# Lulu Counters, Matchups & Tips | Baron Buff See Lulu counters, hardest matchups, and tips to play against or draft around Lulu in League of Legends. Canonical HTML: https://baronbuff.com/champions/lulu/ Markdown URL: https://baronbuff.com/champions/lulu.md Language: en ## Breadcrumbs - [Baron Buff](https://baronbuff.com/) - [Champion Tier List](https://baronbuff.com/champions/) - Lulu ## Page Content Enchanter · Enchanter · Support Prepare for battle with Lulu — master their strengths and exploit their weaknesses before the game starts. ## Playstyle Profile Lulu is a protector — defends carries by neutralizing incoming threats Teamfight Role Backline Protector Power Spike Mid game Split Threat None Backline Access Low ## Lulu's Strengths - Keeps carries alive through burst — Lulu's peel makes hyper-carries nearly unkillable in teamfights ## How to Play Lulu Champion-specific pre-match tips ### Lane Phase Walk past the minion wave when trading basic attacks so enemy minions do not intercept your passive damage. ### Lane Phase Cast E on an enemy minion to extend your threat range, then immediately fire Q from the new angle to poke safely. ### Lane Phase Hold W during short trades until the enemy commits to a full engage, then cast it on them to deny their damage window. ### Mid Game Cast E on your primary engage ally as they dive to attach Pix, allowing you to follow up with an extending Q slow onto the enemy backline. ### Mid Game Save W to polymorph flanking enemies when your backline is threatened instead of defaulting to using it as an attack speed buff. ### Mid Game Cast your ult on a frontline ally the exact moment enemies collapse into their melee range to guarantee a multi-target knockup. ### Late Game Position directly behind your highest damage carry during Elder or Baron fights so you can instantly cast E or W the moment an enemy flashes onto them. ### Late Game Cast E on elusive enemies before they enter stealth or brush to maintain vision and prevent them from dropping your team's target aggro. ### Late Game Chain your ult's knockup with an immediate W onto an engaging threat as they land to keep them permanently disabled. For matchup-tailored tips, download Baron Buff's AI Coach & Companion App. ## Core Build Ranked from real ranked-match itemization We look at ranked games after each item was bought. If the player or team gained ground in gold, we rate that item higher. - Ardent Censer — 2,200 - Ionian Boots of Lucidity (Boots) — 900 - Shurelya's Battlesong — 2,200 - Moonstone Renewer — 2,200 - Mikael's Blessing — 2,300 - Echoes of Helia — 2,200 total: 12,000 ## How to Counter Lulu Counter strategies and draft context apply grievous wounds, dive past the frontline, or burst through their shields before they stack - Struggles against multi-angle pressure — Lulu can't peel multiple threats at once - All-in engage supports that outpressure in lane - Champions with anti-heal in their kit or builds - Assassins that delete carries before shields apply ### Lulu's Weaknesses - Multiple dive threats at once — Lulu can only peel one target, and coordinated dives overwhelm the backline ## Best Synergies with Lulu Team synergies and draft context - Hyper-carry ADCs that thrive behind Lulu's protection — the longer fights last, the more value you get - Hyper-carry ADCs that scale with your shields and heals - Bruisers and fighters that become unkillable with your buffs - Late-game compositions that benefit from your scaling support ### Draft Context - Drafts only squishies — Lulu can peel, but there's nothing to absorb damage in the frontline ## Learning Curve [Based on 1.2M+ matches](https://baronbuff.com/blog/mastery_by_tier/) across all ranked elos, showing how Lulu's win rate changes with mastery level Lulu rewards dedicated play — meaningful improvement continues well beyond the basics, with a straightforward learning process. Steady improvement comes over a moderate number of games. Skill Cap High Cost of Learning Medium Win Rate Delta by Mastery Mastery Level | Win Rate | 1-2 | 40.2% | 3-4 | 46.9% | 5-6 | 49.5% | 7-8 * | 51.2% | 9-12 | 51.2% | 13-16 | 51.2% | 17+ | 51.2% | [← Champions](https://baronbuff.com/champions/) ## Machine-Readable References - [LLM index](https://baronbuff.com/llms.txt) - [Full LLM reference](https://baronbuff.com/llms-full.txt) - [Sitemap](https://baronbuff.com/sitemap.xml)