[2.5a] Lucian Guide - They won't rise again

The poor Ice queen just doesn't do much damage until it's too late and you've killed her in lane 3 times. So long as you play around her Enchanted Crystal Arrow past level 5, you really shouldn't have problems against her. That being said, you can still have a rough time when she is paired with supports that are good at preventing you from exerting your lane-bully status.

If you can avoid getting poked out by Piercing Arrow and Hail Of Arrows , this lane is generally easy as that's usually all he has in lane. Be careful on getting snagged by Chain Of Corruption in team fights or fights in lane past level 5 though.

In lane, you absolutely stomp the life out of Jinx , but outside of lane, you will continue to still stomp her out until she hits 4 items. When she hits 4 items, you basically have to hope that your team can create an opening or take her out as she is one of the best late game ADCs in the game, as her Switcheroo! makes it ludicrously hard to get in and live long enough to do damage to her. Your job is to keep her from reaching that point.

The only thing to really be aware of in this match up is if her Bladecaller is on cooldown or not, and if she has Featherstorm available. Otherwise, you kind of just light her block up at all stages in the game, especially if you can get out of the way of her feathers when she uses Bladecaller .

MID LANE

This champion is of almost no threat to you outside of poking you out and following up on ganks. Your Piercing Light outranges her Orb Of Deception and your Relentless Pursuit gives you a free way to dodge Charm and you should almost never get hit by it save a flash charm or a charm from a brush. The only true danger is her outsustaining you by using her Essence Theft as much as possible, so be careful on how you take trades.

MID/DRAGON LANE

Literally don't get poked out by Phosphorous Bomb , be careful on fighting him in his Gatling Gun and respect the package in teamfights, and you kinda just light his block up. In lane, his only tool to get away from you is Valkyrie and it has an almost half a minute cool down at level 1 AND is his last maxxed ability, so if it's on CD, abuse him. Late game his Missile Barrage will hurt if he can land them, but you can even avoid those if you're good enough.

BARON LANE

There is literally only one way for this champion to get in, and that's to unironically just run at you using the movement speed from Decisive Strike . The only way he can potentially win/survive this lane is to abuse the health regen from his passive, Perseverance to be able to farm without being under threat of being killed. Come late game with his boots and movement speed tank items, he can run you down if you don't know how to kite well. If you can do all of this, he's kind of a push over.

BARON LANE
Your auto attacks are about the same reach, but Kennen needs to hit Thundering Shuriken to get good early game damage, so you will usually win the auto attack war. Post level 5 you have to respect Slicing Maelstrom since without MR, he can all-in you and kill you. Late game you’ll still beat him in 1v1s if you avoid the shuriken, but his team fights are much more impactful. 

BARON LANE

In the early levels, the more farm you deny him, the better your chances of winning the matchup later are. Taking Phase Rush can completely negate [nasus:2] besides the attack speed slow, which is how he beats the hell out of you outside lane, so taking this allows you to potentially kite him out even in late game.

BARON LANE

Just don’t chase him in his poison, remember that you can’t dash when stuck in his glue from Mega Adhesive and be careful on his gank set ups, and he kinda just crumbles. If you rush MR items, he doesn’t stand much of a chance. 

MID LANE

Everything she throws is dodgeable and her passive is how she’ll ever get any damage on you unless your thumbs are broken. If she builds regular AP, she is kinda useless. If she builds enchanter/enchanter hybrid, her team can permanently group and her and you’re kinda boned, but no one likes building that way on Seraphine in the mid lane. 

MID LANE

Besides setting up ganks with Event Horizon , he is at your mercy in this lane until 2 full items. Don’t get tagged by Dark Matter and you won’t have any problems. Late game, well you’ve already messed up since you’re playing a lane bully style champ against a late game preferred one and you’ll pay the price by dying to almost any 2 Veigar abilities. 

The new girl on the block, she hurts if you're not sure how to fight her. The most important things are to be aware of when she is going to Piltover Peacemaker the wave and to be careful on not getting tagged when she has a Headshot ready. She can be deadly when paired with hard CC such as Blitzcrank or Leona as they give her a free Yordle Snap Trap to absolutely obliterate you. Late game you can burst her down so long as you don't get tagged by Headshot or 90 Caliber Net . 

