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How to Win Ezreal vs Lucian Counter MatchupEzreal is in the b tier of champions

Ezreal vs Lucian

How to Beat Lucian as Ezreal in LoLEzreal is in the a tier of champions
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How to Beat Lucian as Ezreal

based on 15,044 Ezreal vs Lucian matchups
Win Rate
48.4 %
K/D/A
2.33
Pick Rate
6.6 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We get our counter statistics from the millions of recently ranked League rounds that we review each week. Our guide on how to beat Lucian as Ezreal resulted from an evaluation of 15044 ranked rounds where both champs faced off against each other. This particular champ pairing is relatively uncommon. Ezreal is forced to battle against Lucian in only 6.6% of his matches.

Ezreal vs Lucian Matchup Summary

Unfortunately, Ezreal has done a poor job of beating Lucian. Typically, he wins a lowly 48.4% of matches the champs fight one another in. In Ezreal against Lucian rounds, Ezreal’s team is 0.0% more expected to gain first blood, indicating that he probably will be able to get first blood against Lucian.

Best Ezreal vs Lucian Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Long SwordHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
SheenCaulfield's Warhammer

Core Ezreal Items

~22 Mins
Guardian AngelTrinity ForceSerylda's Grudge

Optional Items

Spear of ShojinVoltaic CycloswordNavori QuickbladesFrozen Heart

Summoner Spells

summonerexhaust summoner spell D
summonerflash summoner spell F

Skill Order

First skill for Ezreal to level upq
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Second ability for Ezreal to level upe
>
Last skill for Ezreal to max outw

Runes

PrecisionPress the AttackPresence of MindLegend: BloodlineCut Down
InspirationMagical FootwearBiscuit Delivery
Attack SpeedAdaptive ForceHealth
Ezreal's passive ability p
Ezreal's q ability q
Ezreal's w ability w
Ezreal's e ability e
Ezreal's ultimate ability r
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Q
2
E
3
W
4
Q
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Q
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R
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Q
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E
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Guide to Countering Lucian as Ezreal

Tips for Playing as Ezreal against Lucian

Use Arcane Shift to help line up your other skill shots.

You can line up Trueshot Barrage to hit multiple minion waves or even Monsters.

You can play Ezreal either as a Attack Damage carry or Ability Power carry depending on how you build him.

Advice to Win Against Lucian

Lucian cannot change the aim of The Culling. Take advantage of this by avoiding the angle of the bullets.

Lucian has strong burst, but little sustained damage.

Piercing Light does not give Lucian extra Attack Range. He still needs to find a target in range to line up his shot. Avoid Piercing Light by anticipating the angle Lucian will choose.

Ezreal vs Lucian Counter Stats

Ezreal Image
Win Rate
48.4 %
VS
Win Rate
51.6 %
Lucian Image
6.4
< Kills >
7.5
5.7
< Deaths >
6.1
6.9
< Assists >
6.4
1.5
< Killing Sprees >
1.74
175
< Minions Killed >
187
0.16
< Dragons Killed >
0.19
0.49
< Inhibitors >
0.51
15,880
< Physical Damage >
18,878
7,213
< Magic Damage >
2,663
602
< True Damage >
553
23,695
< Damage Dealt >
22,095
20,338
< Damage Taken >
21,656
11,808
< Gold Earned >
12,448
2.25
< Towers >
2.35
0.05
< Baron Takedowns >
0.06
5,475
< Total Healing >
5,284
12,682
< Experience >
12,792
17
< Vision Score >
19
8
< Wards Placed >
9
96
< Time Dealing CC >
42

How to Counter Lucian with Ezreal in LoL

The stats shown on this page highlight some significant Ezreal against Lucian counter stats that can help you appreciate the distinctions between the two. Ezreal’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is greater than Lucian’s KDA ratio of NaN, demonstrating that Ezreal may be more central to his team's team fighting potential than Lucian..

Ezreal typically has a similar longest killing spree as his matchup does. Commonly, he takes a similar amount of damage to Lucian. This is usually reflective of different amounts of tankyness, but it can also indicate that the one champ has less agility and thus is unable to escape further harm when engaged or poked.

Differences between Ezreal and Lucian

Damage Types Compared

Ezreal
Lucian
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Ezreal
Lucian

Who is Better, Ezreal or Lucian?

Both LoL champions are great. Both champs have their pros and cons. In the game's current meta, Ezreal usually loses when playing against Lucian, with a 48.4% win rate. As a result, Ezreal makes a bad counter for Lucian.

While Ezreal does have a lower win rate compared to Lucian, when on opposite teams, Ezreal also has a greater learning curve that makes him a more difficult champion to develop with. You should be careful when picking Ezreal into Lucianas his relative depth means that you may not be able to reach his full potential without a significant amount of practice beforehand.

Moreover, Ezreal also has only a small amount of CC and other utility, a similar amount to Lucian. This makes her just as valuable during team fights, especially when fighting champions with a ton of burst damage.

While there isn't a single best champion overall in League of Legends, in Ezreal vs Lucian matchups, Lucian is the better champ with a lower win rate, more champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your allied champions during team fights.

Ezreal is a somewhat poor counter for Lucian. You will do well by focussing your play on keeping up your gold income and destroying objectives. If you can do that, you should be able to stand on your own as Ezreal against Lucian.

Additional Information for Ezreal Players

How We Calculated Our Ezreal vs Lucian Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Lucian as Ezreal, we analyzed 15,044 matchups from recent LoL games. We use rigorous data cleaning and processing methods to ensure that our counter stats are of the highest quality. You can rest assured that the recommended build to counter Lucian as Ezreal comes from real data and is not the fabrication of some random LoL player, as some other sites provide. You can use the filters at the top of the page to view the most relevant stats and items to your rank.

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Further Insights to Win this Matchup

If you would like to truly master Ezreal to counter Lucian during both the lane and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should continue reading to gather a few extra lessons on this matchup. If you mind the build and stats shown above, you will increase your win rate significantly and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.

Ezreal usually racks up a similar amount of CS compared to Lucian. Champs who typically don't take much CS often don't have to have much CS to be valuable teammates, such as supports. These kinds of champions are capable of scaling properly off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champions with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, usually require a lot of items to be effective. In either situation, try to surpass the values reported on this page to do well.

The ideal items to use in your Ezreal versus Lucian build consist of Guardian Angel, Trinity Force, and Serylda's Grudge. When Ezreal incorporated at least these three items in his build, he did significantly better versus Lucian than with most other typical builds. In fact, Ezreal had an average winrate of 48.4% when playing against Lucian with this build.

To have the highest chance of coming out on top against Lucian as Ezreal, you should equip the Press the Attack, Presence of Mind, Legend: Bloodline, Cut Down, Magical Footwear, and Biscuit Delivery runes from the Precision and Inspiration rune sets. Of all the rune builds we have analyed for Ezreal vs Lucian matchups, this composite of runes resulted in the highest win rate. In fact, these runes averaged a 48.4% winrate overall.

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