Lillia is a speed-based AP jungler. She runs circles around enemies, burning them with passive while dodging everything with Q movement speed. Her R puts entire teams to sleep. Farm fast, run fast, burn everything.
Abilities
Skills Overview
P
Dream-Laden Bough
Passive
Hitting a champion or monster with a skill will deal additional max Health damage over time.
Dream-Laden Bough burns enemies hit by abilities for %max HP over time. R can be cast on anyone with passive applied.
Q
Blooming Blows
AoE · MS Buff
Passively, Lillia gains stacking Move Speed when hitting enemies with spells. She can activate this to deal magic damage to nearby enemies, dealing extra true damage on the edge.
CD: 6/5.5/5/4.5/4 · Cost: 65
Q sweet spot (outer edge) deals bonus true damage and gives MS. Hit the outer edge on champions, not the center.
W
Watch Out! Eep!
Skillshot · AoE
Lillia deals damage in a nearby area, dealing heavy damage in the center.
CD: 14/13/12/11/10 · Cost: 50
W has a delay — predict where enemies will be. The center deals more damage.
E
Swirlseed
Skillshot · Slow · Long Range
Lillia hurls a seed that damages and slows those it lands on. If it doesn't hit anything, it will continue rolling until it hits a wall or target.
CD: 12 · Cost: 70
E rolls a seed ball across the map. It speeds up over distance and slows. Use it to scout and poke from long range.
R
Lilting Lullaby
AoE · Sleep
Lillia causes all enemies with Dream Dust on them to become Drowsy before falling asleep. Those enemies will take extra damage on being forcibly woken up.
CD: 150/130/110 · Cost: 50
R puts ALL enemies with Dream Dust (passive) applied to sleep. Hit as many people as possible with Q/E before pressing R.
Skill Leveling Order — Max Q first, then W, then E · R at 6 / 11 / 16
| Level | Q | W | E | R | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Take Q — AoE + MS | ||||
| 2 | Take W — AoE burst | ||||
| 3 | Take E — long range slow | ||||
| 4 | Level Q | ||||
| 5 | Level Q | ||||
| 6 | R — Lilting Lullaby | ||||
| 7 | Level Q | ||||
| 8 | Level W | ||||
| 9 | Q maxed ✓ | ||||
| 10 | Level W | ||||
| 11 | R rank 2 | ||||
| 12 | Level W | ||||
| 13 | Level W | ||||
| 14 | W maxed ✓ | ||||
| 15 | Level E | ||||
| 16 | R rank 3 | ||||
| 17 | Level E | ||||
| 18 | E maxed ✓ |
Itemization
Recommended Builds
Starter Items
Gustwalker Smite
MS compounds with Q passive for insane speed.
450g
Amplifying Tome
AP for clear.
435g
Core Build
Riftmaker
Omnivamp + bonus true damage over time. Synergizes with passive burn.
3100g
Sorcerer's Shoes
Magic pen for burst.
1100g
Rylai's Crystal Scepter
Q and passive permanently slow enemies. They can never escape.
2600g
Demonic Embrace
Burn damage + HP. Stacks with passive for devastating DoT.
3000g
Situational
Rabadon's Deathcap
Massive AP. Amplifies all burns and burst.
3600g
Zhonya's Hourglass
Stasis for survival after diving in.
3250g
Spirit Visage
Increases Riftmaker healing. MR vs AP.
2900g
Riftmaker → Rylai's → Demonic Embrace. Burn build that makes you an unkillable speed demon.
Runes
Domination Primary
Dark Harvest
Q sweet spots proc Dark Harvest on low HP targets.
Cheap Shot
Bonus damage on E/R CC'd targets.
Eyeball Collection
Free AP.
Ultimate Hunter
Lower R cooldown. More sleep = more teamfight wins.
Sorcery Secondary
Celerity
Bonus MS amplifies Q passive speed stacks.
Waterwalking
MS + AP in river for scuttle and roaming.
Shards
Adaptive Force · Adaptive Force · Health
Gameplay
How to Play Lillia
01
Early Game
Fastest Clear in the Game
- Start Raptors → Red → Krugs → Wolves → Blue → Gromp. Q AoE makes her clear 3:00-3:10 — one of the fastest.
- Q sweet spot (outer edge) gives stacking MS. Hit camp edges for speed, then run to next camp instantly.
- Pre-6 ganks are weak without R. Only gank if you can land E from long range to slow.
- E rolls across the entire map. Use it from your jungle to slow an enemy laner for a long-range gank setup.
