Talk:Lux/@comment-66.199.209.1-20110307195905

I consider myself a professional Lux player and I have to disagree with anyone who says she's overpowered. Here's a few things for you to consider..

-Spells' base damages are mediocre -Cooldowns are relatively long (With the exception of her ultimate) -AP ratios are pretty weak -All abilities are skillshots (She doesn't have any EZ-Mode harass) -Her passive requires you to move in close to the enemy (It's useless mid/late game) -Mana costs are all balanced as well; she has no low-mana-cost spam

-Snares' flight speed is pretty slow, it has medium range and minimal hit detection -Shield is weak unless you hit someone with it twice (Once again, it's a skillshot and generally requires a kite for the second proc to occur) <- However, this ability is intended to be used ideally on your entire team, so I understand the reasoning behind it. I’m not saying it can’t be powerful if used correctly. -AoE damage also has a medium move speed (it’s thrown, not just placed, and therefore has to travel to it's target location) and has a short delay before detonation
 * Now into a few specifics

Most of the reasoning behind people screaming that Lux is overpowered is because they most likely get owned by her ultimate. Honestly though, if you are getting owned by her ultimate that much you must not be aware of perpendicular lines.

Now here are some tips for playing against Lux, although I thought they were obvious, people still can’t seem to understand how to defeat Lux. When you are making a retreat from an enemy team with a Lux, change your path position after you leave the fog of war and be prepared to run perpendicular to the giant red warning beam that comes before her laser. It's plenty easy to dodge if you're not a fool. You should be prepared for it every time, like you would any other characters ultimate ability. Also, perhaps try recalling in a jungle bush, instead of adjacent to your tower. I’ve sniped countless numbers of opponents that thought they were safe only because they were recalling near their tower behind the fog of war.

Also, split up when you are approaching Lux to engage her. (This one is in the tips of how to play against her in the client, and therefore should be all the more obvious) It’s pretty easy to AoE slow and snare 2 people when they run right at you from the same direction stacked right on top of each other -.- … Somehow most people are beyond understand this, unfortunately.

Now that I’ve given you some tips I probably never should have go make use of them and stop crying that Lux is overpowered. These came from an avid Lux player himself, so I’m helping you all and hurting myself, but I prefer more of a challenge anyways.