6 its going to be more easy to kill him just be extremely careful.”
wDesired says “Don't get poked out early game and try to trade with WEQ from afar only go in if you can one shot him
(Most Lucian in this matchup brings exhaust and uses exhaust when you R, if you got exhaust after using R , Try to wait it out before using Q or E)”
Joseph Evanss says “He is really annoying and will probably kill you early on but you out scale him and start killing him once you get Beserkers + Zeal. Go Second Wind, Revitalize + D Shield”
TheSecretsWithin says “Just Permaban this champion, don't even try...
I wont be doing all champions, but I will be doing the more serious or common matchups you will be facing, for you to get the general idea of what kind of classes you can face.”
ahspaghetti says “HARD ASF MATCHUP. go d shield, second wind and overgrowth and double armour runes if you want to even be present in this game. rush seekers if jungler is also ad. THE KEY AGAINST ADC MID LANE IS TO PLAY SAFE AND STAY HEALTHY.”
peytonqt says “[SKILL MATCHUP/MEDIUM] [PR/Conqueror] [D Blade] Imagine playing ranged top laners smh. Anyways, this guy will poke you down through your wave so try to play off of your wave. Try to line yourself up with him correctly to where he can't poke you with his Q. Push for LVL2 and see if you can trade onto him before he gets his LVL2. When he gets his E his danger increases a lot. His engage range has just been increased and this is when the lane becomes pretty unfun. Try to poke and CS while dodging in and out of his engage range. Try to bait his dash because if you can you should be able to trade back onto him. You can trade back onto him if he uses E onto you but before you have a Dirk or items it'll be a bit risky. You should start to beat Lucian from Eclipse on out.”
AngryAngrier says “Much higher damage output, much better all ins. Be careful in this matchup during laning phase, once you got some chimes you should be able to Q + HoB burst and kill him.”
JustMTK says “This is just an extreme bully lane early, you won't be able to CS so don't even try and go for CS until you are lvl 3. Even if you have to drop two waves, whatever you do don't walk up. Make sure to be healthy and go for that level 3 trade.”
harris tegas says “i think that he is too powerfull . especially if he bought manamune he will spam you all the time and it will be difficult for you. so the only thing that you can do is camping from jungler”
Grayified says “Lucian is the one mid-lane champion who can counter this strategy, therefore he is to be banned every game. His early laning and early fights are a lot stronger than Vayne, and even if you outscale him late, it's best to just not have to play the matchup at all.”
iKrez says “Grass Q to avoid double autos.
Be a pussy till 6 and don't greed for farm.
poke to 75% and all-in.
BE CAREFULL :
If you don't kill him on your all-in, he will R you to death punishing you for your fail.
Be sure to kill him if you want to take a trade, however just stay underturret and pray for your jungler to have a heart.
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kindo says “Lucian has a base 500 range along with Kindred pre 4-mark. This makes it easy to trade with him since any time he's in range to auto you, you're in range to auto him. The same can't be said for many ranged matchups. Watch out for his lvl 1 shove and lvl 2 rush. If you get caught by his level 2 E/Auto/Q/Auto, it can snowball the lane pretty hard. His Q through minions is pretty easy to predict, but it doesn't deal too much damage early. Just sustain it with W passive. You can dodge Lucian Q with your Q with good timing, this can turn a fight from a loss to a win very quickly. Pre-6 fights are easy to win as long as you don't fight in his minions. Q as auto resets, and save your E for the execute. At 6 and on, take your all ins carefully. If he dashes to disengage, he can W and R you to chase. If he ults, dodge side to side to make it hard for him to track your movement, then Q to a side to get out of the ult. If he ever engages with E, you can kill him easily by running into him and dropping ult, save E to execute. Never engage lucian with your E in lane, he can just W/auto/Q/auto/E backwards before you can get 3 autos off - it's a complete waste of mana and you will lose the trade heavily.”
Mpegial says “Lucian does *SO much damage early levels, it's honestly incredibly hard to keep up with his damage, but as long as you stay out of range, farm, dodge and poke the hell outta him ya should have this one.”
Luciiid says “Good lucians will know how to space and make the lane unplayable. Play to roam. If your jungle ganks you it's a free wqr one shot. Take electrocute.”
PASS10NE says “Lucian mid will harass you and kite you during laning phase. Going up against Lucian mid can be very frustrating, so I recommend to just avoid trading with him unless you're able to proc your passive every time. Personally, I don't fight Lucian during the laning phase and just rely on invading their jungler or ganking my other lanes. Focus him during team fights.”
pavelp420 says “Lane bully, autos hit like a truck. Luckily his mid pick rate is low, so you shouldn't have to worry about him too much. If you are against him, just play safe and pray.”
Lot of Wind here says “He will be a pain until you pass early game. Play safe and calm under your tower and scale ; you can kill him after you get a few items. Your wall can't block his Q but blocks his R.”
Wunsch3957 says “Very poke heavy champion. Don't get poked down and ask for ganks. Take dorans shield with fleet+resolve with second wind. Go galeforce as your mythic to 1shot him later on.”
Impossible2Gank says “If he grabs any kind of lead the lane will be pretty hard to handle depending on how well they know the champ in the matchup there will be little to no chance for you to keep up.”
Edg3Lord says “Extremely annoying, will poke you out of the lane and can escape your E. Don't engage him unless you know you can catch him. Stridebreaker surely will help you defeat him on the lane, but before it you will remain without a chance.”
lukuluku says “Annoying and can completely freeze you of the wave. If he uses E aggresively you might want to ask for a gank since it will be a free kill. ”
KingFershid says “Can be tricky buts its fairly easy, you outdamage him pre 6 and even if he has R you can use your E to block all of his damage, just don't underestimate him.”
KawaiiSpecter says “He has a lot of poke so make sure to grab Dshield. He can avoid your all-ins with his E. You can try to win. LVL6+ because you're burst damage should be better than his.”
Gtoxer says “Runa recomendavel:Eletreocutar ou colheita. Feitiço de invocador:exaust ou curar. 1)Ele vai fica te pokeando, pokeando e pokeando. chame seu jg porque ele é muito fragil 2)quando ele usa o E, comece a conometra o tempo do E dele, e pode agressiva nele nesse meio tempo! 3)não de cheese nele pode ser uma armadilha! 4)cuidado ao soltar sua ult ele pode usar o E para sair dela”
Saddest says “RUSH SEEKERS. Ask your jungler for help, you will never beat a Lucian. Post 6 you might have a chance, but by then you are most likely behind.”
WaveFunction73 says “lucian lane is easy if the enemy just picked it to counter kassadin but still bcs it is a dumb champion he can kill u if he dodges ur r with his e pre 11 (bcs ur ult cooldown is 3 seconds if u don't have haste) and it gives u a really shit laning phase really low kill potential so i dodge this matchup just bcs it is so boring.”
ManiacChester says “He's an adc. You'll be fine. Auto e Auto him early like twice. Then ignite. They'll probably waste flash and then you can roam. They can't follow. ”
yougelly says “Ahri is a champion that thrives on mobility. She is highly threatened by champions that have point-and-click abilities that she cannot dash away from. ”
Roofuslol says “you can W his ult and in lane make sure to not use Q aggressively when he has his dash up, in case he dashes to trade with you, you can use your q+e on him and you win the trade”
BigFatCat909 says “A lot harder than some might thing. His E makes it hard to land your W E Q combo while trading during the laning phase, and to land multiple Q's during fights. But luckily your burst makes up for a lot of this so just try to not get outplayed.”
Johan Paracelso says “Lucian can chunk you down hard without wasting mana. Only with his Autos he can beat your HP before you can get Level 2, he can Auto you while you are Autoing for a CS, he actually can combo you if you get close enough. The only way to beat him is to wait for Lvl 6 or Jungler. Lucian is a lane bully, so don't expose hard. Try to look at his mistakes, and stay out range of him, is ok to give up a few CS, but you can't loose XP”
Hiimkata says “This is the hardest matchup together with Tristana I would say, Go electro with resolve second: Second Wind, Overgrowth and double armor runes. Start Dshield or Cloth if you want a chance to survive. If enemy has heavy AD damage (jungle/mid especially) a seekers rush 100%. Dont go for trades unless you have teammates near. (I would dodge if they have elise/taliyah/karthus jgl cuz then you can't stack armor) Remember that surviving early is key with matchups like Trist/Panth/Lucian that's why not stacking armor can be really annoying.”
