Aatrox

Amumu

Bel'Veth

2022/2 NEW. I fear I don't have enough data, and it could be also that the Champion still doesn't get enough Main players to be considered. So far, I've been mostly impressed by the combination of Bel'Veth and Yuumi, basically because I myself have been playing Yuumi SUP and Buffing Bel'Veth JG with: Summon Aery, Shurelya's Battle Song, Ardent Censer and Staff of Flowing Water...; Otherwise, I think it's a relatively easy Champion for Lulu to counter. As Lulu JG, just play carefully and make good use of Lulu's kit and her great potential on Team Fights and Skirmishes.

Diana

2022/2 REVISION. I suspect Diana JG is Power-Farming too much nowadays with little effort, and then her kit simply gets boosted and overwhelming on any Team Fight if well-played. I still believe there are currently better Bans because it is not so difficult to counter Diana as Lulu; but it just sounds quite a bit unbalanced if, in a glimpse of an eye, you have 100 less Farm, 15 less Kills/Assistances and about 3-5 Levels of difference below Diana JG. Nothing to say; except I do like to have Diana on my Team as Lulu.

Ekko

2022/2 REVISION. Strangely enough, previously, Ekko JG was usually challenging for Lulu JG, yet they were more or less even in my opinion. Currently, Ekko JG (that often takes Dark Harvest) just turned out to be my Perma-Ban. Until they Buff Lulu, Nerf Ekko JG, Nerf Dark Harvest, change the Jungle Meta, and/or I discover some new way (very unlikely) to do something against Ekko JG, I'm probably not changing my mind. Anyways, a Champion that goes on killing and destroying anything on its way, and then goes back in time to do it once again (¿and have you seen Ekko in URF lately by the way?), Ekko JG, just like Diana JG, currently is uncounterable for Lulu JG. I prefer Banning Ekko because he gains on mobility to Engage AND Disengage.

Elise

Evelynn

Ezreal

Taliyah

Taliyah's kit is absolutely fascinating. Not only her potential for pickoffs and DPS should be respected, but also her Ultimate has multiple utilities which Lulu JG, as many other junglers, cannot follow. All this, associated with her mobility capabilities, turn her into a very complicated matchup, especially challenging to predict. On the other hand, Lulu JG can become a nightmare to Mages, if she is able to itemize properly. Still, because of the of grandness of Taliyah's Ultimate, at least in theory, we should conceive a regular ban.

Gragas

Fiddlesticks

Karthus

Kayn

Kha'Zix

Kindred

Lee Sin

Lillia

Ivern

Mordekaiser

Nidalee

Nocturne

Nunu & Willump

Warwick

This champion is just ridiculous. It can mostly be thought as a Master Yi with CC and that has learned the (nearly) true ways to... ¡¡¡"immortality"!!!, by insane regenerative powers. He usually excels in pick offs rather than in team fights; but the way he has become over-powerful lately, makes him also particularly good in team fights as well, and therefore deserves to be respected. Otherwise, Warwick would be, at most, and Even threat. Not a ban, just because there are currently higher priorities.

Darius

[Patch 12.22 — Preseason 2023] Darius JG. For, in principle, Darius on any other Role, such as Darius TOP, doesn't pose any particular trouble to Lulu JG. However, in the case of Darius JG, he can surprisingly Power Farm just like Diana JG; and it just feels broken. So, that's the major problem. Even though he doesn't pose immediate Threat to Lulu JG (beware of tools like Ghost or Predator though), Darius JG can easily ruin Team Fights for Neutral Objectives; and without time for a better Itemization, this Juggernaut in the Jungle can become rapidly unstoppable. Really, not a reason to Ban though. I'm pretty sure I'm missing a better Build against Darius JG, that could turn things around. I suspect AP (or maybe Tank) Builds would be better. PRESS THE ATTACK: if we feel like we should be the one neutralizing him. FLEET FOOTWORK pr PHASE RUSH: if we prefer to rely on tactical advantages.

