SOLO QUEUE MID LANE GUIDE FOR LUX - BLOOD WILL BE SHED

In this guide you will find;

1. BASICS OF MID LANE IN GENERAL
2. HOW TO CARRY GAMES WITH LUX
3. BASICS OF SOLO QUEUE

WARNING: VERY IN DEPTH LONG READ GUIDE

Hello everyone , my name is Emirhan and Im from Turkey. Back then I was in silver , and I
had a slanting eyed friend(Robi) who had extreme talents at playing LoL and had ability to
carry the most desperate games in solo queue. So he taught me how my point of view
should be in solo queue while Im playing mid lane , how to carry games , how to play Lux
to crush my enemies. Here it is , my SOLO QUEUE MID LANE LUX GUIDE. Hope you enjoy
it.

SOLO QUEUE What is solo queue and how to 1 v 9 ?

WIN LANE ,PUT MAP PRESSURE ON SOLO QUEUE , FARM BEST , DONT DIE , ROAM AFTER YOUR
TURRET IS DOWN , LEAD TEAM TO OBJECTIVES , PUSH ALL LANES WITH BLUE BUFF AND KEEP
POSITIVE.Be selfish this is solo queue , dont chase your teammates when they have stupid
ideas. There is no I died because of you!! in your solo queue , if you say this it was your
fault.
Dont run into enemy team to save a teammate, only Q+E from safe distance.
Get the kills.

Links to use after reading the whole guide:

1- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tzDnmgW7WnQ
2- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7dulPl9643o
3- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mQcwgnFBi44

KNOWING YOUR CHAMP LUX

PROS:
Lux is a long range AP Carry , who is a poker champ , means that you can harass
enemy from long range and has ability to zone enemies when siegeing turrets
High Range Skills
Low cooldown on ulti.
Q can snare 2 enemies
Use E to vision before you facecheck if you have dont have vision
Ulti has ability to kill low HP enemies on other lanes
Use W to free assists sometimes
Has ability to Poke
Enemy dont know how to play against poke
Extremely fun to play imo
CONS:
High cooldown on Q E and W , so dont chase enemies when you skills on cd.
No escape skill , you have to be very careful about enemy ganks.
Hard to play against gap closer champs and hard engagers.
Dependant on Q skill.
All abilities are skill shots.
Mana reliant
Easy to shutdown early game when camped

Example: If enemy has Malphite , Ashe , Sona , Syndra and Zac you probably dont want to
pick a poking champ.

LINKS TO USE IN LOADING SCREEN BEFORE EVERY GAME

1-Loop Timer = http://www.online-stopwatch.com/loop-countdown/

Set the timer to 10-12 second and every time alarm beeps, you check where enemy jungler is and
check where is your top and bot lane in their lanes. So you know when to roam.

2-LoL Wiki = http://leagueoflegends.wikia.com/wiki/List_of_champions

Open LoL Wiki , search for your lane opponent before game starts and look at his abilitys
cooldowns , so you know when how many seconds his skills will be on cd after he harass you
so you can answer back and make the trade even. Or you can know if his escape skill is on cd
when you go aggressive or when your jungle comes to gank.

3-LoLKing Match-up Guide

= http://www.lolking.net/guides/205061#matchups AND http://www.lolking.net/guides/399632#
matchups
I recommend reading match-ups from internet everytime before the game starts , and try
your best.

4-LoL Class = http://www.lolclass.gg/champion/Lux/mid

Builds, Runes , Masteries and stuff like that.

5-OP.GG = Google op.gg , you can find builds , runes , masteries etc.
PICKS AND BANS FOR MID LANE LUX

BANS
Ahri -> You dont want a nine-tail jumping around 3 times , when all of your abilities are skill
shots.

Yasuo -> Same thing as Ahri.

LeBlanc -> Same thing as Ahri and Yasuo.

Kassadin -> High Mobility and has ability to jump on you and dodge your skills.

Fizz -> Can kill you at 6 , under your turret , without dying. (dont go his Q or E or R
range after he is 6.)

Akali-> Same thing as Fizz. (dont go her R range after she is 6.)

Diana -> Almost same thing as Akali and Fizz. (dont go her Q range after she is 6.)

