This build guide for Lulu is for mid lane and is by Only Jaximus, a platinum rated player on League of Legends. AP Lulu has incredible control over teamfighting, and a very strong early laning phase. She has a very high skill cap and is a very unique champion.
+0.17 ability power per level (+3.06 at champion level 18)
Greater Glyph of Scaling Ability Powerx9
Masteries
Points Available:30 / 30
Summoner Spell
Ignite
Targets a single champion dealing 50 + (lvl x 20) true damage over 5 seconds. Also reduces the target’s healing and regeneration by 50%.
Ignite
Flash
Teleports your Champion to target nearby location under your mouse cursor.
Flash
Skill Order
Glitterlance
Glitterlance
Lulu and Pix each fire a piercing bolt dealing 80/125/170/215/260 (+0.5*AP) magic damage, slowing enemies hit by 80% for 1/1.3/1.5/1.8/2 second(s). This slow decays over time.
An enemy can only be damaged by one bolt.
Cost
60/65/70/75/80 Mana
Range
925
Cooldown
7/7/7/7/7 Seconds
Glitterlance
Lulu and Pix each fire a piercing bolt dealing 80 (+0.5*AP) magic damage, slowing enemies hit by 80% for 1 second(s). This slow decays over time.
An enemy can only be damaged by one bolt.
Glitterlance
Lulu and Pix each fire a piercing bolt dealing 125 (+0.5*AP) magic damage, slowing enemies hit by 80% for 1.3 second(s). This slow decays over time.
An enemy can only be damaged by one bolt.
Glitterlance
Lulu and Pix each fire a piercing bolt dealing 170 (+0.5*AP) magic damage, slowing enemies hit by 80% for 1.5 second(s). This slow decays over time.
An enemy can only be damaged by one bolt.
Glitterlance
Lulu and Pix each fire a piercing bolt dealing 215 (+0.5*AP) magic damage, slowing enemies hit by 80% for 1.8 second(s). This slow decays over time.
An enemy can only be damaged by one bolt.
Glitterlance
Lulu and Pix each fire a piercing bolt dealing 260 (+0.5*AP) magic damage, slowing enemies hit by 80% for 2 second(s). This slow decays over time.
An enemy can only be damaged by one bolt.
Whimsy
Whimsy
On Ally Cast: Target ally gains 35% Movement Speed and 20/30/40/50/60 Ability Power for 5 seconds.
On Enemy Cast: Polymorphs an enemy champion for 1.5/1.8/2/2.3/2.5 seconds, disabling their ability to attack or cast spells and reducing their base movement speed by 60.
Cost
65/70/75/80/85 Mana
Range
0
Cooldown
18/16.5/15/13.5/12 Seconds
Whimsy
On Ally Cast: Target ally gains 35% Movement Speed and 20 Ability Power for 5 seconds.
On Enemy Cast: Polymorphs an enemy champion for 1.5 seconds, disabling their ability to attack or cast spells and reducing their base movement speed by 60.
Whimsy
On Ally Cast: Target ally gains 35% Movement Speed and 30 Ability Power for 5 seconds.
On Enemy Cast: Polymorphs an enemy champion for 1.8 seconds, disabling their ability to attack or cast spells and reducing their base movement speed by 60.
Whimsy
On Ally Cast: Target ally gains 35% Movement Speed and 40 Ability Power for 5 seconds.
On Enemy Cast: Polymorphs an enemy champion for 2 seconds, disabling their ability to attack or cast spells and reducing their base movement speed by 60.
Whimsy
On Ally Cast: Target ally gains 35% Movement Speed and 50 Ability Power for 5 seconds.
On Enemy Cast: Polymorphs an enemy champion for 2.3 seconds, disabling their ability to attack or cast spells and reducing their base movement speed by 60.
Whimsy
On Ally Cast: Target ally gains 35% Movement Speed and 60 Ability Power for 5 seconds.
