Lux Build Guide : [12.20] ♥ Lunar Rabbit Leader | ObakeUsagi's Lux Guide

Welcome to my support and mid-lane guide! I hope this guide helps you on your journey to learning , The Lady of Luminosity. In this guide, I will be going over the pros & cons, runes, abilities, items, spells, and gameplay tips. If you have any questions, I would love to help! Just leave them in the comments. Also, if you have any concerns, feel free to message me! If you're curious, I started making a to-do list for my guides. You can check it out below in "Ending/Credits".

This guide is based on my experience playing . I will mainly be focusing on support but I will add some mid-lane runes and items. Some of the runes/items might be repeated because I take them for both mid and support, or they have different secondary runes. Also, these are all the rune combinations I personally take on .

“In the name of Demacia, I will punish you!”

Hello, I'm ObakeUsagi! (Formally known as DatKawaiiBunny.) I'm a Gold IV ADC and support main. I've been playing League of Legends since April of season 7 as an ADC main, specifically a main. My overall goal is to climb to platinum and provide a fun-loving community. My highest mastery champions are , , and . I usually stream 3 times a week, and upload clips to Youtube, so come and say hi, or ask me questions about .

is my most played champion with over 500k mastery points. She has been my go-to support in ranked for years! support has it all. Crowd control with , a shield with , and a fantastic ultimate that could be used in teamfights, . I update my guide each time I play her with items, runes, etc. I really appreciate you guys taking the time to read my guide. Thanks a lot, and happy supporting!

Pros

♥ Long Range

♥ Lots of AOE/CC

♥ High AP Damage

♥ Good Shield

♥ Low Cooldown on Final Spark

is quite a strong support. She has a little bit of everything, range, damage, and sustain. Her Q can root two enemy units at the same time, and her E, slows all enemies that are standing in the circle. Not only that, but she has a pretty good shield, that can shield yourself and allies twice. If you're going full AP , you will do a lot of damage with your abilities, especially with . It deals the most damage and has a low cooldown mid/late game.

Cons

♥ Squishy

♥ Mana Problems

♥ All Abilities are Skillshots

♥ Long Cooldowns Early

♥ No Mobility

Of course, has some problems. She's a very squishy champion throughout the whole game, especially at level 1. Without runes/items, her health is at 490 and she has 19 armor. Her abilities are all skillshots, even , so she requires a bit of practice. Also, she has a little bit of a mana problem. Make sure to not spam your abilities too much.

Arcane Comet
Out of all of the runes, is the best rune for Lux support. Damaging an enemy champion with an ability hurls a comet at their location, dealing 30 - 100 (based on level) (+ 20% AP) (+ 35% bonus AD) damage. If is on cooldown, the remaining cooldown is reduced.

Summon: Aery
If you're going full support , I suggest taking . Your attacks and abilities send to an target. It deals 10 - 40 (based on level) (+ 10% AP) (+ 15% bonus AD) damage to enemies and shields allies for 35 - 80 (based on level) (+ 25% AP) or (+ 40% bonus AD) damage.

Manaflow Band
is the best option for because she uses up a lot of mana early with . Hitting enemy champions with a spell grants 25 maximum mana, up to 250 mana. Upon earning 250 mana, Manaflow Band restores 1% of your missing mana every 5 seconds.

Transcendence
is the perfect rune for AP and enchanter support. When you reach level 5 and 8, you will gain 5 ability haste. At level 11, on champion takedowns, your basic abilities (everything except Final Spark) will be reduced by 20%.

Scorch
If you would like to deal more damage, specifically during the early game, take . Your next damaging ability hit deals 15 - 35 bonus magic damage (based on level) after 1 second. You can also for mid-late game damage. At 10 minutes, you gain 8 AP. At 20 minutes, you can 24 AP and so forth.

Biscuit Delivery
At 2, 4, and 6 minutes, you will receive a . Consuming a biscuit will instantly grant 50 mana and permanently increase your maximum mana by 50. This is a great early game rune since uses up a lot of mana because of .

