Lucian Wild Rift Counter-Guide ★ Counter Sheet
Ungünstig
1Diese Champions haben Werkzeuge, die ihnen im Kampf meist einen Vorteil verschaffen, ohne das Matchup unspielbar zu machen. Sie haben vielleicht mehr Reichweite, können deine Offensive besser abfangen oder haben mehr Möglichkeiten, auf deine Engages zu reagieren. Du musst deine Herangehensweise anpassen und sorgfältig die Momente wählen, in denen du den Kampf annimmst.
Varus
Varus suppresses Lucian's short-range burst potential by keeping him at bay with Piercing Arrow and Hail of Arrows. Because Blighted Quiver makes his basic attacks hurt more over time, you cannot afford long, slow trades. If you try to close the distance, Varus can easily zone you out or pin you down with Chain of Corruption, nullifying your aggressive passive, Lightslinger.
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Warum
Varus suppresses Lucian's short-range burst potential by keeping him at bay with Piercing Arrow and Hail of Arrows. Because Blighted Quiver makes his basic attacks hurt more over time, you cannot afford long, slow trades. If you try to close the distance, Varus can easily zone you out or pin you down with Chain of Corruption, nullifying your aggressive passive, Lightslinger.
Lane-Einfluss
You will constantly find yourself pushed under tower as Varus uses Piercing Arrow to clear waves while simultaneously poking you down. This continuous health bleed makes matching his recall timings difficult. Since you are forced to play defensively, you lose early priority, making it hard to help your jungler, while any misstep that lets him trigger Living Vengeance leads to rapid plate loss.
Wie man spielt
Never initiate a dash forward blindly. You must hold Relentless Pursuit exclusively as a reactive tool to sidestep Piercing Arrow or, after level five, to escape the spreading snare of Chain of Corruption. Position yourself diagonally from the minion wave to force Varus to choose between pushing with his abilities or aiming at you. If you successfully dodge his main projectile, immediately punish him with Piercing Light and a Lightslinger double-tap before backing off.
Skill Matchups
8Diese Matchups sind vor allem Duelle der Ausführung: Beide Champions haben glaubwürdige Wege, die Oberhand zu gewinnen. Eine wichtige ausgewichene Fähigkeit, ein richtig antizipierter Engage oder ein einziger Positionierungsfehler können reichen, um das Duell zu entscheiden. Das Matchup zu kennen und die richtigen Fenster zum Handeln zu erkennen, ist hier besonders wichtig.
Yunara
This matchup is a pure test of reflexes, balancing Lucian's explosive burst against Yunara's hybrid DPS. Because Arc of Judgment is Yunara's primary tool to slow you down and set up her Cultivation of Spirit flurry, dodging it determines who wins the trade. If you bypass this projectile, her early downtime leaves her incredibly vulnerable to your rapid double-taps.
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Warum
This matchup is a pure test of reflexes, balancing Lucian's explosive burst against Yunara's hybrid DPS. Because Arc of Judgment is Yunara's primary tool to slow you down and set up her Cultivation of Spirit flurry, dodging it determines who wins the trade. If you bypass this projectile, her early downtime leaves her incredibly vulnerable to your rapid double-taps.
Lane-Einfluss
Missed skillshots immediately shift wave control. If Yunara fails to land her slow, you can force her off the minion wave with Piercing Light through her minions, securing early level advantages. However, if she clips you, her Cultivation of Spirit allows her to shove you under turret and poke you down. The lane swings back and forth based entirely on these skirmish outcomes.
Wie man spielt
Never start a trade with Relentless Pursuit. Instead, walk forward to bait her Arc of Judgment, then dash diagonally to evade the projectile and trigger Lightslinger. Follow up instantly with Piercing Light and Ardent Blaze to maximize your damage while her defensive options are offline. If she activates Transcend One's Self, retreat immediately using your dash defensively to avoid her empowered Arc of Ruin until her transe ends.
Caitlyn
Caitlyn relies on her massive auto-attack range to land Headshot pokes and Piltover Peacemaker without allowing you to trade back. To fight her, you are forced to initiate with Relentless Pursuit. This immediately triggers her response: if she reacts instantly with 90 Caliber Net, she neutralizes your dash, resets the distance, and lands a guaranteed Headshot. The entire lane pivots on whether she hits or misses this defensive net.
