Lucian is one of the most dominant ADCs in Solo Queue, with a kit offering high burst and sustain damage, with his major attraction being a double auto-attack passive. Lucian is considered a solid ADC due to his strong presence in lane, well structured and has a high impact mid game, and amazing assassination potential late game. Though Lucian is a high risk high reward Champion, the pay out for playing Lucian correctly can single handily win games.
PLEASE NOTE: The word "proc" is used in this guide frequently. For the sake of clarity, To Proc means to activate, or to use. "Proc Lucian's Passive = Activate Lucian's Passive"

Lucian's kit offers no defensive stats what-so-ever, so defensive Seals and Glyphs are needed if there are any plans to stay in lane for a prolonged amount of time. The 2 A.S. Quintessences are for easier farming, and the 1 A.D. Quintessence is for a bit more punch on Lucian's Q during the laning phase.

The Spellweaving Mastery synergizes very well with Lucian's kit, due to his Spell into A.A. play-style. Utilizing an otherwise standard 21/9/0 gives Lucian the appropriate utilities to support his risky play style, such as Dangerous Game, Feast, and Unyielding.

BLADE OF THE RUINED KING EXPLANATION:
- Passive procs On-hit effects, so after using a Spell, Lucian will do 16% of the target's maximum health in the time that it would take another B.o.t.R.K. user to A.A. once.
- The Lifesteal supports Lucian's close-range, keeping him alive when being exposed to AOE damage directed towards the ally front line which Lucian is surprisingly close to.
- B.o.t.R.K. Active slows enemies long enough to get a good portion of Lucian's R off.

BANSHEE'S VEIL VS MERCURIAL SCIMITAR
- B.V. - Negates hard poke from high damaging spells
- B.V. - Devastates spell casting assassins
- B.V. - Offers health, the counter to true damage
- M.S. - Removes debuffs
- M.S. - Grants movement speed to help escape danger or reposition
- M.S. - More damage allows Lucian to hit harder

Lucian's Ardent Blaze is a low-damaging spell, that costs a fair amount of Mana and proc Lucian's Passive. But since one of Lucian's Passive procs will usually not win a lane on itself, the payoff for using the W is too low. Taking an extra point into Q at level 3 would allow Lucian to poke harder for a time. Take W at level 4, for when Lucian needs the Passive proc or needs the speed boost.

Flash is optimal for all ADCs, to help escape danger, reposition, or to chase down high-priority kills. If another reason is needed for Flash, the blink Summoner spell helps Lucian stick to a fleeing target who is being targeted by the Culling. Heal is also necessary for laning phase, to come out on top of close trades, stay alive from unexpected burst and DPS, and to save a near-death ally.

Pros:
- High Burst
- Very Mobile, with an Escape and Speedup
- Ult does not channel, cannot more difficult to counter.
- 3 Damaging AOE Spells
- High Early Game Damage, which stays consistent as the game goes on.

Cons:
- Defines "Easy to Learn, Hard to Master"
- Lowest A.A. range of all the ADCs (excluding Urgot)
- Countered by Hard CC
- Passive is Spell-dependant (meaning Mana-dependant)
- Has a Bumble-bee Chroma Pack

Ardent Charge:
Much like Graves's Q+E combo, Lucian is able to dash with his E right after the cast time of W ends. This allows Lucian to get IMMEDIATE A.A. on the target, procing the W's Active's Passive, or simply the speedboost.

Keeping Up With the Culling:
Though this is already well-known, Lucian's R, The Culling, is NOT a channel, meaning Lucian can move as his Ult is firing. By using W before activating R, Lucian gets his speedboost refreshed for each and every bolt of Lucian's R that hits the marked target. This means that Lucian will be able to follow fleeing targets easier, and Lucian can create more distance between a pursuer while dishing out damage.

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