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Lux Build, Runes and Counters — Support, Mid and Bot Lane · Patch 26.20

the Lady of Luminosity

Patch 26.20 · Stats from the 26.18 Master+ sample (3,620 games).

Lux, the Lady of Luminosity, binds up to two enemies with Light Binding and refreshes her passive with Final Spark. She splits three ways in the Master+ count — support, Mid and the bot lane — Arcane Comet was her keystone in most games, with Stormsurge and Shadowflame in both of her paths. As a support, Alistar, Pyke and Blitzcrank gave her the most trouble. She came out on top against Seraphine and Yuumi.

MageSupport

Patch 26.18 · Support · Ranked Solo/Duo · Master+ · EUW · KR · NA · 3,620 games · Preview sample

Role snapshot (Support)

ATier
Win Rate
51.1%
Pick Rate
5.5%
Ban Rate
0.5%

3,620

Games

High

Confidence

Win rate by lane

  • Support49.2% · 1,475 games
  • Mid52.4% · 1,187 games
  • Bot52.0% · 921 games · small sample

Most common path

138 games

60.1%Win Rate

Start
FlashTeleport

Other first item

138 games

55.8%Win Rate

Start
FlashHeal

Runes

Patch 26.18

This exact page: taken in 24.0% of games·50.9% win rate over 869 games.

Primary

Sorcery

Arcane Comet

Damaging a champion with an ability hurls a damaging comet at their location.

Manaflow Band

Hitting an enemy champion with an ability permanently increases your maximum mana by 25, up to 250 mana. After reaching 250 bonus mana, restore 1% of your missing mana every 5 seconds.

Transcendence

Gain bonuses upon reaching the following levels:Level 5: +5 Ability Haste Level 8: +5 Ability Haste Level 11: On Champion takedown, reduce the remaining cooldown of basic abilities by 20%.

Scorch

Your first damaging ability hit every 10s burns champions.

Secondary

Domination

Cheap Shot

Deal bonus true damage to enemy champions with impaired movement or actions.

Ultimate Hunter

Unique takedowns grant permanent cooldown reduction on your Ultimate.

Shards

  • Adaptive Force
  • Adaptive Force
  • Health Scaling

Other keystones taken

  • Dark Harvest8.9% taken · 52.3% win321 games
  • First Strike4.9% taken · 56.7% win178 games
  • Summon Aery1.9% taken · 50.7% win69 games

Tree pairs

  • Sorcery + Domination40.8% taken · 50.4% win1,478 games
  • Sorcery + Precision22.3% taken · 51.6% win806 games
  • Sorcery + Inspiration17.9% taken · 48.9% win648 games

Skill Order

Which ability to max first, and the level each point goes in — Lux's most common path.

Q

Light Binding

Lux releases a sphere of light that binds and deals damage to up to two enemy units.

Cooldown 10s · 50 Mana
W

Prismatic Barrier

Lux throws her wand and bends the light around any friendly target it touches, protecting them from enemy damage.

Cooldown 12/11.5/11/10.5/10s · 60/65/70/75/80 Mana
E

Lucent Singularity

Fires an anomaly of twisted light to an area, which slows nearby enemies.

Cooldown 10/9.5/9/8.5/8s · 70/80/90/100/110 Mana
R

Final Spark

After gathering energy, Lux fires a beam of light that deals damage to all targets in the area.

Cooldown 60/50/40s · 100 Mana

Max Order

EQW

Max E first, then Q, then W. Take R whenever available (6 / 11 / 16).

Level-up Order

  • Q
  • W
  • E
  • R
Ability123456789101112131415161718
QLight BindingQQQQQ
WPrismatic BarrierWWWWW
ELucent SingularityEEEEE
RFinal SparkRRR

Matchup map (Support)

How Lux performs against enemy support laners

Levels 1 – 18 · Master+40%60%Lux's win rate
≥ 60%Very favorable
55 – 60%Favorable
50 – 55%Even
45 – 50%Unfavorable
40 – 45%Hard
< 40%Very hard

Conditional build matrix

Recommended items by enemy team composition

Master+ · Patch 26.18
Mythic / CoreFirst major item
Core 2Second item
Core 3Third item
BootsBoot slot
SituationalPick as needed

Scaling — minute 10–30

LuxSupport average

Gold

102030

Damage to champions

102030

CS

102030

Counter plan — how to beat Lux

  • Dodge the primary — its rotation is one skillshot; sidestep it and the rest is chip

  • Track the roam — it is strongest where the enemy jungler already is

  • Punish the cooldown — Lux is exposed while its rotation is down

  • Ward the flank — vision is what turns its best opening into a worse one

  • Respect the spike — Riot rates the kit 5/10, so a practised player gets more out of it than the average

Ability details

  • P

    Illumination

    Lux'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.

