League-of-legends – How does Pix’s damage work

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Lulu's passive, Pix, provides extra attacks for herself or an ally, depending on who Pix is currently following.

What does this damage scale from? Does it scale with AD, AP, etc.? Is Pix's damage Magical or Physical? Does Pix attack when the ally uses spells, or just for autoattacks?

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What does [Pix's] damage scale from?

Pix's damage scales with Lulu's level. The formula for Pix's damage is:

Pix fires a barrage of 3 bolts, dealing 3 + (2 × level) magic damage each

Does it scale with AD, AP, etc.?

As you can see from the formula above. it does not scale with Attack damage (AD), Ability Powers (AP) or any other champion stat (Mana, Health, etc.) and is based solely on Lulu's level.

Is Pix's damage Magical or Physical?

Pix deals magic damage exclusively. Therefore his damage is dependent on the users Magic Penetration and the targets Magic Resist stats. There is some speculation about whose Magic Penetration Pix uses when making his attacks from an ally (not Lulu) as noted in this link.

Does Pix attack when the ally uses spells, or just for autoattacks?

Pix's attack is triggered by autoattacks only. Casting spells that refresh the attack animation (Nasus's Siphoning Strike, Blitz's Power Fist, etc) may provide additional attacks from Pix but to maximize the damage you probably want to target a champion with a higher attack speed.

For more information about Lulu and Pix check out her entry on the LoL Wikia.