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Caitlyn relies on her massive auto-attack range to land Headshot pokes and Piltover Peacemaker without allowing you to trade back. To fight her, you are forced to initiate with Relentless Pursuit. This immediately triggers her response: if she reacts instantly with 90 Caliber Net, she neutralizes your dash, resets the distance, and lands a guaranteed Headshot. The entire lane pivots on whether she hits or misses this defensive net.
Lane-Einfluss
You will constantly find yourself pushed towards your turret early on as Caitlyn clears waves with Piltover Peacemaker. She will place Yordle Snap Trap lines to restrict your movement under tower. If you absorb too much poke while farming, you lose the health pool required to threaten an all-in. Every trade that fails to bypass her net costs you substantial health and forces a bad recall.
Wie man spielt
Never dash directly towards Caitlyn when her net is up. Instead, use Piercing Light through the minion wave to chip her health down from safety. When you do engage, use Relentless Pursuit diagonally to bait and dodge 90 Caliber Net rather than moving in a straight line. If she misses her net, immediately execute your Lightslinger passive combo. Should you get caught in a trap, immediately use The Culling to retaliate from a safe distance.
Draven
This matchup is a pure contest of trade duration. Draven dominates any extended fight because Spinning Axe provides continuous, heavy physical damage as long as he catches them. To counter this, Lucian relies on sudden burst windows. Initiating with Piercing Light lined up through a minion allows Lucian to quickly trigger Lightslinger and disengage before Draven can retaliate with multiple empowered axes.
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Warum
This matchup is a pure contest of trade duration. Draven dominates any extended fight because Spinning Axe provides continuous, heavy physical damage as long as he catches them. To counter this, Lucian relies on sudden burst windows. Initiating with Piercing Light lined up through a minion allows Lucian to quickly trigger Lightslinger and disengage before Draven can retaliate with multiple empowered axes.
Lane-Einfluss
The rhythm of the lane revolves entirely around Draven's axe drop markers. Whenever Draven moves to catch a Spinning Axe, he becomes predictable, allowing Lucian to punish him with Piercing Light. However, if Lucian missteps or wastes Relentless Pursuit offensively without securing a kill, Draven will activate Blood Rush to run him down, turning a short trade into a lethal extended chase.
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Your main goal is to bait Draven's Stand Aside before committing to an all-in. Keep Relentless Pursuit available to dodge his Whirling Death or to quickly reposition when he attempts to trade. When trading, tag him with Ardent Blaze for the movement speed boost, then immediately fire Piercing Light and back off. If Draven manages to freeze the wave with two axes spinning, do not fight him; wait until he drops one.
Tristana
This matchup is a high-stakes duel of burst windows where Tristana seeks to stack Explosive Charge using Rapid Fire, while you rely on Lightslinger to melt her health bar. The entire lane revolves around how you react to her bomb. By casting Relentless Pursuit the moment she places her charge, you break her attack range and prevent the maximum explosion, leaving her highly vulnerable.
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This matchup is a high-stakes duel of burst windows where Tristana seeks to stack Explosive Charge using Rapid Fire, while you rely on Lightslinger to melt her health bar. The entire lane revolves around how you react to her bomb. By casting Relentless Pursuit the moment she places her charge, you break her attack range and prevent the maximum explosion, leaving her highly vulnerable.
Lane-Einfluss
Because of this dynamic, Tristana cannot safely initiate with Rocket Jump without risking a deadly counter-attack. A passive lane quickly turns bloody; if you successfully bait her Explosive Charge and dash out, she loses all lane pressure, allowing you to zone her from minions. However, wasting Relentless Pursuit aggressively gives her a free window to activate Rapid Fire and force you under tower or back to base.
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Never initiate a trade using Relentless Pursuit while Tristana has her bomb ready. Instead, poke her from safety using Piercing Light through the minion wave. The moment she targets you with Explosive Charge, immediately dash backward to safety. If she tries to chase with Rocket Jump or knock you back with Buster Shot once her bomb fizzles out, immediately retaliate with The Culling to shred her health while her primary offensive tools are recharging.