CaptianMike says “Lucian is hard because he is ranged, so it's hard to poke him down, and he is very mobile so once he is on you, you can't get him off. He deals plenty of damage and is something to fear.”
mrsuits says “Respect his Q range and hitbox. Its a tough lane but it gets better the later the game goes. Late game you are more usefull than he is so use it to your advantage. Ask for ganks or try to roam. ”
Pixel Pocket says “He's going to be a serious bully in the first few levels but don't lose your cool. His lack of consistent waveclear and inability to follow your roams gives you the upper hand pretty quickly. He will often 'win' lane statistically, but not by enough to match the rest of your team, which you have hopefully gotten fed while her farmed. ”
ParkChnm says “Really annoying early game. You have to play extra safe until Luden's. He can proc Press the Attack really easily while also dodging your skillshots.”
lenithebot says “Lucian is a bad lane because of his q poke and his insane all in damage. As long as you can stay safe and wait to scale you should be good since he has no hard cc you can usually w e q out before he can kill you. I would take tp and Arcane Comet for safe poke and to guarantee farm with teleport.”
wildersovereign says “Pretty painful matchup, especially your first time around. His auto-attacks hurt a LOT and his E resets make him surprisingly mobile. Throwing long-ranged Qs is a non-option against him, as he'll just dodge with E and run you down with autos. I highly recommend purchasing boots early into this matchup, as movement speed is important in mitigating his ability to deal with you. Abuse his relatively short range and use W to farm when your mana pool allows it. If he's destroying you in lane, buy an early Seeker's Armguard. Hold your ground, as you will outscale him as the game goes on.”
ITSDEBEAR says “Electro matchup. He bullies you pre6, you bully him for the rest of the game (if not fed in early). Take electro and you should oneshot him before even you get full protobelt”
invalidd says “Depends on the lucian player, if he positions poorly you can hook him for the HoB autos and E away, but that's the most you can do, it's a
pretty unplayable lane if the player has hands since he can dash your hook stun and sometimes ultimate, don't be afraid to hook him into you if he
tries to pressure you level 1 by trying to not let you cs the first melees since he will take dmg from your minions in that lvl1 trade and maybe a
towershot. Complicated to gank.
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DrFrankenstain6 says “early pressure, strong dmg... My tips are: Dodge his skillshots, watch out for his Q... THE MOST IMPORTANT IS: Try to stay at the same of the lane as Lucian... Example: If he goes left go left, he goes right, go right... It makes it harder for him to harrass with piercing light”
NoizRain says “Lucian is a lane bully and will zone you out of cs early but its fine just look to get an early seekers and call your jungler for a gank, after 6 you can win if you dodge his R.”
Aikairi says “This matchup is a counter because you have to give up your ego and let Lucian take ALL the farm early game. Just try to CS and make sure you don't lose too much health doing so. However, when he is aggressive and uses E to engage on you, you can proceed to use your entire combo against him since his mobility is gone. His ult is easy to dodge too since you can just shunpo next to him.”
Nanelol says “H ecan outtrade you at every point of laningphase. He can oneshot you if you are greedy for a minion. XP is always more important than getting the gold. Don't die for gold.”
SXafir says “Champions with mobility like dashes and blinks are harder to hit with your R and Q, if you know that they have some kind of mobility try to predict.”
KASSAW1N says “Kass vs lucian: Este match se juega con tp y no con el ignite para volver a linea, (esto se debe porque lucian pockeara muchísimo) se comprara el guardabrazos (item que esta en el zonhya) y tabis o solo el guarda brazos. Principalmente se juega al comienzo con electrocutar y valor (corasa ósea) y escudo de dóran. Déjate pushear y ceder hasta que tengas el guardabrazos y tabis , ahi le denegarás mucho daño y tendrás un poco mas o igual que el de daño. (ya que es un carry compra eco de luden)”
ezmod66 says “If he starts q lvl 1 you can look to trade and proc electrocute. Care his early dmg and combos do huge damage with Press the attack
Primary focus cs. lvl 3 you can look to kill him with rank 2 e. Save your q for when he uses e and you will have a favorable trade.
1 Thing I will mention is you should avoid him procing Press the attack because it will chunk you hard.
Matchup Difficulty: Skill dependent”
Tortoise_Maniac says “- Definitely worth a ban
- Very hard matchup with virtually no kill pressure.
- Extremely annoying with a lot of damage
- Starting Doran's Shield is acceptable
- You can only look to kill him if he E's into your minions and you land a combo on him.
- Try to Q him and the minion wave while avoiding as much harassment as possible.
- Help your jungler establish priority and roam”
Chili Dog says “If he hs no mr / hp just oneshot and play omega safe early, if he buys mr then just afk farm, outscale. Electro recommended but both runes can be taken.”
poro99 says “Players that play Lucian mid are the most insecure players I have ever seen in my life. The fact that he can just slide up to my face and shoot me twice is so annoying. ”
Kuro_Shiro says “Extremely difficult to lane against. He can easily poke you out of lane and avoid your all-ins with his E. I’d recommend either dodging or going Doran’s Shield and stacking armor.”
vCraze says “Lucian is a very tough early lane as he is very strong and can stop you from contesting farm. Play as safe as possible and don't trade with him, Don't use your E in lane unless Lucian has already used his dash. Once you get your Ludens the game is playable as long as he doesn't have a massive lead.”
OxiteoMyst says “Honestly it really depends if the lucian is good or not. If he is good there isn't counterplay, he will E your stun, and just outdamage you. E W Q and you're either dead or barely alive. Then of course he has a R KEK. You do outscale him hard and you will one shot him if he doesn't build any sort of MR late. Really shitty laning experience, ask for ganks.”
Elpatronchico says “Very hard to counter because of his poke. Try to freeze under tower, but even then, he can poke you out.
You just really have to rely on your jungler in this mashup.
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Sadkid says “Lucian lane is terrible. He beats you early and later on depending on how you kite his range. Take heal or barrier this lane, build seeker's early, pray he doesn't take cleanse, take E second and play towards your range. ”
Katfire says “Lucian is very opressive in the laning phase, but you outscale him into the midgame if you don't allow him to get fed. Play safe and ask jungler for ganks. If he uses his combo on the minions punish it by trading. Try not to ult until he used his dash. Don't underestimate his ult damage. Make sure you are never in the open without minions to E to as an escape, his ult alone can do most of ur hp bar.”
PedrinhoXD says “Save up your W, and punish him when he is going to farm a cannon, and use the keystone to runaway before he can trade back the damage”
WolfRider01 says “Lucian can be really annoying to deal with. His early game poke and damage is really strong for an ADC, however that being said, he relies on getting fed. Pay attention to his E (dash) cooldown, and pay attention to his positioning and how he plays.”
S4V4 says “Lucian on mid is a popular pick and can really be dangerous if played properly. Taking Fleet Footwork and Doran's Shield is highly recommended so you can outscale him.”
Marfiok7 says “This is just annoying. Lucian mid is a mistake that shouldn't have happened. He is stronger than you every stage of the game, and you will never be able to win a 1v1 against him. Plated Steelcaps is also a must here, since he relies on his AA. Seekers Armguard should be a priority in this matchup. This laning phase will not be fun, he can poke with his "Q", he can chunk large amounts of your HP with his "E"-"Q" combo with his passive. Here your ball placement is very important, dont have your q on you, but try to have it at his caster minions, it makes it much easier to poke him. Never use your "E" for farm, he will exploit that and engage on you, keep your "E" until he "E" in. Lucian doesn't roam too much so you can just setup vision for ganks. Your main priority should be to farm and gain exp. Play for the late game and teamfights. ”
MagicalFartz1 says “Electro with heal or ignite. OMG I HATE THIS CHAMP. Only E if his Dash is on CD never E before that. You don't need to get a lead in this lane as u win after ludens. He can easily run you down if you miss your E. Most Lucian mid won't know how to play against a Zoe. Get seekers on your first back.”
MartyBG says “Not an easy matchup for Lux. He can be easily oneshot, but with his e he can dodge your q and then kill you easily since you dont have any sorce of escape.”
