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HIGH SUSTAIN LI LI BY TEMPESTI

High Sustain Li LiBy:tempestiLastUpdated:Jul2,2015

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Contents

Introduction Changelogs Outro

Pros&Cons

HeroBasics

Abilities

Talents

MapSpecifics

Builds&Playstyles

InDepthStuff Replays Bugs,Patches,PTR

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"WildDog"LiLiiseasytolearnbuthardtomasterhero.Onlyoneofherabilitiesrequirestargetingwhomtolendadrake.Ontheotherhand,tohavefullcontrol,youneedtoconstantlyreposition,sothatonlyyourintendedtargetiswithinrange.Also, LiLiisprioritytargetandhastomovenonstop,makingithardforanyskillshotsespeciallytheoneswithknockbackorstun.

Fornewplayers LiLiisaverygoodchoicetogetusedtothebasicsofhealingsupport.HealingBrewautomaticallytargetstheclosestally(heroesfirst),samewith BlindingWind.CloudSerpentgoeswithyourmostactiveallyusuallytheinitiatorinyourgroup.Heroicabilitiesarecoolandautotargetaswell.Sofarsogood.Aftermeetingbetteropponents,comestherealizationthatyouneedtobeabletohealordebuffexactherointheexactmoment.Thisiswherethefunbegins...

Thiscutepandagirlispositioning Support.OtherheroesalsoneedgoodpositioningbutthedifferenceineffectivenesswithLiLiisastounding.Beingabletocontrolwho'sthetargetdoubleshereffectiveness.

Pros and Cons

Pros

LiLiStormstoutiscutelittlepandaandsomuchfuntoplaynegatesalotofautoattackdamageandcrowdcontrol

highhealingpotentialcanflipteamfightsdecentlanepresencegreatescapeartistgoodmobility

Cons

requiresmanamanagementnointerruptorrevealtalentsprioritytargetforganksanddiveshasalwaystobeonthemovetoavoidskillshotsfollowedbystunlockshersquishinesscanbecomeproblematicagainstteamofmultiplecasters

Li Li Basics

HEALING

TrytostayathighHP.Yourgoalistokeepaliveyourteammatesinbattleand HealingBrewshouldhelpyourAssassinheroesastoppriority.SelfhealingwouldbewasteofCDandmayleadtolostteamfight.

BeforeteamfightsprioritizeAssassinsbycorrectpositioningtheywouldbereluctanttodive,ifunder70%HP,whileyourtankcanwaitabitandgethishealsduringthefightwithhishugeHPpool.IfyouaretoolowonHPandmoonwellisstillonCD,betterwarnyourtramtostallandusehearthstone.Ifyoupick Jugof1,000CupsasHeroicability,itisbesttouseitinteamfightswhenyourteamisaround65%70%HPandopponentshavealreadyusedsomeoftheirskillshotinterrupts.Keeping"theJug"requiresconstantrepositioningandknowingthethreatsinopponentscomposition.Otherusesareaftersomeintenseskirmishestokeepyourteaminaction,ortobesavedforCoreRushattempt.

MANAISSUES

Inearlygamemanyheroeshavemanaissuesand LiLiisnoexception.TrytouseyourskillsefficientlycastCloudSerpentonlywhenenemiesareabouttobeinrange,don'toverhealoruse BlindingWindonminions.

Goforcasterlanecreep(themiddleone)firstorbskeepyourmanaandHPatacceptablelevelandyouneverknowwhenurgentassistancecallwillsound.RegularlyusewellformanaevenifyourHPisOKyourmanaiswhatsupportsyourteam.AlwaysannouncewhenOOM(outofmana)andusehearthstone.Ifthishappensonlyafterbigteamfightsyourmanagementisappropriate.Oncelevel13,youhavelessandlessproblemsaslanecreepsandcampsarealmostinstantorbdonors.

AWARENESS

Learnmapdetailsnotonlythemerccampsbuteverybushandcornerinthejungle.Thisway,afterreadingally'spingsandtheminimap,youcanexpectwheremissingenemyheroescouldbe.LiLiisallabouthelpingherteam,butbeinggankedonyourwaycanbereallybad,sochoosesafepathorhaveyourescapeplanreadyinadvance.ForhighAPMheroisadvisabletoremapallpingstohotkeysreallyhelpsmarkingstealthheroeswithDangerforminimaptracking.Missingenemy'sactivitycanbecheckedbyTABconstantsiegedamagemeanscappingmercs,andlanternsatcampsindicatewhetherthereisactiongoing(nicetricktospotbossattemptsthroughfogofwar).Situationalawarenessistoanticipatehowtheteamfightorskirmishwilldevelopandprepareforadequateactions.SometimesitisuptoLiLi'sdecisionwhoofyouralliesistoliveandwhoistodie"forthegreatergood".

LANING

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Earlygamephaseiscalledlaning,becausesignificantpartofitissoakingXPfromlanes,betweenskirmishesoverobjectivesandcappingmerccamps.Someheroespushordefendlanes,othersroambetweenlanesandtrytoganklanersorjunglers. LiLiisdecentlanerbutisbettersuitedtoworkwithpartnersheisgoodsupporting

AssassinsbutisOKpairedwith Warriorfororbcollecting.Neverpushtoodeepifpotentialenemygankersaremissing.Ifyouhappentodefendthelane1vs1,doingsomeherodamagemayforcearetreatbutdon'tpursue.Yourgoalistoscarehimtousemoonwell.If1vs1againstherowithsustain,focusminionsandonlydamagehimwhilenegatingbasicattackswith BlindingWind.Defendingvs.strongpusherorduoistricky.Asearlygametowersdosignificantdamage,trytoholdinfrontthegateandfocusfireenemyminions.Thusyousaveammoandkeepheroesatsaferange.Inlanealwayskeepmoving,neveragainstpossiblelineoffireskillshotsfromgankerscanbefatal.Maxefficiencyisachievedwhenyougetusedtoarhythmof0.8secRMBmoveAARMBmove...Ifnothinghappensinyourlane,getinformedatonceandtrytojointheaction LiLi'ssplitpushingcapabilities(nonexisting)can'tcompensate4vs5teamfightwithout Support.

