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Lucian

Lucian ADC

the Purifier
Win Rate: All Roles 49.5% | as ADC 49.8%
Pick Rate: All Roles 12.2% | as ADC 11.8%
Ban Rate: 10.5%
Analyzed: 66028 ranked matches
League: Platinum+
Patch: 15.15 (25.15)
ADC ARAM

Lucian ADC Guide

B+ Tier

Lucian is playable in ADC with a 49.8% win rate (#19 among ADC champions), compared to 49.5% win rate across all roles. Requires solid fundamentals but can work. Lucian has strong meta presence with 12.2% overall pick rate and solid 11.8% presence in ADC in Plat+ on patch 15.15 (25.15)**Data may mix with previous patch on the first day of patch release, based on 66028 ranked games. This champion is mainly played in this role - 96.9% of games. Standard build starts with Ionian Boots of Lucidity, into Essence Reaver, Infinity Edge, and Navori Flickerblade. Lucian has low farm - 6.62 CS/min (#21 among ADC champions) and earns 423 gold per minute. Averages 2.5 KDA (#12 among ADC champions). This champion gets banned frequently at 10.5% (26th place). Lucian deals primarily physical damage, making this champion strong in magic-heavy team comps. Best performing runes include Press the Attack, Presence of Mind, Legend: Bloodline, Coup de Grace, (Precision) and Magical Footwear, Biscuit Delivery, (Inspiration). When playing, most players max abilities in Q > E > W order. Lucian ADC is strong against Kalista, Draven, Senna, and weak against Kog'Maw, Smolder, and Samira.

Lucian Roles

Lucian

  • ADC
    (ADC - 96.9%) 63994 games

ARAM Stats

  • ARAM
    Analyzed 48760 ARAM games

Lucian ADC Stats

49.8%
Win Rate (Role)
96.9%
ADC (Role Rate)
10.5%
Ban Rate
0.0030
Penta/Game
8.0
Kills/Game
5.8
Deaths/Game
6.3
Assists/Game
0.32
Wards/Min
6.62
CS/Min
423
Gold/Min

Damage Type

Physical: 83.9%
Magic: 11.9%
True: 4.18%

Overall Champion Matrix

Lucian ADC Summoner Spells

Most Popular
Flash
Flash Teleports you a short distance toward your cursor.
Barrier
Barrier Gain a brief Shield.
49.4% Win Rate 85.9% Pick Rate54996 games

Highest Win Rate
Cleanse
Cleanse Removes all disables (excluding suppression and airborne) and summoner spell debuffs affecting your champion and gives Tenacity.
Flash
Flash Teleports you a short distance toward your cursor.
49.9% Win Rate 8.3% Pick Rate5337 games

Lucian ADC Item Builds

Most Popular Build

Starting Items
Stealth Ward
Stealth Ward (0 gold) Active (210 - 120s, max 2 charges)
Places an Invisible Stealth Ward that grants vision for 90-120 seconds.
Doran's Blade
Doran's Blade (450 gold) 10 Attack Damage
80 Health
3% Life Steal
Health Potion
Health Potion (50 gold) Consume
Restores 120 Health over 15 seconds.
49.8% Win Rate 99.0% Pick Rate63328 games
Popular Boots
Ionian Boots of Lucidity
Ionian Boots of Lucidity (900 gold) 10 Ability Haste
45 Move Speed
Ionian Insight
Gain 10 Summoner Spell Haste.
51.9% Win Rate 43.5% Pick Rate27844 games
Berserker's Greaves
Berserker's Greaves (1100 gold) 25% Attack Speed
45 Move Speed
48.2% Win Rate 23.4% Pick Rate14968 games
Plated Steelcaps
Plated Steelcaps (1200 gold) 25 Armor
45 Move Speed
Plating
Reduces incoming damage from Attacks by 10%.
52.7% Win Rate 14.9% Pick Rate9516 games
Core Build
Pickaxe
Pickaxe (875 gold) 25 Attack Damage
->
Essence Reaver
Essence Reaver (2900 gold) 60 Attack Damage
15 Ability Haste
25% Critical Strike Chance
Essence Drain
Attacks grant Mana On-Hit.
Infinity Edge
Infinity Edge (3450 gold) 65 Attack Damage
25% Critical Strike Chance
40% Critical Strike Damage
Navori Flickerblade
Navori Flickerblade (2650 gold) 40% Attack Speed
25% Critical Strike Chance
4% Move Speed
Transcendence
Attacks reduce Basic Ability cooldowns by 15% of their remaining cooldown.
57.3% Win Rate 19.2% Pick Rate12274 games
Final Build
Bloodthirster
Bloodthirster (3400 gold) 80 Attack Damage
15% Life Steal
Ichorshield
Convert excess healing from your Lifesteal to a Shield.
56.2% Win Rate 26.0% Pick Rate16606 games

