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Lux vs Viego

How to Beat Viego as Lux in LoLLux is in the a tier of champions
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How to Beat Viego as Lux

based on 14,651 Lux vs Viego matchups
Win Rate
48.7 %
K/D/A
2.63
Pick Rate
3.9 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

At MOBA Champion, we analyze millions of ranked LoL games each and every week. Within our dataset, Lux faced off against Viego 14651 times. With so many matchups for Lux versus Viego provides us a lot of confidence in our capability to prepare actionable data and a solid build to destroy your foe. This particular champ matchup is fairly rare. Lux is forced to battle against Viego in only 3.9% of her games.

Lux vs Viego Matchup Summary

Unfortunately, Lux has done a poor job of beating Viego. Typically, she wins a acceptable 48.7% of games the champions fight each other in. In Lux versus Viego rounds, Lux’s team is 0.1% more probable to obtain first blood, indicating that she probably will get first blood against Viego.

Best Lux vs Viego Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Doran's RingHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
BootsLost Chapter

Core Lux Items

~22 Mins
Rabadon's DeathcapMalignanceStormsurge

Optional Items

CryptbloomSolstice SleighShadowflameHorizon Focus

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
Ability HasteAdaptive 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
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W
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E
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E
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R
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Guide to Countering Viego as Lux

Tips for Playing as Lux against Viego

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.

Lux vs Viego Counter Stats

Lux Image
Win Rate
48.7 %
VS
Win Rate
51.3 %
Viego Image
4.8
< Kills >
7.5
5.7
< Deaths >
6.3
10.2
< Assists >
6.2
1.1
< Killing Sprees >
1.74
91
< Minions Killed >
36
0.08
< Dragons Killed >
1.73
0.47
< Inhibitors >
0.43
963
< Physical Damage >
15,212
18,184
< Magic Damage >
2,092
1,131
< True Damage >
834
20,279
< Damage Dealt >
18,138
15,439
< Damage Taken >
33,653
10,203
< Gold Earned >
12,350
1.9
< Towers >
1.42
0.02
< Baron Takedowns >
0.4
1,228
< Total Healing >
16,683
12,197
< Experience >
14,041
43
< Vision Score >
22
19
< Wards Placed >
6
293
< Time Dealing CC >
230

How to Counter Viego with Lux in LoL

The stat comparisons shown here clarify some critical Lux against Viego matchup stats that may help us figure out the differences between the two. Lux’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is greater than Viego’s ratio of NaN, indicating that Lux may be more central to her team's team fighting capacity than Viego..

Lux often has a slightly smaller longest killing spree than her opponent does. Typically, she receives less damage than Viego. This typically indicates different amounts of tankyness, yet it can also show that the one champ has less agility and thus is unable to escape further damage when poked or engaged.

Differences between Lux and Viego

Damage Types Compared

Lux
Viego
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Lux
Viego

Who is Better, Lux or Viego?

Both League champions are great. Both champs have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In the game's current meta, Lux usually loses when facing off against Viego, with a 48.7% win rate. As a result, Lux makes a bad counter for Viego.

While Lux does have a lower win rate than Viego, when facing one another, Lux also has a greater learning curve that makes her a more challenging champion to pick up and master. You still need to be cautious when picking Lux into Viego.

Additionally, Lux has a good amount of utility and CC, a similar amount to Viego. This often makes her just as valuable during team fights, especially when trying to counter champions with a lot of burst damage.

While there is not a single best champion in League of Legends, in Lux vs Viego matchups, Viego is the better champion with a lower win rate, similar champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your teammates during late stage team fights.

Lux is a somewhat poor counter for Viego. You will do well by focussing your tactics on keeping up your gold income and taking out objectives. If you are able to do that, you should do very well as Lux against Viego.

Additional Information for Lux Players

How We Calculated Our Lux vs Viego Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Viego as Lux, we analyzed 14,651 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 Viego 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 Viego during both the early game and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should keep reading to pick up a few extra tricks and insights into this matchup. If you pay attention to the build and tips displayed above, you will increase your win rate significantly and be closer to League of Legends pro players.

Lux usually gets more CS compared to Viego. Champs who typically don't acquire much CS typically don't require much CS to be valuable teammates, such as sup champs. These kinds of champions are capable of scaling properly off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champions with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, typically require many items to be effective. In either case, try to surpass the numbers displayed here to do well.

The best items to use in your Lux versus Viego build include Rabadon's Deathcap, Malignance, and Stormsurge. When Lux bought at least these three items in her build, she performed much better countering Viego than with many other commonly used counter builds. In fact, Lux had an average winrate of 48.7% when playing against Viego with these items in her kit.

To have the highest chance of beating Viego as Lux, Lux players should take 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 sets players picked for Lux vs Viego battles, this order of runes yielded the best win rate. Notably, these runes averaged a 48.7% winrate overall.

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