Akshan
This lane is a pure test of reflexes, where both marksmen possess explosive early burst. Akshan relies on aligning Avengerang to shred your health and push the wave, but your mobility is his direct counter. By reserving Relentless Pursuit specifically to dash perpendicular to his boomerang, you nullify his primary damage source while instantly positioning yourself to retaliate with a devastating Lightslinger double-tap.
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This lane is a pure test of reflexes, where both marksmen possess explosive early burst. Akshan relies on aligning Avengerang to shred your health and push the wave, but your mobility is his direct counter. By reserving Relentless Pursuit specifically to dash perpendicular to his boomerang, you nullify his primary damage source while instantly positioning yourself to retaliate with a devastating Lightslinger double-tap.
Lane-Einfluss
Expect volatile, short trades that dictate wave control. If Akshan misses Avengerang, his lane priority collapses, allowing you to zone him. However, if he clips you with it, his Dirty Fighting shield will absorb your return damage. This makes the lane incredibly tense, as a single successful dodge determines who gets to crash the wave and secure the first recall.
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Never initiate trades with Relentless Pursuit; hold this dash as your reactive tool. Wait for Akshan to throw Avengerang, then dash diagonally forward to trigger Lightslinger and execute a fast Piercing Light combo. If he attempts to escape or counter-engage using Heroic Swing, stand directly in his swinging path to block him instantly, or punish his predictable trajectory by channeling The Culling along his flight path.
Kalista
This duel hinges on how quickly you can execute your burst before Kalista stacks her spears. If you land Piercing Light, your Lightslinger double-tap chunks her health instantly. However, Kalista's Martial Poise allows her to hop out of your linear laser's trajectory. Once she avoids your initial burst, she can drag out the fight, stacking spears to rip you apart with a massive Rend.
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Warum
This duel hinges on how quickly you can execute your burst before Kalista stacks her spears. If you land Piercing Light, your Lightslinger double-tap chunks her health instantly. However, Kalista's Martial Poise allows her to hop out of your linear laser's trajectory. Once she avoids your initial burst, she can drag out the fight, stacking spears to rip you apart with a massive Rend.
Lane-Einfluss
Wave control becomes highly volatile here. If Kalista successfully dodges your Piercing Light, she secures immediate push priority by stacking Rend resets on minions, forcing you under turret. Conversely, landing your full combo makes her too low to contest the wave safely. These short, explosive skirmishes dictate who controls the dragon pit entry, as a low-health Lucian or Kalista cannot assist their junglers without risking instant death.
Wie man spielt
To win this, never lead with Piercing Light. Instead, use Ardent Blaze or basic attacks to bait her Martial Poise jump first. Wait for her to land her hop before firing your laser to guarantee it hits. If she manages to jump sideways and dodge it anyway, immediately disengage using Relentless Pursuit backward. Never commit to an extended duel if your initial combo misses, or her Rend will inevitably overwhelm you.
Ezreal
This matchup is a constant dance of matching mobility. When you initiate with Relentless Pursuit to force a trade, Ezreal can immediately negate your gap-close using Arcane Shift. However, if you manage to force a raw auto-attack battle, your Lightslinger passive heavily outdamages his basic attacks, provided you dodge his Mystic Shot. He relies on spacing his skillshots, while you rely on rapid spell-weaving.
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This matchup is a constant dance of matching mobility. When you initiate with Relentless Pursuit to force a trade, Ezreal can immediately negate your gap-close using Arcane Shift. However, if you manage to force a raw auto-attack battle, your Lightslinger passive heavily outdamages his basic attacks, provided you dodge his Mystic Shot. He relies on spacing his skillshots, while you rely on rapid spell-weaving.
Lane-Einfluss
Laning is dictated by wave positioning and cover. Because Mystic Shot is blocked by minions, you can stand inside your wave to deny Ezreal his main poke while using Piercing Light through his minions to chip his health. Trades are short and explosive; if Ezreal misses Essence Flux, you gain immediate lane priority, allowing you to push him under tower and threaten plates.