In lane, you won't have many problems so long as you can avoid Essence Flux . Just know that it's hard to maintain a fight with Ezreal simply because Arcane Shift exists. Late game however, it can be very hard to fight him if he lands his Mystic Shot s and Essence Flux s but you can still win the fights if you can dodge them.

Early game, Jhin doesn't pose much of a threat on his own. The only real threat he has is by following up on his support's abilities with Deadly Flourish and poking you out by hitting you with his 4th shot constantly, but the real issue is that his wave clear with Dancing Grenade will outscale yours pretty quickly, so it can be hard to get fights going against him. Late game, every auto attack this dude does will sting, so make sure your burst combos are on point if you think he'll make it to 3 or 4 items.

You win the straight fights against her, but take too many Double Up in lane and you won't get a good chance to actually fight her. In team fights and extended fights in lane, be sure to always keep Bullet Time in mind and try to position in a way/avoid anything that could potentially lead to her getting off a good ult.

The trick to the Vayne match up is to do as much damage as you can without letting her proc Silver Bolts . In early game, even if she procs it once, your short combos will out trade her. Never ever stay near walls in the match up and be careful to not let her kite you near one as well as letting yourself get stunned by Condemn is an almost guaranteed way to lose lane. Late game, you can burst her down but she generally will mess you up as the stealth she gets from her Final Hour using Tumble is very hard to compete with.

You don't see Akshan in dragon lane much, but if you do, the important thing is to always be aware of Dirty Fighting . Try your best to avoid Avengerang so that he has to hard commit to proc it, as you will always win the trade if you can avoid it. Be aware that if you're in a fight and don't see him, he might be trying to look for an opening in Going Rogue 's stealth to assassinate you, especially if you've gotten any kills recently/anybody on the enemy team is dead because of you. REMEMBER: towers, minions, monsters, and teammates can block his ult and save your life.

MID LANE

If you don't ever build MR (magic resist), she will almost always be able to one rotation your sorry butt if her stun is ever up from Pyromania and you get hit by it. Your Piercing Light outranges everything she can do, and barring either getting hit by Disintegrate by standing too close to minions or getting Tibbers dropped on your fat head, it's insanely hard for her to ever do much to you. Be very careful though, as her gank set up/follow up is one of the best in the game with her flash and stun potential.

MID LANE

You can get poked out by Celestial Expansion and need to avoid Starsurge at all costs, but other wise this lane is fairly straight forward and doable. The problem arises with Comet Of Legend ; this guy presses one button and can roam to practically anywhere on the map with a HUGE stun. Fully recommend taking Mastermind to punish roams as hard as possible. Even in late game, the same rules applies in that you can win the 1v1s so long as you avoid his stun.

MID LANE

2 big rules about fighting this guy in lane: be careful on standing near minions when his Conflagration is up and avoid Sear at all costs. Getting hit by a raw ability isn't the end of the world, but get hit by the stun after already getting hit by 1 spell and you'll lose half your health on the spot since that's a free empowered Pillar Of Flame AND his passive proccing. Oh and don't stand near your teammates when he ults in the late game. You will not only die but either take your whole team or half your whole team's health with you. Abuse your Piercing Light 's range to poke and bully him out while also using Relentless Pursuit to dodge brand's stun with Sear . You can't be stunned unless you've recently been hit by an ability, so keep that in mind. 

BARON LANE

Early on, Lady Legasus isn't much of a threat besides trying to poke you with Tactical Sweep . Post level 3, saving your dash to avoid Hookshot is very important on winning trades against her. Post level 5 and onwards, even unto the very late game, she can unironically just jump on you with The Hextech Ultimatum and with an item or two will almost always win the fight and can set up some nasty follow ups with her jungler.

BARON LANE

The name of the game is "Don't get hit by Apprehend or Crippling Strike ." If you can do that, you can bully him in lane well. If you can't, he will probably kill you 3 or 4 times and then carry the game. Getting your starting boots along with your first tier 2 item is important in not getting caught by him, as a valuable strategy Baron laners like him will do is rush Plated Steelcaps , which will make it much easier to catch you and make you do less damage.

MID LANE

Don't get hit by Crescent Strike and you won't have any problems. Getting hit by that will mean that she'll get a free reset on Lunar Rush and will mean you can take the full damage part of Pale Cascade as well when she goes in. Saving your Relentless Pursuit to punish her when she misses the projectile or to dash away when she hits it is an important part of this lane, but your dash is on a much longer cooldown early than her projectile. Know that if you're close to her tower, she'll still be able to dash again at you, which can allow her to all-in you effectively. 

