Lux Build
The patch 26.1 Lux build uses Boots of Swiftness, Luden's Echo, Shadowflame, Rabadon's Deathcap, Malignance, Stormsurge, Farsight Alteration. This Lux build has a 6.71% pick rate and a 54.57% win rate in LoL patch 26.1. Alternatively, check out some of the other ranked Lux build choices below.
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.
Light Binding
Lux releases a sphere of light that binds and deals damage to up to two enemy units.
Cost:- 50
Cooldown:- 11/
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- 9
Range:- 1175
Prismatic Barrier
Lux throws her wand and bends the light around any friendly target it touches, protecting them from enemy damage.
Cost:- 60/
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Cooldown:- 14/
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- 10
Range:- 1150
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/
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- 110
Cooldown:- 10/
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Range:- 1100
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
Cooldown:- 60/
- 50/
- 40
Range:- 3340
- Mage,
- Support
Select a Lux Build
Luden's Echo
Shadowflame
Rabadon's Deathcap
- Luden's Echo
Stormsurge- Shadowflame
- Stormsurge
- Shadowflame
- Rabadon's Deathcap
- Luden's Echo
- Stormsurge
- Rabadon's Deathcap
Best Lux Build - Highest Win Rate Items
This Lux build focuses on ability power for maximum spell damage. Build the core items first for your power spike, then adapt with situational items based on enemy team composition.
These are Lux's essential core items that you should build in nearly every game. Stormsurge (51.8% WR, +2.1% WR diff, 46.7% pick rate) provides 90 AP, 0.06% Speed. Shadowflame (51.6% WR, +1.9% WR diff, 36.9% pick rate) provides 110 AP. Rabadon's Deathcap (53.6% WR, +3.9% WR diff, 19.4% pick rate) provides 130 AP. Rush these items first to reach your power spike and maximize your impact.
2,800Lux build strength based on the items chosen in the build when compared to all builds across every champion. Strongest in: Magic Damage. Lower in: Physical Resistance, Health, Physical Damage.
Top situational items for Lux include Malignance, Luden's Echo. These can be swapped out depending on the enemy composition and team needs.
The best boots for Lux are Chainlaced Crushers. Adjust based on enemy team comp.
The recommended trinket for Lux is Farsight Alteration for vision control and map awareness.
Combined statistics from all items in this Lux build.
Magic Resistance:30
Movement Speed:45
Ability Power:520- Movement Speed:6%
Mana:1200
When facing Lux's top counters like Bard, Galio, Lulu, consider adjusting your situational items to increase survivability and match their damage output. If counter champions are building high damage, prioritize armor items against AD-heavy counter picks or magic resistance items against AP threats in your situational item slots to reduce burst damage and improve trading potential. Your core build provides strong damage output. Against tanky counter picks, consider penetration items or percentage-based damage from your situational options to maintain kill pressure. Adapt your final build slots with items like Malignance or Luden's Echo based on which counter champions you're facing and their itemization patterns. Monitor enemy builds and adjust accordingly for optimal Lux performance.
This Lux burst mage build is optimized for players looking to maximize their impact in League of Legends. With a 54.1% win rate across 471 matches, this build has proven highly effective in the current meta. The build's key strengths include devastating ability power scaling with 520 total AP. Choose this build when your team needs magic damage, especially if teammates are primarily AD-focused. Lux with this build can punish teams that stack armor. Consider the enemy team composition when finalizing your situational items to maximize Lux's effectiveness. However, be aware that this build low health pool requiring careful positioning and no built-in sustain for extended fights. With a total gold cost of 16,200, this Lux build scales into the late game. Focus on farming efficiently and reaching your Stormsurge, Shadowflame, Rabadon's Deathcap power spike before taking major fights. For optimal results with this Lux build, focus on proper itemization timing, positioning in teamfights, and adapting your situational items based on the specific challenges each game presents.
Champions that use similar core items to Lux. These builds share at least 2 core items with the current lux build and may have similar playstyles and power spikes.
Lux Build - Frequently Asked Questions
What is the best Lux build?
The best Lux build in this patch includes Stormsurge, Shadowflame, and Rabadon's Deathcap. This build has a 54.14% win rate and is picked 4.19% of the time.
What are Lux's core items?
Lux's core items are Stormsurge, Shadowflame, and Rabadon's Deathcap. These items provide the best stats and synergies for Lux's kit and playstyle in League of Legends.
What are the best boots for Lux?
Chainlaced Crushers are the best boots for Lux. These boots provide optimal mobility and stats for Lux's playstyle. They are included in 4.2% of Lux builds.
What is the best trinket for Lux?
Farsight Alteration is the best trinket for Lux. This trinket provides optimal vision control and map awareness. Using Farsight Alteration helps Lux maintain vision around objectives and track enemy movements.
Are there alternative Lux builds?
Yes, alternative Lux builds include options like Luden's Echo, Shadowflame, and Rabadon's Deathcap. Different builds can be more effective depending on team composition and matchups.
Where does MetaBot source build data for Lux?
MetaBot sources its build data for Lux directly from the Riot Games API, provided to developers for ingesting game data from League of Legends. MetaBot analyzes hundreds of thousands of matches daily to help it determine build statistics.
How does MetaBot determine what the best Lux builds are?
MetaBot filters out any matches that don't use complete builds for Lux. From there, we aggregate the Lux builds data and use that to determine which builds are finding the most success in the current League of Legends meta. High performing builds with low confidence intervals resulting from thin data are dropped from our final results.