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Do not use Relentless Pursuit aggressively unless Ezreal has already wasted Arcane Shift. Instead, walk up to poke with Piercing Light and trigger Lightslinger. If he blinks away defensively, immediately pivot to zoning him off the wave. If he attempts to fight back with Trueshot Barrage, use your dash laterally to escape the hitboxes, then chase him down with the movement speed buff from Ardent Blaze to secure the kill.
Miss Fortune
This lane is a pure test of spacing and reflexes where neither marksman holds a natural advantage. Miss Fortune relies on Double Up bounces to chunk your health bar from safety, utilizing Love Tap to dominate quick trades. Your ability to fight back hinges on exploiting her lack of mobility once Strut is deactivated, while keeping your own mobility spell ready to dodge her massive area-of-effect damage.
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Warum
This lane is a pure test of spacing and reflexes where neither marksman holds a natural advantage. Miss Fortune relies on Double Up bounces to chunk your health bar from safety, utilizing Love Tap to dominate quick trades. Your ability to fight back hinges on exploiting her lack of mobility once Strut is deactivated, while keeping your own mobility spell ready to dodge her massive area-of-effect damage.
Lane-Einfluss
The wave state constantly dictates the danger zone. When minions are low, Miss Fortune will aggressively search for angles to bounce her Double Up, forcing you to concede push or take heavy damage. If she pins you under tower, her Make It Rain setup makes you an easy target. However, if you maintain healthy minion HP, you can force short skirmishes where your Lightslinger passive outvalues her sustained damage.
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Never stand in a straight line behind your dying caster minions; angle yourself laterally to bait and dodge Double Up. During skirmishes, use Piercing Light and Ardent Blaze to trade, but absolutely hold Relentless Pursuit. You must only deploy this dash to immediately slide out of the cone of Bullet Time when she channels her ultimate. If you waste your dash offensively while her ultimate is up, she will instantly shred you.
Günstig
13Diese Champions tun sich meist schwer, auf deine Hauptstärken zu reagieren, was dir mehr Freiheit im Matchup gibt. Du hast oft mehrere Möglichkeiten, sie unter Druck zu setzen und Trades zu deinen Gunsten zu erzwingen. Nutze diesen Vorteil, um das Tempo zu bestimmen, statt ihnen Zeit zu geben, wieder in eine komfortable Position zu kommen.
Xayah
This matchup swings heavily in your favor because Xayah relies on static setups while you possess elite reactive mobility. When Xayah deploys feathers using Clean Cuts or Double Daggers, she aims to trap you in a straight line for a Bladecaller root. However, the short, instant dash of Relentless Pursuit allows you to break this alignment on reaction, rendering her main burst and crowd control entirely useless.
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Warum
This matchup swings heavily in your favor because Xayah relies on static setups while you possess elite reactive mobility. When Xayah deploys feathers using Clean Cuts or Double Daggers, she aims to trap you in a straight line for a Bladecaller root. However, the short, instant dash of Relentless Pursuit allows you to break this alignment on reaction, rendering her main burst and crowd control entirely useless.
Lane-Einfluss
During waves, you can aggressively trade with Piercing Light through her minions without fearing her retaliation. Xayah cannot step up to contest the wave with Deadly Plumage because you can easily dodge her setup. This forces her to play defensively under tower, burning mana on Double Daggers just to farm, while you freely scale or pressure her plate gold with your passive Lightslinger double-taps.
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Never use Relentless Pursuit offensively to start a trade unless her Bladecaller is already on cooldown. Instead, initiate trades using Ardent Blaze or Piercing Light, trigger Lightslinger, and bait her into activating Deadly Plumage. The moment she casts Bladecaller to recall her feathers, dash laterally with Relentless Pursuit to completely escape the root. If she uses Featherstorm to dodge your damage, simply back off, wait out her ultimate's brief untargetability, and re-engage.
Sivir
While Sivir can negate your burst timing by absorbing Piercing Light with her Spell Shield, she has no response to your continuous Lightslinger double-taps. Once her shield is popped or baited, her reliance on Boomerang Blade for damage makes her vulnerable. In extended duels, your rapid ability rotations trigger Lightslinger repeatedly, easily out-damaging her Ricochet bounces and securing a natural offensive advantage.