Talon -> Can jump on you = cancer for Lux. (harass until 2 , after he is level 2 dont go his
jump skill Q range ONCE , NOT EVEN ONCE and farm with your E from long distance.

PICKS
The champs has good synergy with Lux. So if a teammate asks you What should I pick?

Amumu , Ashe , Chogath , Jarvan , Leona , Malphite , Morgana , Rammus , Seju , Sona ,
Thresh , Varus , Vi

Basically and champ who makes you land your skill shots easier. Pref. AOE CC champs.

RUNES AND MASTERIES

Please Check Visio Drawing !! : https://ibb.co/mavqwk

-BURGER KING RUNE PAGE = 3x AP Quints , 9x Scaling Health Seals , 3x Scaling Ability Power
6x Scaling Cooldown Reduction Glyphs , 3x Attack Damage Marks, 6x Magic Penetration M.

-Lux vs AP Poke = 3x AP Quints, 9x Scaling Health Seals, 9x Magic Res. Glyphs, 3x Attack
Damage Marks, 6x Magic Penetration Marks

-Lux vs Zed/Yasu RUNE PAGE = 3x AP Quints, 9x Armor Seals, 9x Ability Power Glyphs, 3x
Attack Damage Marks, 6x Magic Penetration Marks
MASTERIES

-BURGER KING MASTERY PAGE = https://ibb.co/h31oz5

-MC DONALDS MASTERY PAGE = https://ibb.co/mwHdz5

SUMMONER SPELLS
-Flash and Heal/Barrier can be used for every match-up , however for different play styles
check;
-Please Check Visio Drawing

ITEM BUILD : https://ibb.co/mavqwk

FOUR ELEMENTS TO WIN GAMES IN SOLO QUEUE

1-Laning
2-Trading
3-Map Pressure
4-Call Shoting

1 - FIRST THING IS FIRST

From laning phase to late game first thing to remember is try not to die , which means don't
get into sticky positons to get a kill and die. What i mean ? You are playing lux (no escape
skills) and your lane opponent is syndra (who can land a stun easily , without worrying about
minions blocking his skillshot like Ahri Charm) and Enemy Jungle is Xin Zhao. So Syndra is
playing like bronze 5 , you keep E + auto her and she just backs away everytime and she is
very low on HP under her turret and you are thirsty for that kill. However you don't have any
ward and Xin haven't show up for 3 mins. You go for kill and BOOM Syndra Q + E stuns you
and Xin is coming from behind , you flash and Xin catches you with his E and knock you up ,
Syndra ignites you and GG. That Syndra is now 1-0. So you should keep your eyes on
minimap and play aggresive to kill Syndra when Xin shows up at top or bot lane. WHY this is
the first thing to remember ? Because this will be your main mind set whole game. Enemy
jungler is also very important on your play style , since you dont have any escape ability ,
you have to be really careful if enemy team has junglers like Rammus , Xin , Lee Sin etc. who
has high CC or raw damage.

LESSON 1 = DO NOT OVEREXTEND AT WRONG TIME AND DON'T KEEP CONSISTENTLY

PUSHING MINION WAVES BECAUSE YOU WILL BE GANKED EASILY BY ENEMY JUNGLER. YOU
SHOULD HOLD THE LANE IN THE MIDDLE OR CLOSER TO YOUR TURRET.
Lane Manipulation
Against hard match-ups lane manipulation is a great thing you can do , also good for duo
queue games when you play with your jungler.You can manipulate the lane. Lane
manipulation is to pull the lane and make enemy mid lane vulnerable to ganks , by try best
to hit enemy minions only with your autos , and use spells only to last hit minions , try not to
hit minions while you harass enemy with your spell.