- Avoid 1v1s against strong early duelists. You're a scaling farmer.
02
Mid Game
Q Speed + R Sleep Combos
- Level 6 R sleep is massive. Apply passive to multiple enemies with Q, then R for a multi-man sleep.
- In fights, Q constantly for MS stacks. You become too fast to hit after 3-4 Q sweet spots.
- E → Q → R combo: E to slow from range, Q for passive application, R to sleep them.
- Dragon fights are your strength. Q hits everything in the pit — apply passive to all enemies, then R.
- Rylai's spike makes your passive burn permanently slow. Enemies can never escape your orbit.
03
Late Game
AoE Burn Machine
- Run into teamfights spamming Q. Each sweet spot makes you faster. You're untouchable at 500+ MS.
- R the entire enemy team after applying passive to everyone with Q and E. 5-man sleep wins every fight.
- Passive burn + Demonic Embrace + Riftmaker = massive sustained damage while being hard to catch.
- Split-push with your speed. You clear waves instantly and nobody can chase you down.
- Zhonya's after R: apply passive → R → Zhonya's while they sleep. Perfect for baiting.
Teamfighting
How to Teamfight as Lillia
Lillia runs into fights, applies passive to everyone with Q spam, then R to put the entire team to sleep.
1
Orbit — Q Spam for Speed + Passive
Before R
01
Run in circles spamming Q. Each sweet spot gives MS.
02
Apply passive to as many enemies as possible.
03
E through the team for additional passive application.
Don't R with passive on only 1 enemy. Wait until 3+ enemies have Dream Dust.
2
Sleep — R the Team
Multi-man CC
01
R when 3+ enemies have passive. They all fall asleep.
02
Sleep lasts 1.5-2 seconds. Ping your team to prepare burst.
03
Don't attack sleeping targets yourself — sleep breaks on damage.
3
Cleanup — Burn and Run
After sleep
01
Q the awakened enemies for more burn and MS.
02
Passive continues burning. Enemies die to DoT even if they escape.
03
Chase with Q speed stacks. Nobody can outrun Lillia at 500+ MS.
E rolls across the entire map. Use it from fog of war to apply passive to an enemy, then R for a global-range sleep setup.
Tips & Tricks
Advanced Mechanics & Hidden Tech
Advanced mechanics for Lillia.
Basic
Q Sweet Spot
The outer edge of Q deals bonus true damage and gives MS. Always hit the edge, not the center. Practice spacing on camps.
Intermediate
R Passive Requirement
R only sleeps enemies with Dream Dust (passive) on them. Always apply passive with Q/W/E BEFORE pressing R.
Basic
Fastest Clear
Lillia has one of the fastest full clears. Q AoE + passive burn melts camps. Full clear by 3:05 consistently.
Advanced
E Cross-Map
E rolls farther the longer it travels. Cast it from your jungle toward a lane — it arrives fast and slows from extreme range.
Intermediate
MS Stacking
Each Q sweet spot stacks MS for 5 seconds. After 4-5 Q hits, you're moving at 500+ MS. You're literally untouchable.
Advanced
Sleep Timing
Don't break sleep with your own damage. After R, let your team prepare a coordinated burst. Ping 'On My Way' so they know to burst together.
Basic
W Center Damage
W center deals significantly more damage than the edge. Use it on CC'd (sleeping) targets for guaranteed center hits.
Matchups
Counters & Matchups
Lillia struggles against gap-closers who can catch her despite her speed and hard CC that stops her Q spam. She excels against immobile teams she can run circles around.
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Loses Against
Lee Sin's Q tracks you even at high speed. His early invades kill you before you can scale.
Ward defensively. Avoid him early. You outscale hard — survive to 2 items.
Vi's R is point-and-click lockdown. You can't dodge it with speed. She reaches you no matter what.
Zhonya's her R. Build it second if Vi is a threat. After R, she has no gap-closer.
Nocturne R removes your vision and his fear stops your Q spam. Spell shield blocks your R.
Wait for Nocturne to use spell shield, then R. Don't waste R while his shield is up.
Wins Against
Amumu can't catch you. You're too fast. Q kiting makes his bandage toss impossible to land.
Run circles. Burn him with passive. He can never reach you.
Sejuani is too slow. You burn her with passive and she can never engage on you.
Ignore Sejuani. Burn her team. She can't peel fast enough for your AoE.
Karthus can't hit Q on a 500 MS Lillia. You dodge everything while burning him.
Run circles around him. Your MS makes his Q impossible to land.