Best supports to pair with Lucian in LoL

If you’re wondering which supports are usually played with Lucian, here are the five best champions to play alongside him in season 15.

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The best supports to play with Lucian in LoL

Lucian has always been a satisfying champion to play, especially for ADC players. There is nothing more enjoyable than kiting the hell out of the enemy teams, dashing and dodging all spells, all while dishing out damage.

Even though he might have an easy and friendly kit, Lucian takes lots of time to master and bring him to his maximum potential. He requires great mechanical prowess, as well as good support partners to help him get into a position to snowball. Yes, because compared to other ADCs, Lucian needs to get ahead to carry the game: it’s almost imperative in the game plan. If he can’t get a lead, it will become much harder to have a high impact in the mid and late game teamfights.

But which are the best supports to play alongside Lucian? We have compiled a list of the strongest champions that will work with him. We will be looking at the key strengths of these bot lane duos, so you know exactly where their power lies.

Nami – The no. 1 enchanter support for Lucian

If you follow professional League of Legends, you’ll know that Lucian and Nami are the quintessential duo in bot lane. They are often picked in tandem in early rotations to prevent early bans and their kit interaction is nearly flawless when played correctly.

The most important synergy is that Nami has several tools to empower Lucian and proc his passive. Whether it’s using her E to increase Lucian’s damage on auto attacks or provide him with heals through her W, she can make sure the ADC can get lots of extra damage in both short and prolonged trades.

That being said, the coordination required for this bot lane duo is high and it must be matched with strong early game fundamentals. Things like hitting level two before the enemy bot lane or calculating the wave controls to maximize the trades are all aspects you must master to have success. If you can do that, this can be a great duo to 2v8 games with.

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• Strongest early-game poke and trade synergy through empowered autos
• Sustains Lucian through poke lanes with heals
• Dominant 2v2 kill pressure and high lane control
• Scales well into mid-game with impactful utility

Yuumi – the Nami alternative for Lucian

Considering Nami’s popularity in the meta and her synergy with Lucian, there might be several times when Nami is picked or banned by the enemy team. If that happens, then the best choice you have after that is Yuumi. After receiving some changes that have brought her back into relevance, she is the alternative you want to have by your side.

Although she doesn’t bring the same aggressiveness as Nami early on, Yuumi ensures Lucian can be stronger in the other stages of the game, further empowering his survivability with added shields and heals. All of her abilities can proc the ADC’s passive, further amplifying the damage output.

That being said, don’t blind pick this combination, if possible. Since Yuumi can’t assist with waveclear or peeling early on, the enemy team can come up with an answer to bully you out of the laning phase.

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• Passive damage and healing make for a scaling powerhouse
• Great synergy with Lucian’s spell-based damage and mobility
• Helps Lucian survive extended trades and reposition in fights
• Enables strong mid-game roams and dives when ahead
• Limited laning presence but exceptional in skirmishes and teamfights

Braum – The best tank support

While enchanters are preferred, there might be games where having a strong frontliner is better for the team. In these scenarios, you can pick Braum alongside Lucian. The passive from the support can be easily proc’d by Lucian’s passive, guaranteeing a big advantage during early 2v2 and jungle skirmishes. Braum can also increase Lucian’s resistances with his W and block all-ins with the wall (E).

Braum is usually great against melee-heavy team compositions, so watch out for the enemy’s champions before locking it in. Additionally, Lucian will lose out on the extra damage from his passive — don’t throw all resources into the ADC as he’ll fall off quickly and is unlikely to close out the games fast enough.

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• Easy stun setup thanks to Lucian’s passive
• Excellent peel against divers and assassins
• Early skirmish potential with high base damage and CC
• Defensive flexibility—can both engage and disengage
• Less reliant on item scaling compared to enchanters

Milio – the third-best enchanter option alternative

Milio is a balanced version between Nami and Yuumi. He doesn’t bring the same kill pressure as the first and doesn’t scale as hard as the second, but allows Lucian to navigate all stages of the game more easily.

Milio provides good peeling with his shields and passive early on but most importantly, he can empower the ADC’s attack range with the Cozy Campfire (W). It can be decisive in specific trades and fights, considering Lucian has a relatively short attack range. Moreover, Milio can cleanse incoming crowd controls with his ultimate, allowing Lucian to play more aggressively and have more space to play around.

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• Grants extra range and damage to boost poke
• Shields, healing, and cleansing offer incredible survivability
• Best used in poke or disengage-focused comps
• Safer, slower-paced lane with scaling potential

Pyke – The high-risk, high-reward pick

Pyke is often picked with Lucian as an answer for the ultimate aggressive laning phase. When you’re looking to punish squishy enemy champions like bot lane combinations with Lulu and Yuumi, Pyke is able to force plays thanks to his agility and burst damage. If followed up by Lucian’s spell rotations and auto attacks, this duo can snowball out of control. Considering the support also grants additional gold to his ADC when using the ultimate Death from Below, Lucian can maintain a sizeable gold lead to close out games.

That being said, this is one of the most unforgiving bot lane combinations you can play with Lucian. Losing out in the early game will put the entire team in a tough situation since Lucian won’t have enough damage and Pyke will lose impact post mid-game. Play this duo only if there are the conditions and the confidence to do so.

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• Extremely strong all-in and snowball potential
• Enables proactive roaming and cross-map pressure
• No sustain or peel—requires skill and matchup knowledge
• Falls off hard if behind; early game must be won

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