POSITIONING

Alotofthingsinfluence LiLi'spositioning:keepallieswithinrangebutnottooclosetotheenemylinebereadytogetanallyjustoutofrangesothatheal/cleansegoesforthereallyneedyoneneverstayinstraightlinebehindyourteamorheroiclike Hyperionmayleadtochaosalwayshaveyourescapepreparedasprioritytargettheywilltrytodiveforyouif(stealth)assassinismissing,trytoforeseehisdirectionandmoveaccordingly,keepinganeyeforblurpattern.Yourmaingoalistohealyourcarrieswhentheyengage,soitisbesttobeabittothesideofyourteam,at4060degreesangleregardingtank.Ifcarrieshavethecommonsensenottodivetoodeepontheotherside,youcaninfacttargetalliesbycontrollingyourrangenormallytankwillbemissingmostHP,sosteppingabitbackyouhealthecarry,stepforwardandfocusgoesbackontank.Alsohaveinmindifanallyretreats,tohealhimjustenoughtogethomealiveandhavehimoutofrangetohelptheonesthatkeepfighting.

Abilities - Basic, Trait, Heroics

(Q)HealingBrew (W)CloudSerpent

HealingBrewLiLi'siconichealingability.Thewayitworksmakesthetinypandahardtomasteryouneedto"feel"thedistanceaswellasconstantrepositioningtobeabletocontrolwho

getshealedandeventuallycleansed.InsomesituationyouwanttospamitkeepingQpresseddoesthejobespeciallyifyouhave KungFuHustleandaretakingsustaineddamage

CloudSerpentThiswannabedragonhelpswithearlyharass.Pickingtalentsfromthe"serpent"treegreatlyimprovessustainabilityandhelpsclearingwavesoflanecreeps.CastingitonLiLiuseAlt+W

noneedtowasteAPM.Ofcourseif LiLihasSerpentSidekick,alwayscastonally.Atlvl.20+canhaveupto3"serpented"heroesatonce.

(E)BlindingWind (Trait)FastFeet

BlindingWindDamagewiseisfarfromimpressivebuthasgreatpreventivevaluelesstohealandcancompletelyshutdowntheplansofautoattackingopposingheroes.Ifyouexpectganking,

betterkeepforemergencyescape.Aswith HealingBrew,"feeling"therangeisimportantinmasteringLiLi.

FastFeet1secondmightnotseemimportantbutoftenthosefewbonuspixelskeep LiLialiveandabletobaitpursuingassassinstotheirdoom.Hasgreatsynergywith KungFuHustle.

Toobadthatothertalentsempoweringthistraitcan'tcompetewiththealternativesattheircorrespondinglevels.

(R)Jugof1,000Cups (R)WaterDragon

Jugof1,000CupsCancompletelyflipteamfights,butiseasytointerruptbystuns.Duringthose6secondsLiLihastotobemovingnonstop.Iliketobeginwith

CloudSerpentonmyself,Jugandstartkiting.Withexperienceandgoodpositioning,LiLioftenmanagestoavoidinterrupts.Incaseenemydivesforyou,theserpenthelpsyousustaintocleanseandcast BlindingWindand ShrinkRay.Manyteamfightsendedwithwipeswhenopponentsoverextendedforthe"PandaBait"

WaterDragon3secondsdelayandtheclosestopposinghero(hopefullytherearemorenearhim)willbeunpleasantlysurprised.Ifforsomereasonyougetoutofrangeitfizzles,so

betterplanaheadandcastitbeforeyourapproach.Followwith CloudSerpentand BlindingWindtoimproveyoursurvivalchancesifopponentsdecidetogoforadive,orget+20%powerfrom SurgingWindsifyouhavegoodangleandyourfrontlinersprotectyou.

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TimelessCreatureThistalentisoftenoverlooked,butcombinedwithothersfromtheserpenttreehelpsalotintheearlygame.Normally8secserpentfires45shotsandhalftheofthedurationiswasted.12secletsyougetmoreeffectivedamageandhealorcastitbeforemounting(Z)andhaveabodyguardduringtheentireride.

ALTERNATIVES

Conjurer'sPursuitEarlyandmidgameLiLihasmanissuesevenwithgoodmanagement,and20+youcanburnquicklytremendousamountsofmanawithprocsfrom KungFuHustle.Thistalentcanmakelifeeasier,butifnotinacoordinatedteammaybecompletewasteifyourlaneisbeingpushedhardfromthestart.Alsofastmapslike HauntedMinesor SkyTempledon'tgiveyouenoughtimetobuildmanaregenthatwillreallymatter.Whenthingarelikelytosnowballifateamgetsearlyleadthetalentistooslow.Evenonthebestmapforit GardenofTerror(myfavorite),Irarelychoseit.IfonagoodcoordinatedteamorduowithWarriorbuildinghisHPregeneration,thisbecomesgreatchoicerotatingbetweentwolanesandtakingmerccampsnetsyouquicklyniceamountoforbs.

GaleForce50%damageincreaseforyourabilityisn'tgamechanger,buteverybitcounts.Ifyougoforabuildwithout MendingSerpentandthemaporyourstyleisn'tsuitedfororbcollecting,thisisOKchoiceespeciallyiffollowedbyotherpickfrom BlindingWindtree.

ProTossIncreasedrangemayseemnicebutinfactiscounterproductive.Yourlittlepandaisallaboutpositioning.Havingtohealandcleanseyourcarrywhileretreatingallyisstillinyourrangeissomethingyoudon'twanttoexperiencetwice.Ifateammatedivedtoodeeprememberthatyoucan'tsaveeverybody.

MendingSerpentPairedwith TimelessCreaturethisisveryhelpfulforyourteam'ssustain.Thedrakeattackseverysecondifthereisenemyinrangeandatlvl.20healsfor48. LightningSerpent'ssplashhittingheroesnolongercountsasattacks.Targetingpriorityisimportantandisexplainedinplaystyle.

