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Lux vs Dr. Mundo

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How to Beat Dr. Mundo as Lux

based on 8,218 Lux vs Dr. Mundo matchups
Win Rate
47.5 %
K/D/A
2.66
Pick Rate
2.2 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

At MOBA Champion, we evaluate millions of ranked League of Legends matches each and every week. Within our data, Lux battled Dr. Mundo 8218 times. Having so many games with Lux versus Dr. Mundo gives us a lot of faith in our capability to prepare informative statistics and a supported build to annihilate Dr. Mundo. This counter matchup is fairly rare. Lux fights Dr. Mundo in only 2.2% of her games.

Lux vs Dr. Mundo Matchup Summary

Unfortunately, Lux does a below average job of countering Dr. Mundo. Normally, she wins a lowly 47.5% of matches the champs fight each other in. In Lux versus Dr. Mundo rounds, Lux’s team is 0.2% more likely to gain first blood, implying that she probably will be able to get first blood versus Dr. Mundo.

Best Lux vs Dr. Mundo Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Doran's RingHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
BootsLost Chapter

Core Lux Items

~22 Mins
Rabadon's DeathcapZaz'Zak's RealmspikeStormsurge

Optional Items

CryptbloomShadowflameHorizon FocusSeraph's Embrace

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonerbarrier summoner spell F

Skill Order

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

Runes

SorceryArcane CometManaflow BandTranscendenceGathering Storm
DominationCheap ShotUltimate Hunter
Adaptive ForceAdaptive ForceMagic Resist
Lux's passive ability p
Lux's q ability q
Lux's w ability w
Lux's e ability e
Lux's ultimate ability r
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E
2
Q
3
W
4
E
5
E
6
R
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E
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Q
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Guide to Countering Dr. Mundo as Lux

Tips for Playing as Lux against Dr. Mundo

If you have trouble landing Prismatic Barrier, remember that it returns to you after it reaches max range. Try positioning yourself to hit your allies with its return trip.

Lux has great zone control abilities. Try to set up Lucent Singularity to prevent an enemy's advance or escape.

Lucent Singularity is a great scouting tool. Try throwing it into brush before walking into it to check for ambushes.

Advice to Win Against Dr. Mundo

Try to coordinate high-damage abilities with your allies right after Dr. Mundo uses his ultimate, but if you're unable to kill him quickly with burst he will heal through the damage.

Try casting Ignite when Dr. Mundo uses Sadism to negate a large portion of its healing.

Lux vs Dr. Mundo Counter Stats

Lux Image
Win Rate
47.5 %
VS
Win Rate
52.5 %
Dr. Mundo Image
4.7
< Kills >
4.5
5.6
< Deaths >
5.2
10.2
< Assists >
6
1.06
< Killing Sprees >
1.04
88
< Minions Killed >
166
0.08
< Dragons Killed >
0.19
0.44
< Inhibitors >
0.59
1,056
< Physical Damage >
8,768
19,511
< Magic Damage >
13,983
1,196
< True Damage >
509
21,763
< Damage Dealt >
23,260
15,456
< Damage Taken >
47,536
10,032
< Gold Earned >
11,511
1.81
< Towers >
2.74
0.02
< Baron Takedowns >
0.04
1,297
< Total Healing >
15,785
11,956
< Experience >
14,968
41
< Vision Score >
17
18
< Wards Placed >
8
288
< Time Dealing CC >
254

How to Counter Dr. Mundo with Lux in LoL

The stat comparisons provided here highlight some strategic Lux vs. Dr. Mundo counter stats that can help you explain the differences and similarities between the pair. As an example, Lux’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is more than Dr. Mundo’s ratio of NaN, demonstrating that Lux may be more central to her team's team fighting capability than Dr. Mundo. This observation is in large part caused by the differences in assists.

Lux usually has a similar longest kill spree as her matchup does. Typically, she takes less damage than Dr. Mundo. This is usually reflective of different amounts of tankyness, but it can also imply that the champion with higher health has less agility and thus is not able to escape additional harm when engaged or poked.

Differences between Lux and Dr. Mundo

Damage Types Compared

Lux
Dr. Mundo
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Lux
Dr. Mundo

Who is Better, Lux or Dr. Mundo?

Both LoL champions are great. Both have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In League's current meta, Lux usually loses when taking on Dr. Mundo, with a 47.5% win rate. Thus, Lux makes a poor counter for Dr. Mundo.

While Lux does have a lower winrate compared to Dr. Mundo, when on opposite teams, Lux also has a greater learning curve that makes her a more difficult champion to pick up and master. You may get destroyed when picking Lux into Dr. Mundo.

Additionally, Lux has a good amount of utility and CC, a similar amount to Dr. Mundo. This often makes her just as valuable during teamfights, especially when fighting champions with a lot of burst damage.

While there is not one best champion overall in League of Legends, in Lux vs Dr. Mundo matchups, Dr. Mundo is the better champion with a lower win rate, similar champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your teammates during teamfights.

Lux is a garbage counter to Dr. Mundo. Make sure you focus your play on maximizing your gold and cs and taking out objectives. If you can do that, you should be able to stand on your own as Lux against Dr. Mundo.

Other Champion Matchups Against Lux

Lux Loses Against

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Lux Wins Against

YuumiYuumi55.9% winrateNidaleeNidalee54.8% winrateHweiHwei54.1% winrateZeriZeri53.6% winrate

Top Synergies by Role

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Additional Information for Lux Players

How We Calculated Our Lux vs Dr. Mundo Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Dr. Mundo as Lux, we analyzed 8,218 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 Dr. Mundo as Lux 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.

Other Useful Resources

Lux Build Dr. Mundo Build

Further Insights to Win this Matchup

If you would like to learn all of the intricacies of Lux to counter Dr. Mundo during both the early game and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should continue reading to learn a few extra tips and tricks for this matchup. If you listen to the build and stats displayed above, you should increase your win rate significantly and be closer to League of Legends pro players.

Lux often picks up less CS compared to Dr. Mundo. Champs who typically don't get much CS often don't require much CS to be valuable teammates, such as supports. They are capable of scaling well off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champions with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, usually need many items to be effective. In either situation, try to do better than the numbers displayed here to do well.

The best items to use in your Lux versus Dr. Mundo build consist of Rabadon's Deathcap, Zaz'Zak's Realmspike, and Stormsurge. When Lux combined at least these three pieces in her build, she performed much better countering Dr. Mundo than with many other common counter builds. In fact, Lux had an average win rate of 47.5% when playing against Dr. Mundo with this counter build.

To have the best chance of defeating Dr. Mundo as Lux, you should equip the Arcane Comet, Manaflow Band, Transcendence, Gathering Storm, Cheap Shot, and Ultimate Hunter runes from the Sorcery and Domination rune sets. Of all the rune combinations we have analyed for Lux vs Dr. Mundo matchups, this mix of runes yielded the best win rate. Notably, these runes gave a 47.5% winrate overall.

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