Dr. Mundo

Graves

Annoying champion; but it's just a troglodyte, especially if goes with a main rune such as Dark Harvest. He is likely to power farm us, but no matter how much Gold advantage he possesses, he can't assist his own team with much utility the way Lulu JG can. Therefore, he is probably dead whenever caught properly. Depending on the Graves's build, It is usually important to itemize more Armor along with some Health, so to represent to that champion a consistent threat in team fights or skirmishes, as Lulu JG will be more able to engage him with resolve if needed, being relatively safe in doing that for our own team so that we have better chances of accumulating advantages. Graves can usually be beaten by Lulu JG whether by DPS (ASPD) itemizations (in some cases it is even feasible to solo him or at least scare him away) or some sort of AP/hybrid off-tank utility itemization (if playing more around team fights). At least in theory, a DPS-oriented itemization (with some defense eventually) might be more consistent if we consider we should not allow our farm to be so low in relation to that champion. What makes this matchup interesting is that Graves is a ranged champion who wants often to get closer to their opponent; Lulu JG might often want that too. Both have a similar problem though, as they need to reflect well on when is the right time to approach and why. Graves has got nearly no CC, but has lots of burst damage, dashes and occasional longer range especially with his Ultimate. As long as we play smart in the map, and consider he represents a bigger threat especially to our squishy ally champions rather than to Lulu JG, we should play within our team fight advantages against him, protecting our allies and distracting or engaging him whenever necessary. He usually won't be able to survive a double engage from Lulu JG and another damage dealer ally champion, so if he exposes himself too much in team fights or skirmishes, he might be making a terrible mistake against Lulu JG.

Hecarim

Jarvan IV

Olaf

Poppy

Qiyana

Qiyana's Ultimate has the potential to disrupt team fights, and we usually like the idea that Lulu should do that instead (but in her own ways). Even though Lulu JG is often able to have good trades against Qiyana particularly, the exceptional capability to ruin team fights puts Qiyana in a very high standard matchup against Lulu JG. Between the two, it is the smartest who will win a team fight for their team.

Master Yi

To deal with Master Yi is a simple task; but it's not always easy. If he gets fed and plays smartly, he should create a constant threat to the enemy team and particularly to Lulu JG. Worse than that: with the addition of Chemtech and Hextech Terrains, the control of the Jungle becomes even more difficult to manage, especially in late game. If our teammates lack coordination or understanding of Master Yi's common tactics, and your itemization is inadequated for the unfavorable situation, there are good chances this game will be lost. The opposite is very true, though: if we avoid mistakes as much as possible and we and our team are able to properly control Master Yi, the champion will remain or become ineffective until our probable victory. Because this champion is so dangerous to most, and require extra care to deal with, it is a Major Threat for Lulu JG; however, in terms of Win Rate for Lulu JG, it should be considered a Minor (2) to Even (3) Treath.

Nasus

Rammus

Rengar

Sejuani

Seraphine

[Patch 21.22 — Preseason 2023] Seraphine SUP. I don't know very well how to play against this Champion. Seraphine's Kit is very good on certain Team Fights and it can easily disrupt what I usually attempt to do as Lulu JG. Though I love to have Seraphine on my Team, I hope not to have to play against this Champion. Not a reason for a Ban, as there should be much higher Threats.

Shaco

I usually ban Shaco, just because of ALL THE ANNOYANCE this champion represents for our team strategy. A well played Shaco (sometimes, it's not even Shaco JG, but Shaco SUP for instance) might forces us to play very differently than usual, and this just makes games excessively wearing; well, at least for me. As much treacherous this champion can be, if we are against it for some reason, know that Lulu JG can most always solo him at any point of the game (some itemizations are more advantageous), if the enemy player makes one or more mistakes in a row. It is relevant to systematically track down Shaco JG at the enemy Jungle, just checking, stealing camps, placing wards, and sometimes even trying to catch and kill him while farming. The biggest weapon Shaco JG has against Lulu JG is his counter-ganks, along with his ability to escape alive most of the time; something that few other enemy Junglers can do. In my own statistics though, Shaco JG is an Even match, sometimes pretty easy. ¡¡¡But the ANNOYANCE is Extreme!!!. Sometimes, our teammates often don't really know how to play against Shaco JG; so it's utterly chaos. Know that we can "fix the problem" with a single Ban; on the other hand, if we feel in a good mental state to face the Shaco annoyance, or even, maybe we're willing to train against it, maybe ban something else.

