Xin Zhao vs Lillia

Xin Zhao
vs
45.1%

over 122 games

Lillia

Skill matchup

Heavy AP damageSustained DPSHigh burstHeavy CC

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

Gustwalker Hatchling
Health Potion

Core build

Titanic Hydra
1
Black Cleaver
2
Death's Dance
3

Standard

Boots of Swiftness
4vs Slow
Sundered Sky
5

Summoner spells

FlashSmite100%

Other options

Sundered Sky
Maw of Malmortius
Dusk and Dawn
Sterak's Gage
Guardian Angel
Spirit Visage
Statikk Shiv
Lord Dominik's Regards
B. F. Sword
Infinity Edge
The Collector
Tiamat
Immortal Shieldbow
Stridebreaker
Phantom Dancer
42.3% WR26 games
PrecisionPrecision
ConquerorConqueror
TriumphTriumph
Legend: AlacrityLegend: Alacrity
Coup de GraceCoup de Grace
InspirationInspiration
Magical FootwearMagical Footwear
Cosmic InsightCosmic Insight
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 Xin Zhao

Tips to maximize your impact

  1. 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.

  2. 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.

  3. 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.

  4. 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

  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