On Enemy Cast: Polymorphs an enemy champion for 2.5 seconds, disabling their ability to attack or cast spells and reducing their base movement speed by 60.
Help, Pix!
Help, Pix!
On Ally Cast: Commands Pix to jump to an ally and then follow and aid their attacks instead of Lulu's for 6 seconds. Upon arrival, Pix shields them from 60/105/150/195/240 (+0.6*AP) damage for 6 seconds.
On Enemy Cast: Pix deals 80/130/180/230/280 (+0.6*AP) magic damage to target enemy unit. Pix then follows and grants vision of them for 6 seconds.
Cost
60/70/80/90/100 Mana
Range
0
Cooldown
10/10/10/10/10 Seconds
Help, Pix!
On Ally Cast: Commands Pix to jump to an ally and then follow and aid their attacks instead of Lulu's for 6 seconds. Upon arrival, Pix shields them from 60 (+0.6*AP) damage for 6 seconds.
On Enemy Cast: Pix deals 80 (+0.6*AP) magic damage to target enemy unit. Pix then follows and grants vision of them for 6 seconds.
Help, Pix!
On Ally Cast: Commands Pix to jump to an ally and then follow and aid their attacks instead of Lulu's for 6 seconds. Upon arrival, Pix shields them from 105 (+0.6*AP) damage for 6 seconds.
On Enemy Cast: Pix deals 130 (+0.6*AP) magic damage to target enemy unit. Pix then follows and grants vision of them for 6 seconds.
Help, Pix!
On Ally Cast: Commands Pix to jump to an ally and then follow and aid their attacks instead of Lulu's for 6 seconds. Upon arrival, Pix shields them from 150 (+0.6*AP) damage for 6 seconds.
On Enemy Cast: Pix deals 180 (+0.6*AP) magic damage to target enemy unit. Pix then follows and grants vision of them for 6 seconds.
Help, Pix!
On Ally Cast: Commands Pix to jump to an ally and then follow and aid their attacks instead of Lulu's for 6 seconds. Upon arrival, Pix shields them from 195 (+0.6*AP) damage for 6 seconds.
On Enemy Cast: Pix deals 230 (+0.6*AP) magic damage to target enemy unit. Pix then follows and grants vision of them for 6 seconds.
Help, Pix!
On Ally Cast: Commands Pix to jump to an ally and then follow and aid their attacks instead of Lulu's for 6 seconds. Upon arrival, Pix shields them from 240 (+0.6*AP) damage for 6 seconds.
On Enemy Cast: Pix deals 280 (+0.6*AP) magic damage to target enemy unit. Pix then follows and grants vision of them for 6 seconds.
Wild Growth
Wild Growth
Lulu enlarges her ally, knocking nearby enemies into the air. For 7 seconds, her ally gains 300/450/600 (+0.5*AP) bonus health and slows nearby enemies by 30/45/60% for 1 seconds.
Cost
150/150/150 Mana
Range
0
Cooldown
110/95/80 Seconds
Wild Growth
Lulu enlarges her ally, knocking nearby enemies into the air. For 7 seconds, her ally gains 300 (+0.5*AP) bonus health and slows nearby enemies by 30% for 1 seconds.
Wild Growth
Lulu enlarges her ally, knocking nearby enemies into the air. For 7 seconds, her ally gains 450 (+0.5*AP) bonus health and slows nearby enemies by 45% for 1 seconds.
Wild Growth
Lulu enlarges her ally, knocking nearby enemies into the air. For 7 seconds, her ally gains 600 (+0.5*AP) bonus health and slows nearby enemies by 60% for 1 seconds.
Q
Glitterlance
Lulu and Pix each fire a piercing bolt dealing 80 (+0.5*AP) magic damage, slowing enemies hit by 80% for 1 second(s). This slow decays over time.
An enemy can only be damaged by one bolt.
E
Help, Pix!