ALTERNATIVES

MassVortexNoimmediateimpactwhentakenbutcomboesat13with SurgingWindsfor+20%power,greatlyincreasingLiLi'spotential.Stillcanbehelpfuliftherearemanyearlyganksandskirmishes.AlsomakespositioningeasieryounolongerneedtoworryifyouraggressiveBlindingWindgetswastedonatankandcaster.

LingeringBlindGreattalentforshuttingdownautoattackers.Pickedagainstsomecompositionscanbeverygood.

HealingWardThistalentcanbeverygoodifyourcompositionisofhighHPheroesbutistoostationaryforLiLi'sstyle.Sheisallaboutmobilityandisverystronghealerevenwithoutit.Betteraimforutilityandbuildsynergythanastaticoverheal.

LightningSerpentGreatlyimprovesLiLiaslanerandhercontributiontothesustaineddamageinteamfights.Numbersaredeceptivelysmallbutatlevels810,onlyeffectivesplashaddsaround600siegedamageifyoutimeCloudSerpentwithawaveoflaneminions.Atthispointyourdrakeshouldbealwayssummoneddependingonsituationsonyou,yourinitiatororlightlyinjuredteammatenearhostileminions.Veryhelpfulforfastercappingmerc



camps.Veryhelpfulforgatheringobjectives(seeds,skulls.gems).

ALTERNATIVES

TheGoodStuffAddingHoTtothebursthealisnice.Theeffectdoesn'tstackjustrefreshes,butyouanywayplanonpicking TwoForOneat16socastdurationgetscloserto HealingBrewCD.IfLiLi'sroleiscenteredonhealing,that'stherighttalent.

PitchPerfectCheaperQspamdoesn'thelpyourteam.Betterlearntodealwithmanaissuesthansacrificegreatalternativetalents.

ShakeItOffdoesn'tpreventyourJugfrominterrupts,andbesides,amongyouropponentsthere'salotofpersonseagertohitthislittlegirlwithCC.Thistalentissimplyunderwhelming.

BothHeroicsareexplainedinAbilitiessectionaswellaswiththerespectivebuilds.Withgoodpositioningandevasivemovementanyofthemcanflipteamfightinyourfavor.

ShrinkRayAmazingutilitytalent.Normallyiteithersavesanally(oftenLiLiherself)orspellsthedoomforenemyovercommitmentsometimesboth.DoesgreatjobonopposingGardenTerrororDragonKnight.Don'tbestingyifitcancatchfleeingenemymostlikelyitwillcooldownbeforenextteamfightasdeathpenaltystartsgrowingmidgame+.

ALTERNATIVES

SurgingWindscombowith MassVortexandusuallygivesfull+20%power.Doesn'taffectCloudSerpentbutafter KungFuHustlecanempowernext BlindingWindandkeep Li

Liinpermabuffedstateaslongasshetakessomedamage.

HinderingWindsNicetalentbyitselfbutlacksthesynergyof SurgingWindsandcan'tcompeteasutilitywith ShrinkRay.Still,in2supportcomps,worksfinewithserpentbuild.

ElusiveFeetLiLidoesn'tneedpseudo Block.Ifsheisburstbyautoattackseitheryouareplayingherwrongandshouldimproveyourpositioningandjukingskillsoryourteamisbeingwiped.

HerbalCleanseNowthiscutelittlepandaisofficiallythegreatestescapeartistintheNexus.Youoftensurviveeven3vs1gankslongenoughforyourteamtointercept,andinteamfightsyoucleanseandaddmobilitytoyourallies.ChoosingthisskillrequiresmasteringLiLi'spositioningifyoucan'tcontrolwhoistobecleansedorboosted,youarewastingthistalentslot(buttherearegoodalternatives,thoughlessimpactful)

ALTERNATIVES

TwoForOneHealingtwoalliesisveryniceandsolvesalotofpositioningproblems.IncreasedCDbecomesirrelevantafter KungFuHustle.IfLiLiisgoingtobefullhealerandherteamisdedicatedtoprotecthergoforthistalent.



SerpentSidekickSummonadrake,getyourselfanotherforfree.Thistalentisverygoodasclearinglanecreepsandmerccampsbecomeschild'splayanditismucheasiertokeepyourHPhigh.Theusualpickforserpentbuild,butformyplaystyle HerbalCleansegivesbetterresults.

SafetySprintJustbad.Ifyouarebelow50%HPitistimefor BlindingWindand ShrinkRay,whileyourtankpeelsthediver(s).Withnolowhealthallyinrange, HerbalCleansegivesyou20%for3secondsbesidesotherbenefits.

KungFuHustleIfyouhavepicked Conjurer'sPursuitandstackedmanyorbs,nowisthetimetoenjoy.Elseyouhavetogobacktomanamanagementsomethingthatshouldn'thavebotheredLiLiprevious67levels.Nowshecanturnintospammingmachineaslongasshetakesmoderatedamage.

ALTERNATIVES

Jugof1,000,000CupsMakesyouralliesincrediblyhardtokillbutputsalleggsinonebasketifJugisinterrupted.Uptoyouwheretoplacethebets.

DoubleDragonIfyouland WaterDragoninthemiddleofateamfight,thesecondoneshouldbegameending.Butifenemiesmanagetominimizetheinitialdamage,theyhave3moresecondstoregroup.Solidpickifyou'vemasteredyourheroicbutstillabitofagamble.

StormShieldGoodifyourcompositionhashighHPtanksandyoufacealotofcasters.Stillverysituationalandyoumissthepickofgamechangerlike KungFuHustle

BoltoftheStormAmazingescapetalentbut20+LiLiwantstostickwithherteamandnottoloseAPMtryingtogetbackinpositionwhilealliesareindesperateneedofsupportandeveryteamfightmaybethelast.

