Talk:Lux/@comment-96.233.44.238-20130306222201/@comment-94.192.16.137-20130307133821

I love Lux support, it's like Zyra support but a touch safer because of faster spell projectiles, longer range and her shield (though she doesn't have Zyra's zone control).

Anyway, I agree that Lux should be led down the damage road as a support - she ought to invest in damage, like Zyra, where Sona and Nunu generally should not - but at the end of the day full on AP supports (like support AP Nidalee) are a gamble; if your team is winning the extra damage you bring could be unbearable in teamfights, but if your team is losing you'll probably be money-starved, low damage and low contribution. That's why I always take the middle ground with Lux and Zyra, going half support, half AP.

I take AP carry runes on her - AP, magic pen, defences - and go roughly 9/9/12 in masteries. Faerie Charm, wards and pots into boots opening, but then I go Philo Stone (for mana regen) Kindle Gem (for quick survivability), Sorceror's Shoes, Kage's Lucky Pick, Shurelia's, Aegis or Liandry's Torment in any order depending on what I need. I will ALWAYS get Shurelia's because it has incredible supporting potential, and in most games Liandry's plus Kage's is enough damage to feel like I'm doing something without stealing all the kills. Sometimes I'll feel low damage because the enemy team is ahead or stacking defensive stats, so I build support items, at others I'll just buy Shurelia's and damage to keep the pressure on. I prefer this adaptable, half-support build to full AP because it feels less of a gamble, and support items have a lot of non-selfish power that shouldn't be overlooked.