Cosmic Insight
I highly recommend this rune for Enchantress/Utility . gives you 15 summoner spell haste and 10 item haste. This runes goes nicely with "active items", like and .

Perfect Timing
definitely comes in handy, especially if they have assassins, such as or . At the start of the game, you have a . At 14 minutes in, it will turn into a regular . However, takedowns reduce the cooldown by 2 minutes.

♥ Note: and contributes 250 gold towards .

Presence of mind
Since has a bit of a mana problem, will help. Damaging an enemy champion increases your mana regeneration by 1.5 − 11 mana per second (depending on level). However, it is reduced to 80% for ranged champions. Enemy champion takedowns restore 15% of your maximum mana.

Coup De Grace
If you're going full AP and your rune of choice is, this is a great option because it deals damage to lower healthed enemies. When champions are below 40% health, you deal 8% more damage.

♥ Note: appears when the champion is below 50% of their max health. You can tell if an enemy is low enough when they have a red/orangish glow on their body.

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♥ Note: Every match, I usually start +9 adaptive force, +9 adaptive force, and +6 armor. However, if I need more magic resistance, I will take the +8 magic resistance instead. Sometimes, I will take +8 ability haste, espcially if I'm going "Enchantress/Utility Lux."

Dark Harvest
I always go Full AP Lux because I love dealing damage. This is usually my go-to when I play mid as well. Damaging a champion below 50% of their maximum health deals 20 - 60 (based on level) (+ 5 per Soul) (+ 25% bonus AD) (+ 15% AP) bonus damage and reaps 1 Soul. When you get into the mid/late game, you will deal a lot of damage with a simple Q + E + R + E combo.

Cheap Shot
Out of all the options, this is the best one to take on . Damaging champions with impaired movement or actions deals 10 - 45 bonus true damage (based on level). has two abilities that can impair movements, (root) and (slow).

♥ Note: True damage is damage that cannot be blocked by armor and magic resistance, which will make poking and doing combos easier.

Eyeball Collection
is always a must-take rune, especially on . Every takedown grants you "an eyeball" (up to 10). One eyeball gives you 2 bonus Ability Power, up to 20 bonus Ability Power. Completing your collection awards an additional bonus of 10 Ability Power.

♥ Note: gives you +15% AP whenever you "reap a soul." That, plus will give you more damage as the game goes on, even if you aren't ahead early. Keep in mind that assists also count as "takedowns" so if you have trouble getting kills, focus on assists until you have enough damage.

Ultimate Hunter
For every first-time enemy takedown, your ultimate gains 5% reduced cooldown, plus an additional 4% per Bounty Hunter stack. 's ultimate, , already has a low cooldown, which is 60 seconds, without runes or items. This will make it have a ridiculous cooldown in the mid/late game. Personally, I love taking this rune on since I use every chance I get.

Presence of mind
Since has a bit of a mana problem, will help. Damaging an enemy champion increases your mana regeneration by 1.5 − 11 mana per second (depending on level). However, it is reduced to 80% for ranged champions. Enemy champion takedowns restore 15% of your maximum mana.

Coup De Grace
If you're going full AP and your rune of choice is, this is a great option because it deals damage to lower health enemies. When champions are below 40% health, you deal 8% more damage.

♥ Note: appears when the champion is below 50% of their max health. You can tell if an enemy is low enough when they have a red/orangish glow on their body.

Biscuit Delivery
At 2, 4, and 6 minutes, you will receive a . Consuming a biscuit will instantly grant 50 mana and permanently increase your maximum mana by 50. This is a great early game rune since uses up a lot of mana because of .

♥ Note: It also gives you a chance to refill your missing mana since you don't have . Of course, you can take runes secondary, such as and whatever the second option you want. , , and are a few to name. This is just my personal preference.