Zatharah says “MIDs que conseguem chegar e burstar Seraphine muito fácil são seus maiores counters, visto que ela não tem mobilidade e apenas seu W pra segurar o burst.”
NotSalaQ says “Extremely difficult to lane against. He can easily poke you out of lane and avoid your all-ins with his E. I’d recommend either dodging or going Doran’s Shield and stacking armor.”
Bobbab says “I absolutely hate lucian mid. He can chunk you to half level one if not careful. Get an early armguard and play with your jungler. Try to catch him when his dash is down. Roam as much as you can and later on you will oneshot him. Laning phase is horrible though.”
neverwanted2be says “He ll make ur early game very uncomfortable so u can try FF+Domination+Doran's Shield. Let him push at the start, so u can freeze ur wave near the tower range, once u reach lvl3 u can go trading with him.”
SYMB0L of PEACE says “Pretty much self explanatory. Has strong early game, will try to harass you a lot and prevent from scaling. Gets countered when you build some armor. ”
kenichiii says “One of, if not the hardest kassadin matchup, avoid every time. Dont dodge only if its a full ad team, if it is just buy some armor, give up a lot of cs, i dont advise to play this matchup, but if you do fleet and resolve is a must most of the time. In higher elos he will just end the game before 25min. Buy ninja tabi, doran shield.”
Yeager says “Seekers armguard rush. You can also get tabis because they will most likely have 2 ADCs. Don't get cheesed lvl 2 by his ability to proc PTA super fast, and save your bubble till after he used his dash. ”
Frixen says “One of the worst matchups. Sit back, wait for him to overstep, gold card, unload your damage, and get out before he can return it. This is extremely difficult to win against simply because you get outdamaged, outpushed, and he can all in you whenever he wants to. You can't even roam against him, simply because he has the full control of the wave. Please go Bone Plating and look to split push later, and if he tries to stop you, leave and regroup with your team. Exhaust could be game-changing into this matchup.”
Ambience14 says “Lucian is simply an annoyance and nothing more. He'll hard push the wave and poke you under tower. Q farm whenever possible and play very safe until you get ult, maintaining as much HP as possible. If you can't kill him without it, consider building Frozen Mallet early. Whenever he ults, simply run around him and continue attacking. Whatever you do, just DON'T TILT. The first 5 levels, and possibly beyond that, will be hellishly annoying. If you can maintain HP and not give him kills, he's a free kill from 6 onward.”
Fadedreformed says “For the most experienced this should be easy. Take double armor runes run ignite or exhaust (up to you) play with electro and kill him after 6. Armguard tabis and shall be a free lane”
DaggerTV_ says “Lucian is a personal hate for me. early he will poke ou and destory you, once you have an item, he fals off because of your stun, but it will be difficult to farm against someone with as much dmage has he has. Be careful not to feed him to oblivion.”
Yuki H. says “Early game becomes quite a struggle against any marksman. Start Doran's Shield and play smart- not taking any unnecessary damage. Request for ganks since Lucian has no CC and is prone to overextending. ”
Chiefsnake says “Lucian mid is very annoying. he has a gap closer and deals a lot of damage. He can burst you down very easily. just keep your distance from him and respect his all ins”
Veralion says “MANY BEADS. This lane is a very not fun experience. It's tough to think of a more abusive champion into melee. If you even think about going up to farm, he will E at you, insta-proc PtA, and chunk you for 30-40% of your life. Probably will only get what CS you can safely E at max range. If he freezes the wave properly in the middle of the lane, you won't even get that. You'll go down... oh, I dunno, 40, 50 CS? At least? Spam ping your jungler and hope someone else on your team can pop off. Beware at 6; Culling will do more than half of your life on its own if he manages to catch you with it. Aside from that, Lucian mid is about as win lane lose game as it gets, so if you don't feed your ass off you'll be in great shape to win. Don't dodge the game, buy those beads and a Seeker's if needed, farm it out and collect your win. ”
Man0Vit0r says “[Eng]: Lucian can punish you easily, and his dash allows you to deviate from your Q more easily, because your Q is very slow. Making lucian harder to get right due to his mobility. A difficult early game
[BR]: Lucian pode puni-lo facilmente, e seu dash permite que ele desvie de seu Q mais facilmente, porque seu Q é muito lento. Fazendo de Lucian mais difícil de acertar devido à sua mobilidade. Um jogo early game um pouco difícil”
GaySett says “Rush armor cloth after your B.F. sword. Don't let him poke you down in lane- farm safely.
Build randuin's omen third item in case he's building crit.”
Grimkyle says “Lucian mid is more oppressive and annoying he has one of the best burst in the early game and out ranges you and can harass you out of lane learn to give up cs and wait for level 6 since your level 6 power spike is stronger than his and get a clean all in. lucian does scale off in late but so does you but since you are an assasin and there are 2 adc's they shouldn't be a problem for you to simply burst down and kill quickly ”
Zoe Sparklepop says “Low Even
He's a lane bully but so are you
Problem for him is he's a squishy one so you should win this one as long as you don't let him gun you down with his ultimate.
Make sure not to ult to stun him in case he predicts it with E.”
The PaIe King says “Anti-Assassin
Summoner Spells: Exhaust/Flash----
Build Path: Rod of Ages, Sorcerers Shoes, Liandry's Torment, Zhonyhas Hourglass, Void Staff, Rabadon's Deathcap.
----Rune Page: Electrocute, Taste of Blood, Ultimate Hunter, Zombie Ward, Presence of Mind, and Last Stand.----
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1256 says “disaster of a matchup, zones you from cs since min1, very good allins good poke, hes on a clock if you farm it up its over, rather dodge it if youre a beginner
fleet+dom/fleet+res with 2nd wind”
manipulativexd says “He is a trade at every point of laningphase. He can oneshot you if you are greedy for a minion. XP is always more important than getting the gold. Don't die for gold.”
forever0lp says “Same as Vayne, ban or dodge. Otherwise predator + second wind and run him down when he gets close to your tower. But most likely in this matchup only thing that is going to be run down will be you.”
Gageowago says “ADC mid is always annoying. Don't trade autos with him, you'll obviously lose. Poke with q and don't step up too far for cs if it will put you in a bad position. Hold your charm if you aren't confident in being able to predict his dash. Call for ganks a lot since he will just outfarm you and hit his powerspike earlier than you. If you do manage to get ahead, attempt to zone him off of as much CS as possible so that he cannot heal off of the minion wave.”
topal says “He might be a ''long'' range adc but in order to hit you (except with his ult )he needs to get into your range.Don't underestimate his early damage and respect his level 6.”
Capparelli says “ADC into assassin, typical he dies and has no say deal, this matchup is tricky early, abuse canopy and when youre ready go in with root and one shot him, he should not win this but if he starts to get a lead don't make it worse, roam and help your team”
BigBushMan says “Lucian has been rising in popularity in the solo lanes, mostly mid, and is a powerhouse. Xerath might be the most equiped mid laner for marksman matchups, as he has a severe range advantage. Just stay at range, and don't let them kite you out. Freeze and call for jungle and it's easy kills. ”
serruh says “can't say i've played this matchup a lot, but from general experience against lucian mid and watching vods, he should just beat you to the ground early. may need to itemize seekers early which kinda sucks, but if you survive and get some items, he becomes a lot easier to deal with because of his low range”
RockitoAhri says “DO NOT trade auto attacks, attempt to hit max range Q's and play it safe until LVL 6. After that just mow him down. (yes the same as Ezreal)”
coongang says “you see this man is criminal, its just smth about the color of his skin that makes me think that way. not sure doe. but the only problem here is that hes got guns and a whip of his own. so u gotta watch for those drive-bys”
Cloud375 says “A bit of a harder matchup, but this depends on skill and how much damage you throw out at each other. Just hit him when you can and try to stay away from his abilites. Remember that your heal is your best asset here.”
Chromuro says “He's an ADC and he shouldn't be in mid, it goes against the Geneva Conventions. Jokes apart (you won't be joking when he's in your lane), too much damage and his poke>your poke. You are safe only when you are farming under your turret. MAYBE.”
