# Lux Counters Who counters Lux? Best and worst picks against Lux by win rate, plus the lane counters that lead Lux in gold at 15 minutes. Ranked solo data by role and rank. Canonical HTML: https://baronbuff.com/champions/lux/counters/ Markdown URL: https://baronbuff.com/champions/lux/counters.md Language: en ## Breadcrumbs - [Baron Buff](https://baronbuff.com/) - [Champion Tier List](https://baronbuff.com/champions/) - [Lux](https://baronbuff.com/champions/lux/) ## Page Content [Lux guide](https://baronbuff.com/champions/lux/) [Play against Lux](https://baronbuff.com/champions/lux/how-to-play-against/) [Lux counters](https://baronbuff.com/champions/lux/counters/) Best and worst picks against Lux in Support at Gold+, ranked by win rate and by gold lead at 15 minutes. Nami, Janna and Xerath beat Lux most often. Xerath, Vel'Koz and Pyke win the laning phase against Lux by the widest gold margin. ## Best picks against Lux Highest win rate versus Lux in Support. - 1 [Nami](https://baronbuff.com/champions/nami/) 2,107 games 55.2% - 2 [Janna](https://baronbuff.com/champions/janna/) 1,068 games 54.0% - 3 [Xerath](https://baronbuff.com/champions/xerath/) 1,140 games 54.0% - 4 [Taric](https://baronbuff.com/champions/taric/) 256 games 53.5% - 5 [Blitzcrank](https://baronbuff.com/champions/blitzcrank/) 2,512 games 53.5% - 6 [Tahm Kench](https://baronbuff.com/champions/tahmkench/) 950 games 53.3% - 7 [Ashe](https://baronbuff.com/champions/ashe/) 488 games 52.5% - 8 [Braum](https://baronbuff.com/champions/braum/) 955 games 52.2% - 9 [Pyke](https://baronbuff.com/champions/pyke/) 1,968 games 52.2% - 10 [Amumu](https://baronbuff.com/champions/amumu/) 227 games 52.0% - 11 [Milio](https://baronbuff.com/champions/milio/) 1,717 games 52.0% - 12 [Elise](https://baronbuff.com/champions/elise/) 139 games 51.8% - 13 [Thresh](https://baronbuff.com/champions/thresh/) 4,063 games 51.8% - 14 [Rell](https://baronbuff.com/champions/rell/) 662 games 51.7% - 15 [Soraka](https://baronbuff.com/champions/soraka/) 1,311 games 51.3% ## Worst picks against Lux Lowest win rate versus Lux in Support. - 1 [Shen](https://baronbuff.com/champions/shen/) 270 games 44.8% - 2 [Malphite](https://baronbuff.com/champions/malphite/) 288 games 45.8% - 3 [Brand](https://baronbuff.com/champions/brand/) 985 games 46.7% - 4 [Senna](https://baronbuff.com/champions/senna/) 917 games 47.2% - 5 [Rakan](https://baronbuff.com/champions/rakan/) 727 games 47.9% - 6 [Renata Glasc](https://baronbuff.com/champions/renata/) 312 games 48.4% - 7 [Bard](https://baronbuff.com/champions/bard/) 905 games 48.5% - 8 [Maokai](https://baronbuff.com/champions/maokai/) 472 games 48.5% - 9 [Poppy](https://baronbuff.com/champions/poppy/) 333 games 48.6% ## Best lane counters vs Lux Largest gold lead over Lux at 15 minutes in Support. - 1 [Xerath](https://baronbuff.com/champions/xerath/) 802 games +249 - 2 [Vel'Koz](https://baronbuff.com/champions/velkoz/) 472 games +139 - 3 [Pyke](https://baronbuff.com/champions/pyke/) 845 games +133 - 4 [Pantheon](https://baronbuff.com/champions/pantheon/) 580 games +116 - 5 [Shaco](https://baronbuff.com/champions/shaco/) 212 games +21 - 6 [Senna](https://baronbuff.com/champions/senna/) 624 games +18 ## How to play against Lux Lane and teamfight rules that hold regardless of your pick. ### In lane and in teamfights - Push early waves so she has to spend spells on minions instead of poke. - Stand outside the wave to make E choose between harass and wave control. - Delay burst until W fades, then commit damage before she can refresh distance. - Enter river through spread angles so Q cannot catch two teammates at once. - Clear vision before sieges and avoid walking in straight lines through choke points. ## Where Lux is weak Exploit these in draft and in lane. - Lux depends on linear skillshots for control, so lateral movement and spread formations reduce her pick threat. - Lux has poor self-peel once enemies reach her, making her long-range poke identity collapse under dive. ## Lux counters: questions ### Who counters Lux in Support? At Gold+, Nami (55.2%), Janna (54.0%) and Xerath (54.0%) have the highest win rates against Lux. ### Who does Lux counter? Lux wins most often against Shen (44.8%), Malphite (45.8%) and Brand (46.7%). ### Who wins lane against Lux? By gold lead at 15 minutes, Xerath (+249), Vel'Koz (+139) and Pyke (+133) come out of the laning phase furthest ahead of Lux. ### How is the counter list ranked? Best and worst picks use same-lane win rate; lane counters use the average gold difference at 15 minutes between the two laners. Both come from Ranked Solo/Duo at the selected rank with at least 100 games per matchup, and are not adjusted for champion strength. - [Support Tier List](https://baronbuff.com/champions/support/) - [Xerath counters](https://baronbuff.com/champions/xerath/counters/) - [Vel'Koz counters](https://baronbuff.com/champions/velkoz/counters/) ## 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)