Best Win Rate Build

Starting Items
Stealth Ward
Stealth Ward (0 gold) Active (210 - 120s, max 2 charges)
Places an Invisible Stealth Ward that grants vision for 90-120 seconds.
Long Sword
Long Sword (350 gold) 10 Attack Damage
Health Potion
Health Potion (50 gold) Consume
Restores 120 Health over 15 seconds.
52.2% Win Rate 0.2% Pick Rate115 games
Highest Winrate Boots
Boots of Swiftness
Boots of Swiftness (1000 gold) 60 Move Speed
Fleetfooted
Reduce the effectiveness of Slows by 25%.
55.2% Win Rate 0.8% Pick Rate493 games
Plated Steelcaps
Plated Steelcaps (1200 gold) 25 Armor
45 Move Speed
Plating
Reduces incoming damage from Attacks by 10%.
52.7% Win Rate 14.9% Pick Rate9516 games
Mercury's Treads
Mercury's Treads (1250 gold) 20 Magic Resist
45 Move Speed
30% Tenacity
51.9% Win Rate 4.8% Pick Rate3085 games
Core Build
Pickaxe
Pickaxe (875 gold) 25 Attack Damage
->
Essence Reaver
Essence Reaver (2900 gold) 60 Attack Damage
15 Ability Haste
25% Critical Strike Chance
Essence Drain
Attacks grant Mana On-Hit.
Infinity Edge
Infinity Edge (3450 gold) 65 Attack Damage
25% Critical Strike Chance
40% Critical Strike Damage
Rapid Firecannon
Rapid Firecannon (2650 gold) 35% Attack Speed
25% Critical Strike Chance
4% Move Speed
Sharpshooter
Your Energized Attack deals 40 bonus magic damage and gains 35% bonus Attack Range.
57.8% Win Rate 1.7% Pick Rate1075 games
Final Build
Mortal Reminder
Mortal Reminder (3300 gold) 35 Attack Damage
35% Armor Penetration
25% Critical Strike Chance
Grievous Wounds
Dealing physical damage applies 40% Wounds to enemy champions for 3 seconds.
59.5% Win Rate 4.7% Pick Rate3033 games
Other Items
Guardian Angel
Guardian Angel (3200 gold) 55 Attack Damage
45 Armor
Rebirth
Upon taking lethal damage, restores 50% base Health and 100% max Mana after 4 seconds of Stasis.
55.1% Win Rate 20.4% Pick Rate13061 games
Lord Dominik's Regards
Lord Dominik's Regards (3100 gold) 35 Attack Damage
40% Armor Penetration
25% Critical Strike Chance
58.4% Win Rate 9.5% Pick Rate6060 games
Rapid Firecannon
Rapid Firecannon (2650 gold) 35% Attack Speed
25% Critical Strike Chance
4% Move Speed
Sharpshooter
Your Energized Attack deals 40 bonus magic damage and gains 35% bonus Attack Range.
54.0% Win Rate 5.5% Pick Rate3488 games
Mortal Reminder
Mortal Reminder (3300 gold) 35 Attack Damage
35% Armor Penetration
25% Critical Strike Chance
Grievous Wounds
Dealing physical damage applies 40% Wounds to enemy champions for 3 seconds.
59.5% Win Rate 4.7% Pick Rate3033 games
Mercurial Scimitar
Mercurial Scimitar (3200 gold) 40 Attack Damage
40 Magic Resist
10% Life Steal

ACTIVE
Quicksilver
Removes all crowd control debuffs (excluding Airborne) and grants Move Speed.
54.7% Win Rate 4.6% Pick Rate2918 games
Maw of Malmortius
Maw of Malmortius (3100 gold) 60 Attack Damage
15 Ability Haste
40 Magic Resist
Lifeline
Taking magic damage that would reduce your Health below 30% grants a magic damage Shield for 3 seconds and 10% Omnivamp until end of combat.
50.9% Win Rate 4.4% Pick Rate2822 games
The Collector
The Collector (3000 gold) 50 Attack Damage
10 Lethality
25% Critical Strike Chance
Death
Your damage executes champions that are below 5% Health.
Taxes
Champion kills grant 25 bonus gold.
51.6% Win Rate 3.0% Pick Rate1913 games