On Ally Cast: Commands Pix to jump to an ally and then follow and aid their attacks instead of Lulu's for 6 seconds. Upon arrival, Pix shields them from 60 (+0.6*AP) damage for 6 seconds.
On Enemy Cast: Pix deals 80 (+0.6*AP) magic damage to target enemy unit. Pix then follows and grants vision of them for 6 seconds.
W
Whimsy
On Ally Cast: Target ally gains 35% Movement Speed and 20 Ability Power for 5 seconds.
On Enemy Cast: Polymorphs an enemy champion for 1.5 seconds, disabling their ability to attack or cast spells and reducing their base movement speed by 60.
Q
Glitterlance
Lulu and Pix each fire a piercing bolt dealing 125 (+0.5*AP) magic damage, slowing enemies hit by 80% for 1.3 second(s). This slow decays over time.
An enemy can only be damaged by one bolt.
Q
Glitterlance
Lulu and Pix each fire a piercing bolt dealing 170 (+0.5*AP) magic damage, slowing enemies hit by 80% for 1.5 second(s). This slow decays over time.
An enemy can only be damaged by one bolt.
R
Wild Growth
Lulu enlarges her ally, knocking nearby enemies into the air. For 7 seconds, her ally gains 300 (+0.5*AP) bonus health and slows nearby enemies by 30% for 1 seconds.
Q
Glitterlance
Lulu and Pix each fire a piercing bolt dealing 215 (+0.5*AP) magic damage, slowing enemies hit by 80% for 1.8 second(s). This slow decays over time.
An enemy can only be damaged by one bolt.
E
Help, Pix!
On Ally Cast: Commands Pix to jump to an ally and then follow and aid their attacks instead of Lulu's for 6 seconds. Upon arrival, Pix shields them from 105 (+0.6*AP) damage for 6 seconds.
On Enemy Cast: Pix deals 130 (+0.6*AP) magic damage to target enemy unit. Pix then follows and grants vision of them for 6 seconds.
Q
Glitterlance
Lulu and Pix each fire a piercing bolt dealing 260 (+0.5*AP) magic damage, slowing enemies hit by 80% for 2 second(s). This slow decays over time.
An enemy can only be damaged by one bolt.
E
Help, Pix!
On Ally Cast: Commands Pix to jump to an ally and then follow and aid their attacks instead of Lulu's for 6 seconds. Upon arrival, Pix shields them from 150 (+0.6*AP) damage for 6 seconds.
On Enemy Cast: Pix deals 180 (+0.6*AP) magic damage to target enemy unit. Pix then follows and grants vision of them for 6 seconds.
R
Wild Growth
Lulu enlarges her ally, knocking nearby enemies into the air. For 7 seconds, her ally gains 450 (+0.5*AP) bonus health and slows nearby enemies by 45% for 1 seconds.
E
Help, Pix!
On Ally Cast: Commands Pix to jump to an ally and then follow and aid their attacks instead of Lulu's for 6 seconds. Upon arrival, Pix shields them from 195 (+0.6*AP) damage for 6 seconds.
On Enemy Cast: Pix deals 230 (+0.6*AP) magic damage to target enemy unit. Pix then follows and grants vision of them for 6 seconds.
E
Help, Pix!
On Ally Cast: Commands Pix to jump to an ally and then follow and aid their attacks instead of Lulu's for 6 seconds. Upon arrival, Pix shields them from 240 (+0.6*AP) damage for 6 seconds.
On Enemy Cast: Pix deals 280 (+0.6*AP) magic damage to target enemy unit. Pix then follows and grants vision of them for 6 seconds.
W
Whimsy
On Ally Cast: Target ally gains 35% Movement Speed and 30 Ability Power for 5 seconds.
On Enemy Cast: Polymorphs an enemy champion for 1.8 seconds, disabling their ability to attack or cast spells and reducing their base movement speed by 60.
W
Whimsy
On Ally Cast: Target ally gains 35% Movement Speed and 40 Ability Power for 5 seconds.