BARON LANE

The only way you ever get in any trouble in lane and honestly in general against the Doc is by getting hit by Infected Cleaver . Get hit by that too many times and you'll always lose lane against him and get brutally run down out side of lane as well. Luckily you have your Relentless Pursuit to dodge and minions to block it as well. Late game he will absolutely run you down for looking at him funny, and all your damage in the world won't make up for his armor, health, and healing without your team. Rush Executioner's Calling if you want to further hinder his passive healing and Second Wind healing too.

MID LANE

The big things in this lane are to be careful of Fizz doing some cheeky trades by Urchin Strike a minion then smacking you, using Playful / Trickster to either get away after or to all-in you. Post level 5, if you get caught by Chum The Waters , you'll almost always lose the fight and unless you rush plenty of MR, will almost always be under threat of being 1 shot out side of lane similar to Annie outside of lane. [statis enchant] is your friend outside of lane against this fishy fiend.

MID/BARON LANE

Respect her Ionian Fervor damage, avoid her stun with Flawless Duet , and be wary of her Vanguard's Edge and you won't have a huge issue. Watch the health of your caster minions, as she can dash to them to get close to you quickly to try to set up either an ult or a stun if you're not paying attention. Late game she can run you down for fun even without hitting anything in particular if you're not kiting well.

MID LANE

You will generally out range her, but her roams are more impactful and with enough kills, the game isn’t really a game anymore to her. Anytime a dagger is near you, she can potentially jump to it with Shunpo , so don’t stand near them. It’s hard to do much about getting hit by Bouncing Blade , but anytime she can hit you with that, you can hit her with almost anything. You can potentially bait her in and chunk her out by standing near a dagger if your cool downs are up and you’re feeling confident. 

MID LANE

She will out range you, but you almost always will win extended fights against her. Avoid Light Binding at all costs and be careful on fighting her when her shield through Prismatic Barrier is up. 

BARON/MID LANE

His main tool to do anything against you is Shield Vault . If you play around that cooldown well, you can beat him out easily. If you don’t, he hits it once or twice while empowered and you get beat out easily. Keep an eye on Aegis Assault ’s cooldown, as you’d hate to blow everything into that and he takes no damage. 

BARON LANE

Respect the distance he gets from Slice And Dice ’s double dash at all costs post level 3, as the dash is the only way he ever gets in without flash. Play around that, and you can beat him. If you don’t, he gets off his stun and a whole combo for free. 

BARON LANE

His only damage besides his auto attacks and Noxious Trap is his blind with Blinding Dart . If you play around that cool down, you can win every trade. If you try to fight him when it’s up, you won’t do any damage and lose the trade pretty hard. Remember to get a Red trinket after getting back to base when he hits level 5. 

BARON LANE

His only way of getting in and staying in is by Spinning Slash in and then getting the slow part of Mocking Shout . If you can avoid either of these, this lane is no problem. If you’re diligent on not letting him attack minions for free, he’ll have a hard time sustaining with Bloodlust since he’ll generate no fury. Late game he can run you down pretty effectively so your kiting must be on point to not get beaten to death. 

MID LANE

He makes it pretty obvious when he wants to combo you just by how Pick A Card works. Anytime you know it’s on cooldown, you can trade into him pretty easily. Post level 5 he can show up pretty much to any fight, so he very wary of his free rotations. Late game his job is to set up picks and follow up with his team, so don’t get RFC gold carded on your lonesome. 

Simply put, if you can help it, do NOT let Kai'sa hit late game. If she hits 3 items before you do, you practically can never fight her alone as her Icathian Rain and Second Skin is enough to knock you down. Playing around her cooldowns is critical for winning lane against her.

In lane, she out ranges you and has something you don't; sustain. Outside of lane and even in lane past level 3, she not only will STILL out range you but will also get the extra kick-in-the-pants that is known as Curse Of The Black Mist , which can make it impossible to get good fights in against her without your support/team. If you can manage to get in, you can fight her and she generally will lose the DPS war if you're even in items, but it's getting in for the fight that is the hard part.

