Marksman

Lucian

The Purifier

Lucian, a Sentinel of Light, is a grim hunter of wraiths and specters, pursuing them relentlessly and annihilating them with his twin relic pistols. After the specter Thresh slew his wife, Lucian embarked on the path of vengeance—but even with her return to life, his rage is undiminished.Read the full story on Riot's Universe site

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P
Lightslinger
Q
Piercing Light
W
Ardent Blaze
E
Relentless Pursuit
R
The Culling

Lucian

Overview

On patch 16.21, Lucian is rated C tier in the bot lane, winning 48.3% of 9,196 ranked games with a 9.5% pick rate. The most successful build this patch runs Press the Attack with Exhaust and Flash and builds Essence Reaver, Infinity Edge, Navori Flickerblade, and Slightly Magical Footwear.

Lucian struggles most against Lux (37.5%), Veigar (40.8%), and Xerath (40.9%) and does best against Corki (55.1%), Vel'Koz (54.2%), and Mel (53.8%).

Ranked solo/duo · patch 16.21 · 9,196 games · updated Nov 1, 2026 · How we calculate

48.3%

Win rate

9.5%

Pick rate

9.2K

Games

16.21

Patch

Playing as Lucian

For optimal burst, try to combine Relentless Pursuit into Piercing Light.
Ardent Blaze actually explodes in a star pattern. Try to line it up so the spokes hit enemy champions.
Once you have chosen an angle for The Culling, you cannot change it. Pick your moment well!
Because of Lightslinger, Lucian benefits more from Attack Damage than he does from Attack Speed.

Playing against Lucian

Lucian has strong burst, but little sustained damage.
Lucian cannot change the aim of The Culling. Take advantage of this by avoiding the angle of the bullets.
Piercing Light does not give Lucian extra Attack Range. He still needs to find a target in range to line up his shot. Avoid Piercing Light by anticipating the angle Lucian will choose.

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Matchups

All Lucian matchups

Strong against

Corki55.1%49
Vel'Koz54.2%24
Mel53.8%39
Kalista52.9%172
Jhin51.7%793

Weak against

Lux37.5%32
Veigar40.8%71
Xerath40.9%22
Zeri43.3%97
Smolder43.3%120

Abilities

P
Lightslinger
Whenever Lucian uses an ability, his next attack becomes a double-shot. When Lucian is healed or shielded by an ally, or when a nearby enemy Champion is immobilized, his next 2 basic attacks will deal bonus magic damage.
Q
Piercing Light
Lucian shoots a bolt of piercing light through a target.
Cooldown: 9/8/7/6/5Cost: 48/56/64/72/80Range: 500
W
Ardent Blaze
Lucian shoots a missile that explodes in a star shape, marking and briefly revealing enemies. Lucian gains Move Speed for attacking marked enemies.
Cooldown: 14/13/12/11/10Cost: 60Range: 900
E
Relentless Pursuit
Lucian quickly dashes a short distance. Lightslinger attacks reduce Relentless Pursuit's cooldown.
Cooldown: 16/15.5/15/14.5/14Cost: 32/24/16/8/0Range: 445
R
The Culling
Lucian unleashes a torrent of shots from his weapons.
Cooldown: 110/100/90Cost: 100Range: 1400