Shyvana

Skarner

Talon

Teemo

This champion is a Specialist/Unclassified champion Class, and his kit allows him to disrupt his opponent's team map; champions that can do this are very complicated to deal with for Lulu JG. Though Teemo TOP is often well countered by certain specific Top Laners champions such as Sett and Yorick I guess, against most other Laners he can become a very troublesome champion to deal with: his AP damage scales insanely well even by doing very little in a game, and he can become invisible anywhere he wants in a second, which can be very good for making pick offs, this along with the map disruption with lots of Sthealthed Traps: the toxic mushrooms. No real amount of MR can be considered good enough against this plague. Best thing is to have Teemo banned, because several times teammates won't know how to play against him. *** It's not that rare this champion to be picked as a Jungler; his kit, at least in theory, being actually interesting for certain Jungler strategies. Teemo, whatever the role he is on, can be pretty annoying and dangerous on mid/late game mostly because of his Ultimate (Noxious Trap): the mushroom traps which can cause massive Slow and damage; also, his Guerrilla Warfare passive can be used tactically for ambushes. There are many ways Lulu JG can anticipate Teemo JG's tactics. For instance, without the help of his mushroom traps, Teemo loses at least 50% of his power; therefore, we might take Zombie Ward rune and the Oracle Lens trinket against Teemo, and/or purchase Umbral Glaive as a later item (beware, because the range for revealing mushroom traps is quite short; sounds even a bug to me). We should also be careful about Teemo's invisibility and ambushes at strategic spots (particularly dangerous if combined with mushroom traps), not necessarily bushes. There's a well-known, basic and pathetic Teemo tactic that he could try: he solo-invade becoming invisible nearby and try to steal Blue/Red buff while scoring a First Blood, but he can't do it if our team anticipates and protects jungle entrances before he can get there becoming invisible. Ideally, we should probably itemize moderate to strong MR in games against Teemo, especially Teemo JG; we don't want to take chances against such a broken champion. Essentially, if we are aware of all of his toxic, common tactics and abilities, built up to take off mushroom traps, check bushes and spots with Q more often, and have proper adaptive itemization, it is unlikely Teemo JG would be much of a problem. LoL offers different mechanisms to counter the worst of Teemo's kit; while there are no really good mechanisms to counter Lulu's kit in team fights. Depending on Lulu JG's itemization, she might even fairly solo Teemo; but I don't think this is usually necessary. Remember that both champions, Teemo and Lulu, are ranged, AP-based champions who don't possess gap-closer/dash abilities. In the case we really dislike this toxic trouble, just have Teemo on your team or have him regularly banned: do a favor to your Top Laner (and even more), if he/she already didn't ban Teemo TOP.

Trundle

Trundle is one of those champions which can sabotage our team on certain compositions. He often doesn't represent a big threat alone; but a good Trundle player will know how to get the best out of his kit usually in skirmishes and team fights. If the champion wasn't so broken lately, it would be Even or less.

Twitch

[Patch 12.22 — Preseason 2022] In this Meta, Twitch JG is (nearly) helpless against a well-played Lulu JG (as it often used to be) for a large part of the game. However, on late game, Twitch scales so much that, without perfect Engage, it's nearly impossible to achieve any Victory against this Champion; and Lulu certainly doesn't get the best Engaging tools available in the game to deal with that Threat from far distance —otherwise, it wouldn't be a so complicated task. I've lost many games recently because my Team wasn't able to finish the game in time, even though we have accumulated advantages. I know Lulu JG is able to do something to improve Victory chances even on late game against Twitch JG (or on any other plausible Role actually), but that would require specialized investigation. If I can figure out a solution still on this Meta, I'll bring updates here. Meanwhile, it is a great idea to Ban Twitch.

