Talk:Lucian/@comment-4167645-20130918124604/@comment-5605969-20130919155400

Lucian's utility is his supreme burst. Of all ADC, he may be the one who stands on top of single target burst. The only problem is, that's all he has. The problem with Lucian is the same as MF and Graves. BotRK is great item for all of them, but BT just is so much better overall, that you end up losing your essence as that ADC and so end up with a worse version of better BotRK users. And Ez was only able to escape that because of his Q sinergy with Iceborn Gauntlet. Now that in the worlds we see more Triforce ADC, Lucian may have a shot, but it's a very slim one, as most (if not all) champs used are based on their utility. But you are wrong that he's like all other ADC.

Vayne and Draven possess highest single target dmg by AA. Varus and Ashe possess great utility. Tristana, Corky and Ezreal possess great escape mechanisms. And Corky, Ez, Kog'maw and Caitlyn possess amazing poke power. Miss Fortune, Graves and Lucian have amazing burst. Quinn, Vayne and Lucian possess great chase power. Quinn and Lucian have free dmg amplifyers. Urgot and Graves possess great tankiness. These are their strengths. Most ADC possess something the other has, but never in a similar way. And so you have a variety of carries for all situations, or at least most.

But why would you use Lucian instead of any other adc? Simple. If your team has both dmg and utility, yet lack dmg, and their team has a good amout of slows and nearly no channeled spells (if any at all), Lucian is a great choice. Unlike Vayne or Draven, Lucian possesses no hard CC, which can be troublesome at times, but can deal a lot of dmg to someone chasing him. His capacity to ignore slows is amazing, and his short trade power is great to handle sustaind dps ADC like Draven, Twitch, or even Vayne. If you have a team that is composed of, say: Top Shen, Jungle Zac, Mid Orianna and support Leona, or something, then you will need a burster and a ton of dmg. Vayne would be good, but she, unlike Lucian, is countered by Randuin's Omen. Alos, she's more sustained dmg than burst and Lucian's passive is Vayne's Q.

So yeah, he's good in certain comps. So are all ADC. Just because a champ has a different kit, it doesn't mean he sucks. People just need to understand how to build him. Imagine a Vayne getting mostly AD, then saying Q OP, and had 1 AS per sec at level 18. Would she be bad? Don't think so.