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    Lillia Support! (13.3)

    A multi-build low-elo player guide

    Saint Catherine

    February 17th, 2023 ⸱ 10 min read

    With the potential to be a hyper-fast killdozer, Lillia's utility means she can be played a number of different ways with many different builds. Top and jungle are her most well known roles, with mid trailing a little behind them. So what about support? An infinite range poke ability that slows and can lead to complete immobilization? There's something going on here and I'm determined to find out what.

    

    I will be going over several builds to fit different playstyles, from aggressive playing to passive defense to more utility. Lillia has major carry potential even from the support role, you are trying to snowball into a major threat that is too fast for even Warwicks to catch up to until you get to a point where you can sleep multiple enemies for you and your allies to take advatage of.

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    Starting with the AP heavy power rune pages, we are aiming to amplify Lillia's

    Dream-Laden Bough
    , which works similarly to
    Brand
    's
    Blaze
    but without the extra effects, only draining HP over time. You'll want to get good at hitting
    Swirlseed
    since this is your main poke option and the steady drain will weaken opponents enough that you can eventually sleep and hopefully your ADC follows through.

    Option 1: Combat Hunter

    Conqueror
    +
    Relentless Hunter

    • Rune Page

    This is what I mainly use myself. Why

    Relentless Hunter
    ? To get to objectives and push for map control. I make it a point to help the jungler with the dragons as much as I can, and every objective in the later game. Lillia has fast split pushing capablity later on too, so if you're losing you can quickly move between lanes and hold back the enemy minions. Your power will be needed should a fight break out so you need to be able to respond. Can be replaced with
    Ultimate Hunter
    or
    Treasure Hunter
    should one prefer. With this page, you are looking to weave autos in with your abilites to get stacks of
    Conqueror
    for more damage and eventual healing in combat. Full stacks heal Lillia for 8% instead of 5% thanks to her being a melee unit now.

    Option 2: Steady Build-Up

    Dark Harvest
    +
    Scorch

    • Rune Page

    If you're good with

    Swirlseed
    and just picking up Harvest stacks in general, this option will give you more build up power.
    Dark Harvest
    scales infinitely so you can build up for the whole game. I would say
    Cheap Shot
    is essential on Lillia for maximum W
    Watch Out! Eep!
    potential, though I know
    Taste of Blood
    work for this when paired with
    Riftmaker
    . Here you're a little more passive, maybe you know your opponents are the aggressive laner sorts and don't want to risk life and limb for
    Conqueror
    stacks. Even if you're just more defensive in general, this is a solid AP buildup option for massive late-game potential. Again,
    Relentless Hunter
    can be swapped for anything of your choosing.

    Niche Option 3: Shocking Awakening

    Electrocute
    +
    Coup de Grace

    • Rune Page

    Why

    Electrocute
    of all things? It's extremely easy to proc. Lillia's passive
    Dream-Laden Bough
    counts as the second hit needed to proc it. A single auto + Q
    Blooming Blows
    combo will electrocute the enemy. I wouldn't say this is as useful as the others, but if you're really into burst damage, here it is.

    ITEMS FOR AP POWER BUILDS _____________________________________________

    Up first is a general set if you're lost and don't know what to do.

    Liandry's Anguish
    is always a solid item for Lillia.
    Ionian Boots of Lucidity
    vs
    Sorcerer's Shoes
    is up to personal preference, though I prefer
    Ionian Boots of Lucidity
    myself for the cooldowns. This is a nice anti-tank build as well.

    • General Use

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    • Tank Buster

    This build is helpful if there's a few tanks or one individual is causing trouble, usually

    Tryndamere
    or
    Olaf
    . Your job is to distract them with your speed and work with your team to wear them down or just survive
    Undying Rage
    . This also helps dispatch huge threats like a stacked
    Veigar
    or fed
    Miss Fortune
    .

    SKILL PATH (POWER BUILDS) _______________________________________

    

    • Power Path

    Lillia

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    Since Lillia has had her E cooldown shortened, I take E first. It is important to note that increasing it's level only increases it's damage, it does NOT slow for more or for longer. You'd be surprised how many times people tell me it does. Lillia probably had

    Rylai's Crystal Scepter
    which could have made them think that. Start maxxing Q as it is your main damage output in laning phase. After 6 you can start looking for sleep potential, E can hit both targets if positioned correctly. Idealy at about 1/3 to 1/2 enemy health is when you can start to look for R opportunities, maybe a little more if you know your ADC has high damage potential. You can W max if your opponents are playing poorly and won't or can't punish you for overextending.

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    Onto the tank builds! These are increasingly popular on Lillia due to her speed combined with extra health and defenses make her near unkillable to enemies that can't keep up. Honestly, the same runes for power can be used for tankiness just with different items. However, if you want something more specific I've tried out a couple new ideas.

    Option 4: Speeding Tank

    Phase Rush
    +
    Unflinching

    • Tankiness 1

    Here you are getting in and getting out regardless of what your ADC thinks, for better or for worse. The move speed on

    Phase Rush
    is increased substaintially for melee champions, which Lillia happens to be.
    Bone Plating
    and
    Unflinching
    combined with the added speed is usually enough to get out of any scrap you wander into. This one is really fun for me and combined with the right items makes you so fast no one can catch you!

    Option 5: Permanent Sleepy Time!

    Grasp of the Undying
    +
    Legend: Bloodline

    • Rune Page

    This one works best with

    Riftmaker
    and
    Jak'Sho, The Protean
    . The secondary path can be whatever you want it to be, I would take
    Legend: Tenacity
    over
    Legend: Bloodline
    if you're going for
    Jak'Sho, The Protean
    , though. Remember to use autos as much as possible. A possible niche rune is
    Aftershock
    if you would prefer it. I imagine it would be better in teamfights after a multiple-champion sleep.