MID LANE

He does as much damage as you do, has a tool to get in, a tool to lock you down, and a tool to poke AND smack you harder if he gets in. You can poke harder and potentially avoid his all ins, but he will be very useful to his team with his CC later. He has some of the best follow up/gank set up as well, so be very wary of this.

BARON LANE

Normally, if a melee champ goes in on you, you can just retreat a little and then hit them back as they walk away from you. Jayce is the only champ that completely breaks that rule. He can hit you at a distance with his ranged form and can go in on you when your Relentless Pursuit is on cooldown really hard by using his hammer jump in melee form, which also slows. You can be generally safe behind minions from his ranged poke abilities, but going towards him leaves you open to be jumped on. Late game, so long as you can avoid his ranged attacks and hopefully don't die to his initial melee combo, you can fight him back if you're still alive. 

BARON/MID LANE

Its hard to fight him without getting Seismic Shard ’d to death through poke, so fight him anytime he walks up to farm when it’s on cooldown. Second Wind and MR item rush are your best friends in this match up. Late game your kiting has to be excellent to beat him 1v1, but with a Last Whisper item, it’s doable. 

MID LANE

She out ranges you, has very short cooldowns, can compete in the auto attack war with Clockwork Windup , and will be more useful in team fights. This is a rough one, but with the right movement and trades, you can stand a chance. 

Fighting the grinning axe-thrower is all about playing around his Stand Aside 's cooldown. Getting hit with this ability can mean the difference between a won or lost fight. Taking a full fight with Draven early on is a death sentence as with Spinning Axe and the attack speed from Blood Rush , he will just kick the christ out of you. That being said, if you see Draven without axes, you can for sure kill him quickly if you know what you're doing. Play to go for quick trades with your Lightslinger procs and make sure to also avoid the enemy support's engage/poke.

The important thing in this matchup is to be careful on taking fights when she has Explosive Charge available. Pairing that with the attack speed steroid in Rapid Fire makes it hard to fight her properly. Late game she outscales you both with her range and her general damage, so make sure to not let it get that far.

The mirror match is all about avoiding getting poked by Piercing Light in lane. The rest is basically just how well either Lucian can do their combos and which one got more ahead.

MID/BARON LANE

This match up is hard but doable. She will flat line you if you either don't respect the first part of Perfect Execution , Twilight Shroud , or if you get clipped by Shuriken Flip without being close to turret. In the late game, it takes a lot to be able to beat her 1v1 past lane phase without stomping her early. You can potentially use Mastermind to hard punish her roams by pushing for plates and even first tower.

BARON LANE

If she ever gets in to hit a Duelist's Dance proc, lands the hit of Riposte , or catches you while Relentless Pursuit is down, she will almost always win the trade. A neat thing you can do in lane against her if you get a vital that's in a bad spot is walk away towards your tower until she's out of sight, as this will reset the vital, giving you a chance to get one in a better spot because that's the only way to get a "fair duel" against this monstrosity. Late game she will absolutely beat you to death with her sword if you don't pay attention, so pay attention.

BARON LANE

In lane, he isn't TOO much of a threat, as the cool down reduction for Relentless Pursuit with your passive makes the cool down about as long as Jax's stun with Counter Strike . If you can avoid the stun with your dash, you can win trades pretty hard against him. Post level 5, he can go for cheeky trades by hitting minions twice, then jumping to you with Leap Strike for a combination of a Sheen proc by using Empower , and the 3rd hit of Grandmaster's Might , which can hurt real bad. Late game it is almost virtually impossible to 1v1 him barring huge mistakes on his end AND huge plays on yours, so be insanely careful on fighting him past 2 items.

BARON LANE

Get hit by Undertow , he can run you down even with your Relentless Pursuit . Avoid them, and you can bully him out pretty hard. That’s kind of the whole match up honestly. Rushing an [executioner’s calling] can mitigate the healing he gets from [olaf:2]. 

BARON LANE

She has 4 gap closers: the 3 from Broken Wings and the extra one in Valor . If you can stay out of her reach in those 2 abilities, you can beat her. It is easier said than done and it can be challenging, but it is completely doable. 

BARON LANE

He has to hard commit in order to hit you, but level 3 and onward he has good disengage using Warrior Trickster . Anytime he goes in, don’t blow your combo immediately since he will probably use clone to avoid your damage. Post level 5 he can all in you pretty well and if he interrupts your dash with Cyclone , you’re already in hot water.