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Warum
While Sivir can negate your burst timing by absorbing Piercing Light with her Spell Shield, she has no response to your continuous Lightslinger double-taps. Once her shield is popped or baited, her reliance on Boomerang Blade for damage makes her vulnerable. In extended duels, your rapid ability rotations trigger Lightslinger repeatedly, easily out-damaging her Ricochet bounces and securing a natural offensive advantage.
Lane-Einfluss
Sivir will constantly push the wave using Ricochet and Boomerang Blade to force you under tower. However, you can punish her aggressive positioning by dashing forward with Relentless Pursuit to initiate trades. Because she lacks hard escape tools outside of her On the Hunt speed boost, you can freeze the wave near your turret, deny her safe farm, and chip her health down until she is forced into a bad recall.
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To dominate, trigger her Spell Shield with Ardent Blaze from a distance rather than leading with your main burst. Once her shield is down, immediately slide in with Relentless Pursuit to unleash Piercing Light and consecutive Lightslinger procs. If she tries to disengage using On the Hunt, channel The Culling to shred her health as she runs, forcing her to choose between losing her tower or dying.
Ashe
Lucian naturally dominates this matchup because his Relentless Pursuit acts as the perfect counter to Ashe's primary defensive tool. When Ashe attempts to poke or space with Volley, you can instantly dash forward, bypassing the projectile's slow. Once inside her range, your Lightslinger passive allows you to unleash rapid double-shots, melting her low health pool before she can stack Ranger's Focus.
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Lucian naturally dominates this matchup because his Relentless Pursuit acts as the perfect counter to Ashe's primary defensive tool. When Ashe attempts to poke or space with Volley, you can instantly dash forward, bypassing the projectile's slow. Once inside her range, your Lightslinger passive allows you to unleash rapid double-shots, melting her low health pool before she can stack Ranger's Focus.
Lane-Einfluss
Because Ashe fears your forward dash, she is forced to play incredibly far back, giving you complete control over the minion waves. This pressure prevents her from easily securing last hits or using Hawkshot to scout your jungler. You will consistently hold health advantages, forcing her into awkward recall timings or trapping her under tower where Piercing Light can poke her down safely.
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To execute this perfectly, stand just behind your own minions to block her Volley, then immediately launch Relentless Pursuit as soon as she steps up to farm. Follow up with an immediate Piercing Light and Ardent Blaze to trigger Lightslinger repeatedly. Keep your distance once she gets Enchanted Crystal Arrow; if she fires it point-blank, you lose your mobility advantage. Save your dash to dodge that arrow sideways if she initiates with it.
Corki
Lucian heavily dictates this matchup because Corki’s primary trading tool, Phosphorus Bomb, has a slow, highly readable travel time. By utilizing Relentless Pursuit to slide out of the blast zone, you not only negate his main source of burst but instantly prime Lightslinger for a devastating double-tap counter-strike. Corki cannot match this immediate burst trade, especially since his Gatling Gun requires extended face-to-face contact to be effective.
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Lucian heavily dictates this matchup because Corki’s primary trading tool, Phosphorus Bomb, has a slow, highly readable travel time. By utilizing Relentless Pursuit to slide out of the blast zone, you not only negate his main source of burst but instantly prime Lightslinger for a devastating double-tap counter-strike. Corki cannot match this immediate burst trade, especially since his Gatling Gun requires extended face-to-face contact to be effective.
Lane-Einfluss
Your trading dominance translates into absolute authority over the minion waves. You can easily establish a freeze, forcing Corki to step up into your dash range or bleed gold under his turret. This constant threat of a Piercing Light poke through his minions forces him into bad recall timings, allowing you to chip away at the turret plating before his Hextech Munitions package ever becomes a map-wide threat.
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Stand parallel to your own ranged minions to bait Corki into casting Phosphorus Bomb for both waveclear and poke. Never initiate with Relentless Pursuit; instead, walk forward to threaten him, trigger Piercing Light to chip his health, and only dash when you see his bomb animation begin. If he retreats using Valkyrie, immediately halt the chase, reset your wave position, and prepare to unleash The Culling the moment he tries to farm from a distance.