Vispectra says “Rough , very rough lane. Don't advise Kassadin into this unless you're sure you know what you're doing. I'd start Doran's Shield into this match up. However , once you hit mid game he won't be a problem anymore for you as you'll be able to burst him down. Don't hesitate to ping for help or slip into side-lanes later on to make up for the lost CS and EXP you'll have suffered in lane. Any adc will make your life hell in lane.”
kilgta says “He is really hard to lane early against since he pokes you really hard and shoves your lane harder than you do at level 1-2. Play very passive and try to get the most CS possible. Your ult cancels his ult so you should initiate on that. Try to shove him the most past level 3.
start corrupt.”
Gambinos says “Lucian is very annoying to go against in Bot Lane. I recommend if you're laning with a Blitz or Ali, all in him at level 3. Use your WW at the right time.”
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Tips Against Lucian in Top Lane Tips Provided by MOBAFire Guide Authors
Sovereign Kitten says “He is quite difficult to actually (Q) reliably due to his kit allowing him to hit you (3) times very swiftly, PTA passive deals more damage than you really want to take from him. Utilize bushes to your advantage to get your (Q) out before he can react. His (R) can be avoided by minions or running to the sides as it is a straight line and can also be cancelled prematurely to allow him to rotate back through his gap close and burst of auto attacks. So essentially he has a lot of range and abilities that let him trade very quickly before our (Q) reaches him without getting the jump.
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BoilTheOil says “Take Fleet Footwork. Rush Plated Steelcaps so you can negate some of his damage. You can't really do much until you get Stridebreaker so just try to get as much cs as possible. ”
I Am Goliath says “Similar to Vayne and other ranged top laners, this matchup is also very annoying, and lucian is extremely strong early lane, I go doran's shield start in this lane and just try to survive early on, it's almost impossible to hit an E normally because he can just reaction E away very easily when he sees your windup for E, so again you'll have to E-Flash to secure kills in this matchup. Ninja tabi is a great early buy because he auto attacks a ton with the double auto passive, Bramble or exectioners calling is also recommended since they rush botrk. Overall annoying lane but you do outscale him hard in teamfights and hopefully you get some jungle help since he will be pushing a lot early.”
Drake6401 says “ In order to win this lane, you need to be more skilled than he is. As a ranged champion with a low cool-down dash, he has the full advantage so only outplay will win. Use the healing start because you can sustain with it very well if you keep his pokes to a minimal. Getting a kill will be hard unless he messes up. All your attempts to engage will end when he dashes away because using your Dice to chase is risky. E-Q-E pokes work to work him down. If you get him to half, a double E chase for the kill is viable. Only his flash will save him then and hopefully yours is up to flow. Having a jungle gank just to force his flash is good too because now he's lacking a bit more mobility for a while.”
quinn adc says “This matchup sucks. Level 1 you must fight for 2 first.
If you see lucian is winning in the push, then back off because his 2 spike is strong.
If you get 2 first, instantly jump on him with E for a big trade.
A good lucian will save E to dodge your Q, which is why this matchup sucks.
Dont stand behind minions in this matchup because his Q range is longer if he hits a minion.
If you are on the side, his Q range is only 500 range, which is less than your AA range if he uses Q to click on you.
Ideally, only do long range Qs in this matchup so if you miss, he cant punish you for it.
If you want to engage, Use E first to slow him.
If you E first, lucian might panic and E away, which gives you a free blind.
Be careful with this though because if lucian holds onto E, he can punish you.
It really depends on how lucian plays, but overall just take short trades when you land Q, and if Lucian Qs the wave, you can engage on him with E for a trade.
His Q is his bread and butter combo.
Post 6, save E to cancel his R, but stay in E range of him post 6 so if he jumps on you to engage, you are in range to cancel his R.
Going even in this lane is a win for you because you outscale lucian in 1v1.”
SaltCat says “Another ranged top abuser... level 1 you can beat him with full passive but he will poke you while you retreat so i suggest not, level 2 and beyond be carefull of your E he will dodge it with his E, you murder him level 6 and beyond if you are even.”
LiL Bunnie FuFuu says “Similar to vayne but without the true damage. He also might build black cleaver which can mess you up. Can bully you extremely hard in lane forcing you to sacrifice large amounts of cs and xp. However, very high outplay potential anywhere near tower as he lacks Vayne's condemn and true damage. Free kill if ahead.”
Phrxshn says “Dodge his Ardent Blaze(W) aka "Cross Attack Buffer" so he doe not gain movement speed buff and attack speed buff. Move sideway or out of range for his Culling(R). Time fling to counteract with Relentless Pursuit(E) or dash. (Outscaling Edge: Singed) (Sustained 1v1 Trades: Lucian) (Recommended Items: Plated Steelcap, Thornmail, Deadman's Plate) (Fling overrides his E)”
Veng Shotz says “EQ poke and back off immediately, let comet poke force him out of lane. after dirk and some haste you can poke him out of lane after a few rotations. ”
Boptimus says “If you aren't greedy this basically turns into a glorfied farm lane. Lucian needs early kills Top in order to be successful so don't greed for CS and MIA ping every time he leaves lane.”
PanthrickTV says “Good Matchup.
(1) Use bushes to stay healthly
(2) Try to poke with ur Q
(3) Get lvl 3, let him dash on you then you can jump on him and all in him he won't escape if you use your upgraded E.”
Rhoku says “TL;DR - DIFFICULT MATCHUP. CONQUEROR. SECOND WIND + DORAN’S SHIELD IS A MUST. RUSH STEELCAPS. RESPECT HIS DAMAGE. DON’T GO FOR STUPID CS THAT LETS HIM GET A FULL COMBO ON YOU. ESPECIALLY IMPORTANT IF HE IS RUNNING PTA+IGNITE. VERY SNOWBALLY LANE. Lucian is a difficult matchup for the impatient Darius but if you properly play around your powerspikes and have basic knowledge on the champion, you can absolutely demolish him. Much like all Darius matchups, you have to keep your eyes open for any mistake the Lucian does whether that is wasting his dash, dashing towards you or him misstepping. You will have to give up some CS in order to conserve your HP. Cannon minions are nice and all but you do not want to eat a full combo + PTA from Lucian and lose 60% of your HP. The thing with Lucian is that if you catch him, he is pretty much dead. You have to play aggressive and look for hooks that you can turn into all ins at level 3, 6 and when you buy Steelcaps. And you HAVE to rush Steelcaps against him. In terms of runes, I’ve found that Conqueror works best because against Lucian, you will just have many close fights which is where Conqueror shines. Either way, you need to be taking Second Wind and picking up a Doran’s Shield ingame. If you are confident, go for Sorcery. Rejuvenation Beads are okay but they don’t work too well in early fights as they don’t actually give you any stats. If you ever land your pull on him, he is pretty much dead as with the W slow on him, you will catch up even if he dashes away. If you have ghost, a pull on the Lucian is pretty much a free kill. The good thing about this matchup is that once if you win it and get ahead, the Lucian is pretty much screwed. You will snowball on him super hard and he won’t be able to do much for the rest of the game unless you and your team give him a lot of kills in a teamfight. Stridebreaker also turns him into a free kill if you are even/ahead. The bad part is if he gets ahead, he will be a very massive threat to your team.”
xPetu says “Recommended: Sustain Runes & Teleport
Tips: Don't E in unless he uses E. Play passively and farm while staying healthy with Passive shield and W. He wants to punish you.”
lol Wero says “Lucian is able to win the trades vs Neeko but its winnable. Make sure to watch out for his Rentless Pursuit (E Dash) Piercing Light (Q) combo during the laning phase.”
Psychopathic Top says “Lucian top isn’t very good at the moment due to the amount of gap closing champs there are in the toplane. However, Nasus does not really have one except for wither, and it does not take effect until after 6. This matchup would be a 5/10 if you can survive to level 6, but usually it is almost impossible to do. Lucian pre level 6 will just kill you no matter what build you go. Cloth 4 pots can only hold him off, but will not stop him from forcing you to back multiple times in the early game (if your jungler doesn’t help), unless you want to die. By the time you put together sheen, a good Lucian would already be up too much cs and turret plating for you to do anything. Make sure to beg for jungler’s help in this matchup, as if he dies pre level 6, this matchup becomes that much easier. ”
iZeal says “Respect his early damage. Do not get poked by his Q. If you hit CC on him while he ults, it gets cancelled.