2 - TRADING

So how to trade or when to harass enemy ? Check enemy cooldowns from the internet and
write them down before the match starts, keep them in mind. Your lane opponent Jarvan
uses E + Q on you OR on minions to clear wave OR misses uses his spells for another reason ,
so his skills are on cooldown and he has nothing to do other than mouse clicking around and
use W pre 6. So he gave you some dmg and ran back. Thats when you have to harass him
with your skills , harass him more or ATLEAST make it even. You cant let your lane opponent
const. harass you , after he uses his skills on you or minions it is your time to use yours ,
otherwise you will sit under your turret with low hp and full mana , which really has no
points. (Enemy mid laner on high hp and youre on low hp all the time means , you cant
creep score because you are afraid to die. You cant roam. So trading eff. Is really important.
Just know when to hit minions or not with your spells because you dont want to push your
lane all the time , remember Lux is not good at answering enemy jungle ganks 1v2. When
enemy mid lane have used their skills means that they can't use them again for a while. For
example; Velkoz Q has a 6 second cooldown. When he uses it, count in your head , for this
amount of time, he can't trade back from range, so you use your skills to make the trade
even Ekkos E has 9 second cooldown, so if he jumps on you and hurts you he won't be
able to again or dash for 9 seconds. Don't play cowardly because the enemy chunked your
HP. right after they did, you chunk them back with your skills and chunk him harder or
atleast try to make the trade even. Learn that other pros would punish you every time you
went for a so time your skillshots or trades with their last hits. Make sure to look for punish
when the enemy goes for CS(esp. cannon minion) ,force them into choosing between last
hitting or trading with you. Its very obvious when an opponent is attempting to go for CS, so
aim your attacks at the area theyre going to stop in to last hit.

3 PUTTING MAP PRESSURE AND ROAMING

We are csing , trading and sohowever we cant keep laning for 40 mins. Also winning your
lane wont be enough to win the game. There will be a time to roam and make YOURSELF
even more fed or atleast make your teammates get kills.

What does roaming means?

Demoralizes enemy team and encourages your team.

When to roam?
1)Well , enemy bot lane is winning so hard , and your poor teammates are under their turret
and trying to farm. How sad is that ? You push your lane so hard using your E + Autos and
you gank bot lane , and there you go , enemy bot lane is now so sad because they
overextend to much without thinking you will be there with your long range skillshots.

2)Another example is when you see enemy jungler ganking your top lane. Check where your
bot lane is and if you think that you can get atleast 1 kill OR save 1-2 teammates then go
gank bot. Dont forget you sacrifice some cs when you roam bot or top , so if you dont think
you cant get a kill or save someone %100 then dont roam.

3)Your lane opponent recall to buy items , push as hard as you can with E+Q and go roam
bot or top.

4)You kill your lane lane opponent , check minimap , if there is a good ganking situation and
if you have enough hp and mana then go gank.

5)Someone in your team at top or bot lane is dying/or died , quickly check minimap and see
if %2 HP Jinx is thirsty for minions and pushing without thinking about your LASER BEAM can
take her into two pieces. Go in ulti range and use your ulti to get the kill.

6)Your minions are hitting enemy turret and your lane opponent is not in lane , thats a good
time to gank other lanes. However if there is no good position to gank then hit the turret and
take its HP down.

4 - CALL SHOTTING
Winning your lane and roaming is not enough , you have to be the Call Shotter and play solo queue
like a strategy game. Remember that you need objectives and to get objectives , you need to
manipulate your team mates , because you cant solo Baron. You have to be the shotcaller because
losing time after taking a turret or killing 1-2 enemies or staying too long in one lane is WASTE OF
TIME.

Blue or Red Trinket Baits

You get blue ward trinket or red trinket after you hit level 9 to set up ganks and baits.

For example enemy team is defending their mid lane from super minions , so basically you go to
baron and someone in your team use red trinket or ward to make sure they dont have vision at
baron pit. And then you spam BAIT in chat and go to a bush red trinket or pink ward and make sure
enemy team dont have vision in that bush. Now that enemy team has no vision at baron so they will
come and check baron bit so the bush you and your team are waiting in has to be one on their way
to baron. So when enemy is moving to baron pit you are in the bush and waiting , you Q and catch
atleast 1-2 of them and then full combo to death , while your team is also throwing spells.

About blue ward trinket , you can just hide somewhere and throw the trinket inside your Q skill
range , and when enemy come to kill the ward you just FULL COMBO his ass to death. (I think
Bjergens Lux Guide explains this one.)
Rotating

You try to catch someone with your Q and start a fight at mid lane , however they clear the waves
so fast and you waste time , so spam GO TOP , LETS GO TOP 5 MAN 10 times in chat and you go
push other lane rather then wasting time.

