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Playing Against Lulu
SupportPatch 16.2.1
What They Do
Lulu is a premier 'anti-dive' enchanter who specializes in neutralizing assassins and protecting hyper-carries. She uses and to negate burst damage and shut down mobile enemies, while providing massive stat buffs to her allies.
Abilities (What to Watch For)
| Ability | What You'll See | What It Means For You |
|---|---|---|
| A small faerie (Pix) following Lulu or an ally | Pix fires three magical bolts whenever the target he is following auto-attacks. These bolts do significant damage but can be blocked by minions or other units. | |
| Two purple beams firing from Lulu and Pix | Heavy slow (80%) that decays. Since one beam fires from Pix, Lulu can use on a minion or you to extend her range and hit you from afar. | |
| A sparkly projectile that turns an enemy into a critter OR a speed trail on an ally | If used on you, it is a 'Polymorph'—you cannot attack or cast spells for up to 2.25s. If used on an ally, it grants massive Attack Speed and Move Speed. Cooldown is long (17-13s). | |
| A shield on an ally OR Pix attaching to an enemy | Lulu's primary defensive tool. When cast on an enemy, it deals damage and grants true vision of them. This also determines where will fire from. | |
| An ally grows massive and knocks up nearby enemies | Instant bonus health (not a shield, so not affected by Serpent's Fang as heavily) and a knockup. It creates a slow aura around the target for 7 seconds. |
Respect
- !Polymorph ()→It is a point-and-click hard CC that completely disables assassins. If you dive her carry while this is up, you will be a harmless squirrel for 2 seconds while their ADC kills you.
- !Baiting with →Lulu's ultimate provides a huge instant health boost. An ADC at 10% HP is often a bait; diving them usually results in you getting knocked up and killed.
- !Pix Poke ()→In the early levels, Lulu's auto-attack trade is stronger than most supports because Pix adds extra damage to every hit. Do not take long auto-attack trades with her.
- !True Vision from →If she hits you with E, you cannot drop aggro in bushes and stealth champions (like Twitch or Akali) will be revealed.
Punish
- +is on cooldown→This is her only hard peel. If she uses it to speed up her ADC or to poke, she is completely vulnerable to a dive or engage for the next 15+ seconds.
- +is used for damage→If she uses to poke you in lane, she has no shield to protect herself or her ADC. This is your 8-second window to all-in.
- +Lulu is warding alone→Lulu is incredibly squishy and has poor base movement speed. Catching her in the river without her ADC means she must blow and just to survive.
- +Pre-6 Laning→Before she gets , her health pool is very low. Use Ignite early in an all-in to reduce her potential healing/shielding and burst her before she can react.
Laning Tips
- •Stand behind your minions when trading—they will intercept the bolts, cutting her auto-attack damage significantly.
- •Lulu's is a skillshot that originates from two points. Watch the position of Pix (the faerie) to dodge the second beam.
- •If you are playing an engage support, bait out with a fake move before committing your main CC.
- •Lulu has high mana costs. If you force her to spam and to waveclear or trade, she will run out of mana by level 4.
- •Do not dive a Lulu lane under tower unless she is OOM; between and , you will almost certainly die to tower shots.
- •Pick champions with long-range poke (like Xerath or Zyra) as she struggles to protect against damage that comes from outside her range.
Teamfight Warning
- âš Prioritize killing Lulu if she is out of position; as long as she lives, her ADC is effectively immortal.
- ⚠Watch for the 'Machine Gun' combo—if she casts and on a Kog'Maw or Jinx, you must back off until the buffs expire.
- âš Don't clump together when diving her carry, or her will knock up your entire frontline at once.
- âš Serpent's Fang is mandatory for AD assassins against her to cut through the frequent shields.
- âš Save your displacement or interrupt spells for after her knockup has finished to ensure you don't waste your CC duration.
AI-generated counterplay guide • Patch 16.2.1 • Cached