MacroMind matchup data: real ranked games, not opinions
Lux vs Katarina
How often does Lux beat Katarina in ADC?
Lux into Katarina in ADC: 54% observed win rate across 35 ranked games.
Global ranked sample: games from every region and every rank pooled together, not one server's stats. Data runs through patch 26.12; curves updated 2026-08-07.
By 15 minutes the median game has Lux ahead by 118 gold.
Lux at 15:00
- Gold: +118
- CS: +8
- XP: +185
Typical gap to Katarina, from 35 games that reached 15:00.
Beating Katarina: the Lux game plan
Someone usually dies here around 3:51 in the median game, and level 6 lands near 7:25. Until your spike is online, respect the all-in.
Lux's ADC build, with receipts
The most-finished Lux core is Malignance, Stormsurge, Shadowflame: 53.5% across 1,220 games when all three got done. All matchups, patches 26.1-26.12.
Most games start Doran's Ring + Health Potion + Health Potion; the first finished item is usually Malignance (3,484 games).
Skill plan: Lux players max E first and take E at level 1.