Baron and Drake Calls

You have killed enemy jungle/adc/apc and you see that their apc/adc/jungle is a bot lane farming
alone. Which means that he cant come to baron from bot lane in 1 second. So one of them is dead ,
one of them is farmin bot , means that it is 3v5. So you spam GO BARON ITS 3v5 10 times in chat,
and get a free baron.

You successfully ganked bot lane , and you see that enemy jungler is at top lane. Instead of just
recalling and going base. you spam DRAKE 10 times and ping.

SOLO QUEUE OBJECTIVES (THIS SECTION HAS HIGH IMPORTANCE)

Remember creep scoring is so important. 18-20 minions are equal the same gold as
getting one kill. SO improve your creep scoring in CO-OP games. Also, Melee minions
can get 2 shots from turret then one auto attack is enough to kill the minion. For
ranged caster minions you hit them one auto attack then let turret hit once then
you hit another auto attack to last hit.

Try to have 2x more assits than your kill score , because you are lux your w skill is free
assist , your q and e skill are great for assits. So you have to aim a score like 1-0-2 or
6-0-12 etc. Try to have less than 5 deaths in one game.

Teamfights are inevitable , how does a team fight starts ? Either someone on your
team engages or get caught , or vise versa but !!! Have you seen a 30 min game
without enemy thresh not hitting a single hook ? Or malphite/annie missing their
ultis whole game ? No !! So which means someone will get caught by enemy thresh
hook or malphite ulti - but funny thing is you are not the one :d - stay away from
enemy engager's skill ranges because you are lux and if you get caught you will die in
0.01 seconds without dealing any damage (it is you who has to catch enemy
bruiser/engager with your Q and save your team mate and turn the whole fight, it
is you who will one shoot their adc/apc with your combo ,because this is solo queue,
you remember that right ?

Another thing is you should also use your Q to start team fights , try to catch a
squishy enemy player pref. ADC or APC. and after that you do full combo while your
team also joins the fight. Luxs Q is game changing ability in my opinion , so when
you are sieging turrets or when enemy is doing baron throw your Q behind walls so
they cant dodge , catch someone with your Q , kill 1-2 of enemy and then PUSH ,
or GO BARON , TAKE DOWN TURRETS.
 To summarize , this is solo queue and you are the shining star, and your teammates
are just a better version of BOTs, it is YOU, YOU have to stay away from enemy team
engager's skill ranges (like Malphite Ulti , Annie's Flash + Ulti Combo or Blitzcrank's
Hook). Sooner or later someone in your team will get hit by enemy ulti. BUT before
you go you HAVE TO wait enemy team to pop their big cooldowns like
Amumu/Annie/Jarvan ulti etc. and then USE your teammates as a shield to land your
skills. Your teammates are WALKING DUMMIES THAT HELP YOU TO LAND YOUR
SKILLSHOTS. I know this is a rude thought but i'm sorry , welcome to solo queue
baby.

You cant always reach enemy ADC or APC to one shoot them .If enemy has a lot of
brusiers and engagers , means that you wont be able land our skills on squishies. So
sometimes you have to kill enemy front lane with your ADC and your team.

When you play champs like Zed , Fizz, Akali, how has ability to kill you with one
combo and has ability roam , be very careful when they roam. Because that Zed
would bait you like he is roaming bot , but what if he is waiting in the bush to one
shoot you ? So be carefull when you are chasing assassins mid laners. Even if you
want to follow up the enemy gank make sure you kill all the minions in the lane.
Because if you get nothing from gank atleast you got some exp and gold from
minions while you were clearing minions in midlane. Sometimes staying in lane and
shoving the lane and getting some hits on enemy mid turret is better. Vs mage
champs you want to follow quicker , you dont have to clear the whole wave because
your chances to die by following is less than following an assassin. Because
Teemo/Karthus mid hasnt the same 1v1 killing potential as Zed or Akali.

When you get used to play with Lux , another thing to remember when you play
versus champs like Karthus / Ziggs etc. try to poke them down until level 5 and try to
dodge their skills shots. Cons. Keep their HP low and try to one shoot with your
combo as soon as you get to level 6.