Gamestyle

BaitingPanda

Why"bait"?Itiscommonknowledgethat LiLiishardtocatchifnotCCed.Besidesbeingborderlineaggressiveearlygame,therearesituationswhenopponentshavenochoicebuttogoforherandthisbuildwastweakedtogiveherhighsustainwhenthemomentcomes.Themostobviousis"theJug".Skilled LiLiplayerwon'tallowlongrangeinterrupts,sosomeenemieshavetodivetowardsher,orherpowerfulultmaydecidetheoutcomeoftheteamfight.Anothersituationisafterscrappyteamfights.SomeofyourteambarelyescapedwiththeirlivestorestoreHPandmana,LiLihealstheretreatingtankcoveringthem.Remainingopponentshavetoughchoice:tofocustankandregroupback,riskingtopossiblyloseanotherheroifheisatlowHPandhasnoescapemeansto(whatashame!)autoattacingdrakeonsuperspeedpandagirl,orgoafterLiLi3vs.1hopingforfastkillandtankbecomeseasyprey(nomorecleansingheals).Nowthese+30%speed,Qspam,drakepepperingtinyprojectiles,andgoodkitingandjukingmayleadtocompleteteamwipewhenyourcarriesarebacktointercept.

TalentProgression

EarlygameyousoaklaneXP(preferablyinduo)andassistinskirmishesdependingonmapspecifics.TimelessCreatureisoftenoverlookedbutatthislevelimprovingmana/damageefficiencyofLiLi'spethelpsa

lot.Normallyyoucanoutsustainin1vs.1butdon'ttakeunnecessarydamage.TrytotimeyourmoonwelluseMendingSerpentgivesmoresustainabilityandhealingoptionsbutlevels46aretheoneswhensheisather

weakestpoint.AtthispointLiLiusuallykeepsthedrakeforherself(Alt+W).SheneedseveryHPpoint.12secondpetdurationhelpsalotifyoucastitbeforemountingtogoandassist.Theextrasustainallowshertosurvivemost2vs1ganksifthepathischosenwisely,andmayevenbaitthegankerintoyourinterceptingteammates.HerescapeartistoneverruninstraightlinebuttojukebehindbushesandcornershavingtheadvantageofFastFeet.

LightningSerpentmakesourpandaefficientlaner.Alwaysfocuscasterminions.Ifcrossingally'slane,lend

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himapettospeedXPsoak.Inteamdrakegoesforyourinitiatorunlessyouattemptgankwithirresistiblepandabait:)

Jugof1,000Cupsisgamechanger.StartteamfightphaseandLiLiisofficiallytheprioritytarget.Positionandcastitafter CloudSerpentwhenyourteamapproaches60%HP.Preventinterruptsbyskills,forcingopponentstodiveforyou.Iftheydon'tyoumostlikelywinthefight.Bereadyifinterruptedtoshutdownautoattackerswith BlindingWindanddependingonsituationeitherjukearoundforyourlifeortrytogetfavorabletrade.LiLishoulddoherbesttostayalivebutifsendinghertorestcosts2enemyheroesandtherestareoutofposition,bettergoforthisinsteadofabandoningyourteamforawipe.

ShrinkRayispowerfulutilitythatoftencripplesyourattackersandleavesthemaherodown.HerbalCleanseletsLiLiremoveCC,givespeedbonustochasingalliesandbecomeherselftheultimateescape

artistbarringastunlock.KungFuHustleturnscutepandasintoraginggrizzlieskeepingQpressedforconstantheal/cleansespam,

having3drakepetstoassistandpermashuttingautoattacksaslongasLiLitakessomedamageisscaryenough,endbeforeOOMshecanswitchto ShrinkRayandJug.

Thisbuildisquiteflexibledependingoncompositions.Exampleifyouhavemorethanenoughsplashincomp,tier3pickcanbe TheGoodStuff,etc.

QMandCloudSerpent

GamesinQMaregenerallyprettydisorganized.Oftenfromtheverybeginningplayersaresettingupganks,soLiLishouldn'troamaloneorbetheonecheckingbushesforambush.Iflaningwithoutteammate,neveroverextendsoakXPandpokeenemy'shealthbarsbutdon'tpursue.Joiningothersforobjectivesorassistpings,tryifpossibletousethesafepaths.Withteammate,becloseenoughtosupporthim,butnotsothattobecaughtinoneAoE.Whenyouhaveclearview,LiLicanbeveryannoyingwithherharassingattackortwo,mimicpanic

BlindingWindandretreat,andoftensomeopponentsarebaitedoutofpositionrightintotherestofyourteam.

Theway CloudSerpentbehaves,helpsalotinscrappysituations.Ifyoupursue,thetinydrakewillfollowbehindyouhittingnearbyminions,sobettergiveonetothechasers.Butwhenyouarejukingandkitingfrom1or2pursuersafterascrappyfightinwhichbothteamsdividedintoseparateskirmishes,thedrakeisjustgreat.Usuallyyourunjustoutofrange,dodgingpossibleskillshotortrapsonyouway,whileyourpetistailingyouandisconstantlysnackingwithopponents'HPandrefillingyoursandhelpingwithabitofvision.InQMhavingcompetenttankisrare,butsometimesyouhavenone.Thelackofsolidfrontlineiswhenearly"SerpentBuild"comestorescuewiththebitsofsustainedhealsanddamage,thatmaysavethegamefromsnowballing.

MaxHeal

Prettystandardteambasedbuildforpandamainhealer.WithitLiLiisveryreliantonherteambutiftheydotheirjob,sheunleashesimpressivehealingpotential.Againstheavyslow/rootcomps HerbalCleanseisaworthy

alternative.Thereisalreadyaniceguideby2ARCChubbsZforsuchbuild

DPS2ndsupport

Thisbuildfeaturesoneangrypandagirlwholets WaterDragontoteachmannersthebruteswhostompflowersandhitlittlegirls.Oncemastered,thedragonisquitedeadlybothingankingskirmishesasinteamfights.Don'tbe

stingywithyourultuseitifithelpskillevenonehero.Goforsuchbuildonlyifyourteamhasanotherhealsupport.Onfastermapsswitching Conjurer'sPursuitoutfor GaleForceisreasonableoptionforbothbuilds.

