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EARLY GAME

MID GAME

LATE GAME

Early game is arguably the most important stage of the game, and that stays true for Lux. It dictates the story for the rest of the game so it is important that you follow your goals as Lux. To summarize, your early game goals are to play safe, get as much CS as possible, and don't go for kills, but for harassment. This isn't to say that if you can or think you can get a kill not to go for it, rather take any opportunities you can but don't overextend or get greedy. You are Lux, an amazing poke champion. Use your range to your advantage, don't get closer than you have to.To start, decide whether you are invading or not. Wait to learn a skill until you see enemies when you invade or when they invade so you can land a snare with. If you don't see anyone you are free to learn your normal skill build by starting. It is a great tool for harassing and helping to clear wave.Play safely by placing wards on one side of brush at all times and don't push out too much. Also don't let them push too much either so you don't have to contest last hits with your own tower.Don't commit too much to grab the kills, but make as many trades as possible if it is favorable. Playing safe doesn't mean playing extremely passive, you just have to avoid getting killed, and you will have relative strength at late game to dominate with your long range maneuvers. Basically, harass as much as you can and don't overextend to get kills. You should aim to make sure any trades you have with your opponent comes out in your favor. With Lux's kit this is relatively easy if played right.If your lane opponent is tanking creeps, send ahis way to help him take even more damage from both the creeps and you. Remember, Lux is not the best at harassing with her spells alone until about level 3, so play smart with your auto attacks and making sure your opponent is tanking creeps. Once you hit 3 you have the start of your combos available to you.If you decided to runyou should always be looking at your minimap to find a good opportunity to gank. Once you hit 3 you should aim to use that teleport to start some ganks. Don't be afraid to teleport even before you hit 3. If you can make a 2v2 or a 2v3 into a 3v2 or 3v3 go for it.When you hit 6 you will of course be utilizingin your combos. Keep in mind that your opponents will absolutely expect this, so try to landbefore you do this. Also now that you have your ultimate you can actually try to steal buffs or snipe enemies in other lanes without having to teleport. A good ward on their blue and when their middle tries to take blue buff you can land that ultimate to steal it.Start farming wraiths once you are 7. As you level up you can clear wraiths by doingwith aon the big wraith, cleaning up the smaller ones with your passive and one auto attack.Mid game is time to grab your blue buffs every time it is up. Get on your knees for your jungler if you have to! Remember, it's his blue to give up. With blue buff andyou should be able to spam your spells for easy money wave clears. Spamming yourpast level 11 is completely okay as well.You are not a strong ganker because of your skill shot spells, but be mindful when you should roam to help your team out or when you could snipe another lane with your ultimate. Absolutely do not try to follow your lane opponent when he is ganking. This is especially true if your lane opponent is a bursty damage dealer that can take you by surprise and melt you down. But, if you have a teleport up then you can use that to get away from this situation while still "following" your opponent into another lane, only you'll be teleporting and getting there faster.Stay behind tanks in team fights unless there is no threat. It is really easy to get burst down as Lux, especially if you overestimate your survivability with your CC / shield. They are not as helpful in a situation where you are getting melted in few seconds. Good Lux players know how to go in and out of team fights, always staying away from threatening range of enemies and knowing when to come back into a fight when your spells get off cool down.At this point in the game Lux starts to take off as a good poke harass champion, so play like one! Whenever there is a team fight you should always try to poke before either teams initiate and during the fight, again, you should be mindful of when to go in to poke and do damage and when to come out before going in again (cool downs dictating). This is especially true during dragon fights or turret pushes. For dragons you just poke them down and shield your teammates appropriately. They will not only take damage from you but also from dragon for the one who is tanking it. When your team is pushing you should take advantage of your spell ranges to poke them down while they're on top of their turret while you take no damage. Yourshield helps your teammates tank turret damage too.In late game you are now a super duper laser cannon and can kill everything with no mercy. True King Lux style! Make sure to spam your spells as much as possible, and as effectively as possible. Don't blindly spam spells, but spam them in smart ways. For example, don't castwhen enemy is doing some crazy B-boy dance move in front of you. Castto clear waves when enemy team is looking to make a push, and cast when there's a chance to hit enemy champions along with the wave.Positioning is key to success for late game Lux. Stay at long range for most part of team fights, try to stay hidden while spells are on cool down. Good positioning equals good luxing, always think of this while you play. You are a long range poke champion, play like one! Assess the situation before you attempt to pop back into team fights or go in for a closer look.At the start of the fight try to land youron as many champions as you can. It is important that you do this early enough that the enemy team starts with a health disadvantage and that you have time to get your ultimate off cool down during the fight. Since you will be taking advantage of your long range in team fights, you are effectively in the back line of your team during the fight, along with your AD Carry. So, during fights you should be thinking about poking enemies with your spells while staying as far back as possible and also shielding your priority teammates like your AD Carry with. Your skill set is perfect for protecting carries withandon the enemy team's front line withto shield in the meantime.