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Lux vs Volibear

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

based on 8,324 Lux vs Volibear matchups
Win Rate
51 %
K/D/A
2.72
Pick Rate
2.2 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We at MOBA Champion evaluate millions of recently ranked League of Legends matches every week. In our database, Lux fought Volibear in 8324 matches. Having so many games with Lux versus Volibear provides us a lot of faith in our capability to provide useful statistics and a pro build to obliterate your foe. This particular champ matchup is somewhat rare. Lux is forced to battle against Volibear in only 2.2% of her games.

Lux vs Volibear Matchup Summary

Lux does a decent job of beating Volibear. Typically, she wins a acceptable 51.0% of games the champs fight each other in. In Lux against Volibear rounds, Lux’s team is 0.0% more expected to obtain first blood, indicating that she probably will be able to get first blood against Volibear.

Best Lux vs Volibear Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Health PotionWorld Atlas

Early Items

~5 Mins
Amplifying TomeDark Seal

Core Lux Items

~22 Mins
Rabadon's DeathcapShadowflameStormsurge

Optional Items

Void StaffCryptbloomZhonya's HourglassMalignance

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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Q
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E
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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 Volibear as Lux

Tips for Playing as Lux against Volibear

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 Volibear Counter Stats

Lux Image
Win Rate
51 %
VS
Win Rate
49 %
Volibear Image
5
< Kills >
5.5
5.7
< Deaths >
6.7
10.5
< Assists >
5.4
1.13
< Killing Sprees >
1.27
89
< Minions Killed >
131
0.09
< Dragons Killed >
0.53
0.49
< Inhibitors >
0.54
1,008
< Physical Damage >
10,667
18,523
< Magic Damage >
8,073
1,086
< True Damage >
661
20,618
< Damage Dealt >
19,401
15,437
< Damage Taken >
33,696
10,219
< Gold Earned >
11,725
1.93
< Towers >
2.53
0.02
< Baron Takedowns >
0.13
1,256
< Total Healing >
8,587
12,215
< Experience >
14,449
42
< Vision Score >
18
18
< Wards Placed >
8
293
< Time Dealing CC >
536

How to Counter Volibear with Lux in LoL

The stats shown here highlight some influential Lux against Volibear counter stats that can help you understand the differences between the pair. Lux’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is more than Volibear’s KDA ratio of NaN, indicating that Lux may be more central to her team's team fighting capacity than Volibear. This observation is in large part a result of the differences in assists.

Lux typically has a similar longest killing spree as her opponent does. Typically, she takes less damage than Volibear. This often reflects differing health capacities, yet it can also hint that the one champion has less mobility and thus is not able to kite away from additional damage when poked or engaged.

Differences between Lux and Volibear

Damage Types Compared

Lux
Volibear
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Lux
Volibear

Who is Better, Lux or Volibear?

Both League of Legends champions are great champions. Both champs have their pros and cons. In the game's current meta, Lux usually wins when playing against Volibear, with a 51.0% win rate. As a result, Lux makes a good counter to Volibear.

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

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

While there is not a single best champion overall in League of Legends, in Lux vs Volibear matchups, Lux is the better champ with a similar win rate, more champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your team members during teamfights.

Lux is a decent counter for Volibear. You will do well by focussing your strategy on keeping up your CS and taking out objectives. If you are able to do that, you should be able to stand on your own as Lux against Volibear.

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 Volibear Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Volibear as Lux, we analyzed 8,324 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 Volibear 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

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Further Insights to Win this Matchup

If you would like to learn all of the intricacies of Lux in order to counter Volibear during both the laning and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should keep reading to pick up a few extra lessons on this matchup. If you listen to the build and suggestions displayed above, you should increase your win rate significantly and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.

Lux most often gets a similar amount of CS compared to Volibear. Champs who on average don't acquire many minion kills typically don't have to have much CS to be effective, such as sup champs. 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, usually require many items to be effective. In either case, try to do better than the values displayed on this page to do well.

The ideal items to focus on in your Lux versus Volibear build include Rabadon's Deathcap, Shadowflame, and Stormsurge. When Lux incorporated at least these three pieces in her build, she did a lot better versus Volibear than with most other common builds. In fact, Lux had an average winrate of 51.0% when playing against Volibear with this counter build.

To have the highest probability of annihilating Volibear as Lux, you should use the Arcane Comet, Manaflow Band, Transcendence, Gathering Storm, Cheap Shot, and Ultimate Hunter runes from the Sorcery and Domination rune sets. Out of all the rune builds players chose for Lux vs Volibear matchups, this combo of runes resulted in the greatest win rate. Notably, these runes provided a 51.0% winrate overall.

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