    Passive — never cast

  • Q

    Light Binding

    Lux releases a sphere of light that binds and deals damage to up to two enemy units.

    Cost 50 ManaCooldown 10sRange 1175

  • W

    Prismatic Barrier

    Lux throws her wand and bends the light around any friendly target it touches, protecting them from enemy damage.

    Cost 60/65/70/75/80 ManaCooldown 12/11.5/11/10.5/10sRange 1150

  • E

    Lucent 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.

    Cost 70/80/90/100/110 ManaCooldown 10/9.5/9/8.5/8sRange 1100

  • R

    Final Spark

    After 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.

    Cost 100 ManaCooldown 60/50/40sRange 3340

Lux balance history

Riot's notes from patch 25.S1.1 to 26.20 change Lux in 1 patch. The latest is patch 26.4, published 2026-02-18.

  1. Patch 26.42026-02-18

    Base Stats

    • Base Mana480to440
    • Starting Mana Regen7to9

    QLight Binding

    • Cooldown11 / 10.5 / 10 / 9.5 / 9to10

    WPrismatic Barrier

    • Cooldown14 / 13 / 12 / 11 / 10to12 / 11.5 / 11 / 10.5 / 10
    Why, in Riot's words

    Lux is straightforward to play, which means she should look quite strong in the hands of most players. Unfortunately, she isn't doing particularly well, especially as a support. Our changes this patch are a mix of skewing her base stats to be more synergistic with the World Atlas and a direct injection of power aimed at making both her primary roles better.

Lux skins (23)

Riot's data lists 23 looks for Lux with their own art, the base skin included and 59 chroma variants.

ARAM performance

EstimateB
Win Rate
51.2%
▲ 0.0%
Pick Rate
1.2%
▼ 0.2%
Ban Rate
1.3%
▲ 1.2%
Damage dealt
97.9%
Damage taken
97.4%
Healing
106.9%
Shielding
99.1%
Ability Haste
+9

Best ARAM build

Patch timeline

Riot’s notes

This champion’s win rate on each patch the preview sample spans, over its own games there. What actually changed each patch is in Riot’s own notes.

  1. 26.1952.7% over 1,068 games+0.9
  2. 26.1850.5% over 1,992 games+0.1
  3. 26.1750.2% over 550 games · small sample—

Lux's base stats against all 173 champions

StatLuxRankMedian
Base health580=141st620
Health per level99=126th104
Base armor21=158th30
Armor per level5.2=3rd4.6
Base magic resist30=110th32
Magic resist per level1.3=93rd1.55
Base attack damage54=138th59
Base attack speed0.669=38th0.656
Attack speed per level3%=42nd2.5%
Move speed330=117th335
Attack range550=9th175

Lux at level 1 and level 18

  • Lux reaches 2263 health at level 18 — 580 at level 1 plus 17 × 99, the 27th-lowest of 173 champions on patch 26.20.
  • Lux reaches 839.5 mana at level 18 — 440 at level 1 plus 17 × 23.5, the 9th-lowest of 145 mana users on patch 26.20.
  • Lux reaches 109.4 armor at level 18 — 21 at level 1 plus 17 × 5.2, the 71st-highest of 173 champions on patch 26.20, shared with 3.
  • Lux reaches 52.1 magic resist at level 18 — 30 at level 1 plus 17 × 1.3, the 34th-lowest of 173 champions on patch 26.20, shared with 43.
StatLevel 1Per levelLevel 18Rank at 18
Health580+992263147th of 173
Mana440+23.5839.5137th of 145
Armor21+5.2109.4=71st of 173
Magic resist30+1.352.1=97th of 173

Riot Data Dragon 16.20.1. Growth curve: League of Legends Wiki — Champion statistic.

Riot's tips for Lux

Playing Lux

  • Lux has great zone control abilities. Try to set up Lucent Singularity to prevent an enemy's advance or escape.
  • If you have trouble landing Prismatic Barrier, remember that it returns to you after it reaches max range. Try positioning yourself to hit your allies with its return trip.
  • Lucent Singularity is a great scouting tool. Try throwing it into brush before walking into it to check for ambushes.

Playing against Lux

  • Lux has powerful zone control abilities. Try to spread out and attack from different directions so she cannot lock down a specific area.
  • When retreating with low health, be prepared to dodge Lux's Final Spark, a red targeting beam fires prior to the main beam, so try to move to the side if possible.

