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How to Win Lux vs Renekton Counter MatchupLux is in the b tier of champions

Lux vs Renekton

How to Beat Renekton as Lux in LoLLux is in the b tier of champions
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How to Beat Renekton as Lux

based on 5,725 Lux vs Renekton matchups
Win Rate
51.8 %
K/D/A
2.7
Pick Rate
1.5 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We calculate our counter statistics from the millions of ranked League of Legends rounds that we analyze every week. This guide on how to beat Renekton as Lux came out of an evaluation of 5725 ranked rounds where both champions clashed against each other. This particular champion matchup is fairly rare. Lux has to counter Renekton in only 1.5% of her games.

Lux vs Renekton Matchup Summary

Lux does a decent job of countering Renekton. Normally, she wins a acceptable 51.8% of matches the champs face one another in. In Lux versus Renekton rounds, Lux’s side is 0.0% more expected to get first blood, indicating that she most likely will be able to get first blood against Renekton.

Best Lux vs Renekton Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Health PotionWorld Atlas

Early Items

~5 Mins
Amplifying TomeLost Chapter

Core Lux Items

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

Optional Items

Seraph's EmbraceDream MakerCryptbloomShadowflame

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 BandTranscendenceScorch
InspirationBiscuit DeliveryCosmic Insight
Adaptive ForceAdaptive ForceArmor
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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Q
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Guide to Countering Renekton as Lux

Tips for Playing as Lux against Renekton

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 Renekton

Keeping Renekton from being able to fight and gain Fury by continually harassing him will severely reduce the effectiveness of his abilities.

Pay close attention to Renekton's Fury gauge as that will usually signify when he is about to attack.

Lux vs Renekton Counter Stats

Lux Image
Win Rate
51.8 %
VS
Win Rate
48.2 %
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5
< Kills >
5.8
5.7
< Deaths >
6.1
10.4
< Assists >
4.9
1.15
< Killing Sprees >
1.32
92
< Minions Killed >
185
0.09
< Dragons Killed >
0.07
0.49
< Inhibitors >
0.46
1,035
< Physical Damage >
16,593
19,007
< Magic Damage >
2,974
1,132
< True Damage >
766
21,175
< Damage Dealt >
20,334
15,497
< Damage Taken >
37,207
10,374
< Gold Earned >
12,068
1.96
< Towers >
2.29
0.02
< Baron Takedowns >
0.02
1,298
< Total Healing >
10,751
12,349
< Experience >
15,218
44
< Vision Score >
18
19
< Wards Placed >
9
297
< Time Dealing CC >
74

How to Counter Renekton with Lux in LoL

The stats shown here show some significant Lux versus Renekton counter statistics that can help you figure out the differences and similarities between these two champions. For instance, Lux’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is more than Renekton’s KDA ratio of NaN, highlighting that Lux may be more central to her team's team fighting capacity than Renekton. This observation is in large part fueled by the differences in assists.

Lux normally has a similar longest kill spree as her counter does. Commonly, she takes less damage than Renekton. This typically indicates differing health capacities, yet it can also show that the champ with more health has less mobility and thus is not able to kite away from further harm when engaged or poked.

Differences between Lux and Renekton

Damage Types Compared

Lux
Renekton
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Lux
Renekton

Who is Better, Lux or Renekton?

Both League of Legends champs are great champions. Both champs have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In the game's current meta, Lux usually wins when playing against Renekton, with a 51.8% win rate. Therefore, Lux makes a good counter for Renekton.

While Lux does have a higher win rate compared to Renekton, when they face off with one another, Lux also has a greater level of difficulty that makes her a more complex champion to pick up and master. You still need to be cautious when picking Lux into Renekton.

Moreover, Lux also has a good amount of CC and other utility, a similar amount to Renekton. This often makes her just as valuable during team fights, especially when trying to counter champions with a ton of burst damage.

While there is not one best champion in League of Legends, in Lux vs Renekton matchups, Lux is the better champ with a higher win rate, more champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your allied champions during team fights.

Lux is a decent counter for Renekton. You will do well by focussing your gameplay on increasing your gold income and taking out objectives. If you can do that, you should be able to stand on your own as Lux against Renekton.

Additional Information for Lux Players

How We Calculated Our Lux vs Renekton Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Renekton as Lux, we analyzed 5,725 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 Renekton 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.

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Further Insights to Win this Matchup

If you would like to truly master Lux to counter Renekton during both the early game and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should keep reading to learn a few extra tips and tricks for this matchup. If you listen to the build and suggestions displayed here, you will grow your win rate significantly and be closer to League of Legends pro players.

Lux usually accumulates less CS as Renekton. Champs who on average don't get much CS often don't need much CS to be valuable teammates, such as supports. These kinds of champions are able to scale properly off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champs with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, often require a lot of items to be effective. In either situation, try to exceed the values shown on this page to do well.

The best items to focus on in your Lux versus Renekton build consist of Rabadon's Deathcap, Zaz'Zak's Realmspike, and Stormsurge. When Lux included at least these three pieces in her build, she performed a lot better versus Renekton than with many other typical counter builds. In fact, Lux boasted an average winrate of 51.8% battling Renekton with these items in her kit.

To have the highest chance of vanquishing Renekton as Lux, you should take the Arcane Comet, Manaflow Band, Transcendence, Scorch, Biscuit Delivery, and Cosmic Insight runes from the Sorcery and Inspiration rune sets. Out of all the rune combinations that we analyzed for Lux vs Renekton face-offs, this set of runes resulted in the greatest win rate. In fact, these runes averaged a 51.8% winrate overall.

If you need to see Lux versus Renekton tips and matchup stats and build suggestions for a a particular rank, feel free to choose one from the selection menu above. If viewing for the first time, the statistics and build suggestions displayed are computed using all games with data with both champions.