Forbeginnerfriendlybuild,LonerVamp'sguideiswellwrittenandcouldbehelpful.

BuildandTalentbreakdownforHeroLeagueaccordingtohotslogs.

Specific Maps

SkyTemple

SkyTempleisnotthebestLiLimap.Shehasnozoningskillsormule,whichhelpalothere.Also,thingscaneasilysnowball,whileMendingSerpentisn'tamongthestronglvl.4talents.Thestandardstrategyistohaveaherowithgoodmobilitysoakingbotandreadytojoinfortemplefight,whiletheresttakepartintheskirmishesaroundthewatchtower.Assupportyouhavetobetherebutdon'toverextenditspossessionisimportantoncemerccampsare

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beingcapped.Trytohit2enemieswithyour BlindingWindthosemissedattacksmymeanalotinearygamefights.Nextstepisthefightformidtemplevisitthemoonwellbeforeit(unlessopponentstrytocapearlyknightsthenhelpyouralliestopunishthem).Nowyouhavetostickwiththeteam.Ifyoucan'tgetcontrol,rapidlyrotatetoptemple,watchforharassingheroeswhilecappingandgodirectlyfortheknightstoassist.Ifyoutakecontrolofmidtemple,dependingonhowfaraheadyouare,thefollowupshouldbeoffensivegiants,knights,defensivegiantsandyouareingoodpositionforthenextstep,orjustcapyourknightsandgiantsbeforerotatingbotyouassistthejunglerstosupportthemifenemyattemptsintercepts.Bottempleisquitedifferentfromtheothertwo.Whileontherestdefendersareatdisadvantageandtheteambehindriskswipeifdecidingtobetheactiveside,heretheonlywaytoattackispassingthroughtheguardians(ofcaftercappingityoucangetintoanastylockdown).

Furtherthingsgothesamewayyouaretosupporttemplefights(alwayssave BlindingWindforenemiesdon'tuseonguardiansunlessyouhavefullmapvision,assistatcappingcamps(evenwithgreatjunglers,youmaybeneededtosavethemiftheyhavetoretreatand LightningSerpentspeedsthingsnicely,trynottodie.Followthebasicsofthemap:ifbehindcapcampsfirstandengagetemplefightsonlyasattackersgoforthebossonlywith2moreheroesdon'tgettoomuchbehindbyovercommitmentonceyouget Jugof1,000CupsandShrinkRay,flippingasingleteamfightcancloseonelevelgaps,andLiLi'struepowercomesatlvl20.

QMreplayon SkyTemple(removednewpatch)

DragonShire

DragonShireisthehardestmapforteamworkinQM.ThemainobjectiveisNOTtoletopposingteamcontroltheDragonKnightandgetasmuchlaneXPearlygameasyoucan,tryingtoestablishalead.Ashealer,yourplaceearlygameisbotwithbest2pushers(113).LiLiisnotsuitedformidlane(mobilelanerwithrangedabilitiestopreventDragonsummoningandgooddisengage),andtopiswasteofsupport(onlyXPsoak,towerdefendandassistwithknightsbetweentwowaves).Youhavetobewheremostactionisexpectedandonthismapbotlaneiswaymorevaluablethantherest.Asusual,save BlindingWindforenemyheroes(hopefully2,with MassVortexevenmore).Hereearlygamefavorsskirmishcomps,whilelategameteamcompshavetheedge.Theteamatdisadvantagesoonhastosplitandavoidteamfights,cappingtheshrineawayfromopponents'deathballandconstantlyrotatingandharassing.Ifsecondsupporttoletssay Uther,youmaygoforDPSbuildandstarttop.ThisistheonlycaseyouwouldsummontheDragonKnight.AshealerLiLishouldnevertakeit,exceptinoddafterwipesituationtodefendandnegateittoopposingteam.

LiLishouldsupportactiveteammatesinhergroup.Earlygamethatcouldbecappinggiantsorbotknights,rotationtomidincaseyou'vedestroyedbottowers,earlyDragon+2midpushwhilesoakingXPfrom2lanes,ordefensivesplitfornegatingtheunprotectedshrineandstallinguntilyourcompgetsmorevalue.TheDragonKnightposesquiteachallengetoLiLi'spositioning:youdon'twanttowastehealsonhimbutonyourcarries,andatthesametimetohaveenoughroomtoavoiddangers.

ShrinkRayaffectsopposingDragonKnights,socanbeverypowerfuldefensivetoolattherightmoment.

QMreplayfor113 DragonShire(removednewpatch)

CursedHollow

CursedHollowisallabouttributesandmerccamptiming.ThelayoutisgreatforLiLishecansupporttributeteamfightswithoutbeingdirectlyexposedandcankitethepursuersandjukeforever.StartwithassistingthecapofyourWatchTower,thenlaneabitwithateam



mate.IfyouhavegreatjunglerlikeGazlowor TheLostVikingswhogoesfor2:00giantcamplethimandkeeplaning.Thenrotateforfirsttributefight(visitmoonwellformana).Evenifteam'sstrategyistostallandeventuallyconcedethistribute,youhavetobetheretohealtheharassersandpreventsomeAAdamageifopponentsgetmultiplekills,XPleadbyearlymercpressurewillbeimpossible.Aftertheteamfightstickwiththeactivecoreofallies(untilheroicsitisgoodtohaveXPsoakingineverylaneunlessfightingfortributes),lvl.10+youalreadymoveasonedeathball.Generallyyouhaveteamfightsovertributes,camprotation,somepushing,somedefending,rinseandrepeat.Theexceptioncomeswhenopponentneedsonemoretributetocurseyourteamanditspawnsatunfavorablelocationthenyouunleashyourbossandanyuncappedmerccamptodistractthemandminimizedamageforcurseduration.Anothertrickysituationismidgame+,whenherorespawntimersarelongenough,togofortheirzoningheroes,sothattheircurseiswastedifsurvivingherocountis3vs5or2vs4.ShrinkRaycanbeveryusefulissuchsituation.Asusual, BlindingWindistonegateAAdamage,butifyouhavevisionovertributecrescent,itcanbeusedtointerruptchanneling.Trynottogetinconfinedspaceswithnoescapelikeinthemiddleoftributeteamfightorscoutedbosscapping.

