Xin Zhao vs Lillia
Skill matchup
You are stronger early. Look to snowball before your opponent scales.
Build vs Lillia
Build adapted to this matchup
Recommended items for Xin Zhao: Titanic Hydra, Black Cleaver, Death's Dance, Mercury's Treads, Sundered Sky, Maw of Malmortius, Dusk and Dawn, Sterak's Gage.
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 Xin Zhao
Tips to maximize your impact
- Land your three hits
After Three Talon Strike (Q), land your three autos: the third one is a knock-up, and each one lowers your other spells' cooldowns by 1 second.
- Thrust first, charge second
Land the thrust of Wind Becomes Lightning (W) before Audacious Charge (E): the Challenged target is revealed, and your charge reaches farther on them.
- Isolate your target with your ult
Hit your target right before Crescent Guard (R): Challenged, they stay with you while the others are knocked back, and damage from outside can't reach you for a moment.
- Get ahead early
Gank and skirmish as much as you can early on: Audacious Charge (E) and the Three Talon Strike (Q) knock-up matter most before everyone has their items.
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 Xin Zhao matchups
Patch 16.21.1