    ITEMS FOR TANKINESS BUILDS __________________________________________________

    Here you aren't trying to destory tanks, you are the tank! An unsually fast one!

    • Slight Offense Preference

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    • Slight Defensive Preference

    You won't be dealing as much damage as you could but you'll sure be surviving! You are trying to stay in the fight as long as possible while staying alive. I've beaten down fed Mordekaisers with this, and that is no easy feat. You don't need to do all the damage, you are just need to be the distraction.

    The build path is honestly is the same. Unless you personally want to do something else, Q

    Blooming Blows
    is your best defense.

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    Utility Lillia is last up. If you're a stickler for what a support should be or if you just prefer not doing everything yourself, then these are for you.

    Option 6: Sleepover Friends

    Guardian
    +
    Perfect Timing

    • Utility 1

    This combines tankiness with the ability to directly help your allies in combat with a shield. A good item set ties all this together below. Your

    Perfectly Timed Stopwatch
    into
    Zhonya's Hourglass
    is a good failsafe for a good time to collect yourself or for a time to survive until your sleep
    Lilting Lullaby
    goes off. You are going to stay close to your allies and keep them alive at all costs, even to your own life if need be.

    Niche Option 7: Dreamy Companion

    Summon Aery
    +
    Unflinching

    • Rune Page

    Lillia can only help an ally with Aery if she takes

    Heal
    , however what makes this interesting is the interaction with
    Dream-Laden Bough
    . Due to its residual effects, Aery can be sent to a target multiple times. Usually only 2 if you hit
    Blooming Blows
    and run. This could be useful when paired with
    Liandry's Anguish
    and
    Demonic Embrace
    . Sleeping a target also sends Aery to them. Imagine, as soon as an enemy runs back under their tower thinking they're safe, Aery comes back for round 2.

    ITEMS FOR UTILITY BUILDS __________________________________________________

    You are trying to protect your allies with your power:

    • Utility 1

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    • Utility 2

    Here you are trying to protect your allies with your health and defenses. Your main goal here is to survive and take hits for your allies, focusing on high threat level targets and being good with E

    Swirlseed
    to proc
    Imperial Mandate
    .
    Rylai's Crystal Scepter
    works here too.

    Build path for abilities is the same as always, you may want to put more effort into maxxing E

    Swirlseed
    as you prefer to sit back a little.

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    As for matchups, Lillia's speed makes her able to simply outrun

    Lux
    's
    Light Binding
    and
    Lucent Singularity
    and
    Morgana
    's
    Dark Binding
    . Beware against
    Pyke
    ,
    Blitzcrank
    , and
    Nautilus
    as they can pull you in and if you don't have the speed to get out, you're doomed. Avoid supports and ADCs that can stun you or slow you. Slowing isn't very effective against late game
    Lillia
    but in the early game it can be devastating. I have noticed that
    Soraka
    has trouble against
    Lillia
    since you can outrun her
    Equinox
    's so you don't get rooted.

    

    Lillia
    works best with ADCs such as
    Ashe
    for her slows and
    Jhin
    who can take advantage of slowed enemies with his
    Deadly Flourish
    and
    Curtain Call
    .
    Ezreal
    as well as his dash can get him closer to your slept enemies. You can safely pick
    Lillia
    support if your ADC is mobile or ranged, like
    Kai'Sa
    and
    Caitlyn
    .

    

    Miss Fortune
    is probably your best synergy because her
    Bullet Time
    does not wake up enemies from
    Lilting Lullaby
    . Just remember to wait a little to attack if your MF ults your slept opponents to get the most damage potential from that ult. If you wake them up they can still flash out of it.

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    GENERAL LILLIA TIPS AND TRICKS __________________________________

    Q

    Blooming Blows
    gives you stacking move speed the more you hit with abilities, up to 4 stacks. On all skins, Lillia will start glowing when this effect is active and has a different running animation. These stacks wear off one at a time when not in combat and she will sneeze the first stack off when it expires. This is usually audible but if she's spoken recently it won't be, so your best way to pay attention to this is recognize when she stops glowing and prancing.

    Don't play too aggressively in the early stages of the game as you are relatively fragile and will absolutely be punished for a W

    Watch Out! Eep!
    taken too far in.

    Your W

    Watch Out! Eep!
    can be used to get some distance from a chasing enemy.

    

    Watch Out! Eep!
    counts as a dash and can be marked by
    Vex
    's
    Doom 'n Gloom

    Be careful throwing

    Swirlseed
    , if you hit an enemy walking to lane that is free damage for you but turrets will also begin targeting you. You should also wait until
    Dream-Laden Bough
    wears off to move under turrets as it will draw their attention as well.

    

    Swirlseed
    will break and do a bit of AOE upon hitting something. If someone is standing behind a minion it will still hit both the minion and the champion, meaning you can just bowl all laning phase with more success in hitting them.

    

    Lilting Lullaby
    can be used to escape enemies if you're outnumbered. People rarely consider it to be worth a
    Quicksilver Sash
    or
    Cleanse
    , at least here in iron/bronze/silver elo and even gold sometimes so you likely won't see them unless there's a lot more CC on your team than you.
    Mikael's Blessing
    can also remove sleep, but in low elo at least I never see any support build it.
    Dr. Mundo
    's
    Goes Where He Pleases
    and
    Olaf
    's
    Ragnarok
    also make them immune to
    Lilting Lullaby
    .

    

    Overall,

    Conqueror
    is best for damage right now. Combined with
    Liandry's Anguish
    or
    Jak'Sho, The Protean
    , you're pretty much set for the whole game. I unironically get more team toxicity playing
    Fiddlesticks
    support, people rarely have a poblem with
    Lillia
    .

    

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