Lux: Illuminated
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Excellent (8/10)
High Investment Required
Epic Relics
Paid Relics
Players disagree about Lux Illuminated's playstyle. Some consider her spell-chaining and rally mechanics incredibly fun and rewarding, while others find her early game fragile and her reliance on specific combos somewhat repetitive. Nevertheless, she is undeniably a highly potent, aggressive champion capable of explosive One-Turn Kills (OTKs) and massive stat scaling when properly invested.
Aggressive Stat-Scaling
Provides early tempo and mana acceleration.
Synergizes perfectly with her Spirit generation, boosting the entire board's stats.
Provides a crucial rally upon leveling up.
Strategy
This build leans into her board-buffing capabilities. The Baton provides early tempo. Fear-Cleaving Axe synergizes perfectly with her Spirit generation, boosting the entire board's stats and adding Impact. Crownguard Inheritance provides a crucial rally upon leveling up, allowing her massive units to swing twice and end the game quickly.
Consistent Tempo
Consistently draws her 2-cost Luminosprite.- Provides the rally finisher.
Grants Elusive to her supported ally.
Strategy
Found Fortune is used to consistently draw her 2-cost Luminosprite (ensure other 2-cost cards are cut from the deck). Crownguard Inheritance provides the rally finisher. Greenglade Shadeleaf grants Elusive to her supported ally, ensuring her massive stats bypass blockers.
Accessible Rare
Strongest rare option for spell duplication.- Provides the necessary rally for OTKs.
- Helps push damage through by granting Elusive.
Strategy
Without Epic or Paid relics, this build focuses on her core mechanics. Chemtech Duplicator remains her strongest rare option for spell duplication. Crownguard Inheritance provides the necessary rally for OTKs, and Greenglade Shadeleaf helps push damage through by granting Elusive to her supported unit.
Other Relic Options
Speeds up level-up and provides useful keywords like Spellshield or Lifesteal.
Excellent for providing Overwhelm before unlocking her 4-star power.
Strong for mana ramp if her signature baton is unavailable, though requires Luminous Orb to activate.
Provides sustain and generates cheap champion spells.
Generates fleeting copies for repeated spell casts.
Enables early deployment when combined with plunder enablers.
Lux Illuminated has a variety of viable relics depending on the desired playstyle, ranging from spell-heavy duplication to aggressive stat-stacking.
Constellation
Lux Illuminated's constellation upgrades are considered vital for her performance, transforming her from a fragile, slow champion into a powerhouse. Her early game is heavily dependent on these upgrades to establish board presence.
Light Guides Us
When an ally is targeted or supported, grant it Spirit.
Inspiring Presence
+1 Starting Mana. Round Start: Create a Prismatic Barrier in hand. If you already have one, reduce its cost by 1.
Light Guides Us II
When an ally is targeted or supported, grant it Spirit and Impact.
Crush
Allies have Overwhelm.Review
Grants Overwhelm to her units. This is considered a critical upgrade, as it allows her rapidly growing units to convert their massive stats into direct Nexus damage, preventing them from being endlessly chump-blocked.
Manaflow
Game Start: Get a mana gem.Review
Grants +1 Starting Mana. Highly impactful, enabling Turn 1 plays and significantly accelerating her game plan. Many consider her fully online at this stage.
Lady of Light
Each round, the first time you attack, refill 1 mana for each attacking ally and draw a spell.Review
Refunds mana upon declaring an attack and draws a spell. Opinions are mixed; some find it enables incredible double turns and OTKs, while others feel it is a supplementary power that isn't strictly necessary if she is already winning by Turn 3.
Gameplay Tips
- Protect the Luminosprite
Her strength relies heavily on the Luminosprite unit. Ensure it survives by using Barrier spells or drafting defensive powers, as losing it severely cripples her scaling.
- Leverage the Keyword Level-Up
Lux's level-up progresses based on the total number of keywords on attacking units. Drafting powers that grant board-wide keywords, like Challenger or Overwhelm, will rapidly accelerate her level-up.
- Optimize Found Fortune
If running the Found Fortune relic, aggressively cut other 2-cost cards from your deck to guarantee drawing the Luminosprite.