Perfect Timing
definitely comes in handy in multiple situations. 1. when they have a lot of assassins on the enemy team. 2. if I'm up against as assassin mid (I get dove under turret a lot when I'm mid.) At the start of the game, you have a . At 14 minutes in, it will turn into a regular . However, takedowns reduce the cooldown by 2 minutes.

♥ Note: and contributes 250 gold towards .

Manaflow Band
is the best option for because she uses up a lot of mana early with . Hitting enemy champions with a spell grants 25 maximum mana, up to 250 mana. Upon earning 250 mana, Manaflow Band restores 1% of your missing mana every 5 seconds.

Gathering Storm
One of my favorite runes to take. At 10 minutes, you gain 8 AP, 20 minutes 24 AP, 30 minutes 48 AP, 40 minutes 80 AP, etc... It is a fantastic mid-late game rune, especially on with . You gain so much scaling potential.

♥ Note: "Scaling" is when a champion is able to get stronger as the game goes on. This is mainly towards champions that don't have a strong early game, like . In this case, usually does fine early (with a few exceptions), but she has the potential to become stronger than she typically would mid-late because of and .

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♥ Note: With , I like to take +8 ability haste, +9 adaptive force, and +6 armor, or +8 magic resistance, depending on the matchup and enemy champions.

Ability Sequence
1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18

♥ Passive: Illumination

's damaging spells charge the target with energy for 6 seconds. 's next attack ignites the energy, dealing 18 - 190 (at levels 1 - 18) (+20% of ability power) magic damage to the target.

♥ Light Binding

Cost: 50

Cooldown: 11 / 10.5 / 10 / 9.5 / 9

throws out a skillshot that immobilizes 80 / 125 / 170 / 215 / 260 (+60% of ability power) magic damage to up to two enemy units for 2 seconds.

♥ Prismatic Barrier

Cost: 60 / 65 / 70 / 75 / 80

Cooldown: 14 / 13 / 12 / 11 / 10

throws a projectile that shields her and any allies hit for 2.5 seconds. They are granted a 45 / 65 / 85 / 105 / 125 (+35% of ability power) damage shield. After reaches max range, the shield comes back and shields and any allies for the same amount. The second shield stacks with the first shield while also refreshing the shield duration.

♥ Lucent Singularity

Cost: 70 / 80 / 90 / 100 / 110

Cooldown: 10 / 9.5 / 9 / 8.5 / 8

throws her ability in a targeted area, which slows nearby enemies by 25 / 30 / 35 / 40 /45% and .25 seconds. The zone lasts 5 seconds and can be reactivated. The ability deals 70 / 120 / 170 / 220 / 270 (+70% of ability power) magic damage. Enemies that are damaged by the are slowed for 1 second.

♥ Final Spark

Cost: 100

Cooldown: 60 / 50 / 40

fires a laser that deals 300 / 400 / 500 (+100% of ability power) damage to all targets in the area and reveals it. It ignites and refreshes Lux's Illumination debuff if it hits enemies already afflicted. can while using . Her ultimate won't follow her when she .

teleports your champion wherever your cursor is. Flash is a good engage and escape tool for . You can then use . It's also a key spell for all champions, except .

is a pretty standard bot lane spell. However, your ADC usually takes . If they don't, I highly recommend you do. It heals you and the closest allied champion to your cursor (or the most wounded ally if no target is near the cursor) by 80 - 318 health and gives you both +30% movement speed for 1 second.

deals 70 - 410 true damage on a targeted enemy champion for 5 seconds and applies "grievous wounds", which reduces all healing received and regeneration rates by 40%. helps in teamfights and against champions that heal, such as and .

On a rare occasion, take for more sustain. This helps against counters and poke champions, such as or . shields your character for 105 - 411 (depending on level) for 2 seconds.

slows down a targeted enemy champion for 30% of their movement speed, and reduces their damage by 35% for 2.5 seconds. can make engaging easier, mostly because can root up to two enemy units with and slow enemies within a target area with .

