Matchup

Heavy AP damageHigh burstDive threat

You are stronger early — look to snowball before your opponent scales.

Build vs Evelynn

Build adapted to this matchup

Starting items

Doran's Blade
Health Potion

Core build

Liandry's Torment
1Mage tank
Lich Bane
2Mage
Mejai's Soulstealer
3

Standard

Boots of Swiftness
4vs Slow
Hextech Gunblade
5Mage

Summoner spells

41475%
121413%

Anti AD

Plated Steelcaps
4vs AD
Zhonya's Hourglass
5vs AD
Guardian Angel
vs AD

Anti Tank

Shadowflame
5vs Tank
Void Staff
vs Tank
Stormsurge
vs Tank

DPS

Hextech Gunblade
Mage
Rabadon's Deathcap
Mage
100.0% WR1 games
DominationDomination
ElectrocuteElectrocute
Sudden ImpactSudden Impact
Grisly MementosGrisly Mementos
Relentless HunterRelentless Hunter
PrecisionPrecision
Coup de GraceCoup de Grace
TriumphTriumph
Adaptive ForceAdaptive ForceHealth Scaling

Power Spikes

Strength by game phase

Early (0-15)
Mid (15-30)
Late (30+)
KatarinaKatarina
EvelynnEvelynn
Neutral
Neutral
Neutral

Evelynn's abilities

Passive, spells and ultimate

Demon Shade (P)

When out of combat, Evelynn enters Demon Shade. Demon Shade heals Evelynn when she is low on health and grants Camouflage after level 6.

Cooldowns

Cooldowns by spell rank

LevelQWER
34s15s8s
64s15s8s2m
94s14s8s2m
114s13s8s1m40
164s11s8s1m20
184s11s8s1m20

Playing against Evelynn

How to counter and exploit weaknesses

1

Buy control wards: they're the only reliable way to detect her when she's invisible.

2

The W marker (small heart above your head) warns you she's coming — retreat toward your turret immediately.

3

Evelynn is squishy without her R: if you can CC her before she bursts, she dies very quickly.

4

Invade her jungle before level 6: she's very weak in 1v1s without her stealth and burst.

Source: op.gg + LTL Engine · Patch 16.9.1 · May 9, 2026