GardenofTerror

GardenofTerroristhebestLiLimap(andmyfavorite)andhasoneutmostpriority:SEEDS.Evenlategame,starvingopponentsforseedsisvalidstrategy.Normallyyoustartas113or311inyourGiantcamplaneorcounteringsuchstrategyontheoppositeside.,hopingforsomeearlypush,andyousupportmaingroup.Ifthisendsupinskirmish,theoneswithunfavorablecomprotate.Oncenightcyclebegins(1:30),everyonehastobecomegatherer.Nosplitpushingcancompensateseedadvantageunlessifitisendgamecorerush.NormallyeachteamfarmsthejunglehalfwherehehasthemajorityofheroesanddoessomeharasstostealSeedswiththe2lonelanersand/orsetupgankattheclosestShamblers.GardenTerrorsaresopowerful,thatgoingforbigganksisveryriskyifyoudon'twipeopposingteam,seeddisadvantagewillputyouinsituationtoconstantlybebulliedbyroamingmonstrosities.ThethirdchoiceisGolemrushifyouhavehighDPScomp,buttheriskisthatenemystealsyourShamblersinthelimitedmightvisionandprotectstheirhalf.Withbosses,yourpositionhastobeofalookoutabletohealandattack,andatthesametimetohaveescapeplanifenemiesattack.TakeGardenTerroronlyafterteamwipetodefend,orifDPSsecondhealerbuild(whichworksfineonthismap).Alwaysfollowyourteamwiththerotationgathering,cappingcamps,pushinganddefending.Withgoodpositioning,ifLiLiisprioritized,maplayoutenableshertorunfullcircles,leadingpursuersintointerceptingallies. ShrinkRayisgreatagainstenemyGardenTerrors{usewhenteamisinpositiontoburstit),asisnegatingattackswith BlindingWind.

Bewarenottostepinto"Curse"andbepolymorphed.YourGardenTerrormaybecomequiteachallengeyougenerallydon'twanttohealhim,butifinrangehismassiveHPpoolwilldryallavailableheals.Lvl.16+thereissilverlining HerbalCleansebecomesautotargetingTerrorspeedbooster.

HauntedMines

HauntedMinescaneasilysnowball,punishingharshlytheearlymistakes.Thereareonly2lanesand3merccamps,sogettingmoreskullsundergroundandcappingthoseneutralknightsinthecentercangiveverysubstantialleadtooneteam.AsLiLi,youassistwithinitialskirmishesatyourWatchTowerandlaning,visitmoonwellandgowithyouteamintothemines.Unlikeothermaps,hereyoumoveasateamfromthemomentmine'sentrancesopen.Youneedtoknowwell



undergroundlayout,soyoucanrepositionaccordinglyforteamfights.Withsomepracticeyou'llalsolearnherbestpositioningdependingoncompswhendefendinginthe2criticalzonesbruisercampandGraveGolemboss.Onceyouleavethemines,teamis41.BestsplitpusherinthelanewithweakerGraveGolem,therestsupporting/defendingthestrongerone.(UsuallyinQMall5defendonbothsides,sotheadvantageiswastedandsometimesgamesarereallylong.)Thingstohaveinmind:teamlosingtheskullcountoftentriestocaptheknights,soaftertakingdowntheboss,ifyoumanagetokeepteamingoodhealth,insteadof'hearthing"headthereandtrytocatchthemredhandedifateamhadaround50skullsbeforebossbutworsecompforteamfight,cappingallmercsisgoodoptionexitingminestrytotimeyourgiantscappingthemwhenfirstGraveGolempassestheirfort,getstheminsafepositionbehindwalltodefend.Nexttimingsneedpracticelategamemapawarenessiscrucialgoingintotheminesyoumaybetoolatetoreacttocorerush.

Blackheart'sBay

Blackheart'sBayisanother41mapbestlanerbot,therestroamcentralzone.AthebeginningassistyourskirmishersattheWatchTower,soaksomelaneXPandprepareforTreasureChestfight.Afterthatfollowthemainpartofyourteam.Withgoodjungleryou'lloftenmoveasagroupof3,elseyourrotationwillinclude22splitsforcappingmerccampsandskeletons.Alwaysturndoubloonsasateam,LiLiisdecentlookoutifyourteamhasnozoningtools.Specificforthismapisthatsometimesanallycarriesmanycoinsduringteamfight.Ifthingsgosouth,yourpriorityissecurehisescapegivingtheotherteam78coinscanbepointofnoreturn.WithsomanyregenglobesthereshouldneverberealmanaissuesthismapisgoodforConjurer'sPursuit,butevenwithoutitmanawillbeeasilyreplenished.Watchtowerisveryimportantforvisionofmercmovementorbosspreparationssowheneveryouridenearby,capitforyourteam.Thebossisstrong"deserttype",andcanbeusedbothascomebackpossibilityandasfinishingblow.Ifseveralopponentsaremissing,thiscanindicatethemtryingtocapit.IfyoucontroltheWatchtowerandseethemthenitisprobablyambush,LiLishouldneverbetheonecheckingbehindthosebushes.Whendefendingthere,positioningisveryawkward,soeithergoforitwith2heroesup,ifbehindanddesperate,oriftryingambushbutagainstgoodopponentsthatmaybackfire(theyaggrobossandstartfocusfiringandpickyou1by1).

CloudSerpentattackschestsandsavestime.