Samira
Lucian dominates early trades through raw burst speed, but the matchup pivots entirely around Samira's Blade Whirl. Your explosive double-taps from Lightslinger triggered by Piercing Light and Ardent Blaze can quickly shred her HP before she stacks Daredevil Impulse. However, if she denies your damage with her defensive circle, her subsequent Wild Rush and Inferno Trigger will easily turn the tide.
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Lucian dominates early trades through raw burst speed, but the matchup pivots entirely around Samira's Blade Whirl. Your explosive double-taps from Lightslinger triggered by Piercing Light and Ardent Blaze can quickly shred her HP before she stacks Daredevil Impulse. However, if she denies your damage with her defensive circle, her subsequent Wild Rush and Inferno Trigger will easily turn the tide.
Lane-Einfluss
This dynamic forces Samira to play defensively behind her minions, conceding early wave control. You can abuse Piercing Light to poke her through the wave while keeping Relentless Pursuit ready to disengage if she tries to dash in. Because she cannot safely stack her style grade under your high pressure, you can easily force early recalls, securing a massive gold lead and locking her under tower.
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Never open an engagement with The Culling. Instead, initiate short trades with Piercing Light and Ardent Blaze to force her to react. If she panics and activates Blade Whirl to block your basic abilities, immediately back off using Relentless Pursuit. Once her defensive circle fades and is on its long cooldown, unleash your full ultimate to shred her health bar. If she holds her defensive tool, simply rely on your passive double-attacks to win the war of attrition.
Kai'Sa
From level one, your ability to trigger Lightslinger with Piercing Light gives you an overwhelming burst advantage. When Kai'Sa tries to retaliate with Icathian Rain, you can use Relentless Pursuit to reposition instantly. Because her damage requires stacking Second Skin, your rapid double-taps ensure you win every short exchange before she can even trigger her plasma passive, leaving her with no viable response.
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Warum
From level one, your ability to trigger Lightslinger with Piercing Light gives you an overwhelming burst advantage. When Kai'Sa tries to retaliate with Icathian Rain, you can use Relentless Pursuit to reposition instantly. Because her damage requires stacking Second Skin, your rapid double-taps ensure you win every short exchange before she can even trigger her plasma passive, leaving her with no viable response.
Lane-Einfluss
This structural advantage lets you dictate the minion wave's position right from the start. By constantly threatening her with Piercing Light through the minions, you force Kai'Sa to farm under her turret. This constant pressure limits her ability to use Supercharge safely to clear, forcing her to lose gold while you secure easy recall timings, take early plates, and deny her any opportunity to roam.
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To execute this, always hold Relentless Pursuit until Kai'Sa commits to firing her Void Seeker or steps up to stack Second Skin. Position yourself aggressively inside your own minion wave; this ensures her Icathian Rain damage is split among your minions rather than hitting you isolated. If she manages to safe-farm and scales, stop forcing long trades and use Ardent Blaze combined with The Culling to safely shove her under tower.
Jhin
Lucian completely dictates this lane because Jhin's static kit cannot match your explosive repositioning. Whenever Jhin attempts to root you with Deadly Flourish to set up his support, you can instantly dodge it using Relentless Pursuit. Once his fourth shot from Whisper is spent, he is locked in a slow reload animation, leaving him entirely defenseless against your rapid-fire Lightslinger double passive triggers.
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Warum
Lucian completely dictates this lane because Jhin's static kit cannot match your explosive repositioning. Whenever Jhin attempts to root you with Deadly Flourish to set up his support, you can instantly dodge it using Relentless Pursuit. Once his fourth shot from Whisper is spent, he is locked in a slow reload animation, leaving him entirely defenseless against your rapid-fire Lightslinger double passive triggers.
Lane-Einfluss
You hold permanent trade priority, forcing Jhin to farm from afar with Dancing Grenade. Because Jhin cannot safely contest your forward posture, you can crash minion waves at will, letting you set up deep vision or poke him under tower. If he steps up to auto-attack a minion with his fourth Whisper bullet, you can slide in to force a massive health disparity, completely neutralizing his lane pressure.
