Lux: Illuminated
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High Investment Required
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Lux Illuminated is a high-performance tempo champion capable of decisive early-game victories. While her power ceiling is elevated, her strategic depth is considered narrow, and her final constellation upgrade is frequently criticized for offering marginal utility relative to its substantial resource cost.
The Incandescent OTK
Provides essential mana acceleration and immediate follower presence to initiate support chains.
Synergizes with Spirit and Impact keywords to amplify stat growth across the board during attacks.
Enables a secondary attack phase upon leveling up, which typically results in a one-turn kill.
Strategy
This configuration focuses on maximizing early-game aggression. By utilizing the additional starting mana, Lux can be deployed ahead of the curve. The strategy involves establishing a support chain that exponentially increases unit stats, concluding with a Rally effect that bypasses the opponent's ability to stabilize.
Keyword Aggro Engine
Ensures the draw of high-impact followers like Luminosprite, granting them immediate board presence at zero cost.- Primary engine for boosting the power of Spirit-based units throughout the adventure.
Grants Overwhelm to the entire board, ensuring massive stat stacks are not neutralized by chump blockers.
Strategy
This build emphasizes board width and keyword distribution. By pulling specific low-cost followers from the deck and granting them epic items, you create a board that is both resilient and capable of pushing massive damage through Overwhelm.
Other Relic Options
Increases champion draw consistency and reduces the cost of signature spells, facilitating sustain and stat growth.
Doubles the efficiency of stat-boosting spells, leading to rapid unit scaling.
Granting Elusive to supported allies is an effective alternative for bypassing enemy defenses in high-health encounters.
Provides necessary keywords like Overwhelm and Challenger if they are not drafted during the run.
While Epic relics are highly recommended for optimal performance, Lux can utilize Rare relics that focus on Rally, Elusive, or stat amplification.
Constellation
Lux Illuminated scales significantly with investment, transitioning from a vulnerable early-game deck into a dominant tempo force. However, her power spikes are concentrated in the mid-tier stars rather than her final upgrade.
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
Provides critical defensive stability. The frequent application of Barrier mitigates the risk of losing key support units during aggressive attacks.
Manaflow
Game Start: Get a mana gem.Review
A mandatory upgrade for high-difficulty adventures. The additional mana allows Lux to be played on turn one when paired with specific relics, drastically increasing the deck's speed.
Lady of Light
Each round, the first time you attack, refill 1 mana for each attacking ally and draw a spell.Review
Considered a low-impact upgrade. While the mana refill and draw are beneficial, they often trigger at a point in the match where the board state has already reached lethal thresholds, making the effect redundant.
Gameplay Tips
Support Chain Positioning
Careful arrangement of attackers is vital. Position Lux or units with support abilities toward the left of the attack line. This ensures that Spirit and stat buffs propagate through the line, culminating in a single, massive unit on the far right.
Mulligan for Luminosprite
Luminosprite is the deck's most critical follower. If not using relics that guarantee its draw, mulligan aggressively for it. Its ability to share Spirit stacks is the primary engine for the deck's scaling.
Strategic Passing
Against aggressive AI opponents, utilize your mana to develop units with Barrier or high health before committing to an attack. Lux often wins in a single explosive turn, so surviving the initial enemy onslaught is more important than chip damage.
Deck Thinning
Aggressively prune the deck at healers or shops. Remove low-impact followers that do not contribute to support chains or high-cost spells that clog the hand in the early turns.