TomboftheSpiderQueen

On TomboftheSpiderQueenonceagainyoucollectandturnlootthistimefrommechaspiders(it'sagoodthingthatnoherosofar

suffersarachnophobia)Youstartwithprettynormallaningphase(bewareofganksanddon'toverextend).Whenturninggems,neverbetheoneclosesttothe

bushesyourenemiesmightcomethrough(gemsareturnedaloneonlywithfullvisionofopponents),save BlindingWindforgettingsome

headstartinsuchskirmishes.Oftentheteamthatsummonsspiders,has3memberssupportinga



pushand2sologatheringgemsinWebweavers'wakeasmainhealeryouassistpushing(thisstrategyaimsforchainsummonsoftenteam

pushescanbrseentoo).Otherwisetryalwaystobewereactionisgoing:defense,merccapping,

boss,teamturninggems.Onceagainstrong"deserttype"bossnoWatchtowers,butusually

mapvisionallowsyoutoguessifenoughenemiesaremissingtoexpectcappingattempt.

Somegeneralrulesforthemap:whendefendingtrytofocussummonsfastandrotatetowardsmain

pushonlycapbossifenemyisbusyor2heroesdown

droppedlootcan'tbetakenbyenemiesbutyouonlyhaveafewsecondstoreclaimitbeforevanishingwebweaversspawnwiththe

foremostminionwaveinthelane.

BattlefieldofEternity

Thismapisstillprettynew,sothestartingversionwillsimplysummarizeitsspecifics.Whensomepopularstrategiesform,theywillbeincluded.

Another2lanemapbutunlike HauntedMines,hereobjectiverewardbossgoestolesspushedlane.

ObjectiveisduringImmortalfighttoprotectyoursanddestroyenemy's.90safterstartofgameordeathofpreviouslaneboss,starts15s

countdowntimer.ImmortalsscalewitheachspawntimerXPgoes750(+35)andtheir

abilitiesdorespectively200(+35)damage.ThatXPisgainedbyhero(es)nexttohimatendoffight(sometimes1,once3maybeit

hastodowithsimultaneous"lasthit"?maybebugas1500+extraXPat5thminutecaneasilysnowball).Losingsidegetsonlyaportionbutis

stillgoodiftheirheroesarechasedawaytodenythat.DefeatingImmortalinlane(unlikeGraveGolem)givesniceXPsobettersupport

it.

2SiegeCampsatSandNwith3Khazrarangedmercs,butmoreimportantseemBruisercampsatmidgates.FallenShamanhas

incrediblepushingpowerifleftunchecked,sotrytocapthemwheneveranwindowofopportunitypresents.OnceImmortalfightisover,nonengagedcampsaredisabledbutyoustillhave5secdelaybeforeShield

channeltotagthem.

QMreplayhttps://www.hotslogs.com/Replays/ShareReplay?ReplayShareID=6498

Itisexpectedthatyouarealreadyfamiliarwithmaplayout.InabovesubsectionsareexplainedthespecificsofeachmapandissuggestedLiLi'searlygamebehavioroneveryoneofthem,ifthestandardsolidmapstrategiesarefollowedbyherteam.

BattlefieldofEternitysubsectionstarted

IfyouareinterestedaboutdetailshowtocontrolGardenTerrororDragonKnight(though LiLiisthelastherotodosoprioritylistgoesmeleebruiser>hybridsupport>tank>

rangedDPS>healer)checkthatsectionfrommy Arthasguide.

In-Depth Stuff

Variousdetailsthatwouldturnotherguidesectionsintowallsoftext,butyoumayfindinterestingread.

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GeneralStuffandXPImportance

Themaingoalistodestroyenemycore.Toachievethis,atleastinonelaneenemyKeephastobedestroyedtoopenit.Gainingspaceisachievedbycompletingmapobjectives,byteampushesandbysplitpushing.Havinghigherlevelthanopponenthelpsalotbesidehavingbetterstatsonheroes,youoftenhavehighertiertalentsavailable.Approximatewinratenumbersforteamgettingfirstlevels4/7/10/20is60%/70^/80%/85%.Being2levelsand1tierbehindmeansthateven4vs5teamfightsmayendupaswipe,unlessyoucatchopponentsout

ofposition.Whenbehind,don'tlookforteamfightsinsteadpokeandsplitpush,mercsarevitaltodistractopponentsduringobjectivetimings,makethemsplitandbeatas2separatedgroup1by1,etcuntilyoucatchup

orprepareCoreRush.

EstablishinghowimportantXPis,letslookatearlygamephase.Commonrookiemistakeistoletunattendedlaneafterinitialskirmishes.Untillvl.10it'svitaltosoakXPfromasmanyminionwavesaspossible.PushingalaneearlyandexhaustingFortammocreatesprospectsforsplitpushthere.AndinearlygameFortXPissignificant.As LiLiyouarebettersuitedtodefendlanes,putsomedamageonenemyheroesandsupportnearbyroamingallieswheneverneeded.Whilemidandlategameas Support,youhavetobewhereactionisgoing,duringearlygameneverforgettogobacktoXPsoak.Midandlategamearedominatedbyteamfights(oravoidingthem,

respawntimersaresignificantlylongerandlaninglosesitsimportance.

StrategicFactors

Maindefiningfactoraremapspecificobjectives.Thereareseveralotherthatinfluencegamesingeneral:

Mapvisionisveryimportantasitallowshavinginformationonenemyactivity.TherearethreewaystogetitWatchTowers(capwheneveronyourway),skills( LiLihasnone),andlaneminions/mercsannihilating

enemyminionwavesinopenlinesecuresthat.

Openlanespacebesidesvision,givesyouaccesstooffensivemerccamps.Andwhenallfortificationsinthatlanearedestroyed.yourcatapultsgreatlyincreaseyourpushingpowerinthatlane.DuringearlygameyouwanttoexhaustTowerammo,dealsomedamageandeventuallydestroythatline.NormallyYoufocusonFortsintwo

lanes.Keepsaretakendownbyteampushtimedwithminionwaveorbysplitpushingspecialists.Inmidandendgameyoucanmanipulateminionwaveskillquicklyrangedminionsandleaveonlymelee,gotothenextwaveandrepeat.Thiswayyoustack23wavesofyourownandwithsomemercstheycanpushhardthislaneifunattended.Ilike LightningSerpent,asthisisouronlypandatooltodealeffectivelywithwaves.

