Talk:Lucian/@comment-5077844-20130720070110/@comment-9008617-20130721024050

Going the AP route also brings the CD on his ult to a mere 30 seconds (= as spammable than Lux's ult). Also the 30% AP is a lot more and a lot cheaper than 30% bonus AD. i.e. 30% of 500 AP = +150 AP per shot or about 200 dmg per shot factoring in the base damage at max rank.

Whereas 30% of the bonus AD on most ADCs will be in the neighbourhood of about 200 = + 60 AD per shot or 120 dmg per shot factoring in the base damage at max rank.

@NeonSpotlight:

It's not like any of his abilities do anything other than damage anyways. And if it's just damage that we're looking at then the AP scalings are pretty OP since his AD scalings are based on bonus AD only.

Heck, if AP Ezreal was viable with lower AP ratios and less range (W skill on both) than I'm sure AP Lucian will be viable especially since Lucian's 30 second ult is a lot more scarier and OP.

Of course, in both Ezreal and Lucian, you forsake the nice AA passive by going the AP route.