Going tank or electrocute allows you to whittle him down, but as he is prone to rushing lifesteal you will have to burst him.”
A_Drunk_Carry says “The more annoying version of Vayne & Quinn due to the constant dashing. Becomes extremely problematic and he can kite you for days. Dorans shield and patience. If you catch him split pushing and hit him with an E it's pretty over for him. Otherwise, I'd abort mission. ”
Alan234 says “Grab Aery and Q max
Lucian is surprisingly tough because he isnt as hindered by the Blind as one would expect. He can also go corrupted potion+cookies, which means that his sustain is good. Furthermore he can go ignite, so he can trade evenly with you.
First you need to always blind his passive, lvl 1 he might try to auto e auto passive you, and you need to q him during his e or he will prock PTA and win lane. Just keep q'ing him and play in your minion wave. At 6 his culling is huge so be careful about that.
You can shroom him when the wave bounces back to you and kill him, so try to play mostly for poke and assasinations”
The_Unf0rgiv3n says “Lucian is SUPER annoying early in the game. Do not trade with him pre lvl 3 and then after that, only do trades when you have your windwall up.
After level 6, you should be winning comfortably, but still do not underestimate his dmg!”
The Rock Titan says “"[Comet, Doran's Ring, Q > W] - Very similar to Jayce, you'll have some trouble before first back but once you get a few items and Q leveled up he's sooo free
- Once you get bramble/bami/armor boots 2 of the 3, you can actually just start running at him
- You should be able to solo kill him a few times in lane setting him behind."”
DippyDan says “High burst combo, long ranged poke, and hard to chase down. Can only win fight if caught by surprise or with flash. TIPS: [1] Get fleet and Doran's Shield to sustain. [2] Predict his Q poke, don't go behind minions that he will Q. [3] DO NOT TRY TO SHORT TRADE”
LoLReal says “Probably the biggest Darius counter in the game. First item tabis. We cannot do anything vs. Lucian early and mid, he also scales better. Worst of all he builds BotRK.
Farm under turret and call for jungle pressure. Lucian is vulnerable to ganks.”
Rhoku says “Another difficult matchup for most toplaners. Lucian is such a headache to deal with. Once he gets Bork, you will basically have no hope of beating him. Go Tabi into Rylai if you want a CHANCE of beating him. If you land a pull, you MIGHT be able to kill him but that is assuming that he hasn't poked you down hard. Just give up farm, stand back and farm up. Level 6 you have the advantage in fights. Ghost or Ignite can work well into this lane if you are good as they let you turn a single mistake from him into a lead which you can snowball. But I'd just play it safe until I got my items. You are more useful in teamfights anyway so just make sure he does not get fed and you should be good.”
Phrxshn says “Dodge his Ardent Blaze(W) aka "Cross Attack Buffer" so he doe not gain movement speed buff and attack speed buff. Move sideway or out of range for his Culling(R). Time all skills to counteract with Relentless Pursuit(E) or dash. (Outscaling Edge: Malphite) (Sustained 1v1 Trades: Lucian) (Recommended Items: Plated Steelcaps, Thornmail, Deadman's Plate) ”
YasTilt says “Annoying because of his poke during Laning Phase, he will try to take trades at Level 2 so back out and wait for your Level 3. Play safe and take Anti-Heal because he'll take Legend: Bloodline for sure.”
Phrxshn says “Dodge his Ardent Blaze(W) aka "Cross Attack Buffer" so he doe not gain movement speed buff and attack speed buff. Move sideway or out of range for his Culling(R). Time Infected Bonesaw to counteract with Relentless Pursuit(E) or dash. (Outscaling Edge: Dr.Mundo) (Sustained 1v1 Trades: Lucian) (Recommended Items: Plated Steelcaps, Thornmail, Deadman's Plate) ”
Phrxshn says “Dodge his Ardent Blaze(W) aka "Cross Attack Buffer" so he doe not gain movement speed buff and attack speed buff. Move sideway or out of range for his Culling(R). Time all skills to counteract with Relentless Pursuit(E) or dash. (Outscaling Edge: Warwick) (Sustained 1v1 Trades: Lucian) (Recommended Items: Plated Steelcaps, Thornmail, Deadman's Plate) (Jaws of the Beast follows his E)”
Phrxshn says “Dodge his Ardent Blaze(W) aka "Cross Attack Buffer" so he doe not gain movement speed buff and attack speed buff. Move sideway or out of range for his Culling(R). Time Pillar of Ice to counteract with Relentless Pursuit(E) or dash. (Outscaling Edge: Trundle) (Sustained 1v1 Trades: Lucian) (Recommended Items: Plated Steelcaps, Thornmail, Deadman's Plate) ”
Fan22 says “[Top] Lucian top its generally picked because he scales hard and in top he free scales and abuses most bruisers and tanks.
Altough in early game he it's very dangerous he isnt complicated if you play well.
Go dorans shield to sustain yourself and farm using the bushes to avoid unnecessary harrass, be careful since lucian will use his E to dodge your Q, thats why you should use W first to silence him.
If he pushes too much or doens't have vision ping your jungler, your CC should be enough to kill lucian with some help.
Rushing armor its very important to deal with him, after getting some items he shouldn't be too diffuclt mid game, be careful late game.
If he is the Adc most of the responsibility of not feeding him goes to your botlane, lategame if he doesn't get peel you can kill him with R and some AA.
Randuins, thornmail and plated steelcaps are good items against him.
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A_Drunk_Carry says “Same issues as Vayne top. Luckily Lucian is much more meta in the mid or bot lane. Demand ganks if he does end up top, or lane swap.”
SavagePridestalker says “Lucian top is pretty bad right now and with the tank build he'll be doing basically no damage to you. Extremely easy to play.”
Phrxshn says “Dodge his Ardent Blaze(W) aka "Cross Attack Buffer" so he doe not gain movement speed buff and attack speed buff. Move sideway or out of range for his Culling(R). Time Facebreaker or The Show Stopper to counteract with Relentless Pursuit(E) or dash. (Outscaling Edge: Even) (Sustained 1v1 Trades: Lucian) (Recommended Items: Plated Steelcaps, Thornmail, Deadman's Plate) ”
SanLourdes says “If you ever see Lucian top, be prepared for a bad time. His dash is on such a low cooldown if he can hit his passive. This will make it extremely hard to hit your Q and your ultimate. Lucian has great waveclear and poke, and his ultimate is almost a guaranteed hit because of how large Sion's hitbox is. On top of that, Lucian usually builds Kraken Slayer, meaning he will be able to bypass all your resistances with the extra true damage. If you are up against a Lucian, freeze the wave in front of your tower, but do not let him gain a large enough wave to where he can tower dive as most Lucians do. For most of the game, play passive and don't feed him. After you scale, you should be able to defeat him with an unsuspecting ultimate, but only if he doesn't have time to react. Once you get a good stun on him, he is as good as dead unless he has Flash up.”
Marwaii says “Will beat you as mini Gnar and can simply walk away from mega Gnar.
Farm safely in early levels with your Q and you have a chance to kill him once you get your mythic. Do not give him an early lead.
Take shield.
Take Stride + Plated.”
slogdog says “Full ad ranged insane high dps pain man. But you can manage much better than other top laners, as you have E and can choose when to engage. Also when you hit level 6, you can place down R, and he has to respect you.”
Byku2506 says “You will not catch him, he have annoying dash and you have chance to catch him only after ,,making Hearthbound axe" or ,,Stridebreaker" for movement speed or just slowing him.”
SethPRG says “Start cloth 4 pots, try not to take too much poke. You can win early if you can predict his dash and E him, but otherwise, you just win at level 6, so long as you aren't too far behind in gold. Stridebreaker and or Dead Man's Plate is recommended for this matchup, but Trinity can be better if you're snowballing, you will literally be able to kill him with a few punches. He hard out scales you though, so respect his damage late game. Try to tank his R for your team, is also nice when he's trying to disengage and you can W to mitigate most of it. Death's Dance and Randuin's Omen are useful items for this matchup, but only if there are other AD champs, otherwise just stick with one.”
Breadcrumbs says “As with all ranged toplaners, his early game can be very painful. But it doesn't take long for you to outscale him. If you hit your E on him, Q on him and he should be dead after a few autos.”
