Is Lux good in Patch 26.13?

Lux is C tier Support in Patch 26.13 with a 49.1% win rate, 6.2% pick rate, and 3.1% ban rate over merged Emerald+ data from u.gg and op.gg. MOBA Trainer rescored Lux Support after Patch 26.13 using win rate, pick rate, and ban rate within the Support role.

What is the best build for Lux Support?

The best Lux Support build in Patch 26.13 uses Luden's Echo, Stormsurge, Shadowflame with the Arcane Comet keystone from op.gg build data merged into MOBA Trainer. Lux Support is C tier with 49.1% win rate this patch.

Champions that counter Lux in Patch 26.13 include Pyke (47.8% Lux win rate), Thresh (48.5% Lux win rate), Seraphine (48.6% Lux win rate), based on matchup win rates from merged Emerald+ data. See the counters section for full matchup stats.

What should I practice to climb with Lux?

To climb with Lux Support in Patch 26.13, focus on the core patterns MOBA Trainer drills for this champion — Diving, Tracking tempo, and Using Herald. Diving: Trying to kill enemy under tower can be very risky. Tracking tempo: Staging: We see how enemy botlane bases.

SUPPORT · EMERALD+ · RANKED SOLO

How to Play LuxSupport Build, Emerald+Patch 26.13

The recommended Lux Support build for LoL Patch 26.13, from rune set to skill order to item path, based on MOBA Trainer's merged Emerald+ data.

In Patch 26.13, Lux is C tier Support with 49.1% win rate over merged Emerald+ data. Best build: Arcane Comet + Luden's Echo, Stormsurge. Hardest matchup: Pyke (47.8% win rate for Lux). Key patterns to practice: Diving, Tracking tempo, and Using Herald.

Patch 26.13 · Emerald+ · Ranked Solo

TierNo tier changeC#28of 36 Support champions

Win rate49.1%vs 49.9% role avg

Pick rate6.2%12th most picked Support

Ban rate3.1%

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Lux Support Build (Patch 26.13)

Highest win rate build path (6.4% pick rate, 49.9% win rate). Stats aggregated from Emerald+ ranked.

Runes

49.9% WR

SorceryPRIMARY

Arcane CometKEYSTONE

Manaflow Band

Transcendence

Scorch

DominationSECONDARY

Cheap Shot

Ultimate Hunter

SHARDS

Arcane Comet · Manaflow Band · Transcendence · Scorch + Cheap Shot · Ultimate Hunter

Summoner spells

Flash

Heal

Skill order

WMax E first

28101213

31415

14579

611

Item build

6.4% pick

Starting

Health Potion + Health Potion

Core build

Luden's Echo

Stormsurge

Shadowflame

Boots

Sorcerer's Shoes

Situational

Zaz'Zak's Realmspike

Luden's Echo

Stormsurge

Malignance

Shadowflame

Oblivion Orb

Lux Support meta analysis (Patch 26.13)

Lux holds a 49.1% win rate in the Support role on Patch 26.13, 0.8 points below the Support role average of 49.9%. That is the 28th highest win rate of 36 Support champions tracked at Emerald+ this patch. With a 6.2% pick rate (12th most played in the role) and a 3.1% ban rate, Lux rarely gets banned, so the pick is almost always available in champion select.

Lux Support held steady at C tier through Patch 26.13, with no tier movement since the previous data merge. Stable ratings are a good sign for one-tricks: the play patterns you practice now should keep working next patch. At C tier, Lux is a mains-only pick this patch: expect to out-knowledge opponents rather than out-stat them.

Champion select decides a lot of Lux Support games. The hardest matchups this patch are Pyke (47.8% win rate for Lux) and Thresh (48.5% win rate for Lux): consider banning one or holding your pick until the opponent locks in. On the other side, Lulu (49.9%) and Nami (49.5%) are the least punishing matchups for Lux this patch.

How to play Lux Support

Pick Lux Support in patch 26.13 only as a comfort pick: expect to out-knowledge opponents rather than out-stat them.

Lux Support guide

As a support, Lux wins the lane by threatening a pick from range and then protecting whoever capitalizes on it: Light Binding locks down the priority target first, Prismatic Barrier turns around whatever punish comes back the other way, and Final Spark finishes the kill while also setting off Illumination (passive) for extra magic damage on the target it hits.

The build

Two Health Potions is the entire starting buy before recalling into Sorcerer's Shoes. Ultimate Hunter and Cheap Shot from Domination back up a Sorcery page of Arcane Comet, Manaflow Band, Transcendence, and Scorch, and Flash pairs with Heal. Lucent Singularity (E) gets maxed first, Light Binding (Q) second, Prismatic Barrier (W) last. Luden's Echo, Stormsurge, and Shadowflame form the core, with Zaz'Zak's Realmspike, Malignance, and Oblivion Orb as later options.

Ability mechanics

Any target struck by a Lux spell gets charged by Illumination (passive); an attack on that charged target then detonates it for bonus magic damage that scales with her level. Prismatic Barrier (W) sends her wand outward and wraps light around the first ally it reaches, shielding them from incoming damage — the piece that lets Lux protect a play instead of only starting one. Light Binding (Q) is the setup: a sphere of light that binds and hurts up to two enemies in its line. Lucent Singularity (E) slows anyone near where it lands and can be detonated on command to damage every enemy still caught inside it.

Matchups

Pyke, Thresh, Seraphine, Nautilus, and Senna give this lane the most trouble. Lulu, Nami, and Karma are the matchups that tend to go Lux's way.

Other Support champions at a similar power level in Patch 26.13:

View Lux counters · LoL tier list

Frequently asked questions

Is Lux good in Patch 26.13?: Lux is C tier Support in Patch 26.13 with a 49.1% win rate, 6.2% pick rate, and 3.1% ban rate over merged Emerald+ data from u.gg and op.gg. MOBA Trainer rescored Lux Support after Patch 26.13 using win rate, pick rate, and ban rate within the Support role.
What is the best build for Lux Support?: The best Lux Support build in Patch 26.13 uses Luden's Echo, Stormsurge, Shadowflame with the Arcane Comet keystone from op.gg build data merged into MOBA Trainer. Lux Support is C tier with 49.1% win rate this patch.
Who counters Lux?: Champions that counter Lux in Patch 26.13 include Pyke (47.8% Lux win rate), Thresh (48.5% Lux win rate), Seraphine (48.6% Lux win rate), based on matchup win rates from merged Emerald+ data. See the counters section for full matchup stats.
What should I practice to climb with Lux?: To climb with Lux Support in Patch 26.13, focus on the core patterns MOBA Trainer drills for this champion — Diving, Tracking tempo, and Using Herald. Diving: Trying to kill enemy under tower can be very risky. Tracking tempo: Staging: We see how enemy botlane bases.