Zed vs Lillia

Zed
vs
49.8%

over 1234 games

Lillia

Skill matchup

Heavy AP damageSustained DPSHigh burstHeavy CC

Build vs Lillia

Build adapted to this matchup

Recommended items for Zed: Voltaic Cyclosword, Bastionbreaker, Axiom Arc, Ionian Boots of Lucidity, Edge of Night, Serylda's Grudge, Hubris, Lord Dominik's Regards.

Starting items

Scorchclaw Pup
Health Potion

Core build

Voltaic Cyclosword
1
Bastionbreaker
2
Axiom Arc
3

Standard

Ionian Boots of Lucidity
4CDR
Edge of Night
5

Summoner spells

FlashSmite99%
SmiteDot0%

Anti CC

Mercury's Treads
4vs CC

Other options

Edge of Night
Serylda's Grudge
Hubris
Lord Dominik's Regards
Serpent's Fang
Serrated Dirk
Eclipse
Endless Hunger
Guardian Angel
Maw of Malmortius
Youmuu's Ghostblade
Spear of Shojin
Black Cleaver
Mortal Reminder
Umbral Glaive
Executioner's Calling
Death's Dance
B. F. Sword
Mercurial Scimitar
Profane Hydra
Quicksilver Sash
The Collector
Chempunk Chainsword
59.6% WR198 games
InspirationInspiration
First StrikeFirst Strike
Cash BackCash Back
Triple TonicTriple Tonic
Cosmic InsightCosmic Insight
DominationDomination
Treasure HunterTreasure Hunter
Sudden ImpactSudden Impact
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 Zed

Tips to maximize your impact

  1. Combo with two shadows

    To kill, cast Death Mark (R), then Living Shadow (W), Shadow Slash (E) and Razor Shuriken (Q): with two shadows, you throw three shurikens.

  2. Dodge with Death Mark

    Cast Death Mark (R) just as the enemy casts their decisive spell: during the dash, you're untargetable.

  3. Save the swap back to your shadow

    After Death Mark (R), save the recast to get out: you swap places with the shadow left at your starting point, far from the fight.

  4. Save your energy

    Save enough energy for a full combo rather than casting your spells for nothing: Living Shadow (W) refunds energy when you and your shadow hit the same target.

  5. Flank to reach the carry

    In teamfights, go around the sides and save Death Mark (R) for an isolated target: going in from the front exposes you to the whole team's CC.

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