Sporkintahn says “DANGEROUS!!! --- He deals a lot of damage early, especially with PTA. --- Start Doran's Shield and take Second Wind. --- Avoid standing directly behind your minions as his Q goes thru them and it can hit you. You will more than likely get shoved in early and get denied CS and will get kited but if he missplays you can get onto him and kill him. --- Bait out his dash before you Apprehend (E) him back in. and DO NOT stand in front of his Ult for any extended period as it will melt you. --- This is an oppressive lane early but it gets easier as time goes on, it's similar to Quinn.”
JeanMichelBambi says “Lucian top is only capable of a small burst before you can take him down, if you ever see him you wont have any issues dealing with him”
Vandenelis says “a lane bully you can't really fight. if he tries to bully you both are in your minions, then cc him when he attacks you and your minions will do more damage to him than he will do damage to you. You can kill him in a 1v1 after level 9 and your first item. you can just run at him for a kill after your second item.”
RealIreliaCarriesU says “I would’ve said he was easy but after his buffs he can be hard to beat especially if he has jungle help. The lane sucks and you have to give up a lot of cs early on, start E and get whatever minions you can while he pushes it. Be careful of him hitting level 2 first and farm under tower. You can look for fights with passive stacked when it pushes back but generally it is safer to wait until you are level 6 as hitting your E on him can be tricky since he can just E out of it. If you end up committing and missing E you will likely lose early on. Dying early on against Lucian is horrible as you won’t be able to lane against him but if you make it safely to 6 and kill him, he is a walking bag of gold whenever he comes to lane. Be careful of ganks and don’t be afraid to ask for ganks as well, he is pretty squishy and easy to kill.”
tibs2 says “Lucian top is really bad right now and poppy just so happens to be good into it as well. Look to spam auto him with buckler and w his e. Free win match up.”
SadmanV3 says “Any top laner that is ranged will provide significant problems for their melee counterpart, Lucian is no exception. But to Nasus, ranged or not makes close to no difference. The playstyle is still the same. Generally, freeze the lane, understand that letting a few minions kills go is better than feeding the enemy lucian, and understand that once you will eventually hyper outscale lucian towards the mid-game.”
AmericanNut says “You can vault onto him when he ults, and walk behind him. Shield it if you have to.
Lucian is strong, but Pantheon's kit is designed against him.”
Noodles912 says “He can destroy you. Similar to all marksmen lanes, freeze, farm, heal, and if you end up pushing, sit in the push to soak xp while MIA. You pool can stop some of Lucian R bullets, but he will still hit some on you. Early seekers if you are having trouble.”
SanLourdes says “Lucian's dashes can be hard to deal with, and if he hits his passive he will be able to use his dashes all the time. His waveclear and in-lane pressure are exceptional. If he is good he will try and slowly build up a wave and tower dive while poking you. Build Doran's Shield, Plated Steelcaps and Rylai's as soon as you can.”
negoZoma69 says “He can just poke you through minions with Q and has insane dmg. I recommend rushing tabi and just poking with Q when possible. You have little hope of winning a all in against him because of his mobility. His ult is very scary when you don't have minions nearby.”
Draconic56 says “A difficult matchup for most toplaners. Lucian is annoying to deal with. Once he gets Cutlass, you will basically have no hope of beating him. Go plated steel caps into Rylai if you want a chance of beating him. If you land a pull, you can ult and if you hit your Q's you can kill him assuming that he hasn't poked you down hard. Just give up the farm, stand back and farm up. Level 6 you have the advantage in fights. Ghost or Ignite can work well into this lane if you are good as they let you turn a single mistake from him into a lead which you can snowball. But I'd just play it safe until I got my items. You are more useful in team fights anyway so just make sure he does not get fed and you should be good.”
SeptikYT says “Another skill-based matchup surprisingly. He can't do much at early game so you can abuse this to your advantage to make one-sided trades and hopefully get a kill off him. But at least we got something that can fight Lucian Mid now, yay. Dodge his poke Q and W though as it can do a decent amount of damage.”
Zaloufi says “Lucian is a range vs melee matchup so obviously not the best ones for Darius. He has a very good early game, thanks to his tons of damage, his dash he can pratically kill you with two combos and escapes with his E. In order to beat him you need to wait for him to make mistakes or waste his dash and then you can E - AA - reset W, after that Lucian will be defenseless. Steelcaps and Stridebreaker will be requiered to beat him 1v1. If you think you're too impatient and really want the creeps take resolve(second wind), if not take sorcery(nimbus cloak).”
Dorom says “Now people don't play Lucian much anymore, but this champion is freaking busted. His kit was basically made to counter yours, his double tap instantly deletes your barrels, he outdamages you, and even if he doesn't focus your barrels he can just dash from the range! Stupid champion, play extremely safe.”
MrShykun says “MATCHUP DIFFICILE, PRENEZ CONQUEROR AVEC SECOND SOUFFLE LE BOUCLIER DE DORAN EGALEMENT. RUSH TABIS.RESPECTER SES DEGATS. NE GREEDER PAS DES CS QUI LUI PERMETTRAIT DE VOUS METTRE UN FULL COMBO SURTOUT SI IL JOUE ATTAQUE SOUTENUE + IGNITE. Lucian est un match difficile pour Darius, mais si vous jouez correctement autour de vos powerspikes et que vous avez des connaissances de base sur le champion, vous pouvez absolument le démolir. Vous devez payer attention a chaque erreur qu'il pourrait commettre si il gâche un sort marche vers vous, il faudra concéder quelque cs pour maintenir un certain seuil d'hp qui vous permettra de l'all in vous ne vouler pas perdre 60% hp sur un combo pour un sbire. La clé est que si vous le choper il est quasiment mort. Il faut jouer de manière agressive et chercher des grab que vous pourrez follow avec des all ins au level 3 et 6 et vous DEVEZ rush les tabis. Les colliers rafraichissant reste une option, mais vous serez plus faible en early vu qu'il ne vous donne pas vraiment de stats si ce n'est de la regen. La bonne chose dans ce matchup est que une fois que vous l'avez snowball sa game contre vous est terminé, l'estropieur aide également énormément pour le tuer.”
LunaticDancer says “Can be very annoying and slippery, but proper usage of bushes makes it harder to poke you, and when he's hit with your E, he's bound to take a massive chonk of damage.”
Dotje says “Lucian will walk over you, and he will safe his dash for your bubble. Making it impossible for you to get a good fight. If he does use his dash make sure to slow him before you stun him with your Q.”
SpyDaFX says “if you lane against him just dodge, near impossible to kill, beats u at trades at all levels, even if u get fed it wouldnt really matter since his kit just counters Renekton. to try to win this matchup you gotta wait for him to waste his dash for some reason and go for a big and quick trade (E+W+Tiamat+Q+ and E back), you don't trade with him when he has his dash, and when u go for an all in after 6 u gotta remembr to save one of ur E's so he wont ult you to ur direction. go press the attack and 3 Rejuvenation Beeds + health pot”
Bear24 says “Run him down lvl 3 and 6, don't get rooted
Easy q auto and back off at the beginning to chip at their health
make sure he doesn't doge your ult with his dash or you lose, similar you can dodge his ult by jumping over him”
DrStephenHawking says “He picked Lucian specifically to kick you out of the game, my advice is to farm safely and sacrifice some farm since you don't want to give him any kills. Later he will be squishy and you will be able to kill him.”
ModelitoTime says “Keep your distance from him at all times. Take a dorans shield with you, lvl 6+ you can kill him if you play right. If you E+Flash into him its a easy kill because he is pretty squishy. But like all range matchups you have to be really careful early game and try not to die early.”
kingchas2 says “Not too common anymore, but still a very dangerous lane. Beg for ganks and try to bait out an aggressive E by him. If you can do that he will have no more mobility and you should be able to kill with help of your jungler.”
LoLReal says “This lane is a nightmare. Lucian out trades us hard and is difficult to hit with E. He needs to make a big mistake in order to be punished. Can win at 6 but Lucian is not bad at kiting in our R. Get early tabi and try to CS under turret for a decent mid game.”
lulw says “Can be easy as long as he doesn't get fed. If he's fed you well get ZAPPED. Windwall his q early or his passive. When going all in windwall his r. ”
NoFriendsPlayLoL says “Another range abuser. Rush Steel plate boots, bramble, and stack armor. With approach velocity you can usually win early trades or burn his summons.”
sauronkaiser says “As this is preaseason, im not really sure what nerfs will riot come with, but im pretty sure this fucker needs an early damage nerf, but really hard. He is just unbeatable pre 6, and lets remember its a ranged champion with a dash. Complete nonsense. Wait for your jungler and prepare to get abused.”
