Talk:Lux/@comment-4842500-20120322235431/@comment-2003147-20120328185032

@Eilan

Lux does have mana problems and yes, can't relay on always getting blue buff in solo queue due to selfish junglers, team not protecting against invasions etc. However I prefer 2-3 Doran's Rings over Chalice or Tear because Lux's best time for dominance is middle game when your burst does a lot and enemies haven't built MR yet. Buying either Chalice or Tear means you won't be as threatening mid-game.

Still it's not a bad option. Against sustained casters like Casso, Ryze or counterpicks like Leblanc, chalice is probably the way to go. If you want to concentrate on late game, Tear is better as you can spam E and R to poke the enemy to 3/4ths health before the fight starts. It's just a situational matter.

I'd probably say 3 Dorans>Tear>Chalice. Chalice only works when you have mp/5 already and Lux's base mp/5 is the lowest of any caster. Yes, filling tear is a pain with high cooldowns but the plan is to spam late game anyways. 24 second lasers is great, but using 200 mana per shot sucks. Having a large mana pool allows Lux to spam her long range spells late game. I'd probable go Tear-Lucidity-Deathcap-Void-AA-Defense if I was going this route.