Udyr

Shen

Shen JG can be an unrestless ganker, as he doesn't need much farm in order to become 'immortal' and useful to his team. We might be able to compensate with 'power-farming', intelligent counter-ganking, or applying our skills and resources on ultimately better team fights. Imperial Mandate can be a tool to turn around all that excessive tankiness. If he wasn't so strong lately, Shen JG would be a Minor threat.

Vi

2022/2 REVISION. I feel like Vi JG has become slightly less threatening to Lulu JG than previously. Vi JG is not a cupcake though, but Victory now at least is relatively more feasible I guess. 2022/1 PREVIOUSLY. Vi has a very pragmatic and destructive kit. In my opinion, she excels in skirmishes and not so much in team fights; this is also one reason why she might be particularly good at securing objectives against Lulu JG. Skirmishes may be key to a major control over the Jungle. On the other hand, Lulu champion (but not necessarily Lulu JG) can be seen as a Vi counter; I believe Lulu JG requires special tools in order to deal properly against Vi; maybe it's another case for an AD/Bruiser itemization...

Viego

Viego is one very interesting champion; but in terms of utility, I prefer Sylas (who can steal Ultimates). Viego is thought to excel at team fights; but Lulu JG is just better at them; she can counter him. Even when he is ultra fed, he is pretty stoppable in team fights by a good Lulu JG player; it's not like a Warwick or Trundle. Always deeply focus him on team fights: don't let him play. Be aware of his location on the map mostly as if it were a Master Yi (who wants to arrive opportunistically at the middle or at end of team fight). Because of his mist and flashy/dashy tools, Always try to play with your team from a certain distance away from fog, walls and obviously the mist; no one needs to be bursted gratuitously to start with. We should respect Viego for what he can do, and rule the game through countering him as often as possible with Lulu's incredible kit, saving our ally champions or (ourselves) otherwise probable Death. Sometimes, Viego thinks he can flank our team or be at the frontline, but then is our chance to catch him off guard for our team; sometimes we might even be able to chase him to Death. We can also bait him; but always be aware of his current gap closer tools, especially when he has got both Ultimate and Flash, where he theoretically represents the biggest threat to squishy champions. Playing as Lulu JG, it's not a fantastic idea to be a squishy glass cannon or squishy enchanter against Viego; we can let our teammates do that instead, as we might often be able to save them anyways. Remember it's usually optimal to have Viego focus our teammates instead of Lulu JG; but sometimes we are the only ones who should take that risk. That's why might rather itemize on a more balanced way: between offense, defense and utility. As daunting and complicated as The Ruined King can be, there are much worse matchups for Lulu JG. Really, not worth of a ban.

Volibear

Wukong

Xin Zhao

Yorick

Yorick (consider him as a laner, not as a jungler), is not a threat in the Jungle nor to Lulu directly, but it is usually a big problem regarding our team's structures. Lulu has considerable resistances, sustain and damage difficulties against this champion; if our toplaner is chronically unable to stop, it's likely Lulu JG help will not be of much help. It could be a ban, but then our team won't be able to pick this champion. I suspect there should exist Lulu JG builds which can help against Yorick, but I still couldn't find out.

Yuumi

[Patch 21.22 — Preseason 2023] Yuumi SUP. It hasn't changed so much: Yuumi SUP is overwhelming on most Junglers (I'm also a Main Yuumi SUP to know this). Yuumi can make certain Junglers that would be relatively easy for Lulu JG to handle, into nearly Unkillable Assassins. The good combinations are multiple; and it often doesn't taste Purple —at all. Thus, Yuumi is my Main Ban currently as Lulu JG. But, because I love Yuumi Champion, of course, I'll wait till the last second before Banning, or just ask away, maybe some ally would like to Pick her. If that poses a risk, I would still take it.

Zed