Lucian ADC build & stats
- Win rate
- 48.5%
- Pick rate
- 7.0%
- Ban rate
- 2.3%
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Recommended build
Chosen by win rate among builds with enough games, from ranked matches of high-elo players on patch 16.16
Start with
Build in this order
Runes
Precision +
Inspiration 
Hitting an enemy champion 3 consecutive times deals bonus damage and amplifies your damage until you leave combat with champions.
Precision
Inspiration
Summoner spells
Max order
Q
W
E
Each line is the variant with the best win rate among those played enough times, not simply the most popular one. Win rates are smoothed so a lucky three-game build can't top the list. Sample sizes are shown next to every choice.
Tips for Lucian
Generated from this patch's numbers
- Lucian wins 48.5% of games as ADC on patch 16.16 (1,574 games).
- Most common core: Essence Reaver → Navori Flickerblade → Infinity Edge — 63% win rate over 73 games.
- Take Press the Attack as keystone: picked in 96% of games with a 49% win rate.
- Best matchup: Mel (67% over 9 games). Hardest: Karthus (11% over 9 games) — consider a ban or a different pick when you see it.
Items
Core build in purchase order (from match timelines)
Core build
Starting items
Legendary items by win rate
| Item | Win rate | Pick |
|---|---|---|
| 78.6% | 2% (28) | |
| 69.6% | 1% (23) | |
| 63.6% | 1% (11) | |
| 59.0% | 13% (210) | |
| 54.1% | 4% (61) | |
| 53.8% | 30% (472) | |
| 52.4% | 33% (523) | |
| 51.6% | 6% (93) | |
| 50.0% | 4% (60) | |
| 49.4% | 47% (741) | |
| 47.6% | 3% (42) | |
| 31.3% | 1% (16) |
Runes
Most played full pages and keystone win rates
Precision +
Inspiration
Hitting an enemy champion 3 consecutive times deals bonus damage and amplifies your damage until you leave combat with champions.
Precision
Inspiration
Precision +
Inspiration
Precision +
Inspiration
Keystones
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Press the Attack
Hitting an enemy champion 3 consecutive times deals bonus damage and amplifies your damage until you leave combat with champions.
48.6%48% pick
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Electrocute
Hitting a champion with 3 separate attacks or abilities in 3s deals bonus adaptive damage.
40.0%1% pick
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First Strike
When you initiate champion combat, deal 7% extra damage for 3 seconds and gain gold based on damage dealt.
33.3%0% pick
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Lethal Tempo
Attacking an enemy champion grants you Attack Speed, up to 6 stacks. At max stacks, deal bonus adaptive damage On-Attack.
80.0%0% pick
Summoner spells
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Flash + Barrier
49.0%34% pick
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Exhaust + Flash
44.5%12% pick
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Cleanse + Flash
55.6%3% pick
Abilities & skill order
Which ability to max first, from match timelines
Q
E
W
58.4%89 games
Q
W
E
68.2%22 games
Most common first three levels: W → E → Q (52%), Q → E → W (56%), E → Q → W (39%).
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PLightslingerWhenever Lucian uses an ability, his next attack becomes a double-shot. When Lucian is healed or shielded by an ally, or when a nearby enemy Champion is immobilized, his next 2 basic attacks will deal bonus magic damage.
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QPiercing Light
Lucian shoots a bolt of piercing light through a target.
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WArdent Blaze
Lucian shoots a missile that explodes in a star shape, marking and briefly revealing enemies. Lucian gains Move Speed for attacking marked enemies.
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ERelentless Pursuit
Lucian quickly dashes a short distance. Lightslinger attacks reduce Relentless Pursuit's cooldown.
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RThe CullingLucian unleashes a torrent of shots from his weapons.