Kayn vs Lillia

Kayn
vs
50.6%

over 3756 games

Lillia

Skill matchup

Heavy AP damageSustained DPSHigh burstHeavy CC

Build vs Lillia

Build adapted to this matchup

Recommended items for Kayn: Voltaic Cyclosword, Bastionbreaker, Lord Dominik's Regards, Ionian Boots of Lucidity, Axiom Arc, Hubris, Edge of Night, Black Cleaver.

Starting items

Gustwalker Hatchling
Health Potion

Core build

Voltaic Cyclosword
1
Bastionbreaker
2
Lord Dominik's Regards
3

Standard

Ionian Boots of Lucidity
4CDR
Axiom Arc
5

Summoner spells

FlashSmite94%
SmiteDot6%

Anti CC

Mercury's Treads
4vs CC

Other options

Axiom Arc
Hubris
Edge of Night
Black Cleaver
Serylda's Grudge
Death's Dance
Eclipse
Serpent's Fang
Serrated Dirk
Spear of Shojin
Spirit Visage
Youmuu's Ghostblade
Endless Hunger
Guardian Angel
Maw of Malmortius
Mortal Reminder
Executioner's Calling
B. F. Sword
Umbral Glaive
Sterak's Gage
The Collector
Chempunk Chainsword
Randuin's Omen
Profane Hydra
Quicksilver Sash
Kaenic Rookern
Thornmail
60.3% WR234 games
DominationDomination
Dark HarvestDark Harvest
Sudden ImpactSudden Impact
Grisly MementosGrisly Mementos
Treasure HunterTreasure Hunter
InspirationInspiration
Magical FootwearMagical Footwear
Cosmic InsightCosmic Insight
Adaptive ForceAdaptive 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 Kayn

Tips to maximize your impact

  1. Pick your form based on their team

    Take Rhaast against a tanky team, Shadow Assassin against squishy targets: The Darkin Scythe (passive) gives one healing, the other bonus damage at the start of fights.

  2. Gank through walls

    Gank through walls with Shadow Step (E): you move through terrain faster, and you heal when you first enter it.

  3. Hide inside an enemy

    To dodge a burst, cast Umbral Trespass (R) on a champion you just hit: inside, you're untargetable while your spells come back up.

  4. As Rhaast, hit everyone

    As Rhaast, hit as many champions as you can with your spells: The Darkin Scythe (passive) heals you for part of the ability damage they take.

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