Quick answers about Lux

How does Lux do against Alistar?
Lux won 41.5% of 65 counted Master+ games against Alistar. Alistar is one of the opponents that beat Lux. A small sample — read it as a lean, not a rule.
How does Lux do against Pyke?
Lux won 42.9% of 49 counted Master+ games against Pyke. Pyke is one of the opponents that beat Lux. A small sample — read it as a lean, not a rule.
How does Lux do against Blitzcrank?
Lux won 44.3% of 88 counted Master+ games against Blitzcrank. Blitzcrank is one of the opponents that beat Lux. A small sample — read it as a lean, not a rule.
How does Lux do against Karma?
Lux won 45.6% of 90 counted Master+ games against Karma. Karma is one of the opponents that beat Lux. A small sample — read it as a lean, not a rule.
How does Lux do against Thresh?
Lux won 45.8% of 83 counted Master+ games against Thresh. Thresh is one of the opponents that beat Lux. A small sample — read it as a lean, not a rule.
How does Lux do against Nautilus?
Lux won 50.0% of 120 counted Master+ games against Nautilus. It is close to even.
How does Lux do against Seraphine?
Lux won 58.3% of 36 counted Master+ games against Seraphine. It is a matchup Lux wins more often than not. A small sample — read it as a lean, not a rule.
How does Lux do against Yuumi?
Lux won 55.9% of 34 counted Master+ games against Yuumi. It is a matchup Lux wins more often than not. A small sample — read it as a lean, not a rule.
What class is Lux?
Riot classes Lux as Mage and Support. This site files the champion under Support.
How hard is Lux to play?
Riot rates Lux's difficulty 5 out of 10.
What resource does Lux use?
Lux's abilities spend Mana.
What is Lux's attack range?
550 units — the 9th-highest of 173 champions on patch 26.20 (shared with 36 others).
What are Lux's abilities?
Passive — Illumination, Q — Light Binding, W — Prismatic Barrier, E — Lucent Singularity and R — Final Spark.
How many skins does Lux have?
Riot's data lists 23 skins with their own art, the base look included, plus 59 chroma variants.
How much health does Lux have at level 18?
2263 — 580 at level 1 plus 17 × 99 per level, Riot's own values, before items and runes.
What is Lux's ultimate cooldown?
Final Spark (R): 60/50/40 seconds by rank, before ability haste, in Riot's Data Dragon 16.20.1.
When did Riot last change Lux?
Patch 26.4, published 18 February 2026 — the latest of 1 patch that change Lux in Riot's notes from 25.S1.1 to 26.20.

Lux at a glance

Lux, the Lady of Luminosity, is a Mage and Support champion in League of Legends. Riot rates the kit 5/10 for difficulty, 2/10 for attack, 4/10 for defense and 9/10 for magic. Lux spends Mana and has 23 skins with their own art.

Attack2/10
Defense4/10
Magic9/10
Difficulty5/10

Lux's story

Luxanna Crownguard hails from Demacia, an insular realm where magical abilities are viewed with fear and suspicion. Able to bend light to her will, she grew up dreading discovery and exile, and was forced to keep her power secret, in order to preserve her family's noble status. Nonetheless, Lux's optimism and resilience have led her to embrace her unique talents, and she now covertly wields them in service of her homeland.
— Riot Games, Data Dragon 16.20.1. League of Legends Universe

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Methodology

Data window
Preview sample — a one-time snapshot of 65,406 ranked games (Master+, EUW/KR/NA, patch 26.18), counted by GamGem while our Riot production key is under review. Figures will update daily once it is approved. Counted 26–27 Sept 2026; patches 26.18 (35,477) · 26.19 (18,580) · 26.17 (11,048) · 26.16 (293) · 26.15 (8); by server EUW 22,382 · KR 21,922 · NA 21,065 · EUNE 20 · TR 17. 642 games without a result — remakes ended by vote in their first minutes, and games recorded with no winner — were not counted.
Rank aggregation
Master, Grandmaster and Challenger, pooled — the three ladders the count read its players from. Splitting further leaves samples too small to separate a real effect from noise.
Role assignment
A champion is filed under every lane that holds at least a tenth of its counted games — the position the match itself reports, not the champion’s class. Its headline win rate is across all of them; each lane’s own win rate and games are counted too, and a lane’s tier list ranks by them.
Counters
The two champions in the same position on opposite teams, over that pairing’s own counted games — ranked on the edge pulled toward zero by its sample size, printed raw.
Minimum sample
None — no figure is hidden for being thin. Every rate prints its games, and the confidence band is its 95% margin: Very High within ±1.5 points, High ±2.5, Moderate ±3.1 (1,000 games), Low wider.
Why a build is not a cause
An item is counted when the match ENDS with it, so late items show long games and an item bought when already ahead shows games that were being won. Correlation is what a rate can show; it is not evidence that buying the item caused the win.
Where the numbers come from
Names, classes, abilities, items and runes are Riot Data Dragon. Win, pick and ban rates, builds, keystones, spells and matchups are counted by GamGem from Riot's ranked match records. An estimate, not a count: this panel is not in the preview sample, and is labelled so.

Lux on video

Published by League of Legends on YouTube, 19 October 2010.

15 years old. League of Legends has been patched since, so watch it for how the kit plays, not for numbers — the rest of this page is written for the current patch.

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