by Lukipop

[2.3] Pix on steroids - Lulu guide

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Patch 2.3
July 03, 2021 06:28
Support

Pix on steroids - Lulu guide

Learn how to properly utilize Lulu, understand matchups, and what items are best for the little sorceress

Pros

  • Good and versatile kit, with lots of buffs and some cc
  • Has potential to be the best damage amplifier in the game
  • Can scale very well late game
  • The queen of area denial and cc chain
  • Skills are instant and have a relatively short cooldown
  • Cute af

Cons

  • Very squishy
  • Has no heals, which can lead to disadvantages against healer supports
  • Very short range - a challenge to poke
  • Requires extremely good positioning to function properly
  • Doesn't have good synergy with characters that don't relay on AS

Lulu Build

Best Build Guide for Lulu

Starting Items
Boots of Speed
Sapphire Crystal
Core Items
Redeeming Enchant
Ardent Censer
Harmonic Echo
Athene's Unholy Grail
Archangel's Staff
If you get to late game
Rabadon's Deathcap
Morellonomicon
Luden's Echo

Item Build Description

Additional information on the items

Start with Boots of SpeedBoots of Speed - period. After the hard nerf to her skill range, poking with LuluLulu became extremely challenging. Having boots will allow you to get in and out of poke range easily. You will also be able to roam to river to help your jungler or go for a ward.

If your a player who likes to spam skills like I do, getting Sapphire CrystalSapphire Crystal and then Archangel's StaffArchangel's Staff is a wise decision.

Your core items should first be Ionian Boots of LucidityIonian Boots of Lucidity paired with Redeeming EnchantRedeeming Enchant for shorter CD and it will help you greatly on your first dragon. The second item that you should get is Ardent CenserArdent Censer . The bonus attack speed which will stack from both your WhimsyWhimsy and the item effects are massive, and will help your adc more then anything. 

The next two items should be Harmonic EchoHarmonic Echo or Athene's Unholy GrailAthene's Unholy Grail , and that depends on the situation: if your feeling safe and the enemy has little one-shot heroes, take Harmonic EchoHarmonic Echo . If the enemy AkaliAkali or KatarinaKatarina are Licking their lips while waiting for you to overextend - Take Athene's Unholy GrailAthene's Unholy Grail , since it gives MR.

Typically, you wouldn't get to a stage where you have more then 3 items, since you are playing support. But in case you do, I'd recommend Rabadon's DeathcapRabadon's Deathcap as your forth item, with either [Ludan's echo] or MorellonomiconMorellonomicon as your last. Rabadon gives huge amounts of AP. Morello is good if the enemy has a lot of heal, and Ludan will also give you shorter cooldown, more ap and a nice addition to your glitter. 

DO NOT TAKE Liandry's TormentLiandry's Torment OR Infinity OrbInfinity Orb ! a lot of people tend to think that the item effects will move on to whoever Pix is helping, but the truth is - she only applies the effects if she's attacking with LuluLulu

One last point, which should be understood when it comes to playing any mage supports - Avoid tank items. I understand that, especially with newer players, getting jumped on can be scary. But you also have to understand that buying tank items means less AP, which means your shields, heals and buffs also become weaker. The true potential to carry comes from understanding where to be, when to be. and once you master that, you'll find tank items irrelevant.

Also, Frontline is not your place anyway, which makes most of tank item effects quite useless.

P.S - Rod of AgesRod of Ages takes time to stack and has no supportive effects or cooldown reduction, so I would avoid that as well.


Lulu Runes

Best Runes for Lulu

Keystone
Summon Aery
Summon Aery
Domination
Weakness
Weakness
Resolve
Loyalty
Loyalty
Inspiration
Manaflow Band
Manaflow Band

So let's break down how each rune helps you:

1. Summon AerySummon Aery gives you better poke and shield, so, like, duhhh

2. WeaknessWeakness is good to help your team deal more damage.

3. LoyaltyLoyalty for more defense for you and your adc.

4. Manaflow BandManaflow Band will allow you to generously spam your skill without having to recall for mana. Although that 300 tiny addition seems little, trust me - it's not. 