SOME USEFULL TIPS

Never push lane , keep it at middle or closer to your turret but not under your turret.
Dont let enemy freeze lane if he has advantage of it or out creep scoring you.
Dont use ulti to wave clear unless it will save your turret going down. Because if enemy see you
use it , he will play more aggressive.
Q is only for kill or escape , dont randomly use it for cs , otherwise your chance to survive
when you get ganked is pretty low.
Know jungle enemy respawn times and watch minimap , this keeps you alive.
Zone enemy mid lane out with your skills and auto attack combo if you are 6 and he is 5. Because
you have ulti and he hasnt.
I suggest you not to flash for Q :D , your Q moves slowly , so most of the time your flash will
be wasted for nothing.
When your minions are dead and enemy minions are pushing , let them push and freeze near
your turret.
Against hard AD get early 2x cloth armor and FARM , also early Zhonya. Lost Chapter -> Zhonya
If enemy is Talon , harass him at level 1 losing some cs is not important , because you will win the
lane. At level 2 NEVER (I mean not even once) let him jump on you with his E. Only poke and
farm with your E spell.
Minion Clear Combo = You have 0 minions and enemy minions are moving straight to you , Q
the first minion and then use E to hit your E to whole minion wave and clear faster.
Gank or Roam or Kill Enemy Jungler only if your minions hitting enemy turret. for example; you
killed your opponent / your opponent recalled / you pushed hard with blue buff.
If your minions are hitting enemy under his turret , combo him easy and make him recall. (when
he has no minions , minions cant block your spells which means harassing is easier.
Ward the bush and stay close to big wall(in mid lane) to escape better.
Play like a skill throwing turret to farm if you need to , it is better than feeding.
Dont forget to auto attack passive after poke him with E
Use spells for harass if enemy use or waste them. And if you know his skills on cooldown.
Hide behind big wall at mid to hit you Q and E to hit easier.
Know when enemy killing his blue or Red and kill with your jungler.(set up kills)
Take tower early , when your jungle ganks successfully and enemy mid lane is dead. ASK your
jungler to shove mid , kill minions and hit the turret with him. Take tower early = farm jungle +
roam + protect your turret.
If enemy has gap closers(Zac, Malphite) or strong brusiers (Jarvan , Chogath , Hecarim) get
Zhonya after Lost Chapter
After you get Morello and 2nd item , you start farming your wraiths , thats what pros do for best
creep scoring. Whenever lane is pushed and you cant kill minion on lane kill wraith or wolves.
When you get used to Lux sometimes you have to full combo enemy , make them lose around
%80 HP and make them recall so you can free farm.
Always buy one ward everytime when you recall.
If you know that enemy jungler is at bot or top lane , which means he cant come mid , you can
use E+AA+instant Q +AA to harass.
When last enemy minion is dead you can instant Q+E on enemy because he wont expect that.
A little trick , if you walk to little minions on back , your enemy will run back , so you can only
E+AA to enemy without pushing lane which means free harass.
After you hit 6 you are powerful , so push lane , ward your wraith and go gank bot , by warding
wraith you can see if enemy mid laner is chasing you.
Best time to go in for a trade is when you know they are going for a cs/cannon. All in'ing
level 2 if possible and playing around cooldowns is key to winning trades.
Know what you and enemy team is building , by pressing TAB you can see if someone in enemy
has Zhonyas , so you wont suddenly lose 1v1 duel because you didnt know enemy has Zhonyas.
Or buy Void Staff before Rabadons if enemy team rushes Magic Resistance.
HIGH IMPORTANCE TIPS