On Enemy Cast: Polymorphs an enemy champion for 2 seconds, disabling their ability to attack or cast spells and reducing their base movement speed by 60.
R
Wild Growth
Lulu enlarges her ally, knocking nearby enemies into the air. For 7 seconds, her ally gains 600 (+0.5*AP) bonus health and slows nearby enemies by 60% for 1 seconds.
W
Whimsy
On Ally Cast: Target ally gains 35% Movement Speed and 50 Ability Power for 5 seconds.
On Enemy Cast: Polymorphs an enemy champion for 2.3 seconds, disabling their ability to attack or cast spells and reducing their base movement speed by 60.
W
Whimsy
On Ally Cast: Target ally gains 35% Movement Speed and 60 Ability Power for 5 seconds.
On Enemy Cast: Polymorphs an enemy champion for 2.5 seconds, disabling their ability to attack or cast spells and reducing their base movement speed by 60.
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Items
Starting Items
Boots of Speed
Health Potion
x3
Full Game Build
Ionian Boots of Lucidity
Rabadon's Deathcap
Zhonya's Hourglass
Void Staff
Guardian Angel
Enchantment: Alacrity
The only situation where I would go for the upgrade tier 3 for CD bonus would be if I was not getting blue buff late game
Pro Commentary
Pros and Cons
Pros
Has an amazing ultimate for saving the target of focus fire
Has very strong control over teamfighting
Is very durable in lane due to her shield
Able to spam pushes due to low mana cost of Glitterlance (Q)
Can boost up the damage up AP and AD carries
Very strong auto attack
Cons
Has no way to escape ganks if her Whimsy and Wild Growth are used
Very low damage in comparison to standard middle lanes
*I feel all three of these champions do what AP Lulu can do a little bit better. That isn't to say AP Lulu isn't good, it's to say these champions are better at what she does.
Any thoughts on non-supportLulu in recent patches? I know Aerodactyl has had decent results with her top lane, usually as an Aspd On-Hit but also a few games as standard AP. Do you think she's still viable mid, and more importantly do you think she's a decent enough champion to master for gaining elo?
Anyone can die to lulu :) Her auto attack is very strong, and if she doesn't miss her skillshots she will zone anyone fairly hard early. Generally you will pull ahead of your lane, and snowball so that 6+ isn't that difficult.
Yo jaximus, I'm obviously not at the level that you are but i'm a little bit disappointed with this guide. You compare lulu to the likes of Janna in her utility and morg, i assume in her shoving potential but worse than both of them. Her projectile is considerably harder to dodge then jannas Q aswell as being near impossible to miss and more burst then janna when coupled with e.
Glitterdance is ridiculous for shoving aswell as long range harrass, it's not strange for by level 7 or 8 to have a well place glitter dance clear the wave easily and i believe her real strength is in her early game trading as well as being able to shove the lane whenever she pleases. While her damage may be lackluster compared to a lot of your more standard AP's late game i definately do not think she is disadantaged in lane against them. By level 2 her e and q is doing some fairly ridiculous burst against AP's who aren't bringing a bruiser MR page to lane. There seems virtually no need to shield yourself at early levels to win trade as your q is a guaranteed hit if you have landed your e.
She's more difficult to gank than most ap's due to whimsy, when starting boots you normally wont have an issue with skarner with w on etc. and really, unless you're fully committing to a kill, whimsy and wild growth shouldn't be on cooldown.
Sorry for the wall of text, have been waiting for an AP lulu guide for a bit and these are just some thoughts/queries.
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Glitterlance
Whimsy
Help, Pix!
Wild Growth
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Posted 1/12/2013 2:07:55 PMWhats up Summoners!
[Update on AP lulu S3] My build: Malady + Nashor's Tooth + Deathfire Grasp + Rabadon's Deathcap + Void Staff and Sorcerer's shoes
I level "E" first to zone opponent out level 1, "Q" level 2, "W" level 3 and then Max "E"
I can say 50% of the kills i get are from auto attacks and it need to be taken in consideration when playing AP lulu.
