Lulu counters (Support)

Common role: Support

The best counter to Lulu in Support is Leona: 53.3% win rate over 5,622 ranked games on patch 26.21.

A troll enchanter who turns your assassin into a squirrel.

What makes Lulu dangerous

Lulu polymorphs your diver into a harmless critter (W), speeds and buffs her carry, shields with Pix, and her ultimate knocks up everyone around the target while granting massive bonus health — she single-handedly cancels assassins and hypercarry dives.

How to counter Lulu

• 1Never dive with one champion — polymorph deletes solo engages.
• 2Force her W on someone expendable, then commit the real threat.
• 3Kill Lulu first when possible: without her the carry is naked.
• 4Poke the duo down — her shields are short and mana-bound.

What are Lulu's weaknesses?

• ✓No hard engage and low kill threat of her own.
• ✓Every tool is single-target — multiple threats overload her.
• ✓Mana-hungry when spamming shields.
• ✓Extremely squishy when her carry is elsewhere.

Abilities & how to counter them

What each of Lulu's abilities does — and how to play around it.

• P
  Pix, 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.

  Strong: Pix auto-bolts add hidden poke damage. Weak: Pix follows targets — track who carries the fairy before assessing a trade.

• Q
  Glitterlance

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

  Strong: double-beam poke and slow through Pix positioning. Weak: thin lines — stand off-angle from both sources.

• W
  Whimsy

  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.

  Strong: polymorph shuts a diver out of the fight completely. Weak: one target only — a second threat gets through free.

• E
  Help, 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.

  Strong: an instant shield that also redirects Pix. Weak: modest and short — poke it off before the real trade.

• R
  Wild 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.

  Strong: massive bonus HP plus a knock-up aura — flips dives mid-air. Weak: bait it on a fake target; the second dive lands clean.

Itemization

Overload her: two divers beat one polymorph. Anti-heal for the ult HP swing; never send your only assassin alone.

This guide covers Lulu's core kit and playstyle — advice that holds up across patches.