Talk:Lux/@comment-26207873-20150904161744/@comment-5955640-20150908162016

You're telling me that Leblanc and Kassasdin can't get to her? Because the last I checked a lot of assassins have gap closers and can juke every one of Lux's spells except her Q which she has to land to kill them.

She doesn't carry the game because she's not really loaded in that sort of way. I've seen it time and time again. Lux does really well in lane gets a few kills but in late game has to be carried because her shield can no longer save her from enemy mages and marksmen and if she's the strongest person on their team she's a really easy mark to get rid of.

So in the end it's defend the lux and what do you get out of it? Her killing everyone on the offchance that they are all standing tightly next to each other or in a line but not with her whole kit usually and most of her kills will be of people who are already low.

Meanwhile if you play Vel'koz your team defending you is rewarded with your ability to apply true damage to an entire teamfight ensuring fantastic teamfight winning damage. Or you could play Brand whose ult would indeed take out an entire team given the chance.

There's also Orianna who has real teamfight winning utility. Same with Viktor. Those are who the pros are playing as. They both have shields like Lux. They both have AOE slows like Lux but what they have that Lux doesn't have is the chance to carry a game by being a vital part of it's success. If Viktor grabs you with his gravity well it's over as it not only slows but stuns and eventually pulls you in making that AOE ult he uses quite unavoiable as it literally chases you down.

With the change to his upgrades he just offers so much more to himself and to his team that makes him the much better pick. Orianna with a simliar level of damage to Lux has a much more flexible teamfight presence. Mainly, she can put her ball on the bruiser or tank and wait for them to initate. After that you ult and win.

Pros don't like Lux because she doesn't offer the maximum amount of utility for a mid lane support nor does she offer the greatest potential burst and the most flexible teamfight combos for allies.

Regular players will play Lux and lose their games for exactly this reason but additionally when you want to solo carry and the only thing your team needs to do is defend you. Other champs offer bigger rewards for being defended.