Graves vs Lillia
Skill matchup
Build vs Lillia
Build adapted to this matchup
Recommended items for Graves: Hubris, The Collector, Lord Dominik's Regards, Mercury's Treads, Infinity Edge, Immortal Shieldbow, Youmuu's Ghostblade, B. F. Sword.
Starting items
Core build
Standard
Summoner spells
Other options
Power Spikes
Strength by game phase
Lillia's abilities
Passive, spells and ultimate
Hitting a champion or monster with a skill will deal additional max Health damage over time.
Cooldowns
Cooldowns by spell rank
| Level | Q | W | E | R |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | 6s | 14s | 12s | – |
| 6 | 5s | 14s | 12s | 2m30 |
| 9 | 4s | 13s | 12s | 2m30 |
| 11 | 4s | 12s | 12s | 2m10 |
| 16 | 4s | 10s | 12s | 1m50 |
| 18 | 4s | 10s | 12s | 1m50 |
Playing as Graves
Tips to maximize your impact
- Clear your line of fire
Position with no minion between you and your target: each New Destiny (passive) auto fires 4 bullets that can't pass through units.
- Blind their carries
Cast Smoke Screen (W) on their carries: inside the smoke, they're slowed and can't see anything outside it for 4 seconds.
- Back away as you fire your R
Fire Collateral Damage (R) with your back to the danger: the shot knocks you backward, enough to reposition while dealing damage.
- Chain dashes during your clear
Cast Quickdraw (E) often during your clear: it reloads a shell, gives armor and magic resist, and each bullet that hits lowers its cooldown.
Playing against Lillia
How to counter and exploit weaknesses
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
Other Graves matchups
Patch 16.21.1