Lucian ADC Runes

Most Frequent Runes

Primary Path
Precision
Press the Attack
Press the Attack

Press the Attack

Hitting an enemy champion with 3 consecutive basic attacks deals 40 - 160 bonus adaptive …

Presence of Mind
Presence of Mind

Presence of Mind

Damaging an enemy champion restores 6-50 (80% for ranged) mana or 6 energy.Take…

Legend: Bloodline
Legend: Bloodline

Legend: Bloodline

Gain 0.35% Life Steal for every Legend stack (max 15 stacks). At maximum Legend…

Coup de Grace
Coup de Grace

Coup de Grace

Deal 8% more damage to champions who have less than 40% health.

Secondary Path
Inspiration
Magical Footwear
Magical Footwear

Magical Footwear

You get free Slightly Magical Footwear at 12 min, but you cannot buy boots befo…

Biscuit Delivery
Biscuit Delivery

Biscuit Delivery

Biscuit Delivery: Gain a Total Biscuit of Everlasting Will every 2 mins, until …

Adaptive
Attack Speed
Attack Speed

Attack Speed

Increases attack speed by 10%

Adaptive Force
Adaptive Force

Adaptive Force

Grants 9 Attack Damage or 9 Ability Power

Scaling Health
Scaling Health

Scaling Health

Increases health from 10 to 180 HP across levels 1-18

50.5% Win Rate 86.3% Pick Rate55201 games

Best Win Rate Runes

Primary Path
Precision
Press the Attack
Press the Attack

Press the Attack

Hitting an enemy champion with 3 consecutive basic attacks deals 40 - 160 bonus adaptive …

Presence of Mind
Presence of Mind

Presence of Mind

Damaging an enemy champion restores 6-50 (80% for ranged) mana or 6 energy.Take…

Legend: Bloodline
Legend: Bloodline

Legend: Bloodline

Gain 0.35% Life Steal for every Legend stack (max 15 stacks). At maximum Legend…

Coup de Grace
Coup de Grace

Coup de Grace

Deal 8% more damage to champions who have less than 40% health.

Secondary Path
Inspiration
Magical Footwear
Magical Footwear

Magical Footwear

You get free Slightly Magical Footwear at 12 min, but you cannot buy boots befo…

Biscuit Delivery
Biscuit Delivery

Biscuit Delivery

Biscuit Delivery: Gain a Total Biscuit of Everlasting Will every 2 mins, until …

Adaptive
Attack Speed
Attack Speed

Attack Speed

Increases attack speed by 10%

Adaptive Force
Adaptive Force

Adaptive Force

Grants 9 Attack Damage or 9 Ability Power

Scaling Health
Scaling Health

Scaling Health

Increases health from 10 to 180 HP across levels 1-18

50.5% Win Rate 86.3% Pick Rate55201 games

Lucian best with

Yuumi Synergy Champion
+5.6%
Yuumi
Yuumi
Naafiri Synergy Champion
+5.5%
Naafiri
Naafiri

Lucian ADC Skill (abilities) Orders

Most Frequent Skill Order

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R
R
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R
Max Order: Q > E > W
48.9% Win Rate 68.1% Pick Rate43554 games

Highest Win % Skill Order

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Max Order: Q > W > E
56.2% Win Rate 1.1% Pick Rate691 games

Countered by Lucian

Kalista - countered by Lucian
+8.4%
Kalista
Kalista
Draven - countered by Lucian
+1.2%
Draven
Draven
Senna - countered by Lucian
+3.3%
Senna
Senna
Ezreal - countered by Lucian
+3.5%
Ezreal
Ezreal
Tristana - countered by Lucian
+2.9%
Tristana
Tristana
Varus - countered by Lucian
+3.0%
Varus
Varus

Lucian Counterpicks

Kog'Maw - effective counter againstLucian
-1.3%
Kog'Maw
Kog'Maw
Smolder - effective counter againstLucian
-2.7%
Smolder
Smolder
Samira - effective counter againstLucian
-2.6%
Samira
Samira
Vayne - effective counter againstLucian
-2.4%
Vayne
Vayne
Ashe - effective counter againstLucian
-1.1%
Ashe
Ashe
Sivir - effective counter againstLucian
-1.9%
Sivir
Sivir
Nilah - effective counter againstLucian
-1.8%
Nilah
Nilah
Xayah - effective counter againstLucian
-1.7%
Xayah
Xayah
Jinx - effective counter againstLucian
-1.3%
Jinx
Jinx