Support is one of the most important roles. There's more to it than just playing the champion. You have to understand your job in the laning phase, teamfights, as well as warding, and wave control.

's job in lane is to harass the enemies and set up opportunities for yourself, your ADC, and/or your jungler. Don't be afraid to get kills because you need gold. AP items are expensive. If you are able to pull off a combo, do it. However, don't purposefully take kills. Your ADC needs gold too.

♥ Level 1:

You just want to get level two. Preferably before the enemies level up. Your job is to set the tone for the lane by either being aggressive, or passive.

♥ Level 2:

Not only does it depend on wave control and lane pressure, but it also depends on which support item you bought. I only recommend taking because you won't mana regeneration with .

♥ Level 3 - 5:

Level 6 is when you get your ultimate, which is your strongest ability. Before then, your job is to get as much money as possible and to provide pressure so you can get objectives, like and first . As , you should be aggressive, but not reckless.

♥ Level 6:

Now, you have your ultimate, . You can now burst down the enemies with a standard Q + E + R + E (recasted) combo! Your ultimate can also come in handy if your team is trying to steal the .

♥ Roaming:

Personally, I like to roam after I get to level 6, but you can roam sooner. This is where you really have to communicate with your teammates. Roaming is also a great opportunity to deep ward, ward the river, or ward objectives, like a dragon. has good roaming because of her root and ultimate. Some good times to roam are when:

You and your ADC recalled and the wave is pushed bot lane

Mid has priority, so you can help get the tower

Your jungle summoned rift herald

Your jungler is ganking mid. You can most likely 3 v 1 or 3 v 2.

♥ Teamfight Tips:

Teamfights are very important. They can easily turn the game around. has the perfect kit for teamfights. can root two champions, can slow and damage multiple champions, along with her ultimate, . Make sure to peel for your ADC and stay behind your frontline. Shield as many allies as possible, especially if you're going enchantress support . Sometimes, you can steal with . You usually deal enough damage mid/late game. ( and deal 900 true damage.)

♥ I would like to thank everyone for reading and voting for my guide! I hope my guide helped you along your journey. I try to make these simple so they can help a wide range of people.

Guides are usually updated at the start of a new patch and throughout the month, if I have time. I love answering questions and helping people, so feel free to ask as many questions as you want! Also, feel free to point out typos. I find some from time to time.

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[12.20] ♥ Lunar Rabbit Leader | ObakeUsagi's Lux Guide

[12.20] ♥ Lunar Rabbit Leader | ObakeUsagi's Lux Guide

Choose Champion Build:

Recommended Items

Runes: Arcane Comet

Spells:

Flash

Ignite

Exhaust

Flash

Flash

Heal

Barrier

Flash

Items

Ability Order Standard E > Q > R > W

Illumination (PASSIVE)

Light Binding (Q)

Prismatic Barrier (W)

Lucent Singularity (E)

Final Spark (R)

Threats & Synergies

Pyke

Nautilus

Soraka

Morgana

Leona

Thresh

Caitlyn

Miss Fortune

Morgana

Jhin

Ezreal

Jinx

Ashe

Kai'Sa

Samira

Sivir

Vayne

Yasuo

Caitlyn

Miss Fortune

Morgana

Jhin

Ezreal

Jinx

Ashe

Kai'Sa

Samira

Sivir

Vayne

Yasuo

Recommended Items

Runes: Summon Aery w/ Resolve

Spells:

Exhaust

Flash

Flash

Heal

Flash

Ignite

Items

Ability Order E > W > R > Q

Illumination (PASSIVE)

Light Binding (Q)

Prismatic Barrier (W)

Lucent Singularity (E)

Final Spark (R)

Recommended Items

Runes: Dark Harvest

Spells:

Barrier

Flash

Flash

Ignite

Items

Ability Order Standard E > Q > R > W

Illumination (PASSIVE)

Light Binding (Q)

Prismatic Barrier (W)