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Lucian

Lucian

BotADrangedassassinpickdivescalingteamfightlane-bully
Data1,610 pro games·Jan 2022 – Jul 2026·patches 12.1–26.13·CBLOL, First Stand, LCK, LCO Split, LCP, LCS, LEC, LJL, LLA, LPL, LTA, MSI, PCS, VCS, Worlds· incl. international·Browse source →

Comp identity — Bot

Attack 2Catch 4Protect 5Siege 3Split 2

Leans Protect — its strongest of the five comp axes.

Plays like — nearest pentagon

Kindred
Kindred94%
Morgana
Morgana90%
Xayah
Xayah90%
Kai'Sa
Kai'Sa89%
Tristana
Tristana89%
Draven
Draven88%

Ranked by how close their five-axis heatmap looks — role-agnostic.

Where it thrives (5-comp fit)

  • Protectworkable · 50%
  • Catchworkable · 40%
  • Siegeworkable · 30%
  • Lucian can hold up a Protect plan — it is the scaling carry a Protect shell exists to keep alive — but a Protect-first shell gets more out of it (Protect 5/10 vs Protect 5/10).

Kit quirks

  • Passive Lightslinger fires a bonus second shot after any ability cast; the linked Vigilance passive empowers his next two shots with bonus magic damage only when HE is healed/shielded by an ALLY or a nearby enemy is immobilized — he does not heal or shield himself
  • E Relentless Pursuit is a pure repositioning dash with no CC or damage, but its cooldown shrinks further (doubled) against champions hit by Lightslinger procs, rewarding aggressive trading
  • R The Culling channels up to 22 rapid-fire shots for heavy sustained physical damage but roots Lucian in place during the channel, making it high-risk in a kit that otherwise has zero hard CC to protect the cast
How Lucian actually performs in ranked solo queue · 710 weighted games

Solo queue strength

  • Bot50% WR · 669.7 games
  • Mid46% WR · 27.4 games
  • Top47% WR · 12.6 games
  • Support50% WR · 0.2 games
  • Jungle50% WR · 0.1 games

Strongest duos

Best matchups

Hardest matchups

Duo playbook

  • Braum
    + Braum (Bot/Support)

    Braum's passive (Concussive Blows) counts basic attacks from allies, not just his own, toward the 4-stack stun on a target he's already hit — and Lucian's passive (Lightslinger) fires a bonus basic attack after every ability cast, so the duo stacks Braum's stun dramatically faster than most ADC pairings, which is the actual mechanical reason this is League's most iconic bot lane duo.

    — DraftDojo analysis