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Lucian
Patch 16.2.1
BotDifficulty
Hard
Strength
Early
Mid
Late
Win Condition
Win lane early to secure a gold lead, then rotate to mid-lane to force skirmishes. You want to end the game during the mid-game (20-25 mins) before the enemy ADC out-scales your short range.
Playstyle
High-octane lane bully and mid-game skirmisher. You rely on rapid spell-weaving and passive procs to burst targets before they can react. You aren't a front-to-back tank shredder like Vayne; you are an assassin in the ADC role.
Strengths & Weaknesses
Strengths
- +Extreme burst damage with and combos
- +High mobility in fights due to cooldown resets
- +Incredible synergy with enchanters who can proc the bonus magic damage on
- +Dominant laning phase that can shut down enemy hyper-carries early
Weaknesses
- -Short basic attack range makes late-game teamfighting extremely risky
- -Heavy mana costs in the early game if is used inefficiently
- -Reliant on getting ahead; if even or behind, you lack the utility of other ADCs
- -Vulnerable to hard CC during or animations
Abilities
Your bread and butter. Every ability use grants a double-tap auto attack. Do not cancel the second shot. Also, if an ally heals/shields you or an enemy is immobilized nearby, your next 2 autos deal bonus magic damage (Vigilance). Pair with a Milio or Nami to make this oppressive.
A linear poke tool that pierces through targets. The trick is targeting a minion to hit a champion standing behind it. It has a brief cast time, so use it when the enemy is locked in an auto animation.
Shoots a star that marks enemies. Attacking a marked enemy grants you a burst of Move Speed. Use this to kite backwards or to keep up with a target while using .
A short dash that resets your auto attack timer. Every shot from reduces this ability's cooldown. In a perfect combo, you can use multiple times in a single fight.
A channeled stream of bullets. You can move and use while firing. Great for softening a target before you dive in or finishing off someone under tower from safety.
Teamfight Role
High-Mobility Follow-up Burst
Wait for your frontline to engage or for the enemy to blow key CC. Use to whittle down the frontline, then use to dive onto the backline once an opening appears.
If you have a dedicated Enchanter (Nami/Milio), you can play more aggressively forward because Vigilance procs will allow you to melt even the tankiest enemies.
Combos
Standard Short Trade
-> autos
The most basic way to poke in lane. Use on a minion to hit the enemy champion from distance, then step up for the double-tap if safe.
The Fast Burst
-> -> ->
Your primary all-in. Starting with allows the passive double-tap to immediately start reducing the cooldown of again.
Full Rotation Max DPS
-> -> -> -> ->
Use first so the subsequent passive shots give you the Move Speed needed to stay in range for the rest of the combo.
The Long Range Execute
-> -> (to adjust)
Tag them with first. As your bullets hit them, you get the Move Speed boost from , making it impossible for them to dodge the stream.
Power Spikes
| Spike | Why |
|---|---|
| Level 2 | With and , you have one of the strongest level 2 all-ins in the game. If you hit level 2 first, dash in immediately. |
| Level 6 | allows you to kill enemies from 50% HP without having to get into their melee range. |
| Level 9 | Maxed provides significant waveclear and massive mid-game burst damage. |
| Level 13 | With fully maxed, your mobility hits its peak, allowing for multiple resets in a single skirmish. |
Tips & Tricks
- •You can over small walls like the back of the Dragon/Baron pit.
- •Always use to reset your auto-attack timer; auto, then immediately , then autos.
- • provides vision in brushes—fire it into a bush before face-checking.
- •You can use Flash during the cast animation to surprise enemies with the angle.
- •If you need to escape, fire behind you, hit it with an auto, and use the Move Speed to run.
- •Don't immediately use in a 1v1 unless you are out of range for autos; your basic abilities and usually deal more DPS.
Common Mistakes
- ✕Dashing forward with while the enemy jungler is unaccounted for.→You lose your only escape tool and are an easy target for a gank.
- ✕Canceling the second shot of .→You lose 50% of your passive damage and fail to get the full cooldown reduction on .
- ✕Using while an enemy is right in your face.→They can easily walk behind you or CC you, canceling the ultimate and killing you while you're locked in the animation.
- ✕Focusing too much on poking with and going OOM (out of mana).→You won't have the mana for an escape or a full kill combo when the enemy makes a mistake.
- ✕Ignoring the Vigilance mechanic on .→You miss out on massive bonus magic damage that is required to win trades against high-sustain lanes.
AI-generated guide • Patch 16.2.1 • Cached