League of Legends Piercing Light: Lucian's Q

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Piercing Light is Lucian's Q — a line skillshot that pokes and clears waves, and the ability he leads with to trigger his passive double-shot.

League of Legends Piercing Light is the name of Lucian's Q ability — a fast, thin skillshot fired in a straight line that damages every enemy it passes through, champions and minions alike.

Why "piercing" is the right word

Unlike most basic abilities, which stop at the first target, Piercing Light travels through everything in its path. That is what makes it a wave-clear tool as well as a poke — one cast can hit several minions and a champion standing behind them in the same line.

How it fits his kit

Lucian's passive, Lightslinger, turns his next basic attack into a double-shot whenever he uses an ability. Piercing Light is usually the ability players lead with specifically to trigger that double-shot, rather than for the skillshot damage alone — the auto-attack that follows often does more work than the spell did.

Playing around it

Because it is a skillshot, Piercing Light can be dodged, which is the main counterplay against Lucian in lane — sidestepping his Q removes both the direct damage and the empowered attack after it. Its exact damage and cooldown shift with balance patches, so check his in-client tooltip for current numbers.