Talk:Lucian/@comment-3546228-20151119223520

After what's several hundred games on Lucian over the last few seasons and 100k mastery points I think I'll give out my share of advice on his general playstyle and some tips and tricks:


 * Practice aiming your Q - It's a really fun to use and powerful ability with an extremely forgiving cooldown and mana cost. Use agressively - to trade in lane, proc your passive, hit both support and ADC with 1 skill and in teamfights to reach the backline and deal consistent AoE damage. It can also be used defensively to poke and waveclear.


 * Develop a sense of flow and proper ability sequencing - Generally it's a good idea to E first, so you benefit from the cooldown refresh. So when you're kiting a fat bruiser, E first, auto, tag them with W, auto, ult, auto and so on. You can develop an infinite rotation of abilities as long as you auto inbetween.

When you go all in usually it's better to W into E - that way you use E to mask the W animation and make sure you proc the W speed buff immediately.


 * Know when to play defensive - Lucian is a really rewarding champion to play agressively, but sometimes you have to be patient and take less risks. Luckily Lucian is also one of the safest ADCs out there. When those pesky Juggernauts and tanks try to zone you, be patient, hit some nice Qs and kite back. Eventually you'll get your chance to clean up and finish the fight. Just don't overextend and die.


 * Right now the general good build is Statikk Shiv, Essence Reaver, Infinity Edge, Bloodthirster, Lord Dominik, Berserker's Greaves.

isn't as good as it was because it gives no crit. Lucian is a crit ADC.

seems interesting, maybe good paired with Bloodthirster. Should test this one more.

seems great on paper but "meh" overall. Gained some crit but with 's new functionality there's really no room for it in any Lucian build.

is a great alternative for Lucian. If you prefer it over Statikk go for it, but I personally enjoy the extra AoE and waveclear.

I've tried it and it felt like it was just "there". Didn't feel like it was blocking a lot of damage, the attack speed and crit felt average. I was excited for it because it looked like it will make Lucian 1v1 annoying bruisers like Shyvana and Garen but in practice the item doesn't do anything really. Probably SUPER great on, though.