Lux ADC build & stats
- Win rate
- 51.4%
- Pick rate
- 1.6%
- Ban rate
- 0.7%
Recommended build
Chosen by win rate among builds with enough games, from ranked matches of high-elo players on patch 16.17
Start with
Build in this order
Runes
Domination +
Precision 
Damaging a low health champion inflicts adaptive damage and harvests a soul from the victim.
Cheap Shot
Grisly Mementos
Ultimate Hunter
Presence of Mind
Cut Down
Summoner spells
58.9%
56 games
Max order
E
Q
W
45.1%
51 games
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 Lux
Generated from this patch's numbers
- Lux wins 51.4% of games as ADC on patch 16.17 (278 games).
- Most common core: Malignance → Horizon Focus → Rabadon's Deathcap — 57% win rate over 7 games.
- Take Arcane Comet as keystone: picked in 71% of games with a 50% win rate.
- Best matchup: Viktor (64% over 14 games). Hardest: Twitch (20% over 10 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 80.0% | 2% (5) | |
| 71.4% | 3% (7) | |
| 65.0% | 7% (20) | |
| 62.5% | 3% (8) | |
| 54.7% | 31% (86) | |
| 54.4% | 24% (68) | |
| 54.1% | 48% (133) | |
| 53.7% | 44% (123) | |
| 50.4% | 47% (131) | |
| 49.2% | 64% (179) | |
| 48.0% | 18% (50) | |
| 46.9% | 12% (32) |
Runes
Most played full pages and keystone win rates
Sorcery +
Domination 
Damaging a champion with an ability hurls a damaging comet at their location.
Manaflow Band
Transcendence
Scorch
Cheap Shot
Ultimate Hunter
Sorcery +
Domination
Sorcery +
Domination
Keystones
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Arcane Comet
Damaging a champion with an ability hurls a damaging comet at their location.
50.3%71% pick
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Dark Harvest
Damaging a low health champion inflicts adaptive damage and harvests a soul from the victim.
49.1%19% 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.
56.3%6% pick
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Stormraider's Surge
Dealing 25% of a champion's maximum health grants a burst of MS and Slow Resist.
75.0%4% pick
Summoner spells
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Flash + Teleport
50.8%66% pick
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Flash + Barrier
58.9%20% pick
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Exhaust + Flash
38.7%11% pick
Abilities & skill order
Which ability to max first, from match timelines
E
Q
W
45.1%51 games
Most common first three levels: E → Q → W (49%), E → Q → E (36%).
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PIlluminationLux's damaging spells charge the target with energy for a few seconds. Lux's next attack ignites the energy, dealing bonus magic damage (depending on Lux's level) to the target.
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QLight Binding
Lux releases a sphere of light that binds and deals damage to up to two enemy units.
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WPrismatic Barrier
Lux throws her wand and bends the light around any friendly target it touches, protecting them from enemy damage.
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ELucent Singularity
Fires an anomaly of twisted light to an area, which slows nearby enemies. Lux can detonate it to damage enemies in the area of effect.
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RFinal SparkAfter gathering energy, Lux fires a beam of light that deals damage to all targets in the area. In addition, triggers Lux's passive ability and refreshes the Illumination debuff duration.