Malady + Nashor's Tooth and the AP stack + DFG buff and selfbuff from "W" makes Lulu a Excellent Mid lane nowadays!
Thanks for reading, appreciate any feedbacks!
Jepse
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Posted 11/2/2012 7:00:51 AMJust went 6-1-4 in a 25 min game. Didn't get full build obviously, but I had a lot of fun. :]
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Posted 11/2/2012 6:29:02 AMGonna give this a try. I love Lulu, but don't really care for the Support Role. Thanks for the guide!
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Posted 10/31/2012 11:13:27 PMDefinitely gonna try this build out.. :) Support lulu is at times fun cuz she is damn squishy as an APC..
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Posted 8/23/2012 11:15:29 PMAny thoughts on non-support Lulu in recent patches? I know Aerodactyl has had decent results with her top lane, usually as an Aspd On-Hit but also a few games as standard AP. Do you think she's still viable mid, and more importantly do you think she's a decent enough champion to master for gaining elo?
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Posted 6/7/2012 11:51:39 AMwhy no eve guide?:`(
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Posted 6/7/2012 7:48:17 PMI tried playing her like 10 games in a row, lost them all, couldn't find a viable guide-worthy setup :(
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Posted 6/10/2012 3:19:15 AMLantern, phage, ghostblade, trinity. Pretend you play bit more kami-kadze jungle twitch XD
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Posted 6/10/2012 3:52:07 PMlol I've tried it all... either the team rages at you, or they are just very bad haha - I think after her rework she will be a viable pick tho :)
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Posted 6/25/2012 12:23:23 AMWhat is going to be her rework? I've heard of the new stealth rework but not exactly whats happening anyone know?
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Posted 6/25/2012 12:51:44 AMAll of her abilities are being changed, as well as her passive I believe. Similar play, just better mana costs/damage
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Posted 6/7/2012 4:08:04 AMHello,
What do you think of laning against Swain? I'm surprised not to see him as a counterpick, since he cannot die to Lulu, at level 6+.
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Posted 6/7/2012 10:17:19 AMAnyone can die to lulu :) Her auto attack is very strong, and if she doesn't miss her skillshots she will zone anyone fairly hard early. Generally you will pull ahead of your lane, and snowball so that 6+ isn't that difficult.
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Posted 6/6/2012 11:52:49 PMThis guide has been recently been reviewed/edited, an alternative tankier build has also been added.
@Slarts, sorry for not mentioning the long ranged harass and other various Glitterlance tips, most of your thoughts should be addressed :)
I also think Lulu's kit is very unique, so I have avoided comparing her to Janna, etc., as best as possible.
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Posted 4/19/2012 11:13:43 AMYo jaximus, I'm obviously not at the level that you are but i'm a little bit disappointed with this guide. You compare lulu to the likes of Janna in her utility and morg, i assume in her shoving potential but worse than both of them. Her projectile is considerably harder to dodge then jannas Q aswell as being near impossible to miss and more burst then janna when coupled with e.
Glitterdance is ridiculous for shoving aswell as long range harrass, it's not strange for by level 7 or 8 to have a well place glitter dance clear the wave easily and i believe her real strength is in her early game trading as well as being able to shove the lane whenever she pleases. While her damage may be lackluster compared to a lot of your more standard AP's late game i definately do not think she is disadantaged in lane against them. By level 2 her e and q is doing some fairly ridiculous burst against AP's who aren't bringing a bruiser MR page to lane. There seems virtually no need to shield yourself at early levels to win trade as your q is a guaranteed hit if you have landed your e.
She's more difficult to gank than most ap's due to whimsy, when starting boots you normally wont have an issue with skarner with w on etc. and really, unless you're fully committing to a kill, whimsy and wild growth shouldn't be on cooldown.
Sorry for the wall of text, have been waiting for an AP lulu guide for a bit and these are just some thoughts/queries.