Lucian ADC Lane Matchups

Lucian
+8.4%
Kalista

Lucian vs Kalista
Lucian
+3.5%
Ezreal

Lucian vs Ezreal
Lucian
+3.3%
Senna

Lucian vs Senna
Lucian
+3.0%
Varus

Lucian vs Varus
Lucian
+2.9%
Tristana

Lucian vs Tristana
Lucian
+1.9%
Yunara

Lucian vs Yunara
Lucian
+1.8%
Zeri

Lucian vs Zeri
Lucian
+1.7%
Twitch

Lucian vs Twitch
Lucian
+1.5%
Aphelios

Lucian vs Aphelios
Lucian
+1.3%
Miss Fortune

Lucian vs Miss Fortune
Lucian
+1.1%
Draven

Lucian vs Draven
Lucian
+0.0%
Jhin

Lucian vs Jhin
Lucian
-0.8%
Kai'Sa

Lucian vs Kai'Sa
Lucian
-0.8%
Ziggs

Lucian vs Ziggs
Lucian
-1.1%
Caitlyn

Lucian vs Caitlyn
Lucian
-1.1%
Ashe

Lucian vs Ashe
Lucian
-1.3%
Kog'Maw

Lucian vs Kog'Maw
Lucian
-1.3%
Jinx

Lucian vs Jinx
Lucian
-1.7%
Xayah

Lucian vs Xayah
Lucian
-1.8%
Corki

Lucian vs Corki
Lucian
-1.8%
Nilah

Lucian vs Nilah
Lucian
-1.9%
Sivir

Lucian vs Sivir
Lucian
-2.1%
Mel

Lucian vs Mel
Lucian
-2.4%
Vayne

Lucian vs Vayne
Lucian
-2.6%
Samira

Lucian vs Samira
Lucian
-2.7%
Smolder

Lucian vs Smolder

Lucian lore:

Lucian, a Sentinel of Light, is a grim hunter of wraiths and specters, pursuing them relentlessly and annihilating them with his twin relic pistols. After the specter Thresh slew his wife, Lucian embarked on the path of vengeance—but even with her return to life, his rage is undiminished. Merciless and single-minded, Lucian will stop at nothing to protect the living from the long-dead horrors of the Black Mist.

Lucian tips:

  • For optimal burst, try to combine Relentless Pursuit into Piercing Light.
  • Ardent Blaze actually explodes in a star pattern. Try to line it up so the spokes hit enemy champions.
  • Once you have chosen an angle for The Culling, you cannot change it. Pick your moment well!
  • Because of Lightslinger, Lucian benefits more from Attack Damage than he does from Attack Speed.

Playing Against Lucian

  • Lucian has strong burst, but little sustained damage.
  • Lucian cannot change the aim of The Culling. Take advantage of this by avoiding the angle of the bullets.
  • Piercing Light does not give Lucian extra Attack Range. He still needs to find a target in range to line up his shot. Avoid Piercing Light by anticipating the angle Lucian will choose.

Lucian abilities description:

Lightslinger
P
Lightslinger (passive)
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.
Piercing Light
Q
Piercing Light (Q)
Lucian shoots a bolt of piercing light through a target.
Ardent Blaze
W
Ardent Blaze (W)
Lucian shoots a missile that explodes in a star shape, marking and briefly revealing enemies. Lucian gains Move Speed for attacking marked enemies.
Relentless Pursuit
E
Relentless Pursuit (E)
Lucian quickly dashes a short distance. Lightslinger attacks reduce Relentless Pursuit's cooldown.
The Culling
R
The Culling (R)
Lucian unleashes a torrent of shots from his weapons.

Lucian Skins and Splash Arts

Default Lucian Default Lucian
Hired Gun Lucian Hired Gun Lucian
Striker Lucian Striker Lucian
PROJECT: Lucian PROJECT: Lucian
Heartseeker Lucian Heartseeker Lucian
High Noon Lucian High Noon Lucian
Demacia Vice Lucian Demacia Vice Lucian
Pulsefire Lucian Pulsefire Lucian
Prestige Pulsefire Lucian Prestige Pulsefire Lucian
Victorious Lucian Victorious Lucian
Arcana Lucian Arcana Lucian
Strike Paladin Lucian Strike Paladin Lucian
Winterblessed Lucian Winterblessed Lucian
Masked Justice Lucian Masked Justice Lucian