Lux is a powerful Mage who's considered one of the poster children for League of Legends: Wild Rift. She is one of the most played characters in the game and has one of the highest Skin counts, so players can freely adjust her aesthetics.

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She has great Utility, Poke, and Burst Damage capabilities alongside long-range, especially on her Ultimate Ability, which has infinite range. Lux can be quite oppressive in multiple lanes, making her not a bad choice for a flexible pick in Drafts since she can Support, Mid Lane and even Top Lane in certain niche matchups. Let's get into how to counter Lux.

Itemization

League of Legends Banshee's Veil
  • Banshee's Veil is the perfect item for the majority of Assassins and a few Marksmen for shutting down Lux. The Spellshield it provides will make it impossible for Lux to land her Q, which is the most important skill to her because, without it, she will most likely miss the rest of her skill combo.
  • Wit's End is an amazing item for most Marksman and some Bruisers that provides Magic Resistance to reduce incoming Magic Damage and gives players more sustain once their Health drops under 50%. This item is usually enough to save players from the initial burst from Lux, then they're able to heal up a lot of the damage they've just received.

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  • Force of Nature is the perfect item for Tanks who need additional Magic Resistance for Lux. Not only does this item provide a lot of Health and Magic Resistance, the Passive Ability on the item further ramps up players' Magic Resistance the more damage they take. Lux's Damage will feel like a fly buzzing at you with this item.
  • Spirit Visage is a wonderful item for Bruisers and Tanks alike. This item provides Health and Magic Resistance but it also increases healing received, which makes it great to have with Champions that build Life Steal or have some sort of Health Regeneration in their skills (Think Dr. Mundo.)

Champions

Soraka

League of Legends Soraka

Soraka is a Support that provides healing to allies on her team while disrupting enemy attacks. Soraka's silencing ability makes it so enemies hit by it cannot cast abilities temporarily. Since Lux is a Mage, being Silenced essentially makes her useless because her Auto Attacks don't deal any meaningful damage.

Janna

League of Legends Janna

Janna is a Support that can Shield and Heal allies while knocking back and knocking up foes that try to attack her or her allies. Lux may have a lot of Burst Damage but it usually will not be enough to kill an ally who is being protected by Janna's shields and heals. Also, if Lux misses her snare on Janna, she can slow Lux down while speeding up her allies and the Champion won't be able to escape easily due to her immobility.

Blitzcrank

League of Legends Blitzcrank

Blitzcrank is a Support that can pull enemies towards himself, knock them up and Silence them. Given that Lux's defenses are really low, being pulled away and isolated from her team will allow her to be quickly killed by Blitzcrank's allies. If that's not bad enough, Blitzcrank's Silence can interrupt Lux while she's doing her skill combo. Without her having the luxury of her ideal setup, Lux, won't be able to utilize her Burst Damage properly.

Seraphine

League of Legends Seraphine

Seraphine is a Mage / Support that can Heal and Shield allies while Snaring and Charming foes. However, Seraphine also is a damage threat as well, similar to Lux, she can deal large amounts of Burst Damage as well. Seraphine's skill combo is much easier to land when compared to Lux's, and she can nullify some incoming damage from Lux, which makes her less threatening.

Nami

League of Legends Nami

Nami is a Support that can Heal allies and Crowd Control enemies with ease. Nami will be able to easily mitigate most of the damage Lux deals in the laning phase with her heals. Sustain does wonders against Poke Damage.

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Later on, when Lux gains access to her full combo and some items, which is what makes her become a Burst threat, Nami can easily interrupt her or make Lux an easy pick for her allies. Landing one bubble on Lux will typically result in death, due to her low defenses.

Senna

League of Legends Senna

Senna is a Markman that usually plays the Support role and can harass Lux a lot while Healing and Shielding herself and her allies. Senna will typically gain an advantage in the laning phase, which will already hurt Lux's damage output because she will be behind in Gold. If Lux manages to land a snare on an ally to set up her skill combo, Senna can preemptively use her Ultimate to ensure the safety of her teammate.

Crowd Control

League of Legends Lux

(CC) is an effect that can disrupt or hinder the movement or action of a Champion. Hard CC is very powerful when used against enemies with low defenses (Stuns, Snares, Knockups, etc.) such as Lux. It allows players to kill Lux before she gets a chance to fight back. Soft CC (Slows, Blind, etc.) also are very impactful on Lux because she is very immobile and susceptible to being burst down by enemy Mages and Assassins.

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