Ramixx says “Annoying early game and if he managed to snowball that will be a problem cause he will usually get a DD Manamune and BC. You cant really 1v1 him due to his tankiness. damage, and dash spam.”
byThiagus says “Cuando me roban darius pickeo lucian, 3ra pagina de runas y escudo de doran. Si el lucian tiene ignite no podes hacer all in hasta nivel 6. Trata de no comer poke y podes hacer run down a level 3. Espera a que el lucian use su e para tirar la suya sino la utiliza pegale basicos hasta que la use”
AWierdShoe says “Contest the push early on while soaking some of his damage with your shield. Avoid getting close to him every time his double-shot is available. He’ll only have really scary damage if he uses his E to chase after you, but that’s also when you have your chance to go back at him. If he dashes forward while you have both W and E up you can taunt him and use W to deny him while pummeling him with empowered Q’s and you should win the trades. And if he doesn’t E onto you, then just farm. He’s the one that wants to punish you early on and if he’s not able to do that you’ll have more impact later on.
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NickCola Tesla says “Lucian can be an annoying lane in the fact you won't be able to hit him easily with your W because of his Relentless Pursuit. He can chunk you out if you aren't able to maintain CS carefully and respect his burst, so try not to let him proc PTA on you often. While Sion fairs decently into ranged poke, Lucian is a champion who will make you want to slam your head across your keyboard more than you actually feed in lane. Give up early CS to soak up lane XP and save your health. This way, you'll be useful if your Jungle decides to come and gank Top! Lucian becomes less of a problem for you once you stack armor from Plated Steelcaps and Bramble Vest, but until then, don't let him take your health away for nothing. ”
StrikeX114 says “Although his damage output in and of itself should be enough to make you wary, his greatest threat to you is actually his Relentless Pursuit (E). Allowing him to dash towards you similarly to Flash, this ability greatly reduces your window to evade him, if not wholly shuts it.”
Saarlichenbog says “Lucian and Kalista have a rivalry for lane bullying in the bot lane and its no different in the top lane. A skilled Lucian top will beat a skilled Kalista top and visa versa because of the similarity in their kits, a long range high base AD Q, mobility and early game orientated gameplay. Avoiding the long ranged poke of Lucian's Q early game will ultimately be the thing to set you up for success as he is a little better at poking you out of lane when he lands his Q consistently. Otherwise, a matter of best wits and game knowledge between the two will be your best bet to win the lane ultimately leading to one or the other dominating the rest of the game.”
ItsPaulygon says “Lucian top will be tricky for you since he can always kite your E. If you hit your stun, you win, if you don't, you lose the trade. Take doran's shield and play passively.”
llametekudasai says “no desperdicies tu e, en el caso que te moleste mucho en los lvl mas bajos, puedes pedir ayuda de tu jg pero cuando tengas el item podrás jugarle agresivo si fallas tu e y el tira su e puedes usar el item para acercarte.”
Frostyfps says “The lane sucks and you have to give up a lot of cs early on, start E and get whatever minions you can while he pushes it. Be careful of him hitting level 2 first and farm under tower. You can look for fights with passive stacked when it pushes back but generally it is safer to wait until you are level 6 as hitting your E on him can be tricky since he can just E out of it. If you end up committing and missing E you will likely lose early on. Dying early on against Lucian is horrible as you won’t be able to lane against him but if you make it safely to 6 and kill him, he is a walking bag of gold whenever he comes to lane. Be careful of ganks and don’t be afraid to ask for ganks as well, he is pretty squishy and easy to kill.”
Sylrath says “Igual que Quinn, pero sin el factor Roaming. A diferencia de ella, si se fedea, hará 1 v 2 a ti y a tu jungla. Ignite, pasiva y al carrer. Si usa su pasiva, tienes que usar tu Q cuando tu barril haya perdido 1 solo "tick".”
TangoVallhala says “Really strong top lane, but Aatrox is a solid counter if played right, always watch for his Dash, if he uses his dash he is as good as dead, play safe till 3 then try to full combo him, at 6 killing him will be quite easy, try letting him shove you at first.”
clarenote says “I do not know why AD ranged champion keeps coming top. Ranged champions hard counter illaoi since her E can be easily avoided. Max Q since there is little possibility to extract soul. When you successfully extract soul use R to send him away. ”
ERNESTSAURUS says “FLEET FOOTWORK SETUP - CLOTH + 4 POTS =
Lucian top is one of the most annoying range champions to deal with as Nasus, he has a really good late game with all his crits items, a strong early game, good short and long trades, its overally a really difficult matchup. As for how to play it your jungler must help you, you will be behind so much farm that he will be way stronger even after you get lvl 6 and Sheen. I would not recommend leishing into this lane and just look to farm it out as safe as you can. Once you get to late game, just look to splitpush but try to kill him by pushing some waves, and then hiding on brushes so if he goes for extra waves, you can punish him and kill him. This is a really hard lane but if your jungler helps you early on, your lane becomes way easier (but as we know junglers usually think that not helping Nasus in early game is the best way for him to scale, so don't setup your hopes that high, just let him know that you need help or else you won't be useful in the game). Don't be upset if you are 40+ minions behind him early on, it's the nature of this matchup.”
Grayified says “Lethal Tempo Runes and Build. Ignite + Flash. Dorans shield or cloth 4 start. Lucian has really good poke and in combat mobility even from early on in the game. Once your mobility outscales his is when you start to win. Look to farm safely early and avoid damage by using the brush and staying within your minion wave so that when he trades into you he is also shoving the wave in. Pick and choose which minions to go for under turret. The melee minions and cannon you should always look to get but the ranged minions are further from your turret where lucian can deal more damage to you, and ranged minions are also worth much less gold. Once you have Essence reaver stinger zerker greaves you should beat Lucian for the rest of the game in a 1v1 as long as you have full hp/fury before hand. In the mid-late game splitpush keep in mind that Lucian does have a strong disengage with his w into ultimate so if you are able to burn his ultimate cooldown without using yours, you will have a good time beating him up afterwards. With your W, make sure you keep in mind that a good time to cast it will be after he dashes away, auto attacks you, then kites back.”
Nabura says “Don't ever let him get in AA range as he will proc PTA with E into his full combo. Level 6 stand behind a wave and let him waste ult. If he dashes forward he can be easy to gank as it's a 22s spell rank 1.”
EntxRecoil says “Lethal Tempo Runes and Build. Ignite + Flash. Dorans shield or cloth 4 start. Lucian has really good poke and in combat mobility even from early on in the game. Once your mobility outscales his is when you start to win. Look to farm safely early and avoid damage by using the brush and staying within your minion wave so that when he trades into you he is also shoving the wave in. Pick and choose which minions to go for under turret. The melee minions and cannon you should always look to get but the ranged minions are further from your turret where lucian can deal more damage to you, and ranged minions are also worth much less gold. Once you have Essence reaver stinger zerker greaves you should beat Lucian for the rest of the game in a 1v1 as long as you have full hp/fury before hand. In the mid-late game splitpush keep in mind that Lucian does have a strong disengage with his w into ultimate so if you are able to burn his ultimate cooldown without using yours, you will have a good time beating him up afterwards. With your W, make sure you keep in mind that a good time to cast it will be after he dashes away, auto attacks you, then kites back.”
Darrkescru says “Runa : Aery, Eletrocutar
Não tenta trocar com ele se conseguir pokea ele tenta se afastar dos minions para desviar do Q dele
Rushar : Tabi, Liandry's”
qazx1427 says “As tempted as I am to put Lucian in Even, this is completely skill-dependent. If you're against a bad Lucian, you can just deal with him as you would a Vayne or Quinn: wait out the dash, W, get a free kill. If they're good, they're not going to give you that liberty. The sheer damage output Lucian can give out, plus the healing from BORK, is immense, and can make direct engages very difficult to deal with.”
wallobear53 says “Lucian will try to go for short burst trades against you so make sure you space properly and avoid his Q damage. He is quite short-ranged so it should be an easy task for you.
