First Strike has become a popular keystone choice for Lucian, providing early game burst damage and gold generation. The build focuses on maximizing cooldown reduction and critical strike chance.

Core Items

• Essence Reaver (1st item)
• Ionian Boots of Lucidity
• Navori Quickblade
• Infinity Edge
• Lord Dominik's Regards
• Guardian Angel

Key Runes

• First Strike
• Magical Footwear
• Biscuit Delivery
• Cosmic Insight
• Manaflow Band
• Scorch

Ability Order Q > E > W

Best Matchups

• Tristana (54.6% WR)
• Twitch (54.1% WR)
• Aphelios (53.6% WR)

Worst Matchups

• Swain (43.0% WR)
• Nilah (44.6% WR)
• Sivir (45.1% WR)

Pro Tips

• Use passive double-shot between abilities
• Get level 2 advantage from first wave + 3 melee minions
• Save E (dash) when enemy has CC abilities
• Best synergy with engage supports like Nautilus (53.3% WR) and Yuumi (53.3% WR)

Alternative Build For a more aggressive playstyle, build Kraken Slayer first followed by Essence Reaver and Navori Quickblade. This build focuses on raw damage output but sacrifices survivability.

Situational Items

• The Collector (vs. squishies)
• Bloodthirster (vs. burst damage)
• Rapid Firecannon (for poke/safety)

Choose rune defenses based on lane matchup: Armor vs AD, Magic Resist vs AP.

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