With the start of Season Three many new favorite champions have been discovered. We’re seeing more Pantheons, Kha’Zix’, Talons, etc. My favorite champion is still LeBlanc, but the most recent addition to my champion pool is Lulu.
Lulu has the best laugh in the game. Her abilities are fun, yet effective. She has multiple abilities that work in more than one way. For example, her W spell can be cast on an enemy or an ally. Ally cast grants the target bonus Ability Power and movement speed. An enemy cast of her W results in Lulu screaming something ridiculous like “Transmogulate!” or “Cuddly incoming!” It gets better. Her E on an enemy deals a significant amount of damage (you see those three big kills down there, don’t you??) but also places her annoying pixie on that target, which lets her shoot her Q from that new target. This is very effective at slowing both enemies in bot lane. Her E also provides a shield when cast on an ally, also allowing that ally to use the power of her pixie to aid their attack damage. This actually adds 87 damage at level 18 to her shielded target’s damage.
I love buying Homeguard Boots of Mobility on Lulu. It’s so satisfying to shoot out of the base at 900 move speed and then cast W on yourself to propel yourself even faster. You’ll also notice Shurelya’s. With Lulu you can get out of almost any situation. With Twin Shadows you can also close the gap on just about anyone, slowing them and enemy nearby enemies.
I do build a chalice on her because her abilities are so fun. I feel like I’m constantly abusing my mana pool. I felt a bit childish building a Chalice of Harmony on Lulu as a support because I was basically building Magic Resistance in a lane with mostly physical damage. However, I was watching a stream for the TSM weekly tournaments and the guy who played Lulu three games in a row copied my build. I’m not saying that it was perfect, but having mana to endlessly throw out shields for your carry is never a bad thing.
Also, we didn’t lane against Kog or Nunu. Singed swapped lanes at level one and came bot. We just worked to pick on him all game. We kept him very behind. That also helps justify my Chalice purchase!