Dont roam unless you can get atleast 1 SAFE KILL or you can kill enemy with a full combo. (if
you need 3x E+Q combo to kill someone dont go roam.)
Kill jungle when lane is pushed under enemy turret or roam or recall to buy.
First rule of roam is Can I get a kill? Second is can I save someone ? :D
Your nightmare Zed or champs like Zed , at level 1 start poke with e and auto attack ,
harass when he comes to last hit. Abso. NO PROBLEM to lose some cs (around 10) , because
of poking wins you the lane. Sometimes save skills, pushing too much at early levels will get
you ganked by enemy jungler which is really bad for you to win the game. You dont want to
fall behind with Lux. NEVER use Q for csing if your lane opponent is in lane.(only when you
get kill or enemy recalls , you use Q to clear wave faster and go roam. Otherwise Q is to kill
or escape.
Solo Queue = BE SELFISH , if you cannot get kills = dont roam early. Your pre 6 dmg is not so
good. BAIT your team for enemy engage and ultis , and use them as a human barrier to land
your skills and combo. (Remember you are not the one who will get hit my that Malphite Ulti
:D , maybe its Anivia or Jinx I dunno , but thats not you for sure :D
If your jungler is coming ZONE enemy to make him closer to your jungler so your jungler can
catch/land his skill shots. What I mean is if your jungler is coming from right side then you
throw an E spell just a little bit left side to your enemy , so he will move right to escape
your E , but when he moves right side , your jungle is also at right side :D so you and your
jungler will send your lane opponent to Belize , in other words he will be dead.
If you are losing the lane , farm farm farm with wards. Stay safe with vision and farm farm
farm.
Your jungler gives you blue buff = Push lanes , ward middle of the mid lane (where minions
hit each other) to see if enemy is missing.
NO GREED , if you full combo someone and he is still alive with %10 to %30 HP, dont bronze
chase him , because your are useless with spells on cooldown. When teamfighting throw
your skills and move to safe spot until your spells are back. You are not adc , your autos dont
hurt.
Max Dmg Combo : Q Cast E R AA Detonate E AA
Against Akali , Cho , Zed , Kata , Talon , Diana , who can kill you at 6 , farm only and ASK for
gank
When you get used to it , harass Kassa and Zed at early levels , outfarm , roam.
Against champs like Gragas/Azir who can make plays and harass as much as you , just stay
away from his skill range and farm with E skill.

THINGS TO REMEMBER IF YOU ARE FEEDING OR CANT CARRY GAMES

You dont watch your minimap and you overextend , so enemy jungler ganks you too much.
Never push lane , keep it middle or closer to your turret , but not under your turret.
Dont let enemy freeze lane if he has advantage of it or out creep scoring you.
Dont use ulti to wave clear unless it will save your turret , enemy see that you use your ulti
means , he will play more aggressive on you.
 Q is for killing and escaping only. You use if for creep scoring randomly = you are dead
man.
Dont roam unless you can get atleast 1 SAFE kill or you can kill enemy with your combo.
Kill enemy jungle when lane is pushed under enemy turret or roam or recall to buy items.
First Rule of Roam , CAN I GET A KILL ? Second objective can I save a teammate ? :D
Know jungle respawn times and watch minimap , dont get bronze ganked.
Never flash to land Q. Flash is for escape.
When your minions are dead and enemy minions pushing , let them push and freeze near
your turret.
Against hard AD get 2x cloth armor and farm. Also get Zhonyas after Lost Chapter.
If enemy is Talon dont let him jump on you after level 2. I mean dont get his jump range
ever.
Roam / Gank / Farm Jungle only when your lane is pushed and our minions are attacking
enemy turret. Dont randomly leave lane and run to another lane. Roaming costs you creep
score gold.
When you are harassing with E + AA or only autos in early levels you run into enemy/stay
near minions so you get so many hit from minions, after you auto attack and harass enemy,
you should move away from minions and run towards your own turret. AND only auto attack
harass when melee enemy(Zed) comes to last hit.
Mute all when game start by command /mute all , give 10 minute break when you lose a
game. OR you will be tilted.
Remember that some games are called unwinnable games , when your top is going 1-9
when your jungle is 1-7 and when your bot lane is 2-19 at total , this is a unwinnable game ,
so just forget about it , you did your best , give 10 mins break and move on to next game.

LAST WORDS

WIN LANE ,PUT MAP PRESSURE ON SOLO QUEUE , FARM BEST , DONT DIE , ROAM AFTER YOUR
TURRET IS DOWN , LEAD TEAM TO OBJECTIVES , PUSH ALL LANES WITH BLUE BUFF AND KEEP
POSITIVE. AND WATCH YOUR GAMES AND ANALYZE HOW DID YOU DIED AND WHAT YOU COULD DO
BETTER.

THANK YOU AND GOOD LUCK ON YOUR WAY TO DIAMOND , GO AND SHINE BRIGHT LIKE A
DIAMOND.