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Always hold Relentless Pursuit until Jhin casts Deadly Flourish or prepares to fire his fourth Whisper shot. When he starts reloading, immediately dash forward, hit him with Piercing Light, and unleash your Lightslinger passive. If he retreats under turret and channels Curtain Call, do not run away; instead, use Ardent Blaze for the movement speed boost, dash past his slow-moving bullets, and shred him down with The Culling.
Kog'Maw
Lucian dominates this matchup because his mobility directly counters Kog'Maw's primary self-peel. When Kog'Maw tries to slow your approach with Void Ooze, a quick Relentless Pursuit allows you to ignore the slow zone entirely. This gap-closer puts you in immediate range to unleash Lightslinger double-taps and Piercing Light, bursting down his fragile health pool before his Bio-Arcane Barrage can start dealing significant damage.
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Lucian dominates this matchup because his mobility directly counters Kog'Maw's primary self-peel. When Kog'Maw tries to slow your approach with Void Ooze, a quick Relentless Pursuit allows you to ignore the slow zone entirely. This gap-closer puts you in immediate range to unleash Lightslinger double-taps and Piercing Light, bursting down his fragile health pool before his Bio-Arcane Barrage can start dealing significant damage.
Lane-Einfluss
This interaction allows you to dictate the wave's state from level one. By keeping the minions near the center or slowly pushing, you force Kog'Maw to step up to farm. The moment he activates Bio-Arcane Barrage to secure a minion, you can zone him off or initiate a trade. This constant threat of an all-in ruins his recall timings, traps him under tower, and secures you early plate priority.
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To execute this, never start a trade with Relentless Pursuit if Kog'Maw still has his active abilities up. Instead, walk up and bait his Void Ooze or wait for Bio-Arcane Barrage to expire. Once his defensive spit is on cooldown, dash forward to trigger Lightslinger. If you get caught in the slow, immediately use Ardent Blaze to gain the movement speed needed to stick to him and finish the kill with The Culling.
Zeri
Lucian dominates this matchup because Zeri needs long fights to stack her Lightning Crash. The lane is decided by Lucian's ability to use Relentless Pursuit to dodge Ultrashock Laser and close the distance. By avoiding her slow, you can immediately unleash Piercing Light and Lightslinger. Zeri relies on Electrocute! for DPS, which struggles against Lucian's explosive, short-trade burst.
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Warum
Lucian dominates this matchup because Zeri needs long fights to stack her Lightning Crash. The lane is decided by Lucian's ability to use Relentless Pursuit to dodge Ultrashock Laser and close the distance. By avoiding her slow, you can immediately unleash Piercing Light and Lightslinger. Zeri relies on Electrocute! for DPS, which struggles against Lucian's explosive, short-trade burst.
Lane-Einfluss
Your early-game pressure forces Zeri to play defensively near her turret. Use Piercing Light through the minion wave to poke her while keeping the wave pushing. Because she cannot trade back effectively without Ultrashock Laser, you can secure early health advantages that prevent her from using Spark Surge aggressively. This pressure translates into easy priority for dragon skirmishes while Zeri is stuck clearing waves under tower.
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Position yourself diagonally from Zeri, away from walls where her Ultrashock Laser gains extra range. Hold Relentless Pursuit strictly to react to her laser or her Spark Surge. The moment she fires her slow, dash forward to dodge it, then trigger Lightslinger and Piercing Light to burst her down. If she activates Lightning Crash, immediately disengage using Ardent Blaze for the movement speed boost, forcing her to waste her ultimate.
Vayne
Lucian holds a distinct early advantage because his immediate burst from Piercing Light followed by Lightslinger double-taps heavily outclasses Vayne's slow, single-target ramp-up. Vayne needs time and levels to unlock Silver Bolts and the combat stats of Final Hour. By leveraging your superior burst early on, you exploit her weakest phase before she can scale.
