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Lucian · ADC

Lucian Abilities and Combos

Abilities & combosData-drivenMediumPatch 16.19.1
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This guide is assembled by the site from match data and the game's own information — nobody wrote it by hand. Official and community guides appear alongside it when they exist.

Overview

This guide goes through Lucian's kit ability by ability. The kit brings mobility with Relentless Pursuit and sustain with Lightslinger. Its ultimate is The Culling.

Strengths

  • High physical damage: Riot rates it 8/10 in attack.
  • Mobility: Relentless Pursuit lets you reposition, engage or escape.
  • Long attack range (500) for safe trades in lane.

Weaknesses

  • Needs protection from the team in fights.
  • Predictable if you always play it the same way: adapt your build to the enemy team.

Build cheat sheet

Pick the build that fits what you want to do this game.

Builds

Standard build

BalancedRecommended
Open build

When to use it

The default path: Stormrazor, Yun Tal Wildarrows and Blade of The Ruined King give the attack damage, critical strike and attack speed this class relies on. Pick it when you have no reason to adapt. Built from Riot's item tags and the champion's class; Riot publishes no build statistics.

Where it's played

Picked before the game: the main lane first, then the alternatives.

Summoner's RiftRed side · bottom leftBlue side · top right
  1. Bottom (ADC)Main100% of matches

Starting items

Doran's BladeHealth Potion

Core items

  1. 1Stormrazor
  2. 2Yun Tal Wildarrows
  3. 3Blade of The Ruined King

Boots

Berserker's Greaves

Situational

Death's DanceAgainst heavy physical damage.Mercurial ScimitarAgainst heavy magic damage.Guardian AngelAgainst burst and assassins.Mortal ReminderCuts the enemy's healing.

Runes

Primary· Precision

PrecisionDominationSorceryInspirationResolve
Press the AttackLethal TempoFleet FootworkConqueror
Absorb LifeTriumphPresence of Mind
Legend: AlacrityLegend: HasteLegend: Bloodline
Coup de GraceCut DownLast Stand

Secondary· Inspiration

DominationSorceryInspirationResolve
Hextech FlashtraptionMagical FootwearCash Back
Triple TonicTime Warp TonicBiscuit Delivery
Cosmic InsightApproach VelocityJack Of All Trades

Shards

Adaptive ForceAttack SpeedAbility Haste
Adaptive ForceMove SpeedHealth Scaling
HealthTenacity and Slow ResistHealth Scaling

Summoner spells

  • Flash
  • Heal

Abilities

  • LightslingerPassiveWhenever 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.Passive — heals, shields and hits an area. It works on its own: play around it.
  • QPiercing Light9/8/7/6/5s48/56/64/72/80 mpLucian shoots a bolt of piercing light through a target.
    Cooldown
    9·8·7·6·5
    Cost
    48·56·64·72·80
    Range
    500
    Basic ability. Part of your regular rotation.
  • WArdent Blaze14/13/12/11/10s60 mpLucian shoots a missile that explodes in a star shape, marking and briefly revealing enemies. Lucian gains Move Speed for attacking marked enemies.
    Cooldown
    14·13·12·11·10
    Cost
    60
    Range
    900
    Basic ability. Part of your regular rotation.
  • ERelentless Pursuit16/15.5/15/14.5/14s32/24/16/8/0 mpLucian quickly dashes a short distance. Lightslinger attacks reduce Relentless Pursuit's cooldown.
    Cooldown
    16·15.5·15·14.5·14
    Cost
    32·24·16·8·0
    Range
    445
    Basic ability — moves you. Keep it to escape unless the kill is certain.
  • RThe CullingUltimate110/100/90s100 mpLucian unleashes a torrent of shots from his weapons.
    Cooldown
    110·100·90
    Cost
    100
    Range
    1400
    Ultimate. Plan your fights around its cooldown.

Strategy

1The kit

The kit brings mobility with Relentless Pursuit and sustain with Lightslinger.

  • Lightslinger — Passive — heals, shields and hits an area. It works on its own: play around it.
  • [Q] Piercing Light — Basic ability. Part of your regular rotation.
  • [W] Ardent Blaze — Basic ability. Part of your regular rotation.
  • [E] Relentless Pursuit — Basic ability — moves you. Keep it to escape unless the kill is certain.
  • [R] The Culling — Ultimate. Plan your fights around its cooldown.

2Skill order

Put a point in The Culling at levels 6, 11 and 16. Between the basic abilities, max first the one that does most for your lane — usually your main damage or wave clear — and keep the utility one for last.

3Combos

Without hard crowd control in the kit, your damage depends on positioning: land your abilities when the enemy is committed to something else.

4Using your ultimate

The Culling is the ability the enemy plays around. Use it where it changes the fight, and remember its cooldown: after using it, you're a smaller threat for a while.

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.
  • Keep Relentless Pursuit out of your combo unless the kill is certain.

Changelog

  1. Guide created for patch 16.19.1.

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