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Lulu Guide

the Fae Sorceress

Support

Mage

Tier B Support

Lulu, the Fae Sorceress, is a support and mage champion of medium difficulty. Across our 1573 analysed ranked games, Lulu is mostly played as Support (100% of its games), with a 51.2% win rate in that role: tier B among Support champions (#18 of 39, ranked by win rate). Lulu's damage is mostly magic (81%): magic resistance items are therefore effective against this champion. Win rate varies with game length: 53.6% in long games (over 35 min, 168 games) versus 48.8% in short games (under 25 min).

Averages measured over 1573 Support games played with Lulu, from our ranked Solo/Duo data collection.

Combos and how to play

Lulu is an enchanter-mage who protects and controls. Pix, her companion, fires guided magic missiles when the champion he follows attacks. Her strength is turning an enemy into a harmless little creature with Whimsy, or empowering an ally with the same ability, then growing an ally with her ultimate.

Harassment

Q › E › AA AA

When: An enemy is within Glitterlance range.

Glitterlance fires two projectiles that damage and slow. Help, Pix! on the enemy hurts them and gives you vision of them, then your attacks trigger Pix's shots.

Protecting the carry

W › E › R

When: An enemy dives your carry.

Whimsy on the aggressor stops them from attacking and casting spells; on your ally, it raises their movement and attack speed. Wild Growth knocks up nearby enemies and gives the ally health.

The team engage

W › Q › R

When: Your team engages.

Slow with Glitterlance, neutralize the main threat with Whimsy, then grow your tank or carry with the ultimate: it then slows nearby enemies with its aura.

Laning phase

Glitterlance slows a lot: use it to control distance and harass. Help, Pix! lets you protect an ally by following them, or hurt an enemy and gain vision of them: place it well before the trade.

Common mistakes

• Using Whimsy on the wrong champion: its cooldown is long.
• Casting the ultimate without remembering it knocks up nearby enemies: time it to interrupt their dive.
• Neglecting Pix: his shots depend on the attacks of the ally he follows.

Riot's official tips for playing Lulu

• Glitterlance can be fired at odd angles depending on where your cursor is - Moving your cursor closer to Pix and Lulu will change your area of effect size considerably.
• Consider casting Help, Pix! on ranged attackers for the Pix boost and Wild Growth on Tanks or Fighters for the added initiation power.

Build, runes and summoner spells

The most-played core build is Mikael's Blessing, Ardent Censer, and Moonstone Renewer (109 games, 56.9% win rate).

Mikael's Blessing+Ardent Censer+Moonstone Renewer

109 games · 56.9%

Shurelya's Battlesong+Mikael's Blessing+Ardent Censer

79 games · 74.7%

Shurelya's Battlesong+Ardent Censer+Moonstone Renewer

74 games · 60.8%

Summoner spells

Flash + Heal51.9% · 1423 games

Exhaust + Flash45.2% · 124 games

Flash + Ignite44.0% · 25 games

Most-played runes

Summon Aery + Resolve

50.0% · 740 games

Primary tree · Sorcery

Manaflow Band88%

Transcendence94%

Scorch91%

Secondary tree · Resolve

Revitalize98%

Bone Plating88%

Shards

Ability haste78%

Adaptive force91%

Health scaling73%

Summon Aery + Inspiration

52.2% · 695 games

Primary tree · Sorcery

Nimbus Cloak56%

Transcendence88%

Scorch93%

Secondary tree · Inspiration

Cosmic Insight97%

Magical Footwear74%

Shards

Adaptive force56%

Adaptive force87%

Health71%

Guardian + Inspiration

53.3% · 92 games

Primary tree · Resolve

Font of Life98%

Bone Plating89%

Revitalize89%

Secondary tree · Inspiration

Cosmic Insight98%

Magical Footwear49%

Shards

Adaptive force61%

Adaptive force88%

Health55%

For each row, the most picked rune among the games played with this page (share of games in brackets).

Which items to build against the enemy team?

We sort every game by the enemy team's damage. These are Lulu's completed items and their win rate in each situation; "▲" marks an item that does at least 3 points better than its usual win rate.

Mostly magic-damage enemy team50.5% · 434 games

At least 50% of their damage is magic

Ardent Censer 51.5%

Moonstone Renewer 51.5%

Mikael's Blessing 54.4%

Shurelya's Battlesong 57.9%

Knight's Vow 54.8% ▼

Redemption 60.0%

No item clearly stands out in this situation: the usual build remains the reference.

Mostly physical-damage enemy team47.9% · 440 games

Less than 35% of their damage is magic

Ardent Censer 50.4%

Moonstone Renewer 46.8% ▼

Mikael's Blessing 50.7% ▼

Shurelya's Battlesong 56.7% ▼

Redemption 52.9% ▼

Knight's Vow 51.0% ▼

No item clearly stands out in this situation: the usual build remains the reference.

Balanced enemy team53.6% · 699 games

Mixed physical and magic damage

Ardent Censer 56.3%

Moonstone Renewer 54.1%

Mikael's Blessing 62.1% ▲

Shurelya's Battlesong 63.3% ▲

Redemption 62.4% ▲

Knight's Vow 64.1% ▲

The item that stands out most is Knight's Vow: 64.1% win rate, +6 points versus its usual win rate.

Counters and matchups

Who counters Lulu as Support

Janna Lulu: 35.5%31 games

Janna has the edge in 65% of the 31 Support duels against Lulu. See the Janna guide.

Senna Lulu: 38.5%26 games

Senna has the edge in 62% of the 26 Support duels against Lulu. See the Senna guide.

Lux Lulu: 39.3%28 games

Lux has the edge in 61% of the 28 Support duels against Lulu. See the Lux guide.

Milio Lulu: 39.5%38 games

Milio has the edge in 61% of the 38 Support duels against Lulu. See the Milio guide.

Thresh Lulu: 43.1%58 games

Thresh has the edge in 57% of the 58 Support duels against Lulu. See the Thresh guide.

Who Lulu is strong against

Seraphine64.6% · 48 games

Soraka64.5% · 31 games

Karma61.4% · 44 games

Leona59.3% · 27 games

Pyke57.7% · 26 games

How to play against Lulu

• The shots from Lulu's faerie can be intercepted - hide behind your minions to avoid the additional Faerie attacks.
• Lulu excels when opponents heavily commit. Don't give her this chance! Use heavy harass tactics instead to force Lulu and her partner out of lane.

Win rates measured over direct same-role duels; only matchups with more than 15 games are listed. See all of Lulu's matchups.

Abilities

PassivePix, Faerie Companion

Pix fires magical bolts of energy whenever the champion he's following attacks another enemy unit. These bolts are homing, but can be intercepted by other units.

QGlitterlance

Pix and Lulu each fire a bolt of magical energy that damages and heavily slows all enemies it hits.

WWhimsy

If cast on an ally, grants them Attack Speed and Move Speed for a short time. If cast on an enemy, turns them into an adorable critter that can't attack or cast spells.

EHelp, Pix!

If cast on an ally, commands Pix to jump to an ally and shield them. He then follows them and aids their attacks. If cast on an enemy, commands Pix to jump to an enemy and damage them. He then follows them and grants you vision of that enemy.

RWild Growth

Lulu enlarges an ally, knocking nearby enemies into the air and granting the ally a large amount of bonus health. For the next few seconds, that ally gains an aura that slows nearby enemies.

Frequently asked questions

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