Darius vs Lillia

Darius
vs
Not enough games
Lillia
Heavy AP damageSustained DPSHigh burstHeavy CC

You are stronger early. Look to snowball before your opponent scales.

Build vs Lillia

The champion's reference build, for lack of enough games in this matchup

Recommended items for Darius: Youmuu's Ghostblade, Dead Man's Plate, Death's Dance, Boots of Swiftness, Stridebreaker, Force of Nature, Sterak's Gage, Randuin's Omen.

Starting items

Doran's Shield
Health Potion

Core build

Youmuu's Ghostblade
1
Dead Man's Plate
2
Death's Dance
3

Standard

Boots of Swiftness
4vs Slow
Stridebreaker
5

Summoner spells

FlashHaste100%

Anti CC

Mercury's Treads
4vs CC

Other options

Stridebreaker
Force of Nature
Sterak's Gage
Randuin's Omen
Guardian Angel
PrecisionPrecision
ConquerorConqueror
TriumphTriumph
Legend: AlacrityLegend: Alacrity
Last StandLast Stand
SorcerySorcery
Axiom ArcanistAxiom Arcanist
CelerityCelerity
Attack SpeedAdaptive ForceHealth Scaling

Power Spikes

Strength by game phase

Lillia's abilities

Passive, spells and ultimate

Dream-Laden Bough (P)

Hitting a champion or monster with a skill will deal additional max Health damage over time.

Cooldowns

Cooldowns by spell rank

LevelQWER
36s14s12s–
65s14s12s2m30
94s13s12s2m30
114s12s12s2m10
164s10s12s1m50
184s10s12s1m50

Playing as Darius

Tips to maximize your impact

  1. Hit with the edge of your axe

    Aim the outer edge of Decimate (Q): only the blade heals you and applies Hemorrhage (passive). The handle, in the center, deals less damage.

  2. All-in at five stacks

    Go all-in when your target has five Hemorrhage (passive) stacks: you gain a massive AD bonus, and Noxian Guillotine (R) hits harder with each stack.

  3. Save Apprehend for runners

    Save Apprehend (E) to pull back an enemy who retreats, not to start a trade: it's your only pull, on a 26 to 16 second cooldown.

  4. Execute to recast your R

    Cast Noxian Guillotine (R) on the lowest-health target: its true damage ignores armor, and if it kills, you can recast it right away.

Playing against Lillia

How to counter and exploit weaknesses

  1. Hug her or back off from her Q

    Against Blooming Blows (Q), stick to her or back out of range: only the outer edge of the zone adds true damage.

  2. Leave the center of her W

    Get out of the center of Watch Out! Eep! (W): the zone deals much more damage there than at the edge.

  3. Dodge her spells, seed included

    Dodge her spells, even Swirlseed (E), which rolls to the first enemy: each one marks you for Lilting Lullaby (R), which puts every marked enemy to sleep.

  4. Save your CC for her

    If you have CC, use it on her: with no dash, she relies on the move speed Blooming Blows (Q) gives her for each spell that hits.

Patch 16.21.1