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Warum
Lucian holds a distinct early advantage because his immediate burst from Piercing Light followed by Lightslinger double-taps heavily outclasses Vayne's slow, single-target ramp-up. Vayne needs time and levels to unlock Silver Bolts and the combat stats of Final Hour. By leveraging your superior burst early on, you exploit her weakest phase before she can scale.
Lane-Einfluss
This matchup dynamic forces Vayne to play defensively, giving you total wave control. You can freely poke her through the minion wave using Piercing Light whenever she steps up to farm. Because Vayne lacks waveclear, she will get shoved under turret, allowing you to chip away at her health and secure an early gold lead while she struggles to retaliate.
Wie man spielt
Start aggressive from the first wave. Line up Piercing Light through minions to poke Vayne, and immediately follow up with Lightslinger double-taps. If she uses Tumble to dodge, dash in with Relentless Pursuit to punish her cooldown. Stay away from terrain to deny her Condemn stun. Once she reaches level five, if she activates Final Hour, disengage and use The Culling from a safe distance to prevent her from closing the gap.
Jinx
Lucian dominates this matchup because Jinx cannot match his burst when Relentless Pursuit is available. Initiating with Relentless Pursuit triggers Lightslinger, allowing Lucian to quickly follow up with Piercing Light for a devastating burst. Jinx lacks the mobility to escape this burst, forcing her to rely on the extended range of Fishbones to farm safely while avoiding direct confrontations that would otherwise result in her demise.
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Warum
Lucian dominates this matchup because Jinx cannot match his burst when Relentless Pursuit is available. Initiating with Relentless Pursuit triggers Lightslinger, allowing Lucian to quickly follow up with Piercing Light for a devastating burst. Jinx lacks the mobility to escape this burst, forcing her to rely on the extended range of Fishbones to farm safely while avoiding direct confrontations that would otherwise result in her demise.
Lane-Einfluss
This dynamic grants Lucian total control over the minion waves. By maintaining a slow push or freezing near his turret, Lucian forces Jinx to drain her mana using Fishbones just to secure last hits. Jinx is unable to step up to contest the wave without taking heavy damage, giving Lucian consistent priority, early tower plating, and the freedom to help his jungler without risking his own gold lead.
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To exploit this, stand parallel to your own dying minions and hold Relentless Pursuit as a zoning tool. If Jinx attempts to swap to Pow-Pow for cheaper farming or misses Zap!, immediately dash diagonally to avoid her linear skillshots and unleash Lightslinger. Always save your dash if her Flame Chompers! are ready, as they can cancel your movement. If she retreats too far, use The Culling to force her completely out of experience range.
Twitch
Lucian dominates this matchup early because Twitch needs time to stack Deadly Venom for his burst, whereas Lucian's trade pattern is instantaneous. By using Piercing Light through the minion wave and immediately triggering Lightslinger, you chunk Twitch before he can throw Venom Cask or use Contaminate. Twitch cannot match your burst speed, making every short exchange extremely punishing for him.
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Warum
Lucian dominates this matchup early because Twitch needs time to stack Deadly Venom for his burst, whereas Lucian's trade pattern is instantaneous. By using Piercing Light through the minion wave and immediately triggering Lightslinger, you chunk Twitch before he can throw Venom Cask or use Contaminate. Twitch cannot match your burst speed, making every short exchange extremely punishing for him.
Lane-Einfluss
This power difference forces Twitch to concede the first few waves, giving you total wave control. You can slow push to create massive waves, keeping him pinned under his turret where he struggles to farm. If Twitch tries to step up, your quick burst forces him to retreat, ruining his recall timings and starving him of gold, effectively delaying his mid-game spikes while you safely secure early turret plates.
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To execute this plan, position yourself aggressively near your dying minions. The moment Twitch steps up to last-hit, dash forward with Relentless Pursuit, tag him with Ardent Blaze, and unleash your double-shots. If he tries to escape or fight back by using Ambush to reposition, immediately back off or sweep the area. Hold The Culling for the moment he exhausts his Venom Cask, ensuring he has no way to slow you down as you chase him down the lane.
Andere Matchups
Items to Counter Lucian
Buy these items to reduce this champion's effectiveness in your games.
