01 / Lucian
At a glance
Learn Lucian abilities and prepare your first games. Find builds for each supported role.
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Strengths & weaknesses
Tools to play around
- Piercing LightAdds a utility effect to the champion’s kit.
What can go wrong
- Piercing LightRead the effect and its conditions, then practise it alone. Build your sequence around the effect you can reliably reproduce.
- A completed combo is only useful when your position, resources and follow-up are safe.
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Abilities & tips
Open an ability to read its effect and a practical use tip.
PLightslinger
Whenever 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.
Practise the hit area and target conditions first. Do not spend the rest of your rotation automatically when the opening damage misses.
QPiercing Light
Lucian shoots a bolt of piercing light through a target.
Read the effect and its conditions, then practise it alone. Build your sequence around the effect you can reliably reproduce.
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.
Read the effect and its conditions, then practise it alone. Build your sequence around the effect you can reliably reproduce.
ERelentless Pursuit
Lucian quickly dashes a short distance. Lightslinger attacks reduce Relentless Pursuit's cooldown.
Read the effect and its conditions, then practise it alone. Build your sequence around the effect you can reliably reproduce.
RThe Culling
Lucian unleashes a torrent of shots from his weapons.
Read the effect and its conditions, then practise it alone. Build your sequence around the effect you can reliably reproduce.
Lucian combos: execution and timing
AA = basic attack · EAA = empowered attack · 1/2/3 = cast stage. Follow the order, not instant key presses.
Follow up with Piercing Light
- Q
- AA
- E
- AA
With Lucian, start with Piercing Light, then continue through Basic attack → Relentless Pursuit → Basic attack. Alternate the shown spells and attacks to use Lightslinger. Check that each attack lands rather than pressing the whole sequence at once.
Follow up with Piercing Light
- Q
- AA
- E
- AA
- W
- AA
With Lucian, start with Piercing Light, then continue through Basic attack → Relentless Pursuit → Basic attack → Ardent Blaze → Basic attack. Alternate the shown spells and attacks to use Lightslinger. Check that each attack lands rather than pressing the whole sequence at once.
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Game plan by role
Lucian · Bot
Coordinate trades with your support and keep last hits consistent. Stand where you can attack without stepping into both enemy players’ threat range.
Collect safe farm while staying close enough to join your team. Check the map before crossing an exposed side lane for one more wave.
Keep dealing damage to an accessible target while tracking enemy engage tools. A safer sustained position is often better than chasing a distant carry.
Before your next fight, check: Piercing Light · The Culling · Combos
Lucian · Mid
Use the wave to control when trades happen. Keep a defensive option if the opposing jungler is missing, and avoid forcing a combo into a large enemy wave.
Move after checking the wave, vision and who can follow. A useful roam should not cost several uncontested waves for no clear opportunity.
Fight from a position where you can repeat your useful spells. Look for an opening after enemy control is spent instead of entering first by habit.
Before your next fight, check: Piercing Light · The Culling · Combos
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Matchup preparation
Compare opponents in the build for the role you are actually playing. Then check their key control, escape and defensive spells before choosing your trade.
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Practice checklist
- Cast each ability alone and identify its range, target conditions and stopping point.
- Practise the first sequence slowly. Repeat it while moving, without skipping the conditions shown on its card.
- After each attempt, identify the spell you would still have available to defend or retreat.
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Lucian · Builds & runes
Choose a role, then select your rank on the build page for runes, items, skill order and matchup statistics.