Luna Guide — Best Build, Combos & Playstyle

Role: Mage / Jungle | Strength: B (Situational) | Difficulty: Medium | Win Rate: 46.6%

Core Passive: Moonlight Dance
Basic Attacks have two forms, melee and ranged. First Basic Attack in melee form will charge toward the target, and third Basic Attack deals extra damage. Enhanced Basic Attacks and skill damage mark enemies. Magical Attack boost will enhance her Attack Speed.

Signature Ultimate: New Moon
Dashes to the target location, dealing damage to enemies in her path.
If she hits a marked enemy, this skill's cooldown is reset.

TL;DR Luna: A tempo jungler. Objectives > kills. Hit level 4, gank, take Tyrant, invade. Always be doing something — a jungler standing still is losing the game.

Skill 1: Crescent Slice
Unleashes a shockwave in the target direction, dealing damage and marking enemies hit.

Skill 2: Searing Stab
Gains a shield and pulls nearby enemies, dealing damage while stunning, slowing, and marking them.

Ultimate: New Moon
Dashes to the target location, dealing damage to enemies in her path.
If she hits a marked enemy, this skill's cooldown is reset.

Skill Priority: Skill 2 → Skill 1 → New Moon (max Skill 2 first)
Searing Stab provides mobility or stick—max first. Crescent Slice second for damage. New Moon on every level.

Practical Tips:
• After clearing your wave, immediately check sidelanes. A mage standing mid doing nothing is a wasted pick.
• Control mages: sit in bushes and look for picks. Burst mages: wait for your tank to engage, then dump everything.
• Mid T1 tower is the most important structure on the map. Defend it at all costs — losing it means losing your entire jungle vision.

Current recommended build for Luna:

Slot 1: Runeblade (MATK +130, CDR +10%, MSPD +5%
Monster kills boost MATK)

Slot 2: Succubus Cloak (MDEF +300, HP +1,100
Negates magical damage)

Slot 3: Void Staff (MATK +210, HP +500, CDR +5%
Anti-tank)

Slot 4: Sage's Sanctuary (HP +900, PDEF +150, MDEF +150
Resurrect on the spot)

Slot 5: Splendor (MATK +160, CDR +7.5%, Magical Lifesteal +12%
Temp. invincibility)

Slot 6: Destiny (PATK +75, ASPD +15%, HP +500
Negates fatal damage)

Build Logic:
• First two items are your core damage spike. Don't change the order — build the most gold-efficient item first.
• Third item onward is situational: defensive item vs fed assassins, penetration vs tanky comps.
• Never skip a defensive item for a 6th damage item. Dead carries deal zero DPS.

Recommended Arcana: Lvl 5: Red Moon, Lvl 5: Hunt, Lvl 5: Mind's Eye

Summoner Spell: Smite

Smite is mandatory for junglers. Upgrade path: slowing smite vs mobile enemies, damage smite for burst.

Standard Combos:
• Standard trade (Jungling skirmish or objective fight)
Crescent Slice → Searing Stab → New Moon → weave basic attacks

• All-in (Gank or backline dive with team CC)
New Moon after full rotation when Flash is down

Opening Clear:
• Start on the side where you can gank the most vulnerable lane first. Blue buff for mana-hungry champs, red buff for early aggression.
• Full clear to level 4 before ganking. Don't waste time on half-committed ganks pre-6 — the risk/reward ratio is terrible.

Level 4 Powerspike:
• Your first gank target should be the lane with the most CC setup. A lane with hard CC = guaranteed kill or summoner spell burned.
• Successful gank → ping your team to take Tyrant immediately. Getting a kill without an objective is a wasted lead.
• Failed gank → go back to farming. Don't sit in a bush for 30 seconds hoping — that's how you fall 2 levels behind.

Mid-Game Macro:
• 30 seconds before Tyrant/Overlord spawns, start pathing toward that side of the map and secure vision.
• If the enemy jungler shows on the opposite side of the map, immediately invade their jungle or take the objective on your side. Information asymmetry is a jungler's biggest weapon.
• Track enemy buff timers. Stealing a buff puts the enemy jungler behind for 30+ seconds.

Late Game Decisions:
• Don't engage first unless your hero is specifically designed for it. Let your tank find the opening.
• Tempest Dragon > everything. At full build, whoever secures Tempest wins the game. Be alive and have Smite ready.

Damage Positioning:
• Your ability range = your safety zone. Don't walk past your tank to hit the enemy backline.
• AoE skills should hit as many enemies as possible. Landing your ultimate on 3 people is ten times more valuable than killing a lone support.
• Hold your CC for the enemy assassin's dive. Counter-engaging on the assassin when they jump your carry is a mage's most important contribution.

Engage Rhythm:
• Dump your rotation → back off → wait for cooldowns. Mages who stand in the front auto-attacking have a near-100% death rate.
• After winning a fight, mages shred towers fastest (skills + autos). Don't chase kills — hit the tower.

Luna struggles against: Athena, Augran, Fuzi
When facing these champions:
• Play passive in lane. Surviving > trading.
• Call your jungler for help — don't try to 1v1 a counter matchup.
• Adjust build toward defense. Staying alive is more valuable than an extra damage item.

Luna counters: Yuhuan, Lady Zhen, Heino
Against these champions:
• Play aggressive. Deny them farm and force them out of lane.
• Use your matchup advantage to create a lead, then roam and spread it.
• In draft, Luna is a strong counter-pick if the enemy locks one of these early.

Current Meta Position: B (Situational), 46.6% WR

Luna isn't meta right now, but any hero can win in solo queue with enough mastery.

Climbing Advice:
• You'll need to outplay meta picks through superior champion knowledge. Know your limits and powerspikes cold.
• Team comp matters more. If your team picks strong early-game champs to buy you time to scale, Luna can work.