Skill Order

How to distribute skill points

Pix, Faerie Companion
Pix, Faerie Companion - Passive
Glitterlance
Glitterlance
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15
Whimsy
Whimsy
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15
Help, Pix!
Help, Pix!
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15
Wild Growth
Wild Growth
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15

Summoner Spells

When to take which summoners

Flash
Get out, get in, and go over walls - this is a spell that every support should have.
Exhaust
This summoner spell is very useful against champions who heavily relay on Ults to influence a team fight. Imagine a Katarina spinning with zero damage, or a diana moonfall that feels as light as a marshmallow Take this spell to shut down those champions.
Heal
If the enemy has little burst damage or lacks anti-heal effects, this spell can work pretty well.

Combos

Learn how to maximize the champions potential

Help, Pix!
3rd
Glitterlance
1st
Auto Attack
AA

This is going to be your very basic poke combo. Lead in with your Help, Pix!Help, Pix! , then immediately with GlitterlanceGlitterlance . Just like When she's on LuluLulu , Pix will always fire her glitter from the BACK of the enemy. This will cause two glitters from opposite directions, and the enemy will almost always get hit by both waves of glitter. If the enemy is retreating or has their skills on cooldown, you can follow up with a basic attack for more poke. 

Help, Pix!
3rd
Glitterlance
1st

You can also use the same combo defensivly. Shield an ally with Help, Pix!Help, Pix! then follow up with GlitterlanceGlitterlance . This combo can be used to either slow enemies closing in, or slow down a fleeing enemy while using your teammate as an extension cord. Remember that Pix has the same range, regardless of where she is shooting from. So if there is a teammate between you and a fleeing enemy - use that teammate to extend your poke!

Whimsy
2nd

Psssst, don't tell anyone, but if you put WhimsyWhimsy on AlistarAlistar as soon as he goes for his HeadbuttHeadbutt PulverizePulverize combo, he will simply knock your ally back, possibly away from danger, since he won't be able to follow up with a knock up XD

Lulu Matchups & Counters

Detailed information on how to play matchups and counters

Braum
Easy
Braum
Alistar
Medium
Alistar
Ezreal
Hard
Ezreal
Xayah
Hard
Xayah
Nami
Hard
Nami
Sona
Hard
Sona
Soraka
Hard
Soraka
Seraphine
Skill
Seraphine
Lux
Skill
Lux

BraumBraum can't block your third skill nor can he stop you from making someone big. Sure, he might be able to block some of your poke during laning, but he will most likely spend all his resources on doing that, allowing your adc to farm more safely.

Also, BraumBraum can't block everything - even he has a limit to how much damage he can take. 

Lulu

Tips and glittery tricks

1. You can deny tanks initiation using WhimsyWhimsy . The key is to time it properly when they go in for an engage - imagine LeonaLeona going in for a burst combo, only to be turned into an animal while your adc hops away to safety.

2. WhimsyWhimsy also gives vision. Use it to scout bushes or even to pop a vision flower over the wall without wasting a ward. 

3. Try to protect your adc LAST during a teamfight so long as he's not in grave danger. Remember that each ability LuluLulu uses also attaches Pix, Faerie CompanionPix, Faerie Companion , and she's better off helping your adc to basic attack for huge damage.

4. Remember that your ult has a knockup - Use it to CC chain with the help of initiative champions such as ViVi , DianaDiana or AmumuAmumu . Just before their cc effect ends, enlarge them to extend it. 

5. Always Help, Pix!Help, Pix! right before damage is about to be dished out by your enemy. Your shield only lasts for 2.5 seconds. 

6. Remember that Pix, Faerie CompanionPix, Faerie Companion also reveales enemies. Save your WhimsyWhimsy if a pesky AkaliAkali is trying to dive your team.

7. DO NOT PICK LuluLulu WITH CHAMPIONS THAT DON'T RELY ON ATTACK SPEED! JhinJhin AND CorkiCorki ARE A GOOD EXAMPLE!

8. Pick LuluLulu with champions that rely on attack speed. JinxJinx and XayahXayah are your bff's 

9. Remember to have a positive mindset :)


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