Dodge Lucian’s W when he tries to tag you with it as the ability will give him Movement Speed towards you and will let him catch up to you with ease. It forms a major part of his follow-up damage combo so dodging it should be your top priority.
Use your CC or all-in spell on Lucian after he uses his E. This is especially true if your CC ability is a skill shot. His E is on a long Cooldown early on so work with your Jungler to gank him after he uses it.
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Teemain says “Annoying and he SLAPS.
Play passive by getting CS with Qs.
If you want to fight him, jebait his jump thingy and make sure it's a 1 on 1 fight.”
Teemain says “Annoying and he SLAPS.
Play passive by getting CS with Qs.
If you want to fight him, jebait his jump thingy and make sure it's a 1 on 1 fight.”
Gangplank_Main1 says “Runes: Grasp, Demolish, Second Wind, Overgrowth, Biscuits, Time Warp Tonic, Double Adaptive, Armor.
Start of lane passive auto minion for grasp, don't leash.
What to get on first back: Doran's blade
When fighting lucian you basically have to fight for your life. What you have to understand when playing gangplank against these champions is that you get hard destroyed but you have to fight back, you cannot concede from level one. Every q must be on lucian, every barrel is on lucian. If lucian has e don’t even bother to try to hit him with a barrel unless you know for a fact it’ll land. Don’t place barrels when he has his abilities up since he can easily break them with his passive. Even if lucian doesn’t kill you solo, you need to be aware of the enemy jungler. Every jungler will always play for the lucian lane in this matchup. Get vision, ask your jungler to help with counter ganks. At level 6 you can’t have the wave setup in lucian’s favor otherwise he’ll just e auto and r you down. A good tip for when lucian uses ult is to run to the side. Going early tabi’s is nice and phage instead of sheen is also good. Outside of laning phase lucian just outscales you. There’s a small window for you to win. When he has two items you can look to pick him off but after that it’s just doomed. End the game asap before this happens.
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Kingarthur720 says “Lethal Tempo Runes and Build. Ignite + Flash. Dorans shield or cloth 4 start. Lucian has really good poke and in combat mobility even from early on in the game. Once your mobility outscales his is when you start to win. Look to farm safely early and avoid damage by using the brush and staying within your minion wave so that when he trades into you he is also shoving the wave in. Pick and choose which minions to go for under turret. The melee minions and cannon you should always look to get but the ranged minions are further from your turret where lucian can deal more damage to you, and ranged minions are also worth much less gold. Once you have Essence reaver stinger zerker greaves you should beat Lucian for the rest of the game in a 1v1 as long as you have full hp/fury before hand. In the mid-late game splitpush keep in mind that Lucian does have a strong disengage with his w into ultimate so if you are able to burn his ultimate cooldown without using yours, you will have a good time beating him up afterwards. With your W, make sure you keep in mind that a good time to cast it will be after he dashes away, auto attacks you, then kites back.”
Flompers says “Quite easy. Watch out for his early game damage. Ignite for sure. Try to hit your q and proc your w and back out. When your 6 it should be easy”
ACE4291 says “yea his dashes are cringe,,,
play safe and look to catch him out
a hard kill though so recommend play at turret however. its hard for him to kill you due to you being so tanky”
TentiTiger11 says “Lucian is also known for a top lane bully. Lucian builds life steal pretty early, making long trades useless because he will heal it back up quickly. Same thing as the others, try to kill him as early as you can, and try to cheese him in a bush.”
Kingarthur720 says “Its basically graves top but with longer range, a dash and a longer range ultimate. Graves is a tankier version of him. I dont recommend picking into him unless the enemy is horrible playing lucian, otherwise you lose lane hard and the sacling game.”
Discord Rengar Mains says “ADC lane, but harder than most because his early to mid game is very strong and if you aren't careful he can burst you down very easily. Lucian can rotate between his spells very fast, has a decent poke, and his E gives him great kiting; plus he almost always goes PTA, which, combined with his passive, means he can chunk a fair amount of your HP with a single spell or two. Respect his early game, don't go for risky plays you can easily lose because you will pay it dearly, but other than that if you manage to lock him down he dies as easily as any other ADC. Keep wave and lane control and he should be a non-issue. Be careful when he is 6 however, his R can be deceptively damaging.
Ignite or TP both work. Any runeset does the trick.”
Itreallyhim says “Skill matchup, Lucian is super mobile, has some really strong trades and poking, play smart, try to predict his E then CREK BLEK NEK”
Rivenetto says “Nothing to say. Lucian top players are smalldicks who get stomped every game,fight at level 1 and 2,go into a bush before the minions spawn and try to kill him or at least get his flash level 1.If u made this work laning phase for him is over. If u get his flash just wait for your jungler and u have free kill.”
MagrelinOnFire says “Runa: vs a Distância
Spell: flash/teleporte
Comece de cristal e tente farmar oque puder a distância, a passiva do lucian desarma os seus barris muito fácil, apenas farme que eventualmente você da outscale no lucian.”
AGKH says “Farm safe early, use the brushes to avoid AAs
Beats him rest of the game with 1-2 Items and outscales with mobility
Lethal Runes + DShield / Cloth 4”
TheRevenantsHand says “This guy is annoying. It's rather rude to pick a ranged top, but this is something else. Press the attack and mobility will be your ruin. Not ban worthy though, soon as you get Rylai's, Zhonya and Liandry, he won't kill you unless he is ultra-fed.”
Valorkyrie Quinn says “Lucian can deal a lot of burst damage, especially when he has Press the Attack. However, his attack range is slightly shorter than Quinn, so when he wants to trade with you, he must dash/move forward. You can throw out your Q and blind him to deny his damage.
Tip: Try predicting when Lucian wants to trade. Throw your Q in that direction, AA him, then use the W passive movement speed to run away. Avoid him from activating PtA.”
BeautifulWinter says “Lucian top eats illaoi, pretty badly too. If he is bad you could build youmuu's however I recommend something like Guardian Angel first item due to the Armour as well as the ability to Stop watch before you finish the item.
Prior to 6 passive. Post 6 kills come from flash ulting him on top of his spirit.”
9690 says “This lane is a nightmare. Lucian out trades us hard and is difficult to hit with E. He needs to make a big mistake in order to be punished. Can win at 6 but Lucian is not bad at kiting in our R. Get early tabi and try to CS under turret for a decent mid game.”
GokuBurakku says “Lucian, Vayne, Quinn and other ADC toplaners are common in this patch, DO NOT FIGHT THEM. Take Fleet or Grasp and just farm safely, build ninja tabis asap. They will win 99% of the time due to mobility and high burst.”
Rhinoface says “Careful for his powerful level 2, after that pretty simple as his range isn't enormous and fairly limited mobility. Use your E to screw up his ult. ”
9loveyouverymuch says “chogath is too easy to counter using ADR, facing adr means you will rely on your first/rapture,so you need to be efficient in using your first skill...”
TheMess says “He will win all the trades until lvl 11 or so. He has more dueling power, more pushing power and a dash. Good thing? You smash him in late game, so hard that he wont even remember lane phase anymore. Just play passive until he fucks up or your jungler comes to lend a hand. ”
MoreLoliCon says “Just like Vayne, can be a Pesty Enemy to fight, just expect him using his E so you can Block it with your W to Dish out more Damage.”
Evil Lightning says “Most ADCs can't escape his W, except Lucian, for he has been blessed with mobility OUT THE ASS! So if he's top, he can just dash away, and when you don't die during your ult, HERE COMES THE DRIVE-BY!”
The Tentacle Lady says “Hate it when he goes top which is rare but hopefully he miss steps enough for you to be landing e's. you're gonna have to get creative”
vertaz says “he will poke you through minion waves. Dont get hit with his q and q/aa when he dashes at you to trade back and you will win trades. Do not prolong trades. Short trades = gg u win.”
E61K says “You won't see him mid anymore because he got nerfed as soon as he got somewhat viable mid. If you still face him though make sure to be careful early. Lucian's level 2 powerspike is a meme for reason. Tabis cuck him even harder than they do it with Yasuo. His Q is dodgeable since it has a cast time like your Q. Basically going tabis first will make him useless in lane.”
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