Whenthereisonly1keepleftinalaneeitherteamorsplitpushitforsecuringpermanentadvantage.Openlanesshouldregularlybeclearedfromenemyminions(notexactlyLiLi'sjob).

Merccampsareinstrumentalpartofthegame.theycandefendyourlanes,attackenemyfortificationsanddistractheroes. LiLishouldbehelpingyourjunglerwheneverhecapscampnearopenspace,tobeabletostandyourgroundifenemyroamingpartyappearstostealit.Everyoffensivecampisasmallvictory,butyour

grouphastobefastandtoknowbeforehandthewhereaboutsofmostenemies.Oftenmercsarecappedaggressivelyoncetheyspawntocounteractopponentsdominatingwithobjectives.Ifaheadyoulookforteamfights,sotrytocatchenemiesredhandedatthosecamps.MercsarealsoverydangerousforlategameCore

Rushes.

CoreRushgetacoupleofcamponanopenlane,clearopposingwavesandlaunchsurprisingassaulttogetCoreHPaslowaspossible.Skillslike Hyperionand PrecisionStrikeorsomeheroescaneasilydealwiththeremaining%sandabitofshield.Forsuchoccasions LiLishouldsaveherJugandShrink,tosecurethat

rusherswilldealdamageforsometime.

VariousEngagementsandLiLi

1vs1generallyhappensearlygame.Weakerheroshouldtrytodosomedamageandretreatwithoutheavyinjuries.Overcommitmentmakesengagedheroesvulnerabletoroamers. LiLithankstohersustainoftenafter

somebackandforthforcesopponentstousemoonwell.

DuelsoccurwhenaherooverextendsandeitherhisescapeskillisonCD,oropponentisabletoreengagehim.Thispandaisnotaduelist.

Skirmishesarewhensmallgroupsfightoverstrategicpoints.Oftenweakersideretreatsbutsometimesthiscanlastquitesometimesasreinforcementsarriveforbothsideswhiletradesgoon.

Teamfightsmaystartearlier,butgenerallyhappenoncelvl.10isreached.Heroicscausepowerspikeanddeathinskirmishorduelisverylikelyoutcome,soteamsaregroupedmostofthetime.TheteamaheadhastoinitiateafightandthishappensifCCingenemyherooroverobjective.Duringteamfightprioritytargetsarecarriesand

healers.Tankspeelopponentsandabsorbdamage,supporthealsanduseshisspecificabilities,carriesDPSprioritytargetsinrange.Thelongeryourteamdishesoutdamagewhileopponentsareimpededtodoso,thebetteryourchances. LiLidependingonbuildcaneitherbestronghealerwithsomeutilityorhealerwithstrongutility.She

hasseveralpriorities:healblinddangerousenemies"Shrink"threatsandcleanseifabletoprotectcarries(sometimesevenwithbodyblock)trynottodie.

Scrappyfightsarethosethatonesidedisengagesand23injuredheroespursue23otherheroeseitherheavierinjuredorOOM.Insuchsituations LiLiisquitestrong.SheisdirectcountertotheIllidawhonormallyrulessuchfields.With FastFeetand MendingSerpentissurprisinglyresilient.Oftennotonlygetawayalivebutsavesteammatesorpokestodeathinjuredenemieswithoutescapemeansorleadsherpursuersintomoonwell

refreshedteammates.

ContributingtoTeamAPM



APMistermfromRTSgames(ActionsperMinute)anddefinesyourefficiency.Themoreactionsyourunitsperformthebetterandinflictmoredamage.ThisisvalidforMONAstoo.TeamAPMmeansalleffectiveactionsof

heroesandalliedminionsandmercenaries.Puttingasidetheabilitytospeedtypeandclick,higherAPMisachievedby:

goodmechanicalskillscontrollingyourheroattackspeed,CDs,GCDinfluence,interactionswithotherheroesskillrotationtomaximizeDPSandmanamanagement,

goodreadofsituationsandbeingwhereneededassoonaspossiblewithoutidlewandering,shuttingdownenemiesduringtheirburst,stealingoffensivemerccampsetc.

knowledgetheimportanceofmapobjectivesandthecountermeasurestocontrollingthem

LiLiishealerandhelpsalliessurvivelongerandaddtoteamAPM(deadheroeshave0).WiththebuildIplay,shecancontributeintwootherways.Sustainfrom MendingSerpentandsplashfrom LightningSerpentmakeherbetterlaner.Sheisabletopokeandforceenemiestousemoonwelltooearly,reducemoreefficientlynumberoflaneminionsandbeabitmorethreateningduringearlyskirmishes.AndduringlaningphaseeveryXP

counts.ThesecondwayistonegateopponentsAPM.Wheneverenemiesareblinded,shrunkortheirCCisnullified,theymissdamage.Welltimed BlindingWindand ShrinkRaycandetermineskirmishorteamfightoutcome.PositioninginadvancetocleansethetargetofCCalsogreatlyhelptheteamtobeinoptimalfighting

condition.

Damage LiLidoesduringagameisbasedmoreonherbeingaggressiveordefensiveandgoodcontrolthanonspecificbuilds,butthetalentschosenmakeitmucheasier(orharder)tobeborderlineaggressiveinearlyphases

withoutbeingsuicidal.

ShrinkRayPRIORITIES

ShrinkRayhasmultipleuses.Mostimportantareinteamfighttopreventwipes,saveteammmateorshutdownacarry.Alsousefulwhendefendingorattackingobjectivesandcamps.Still,considerifreallynecessaryor

therewillbeabettermoment.Outsideofteamfights,useitifthatsecuresorpreventstakedowns.Somecaseswhenthistalentisreallyhandy:

Transformationorfinisherheroics Metamorphosis

Maelstrom Archon Avatar

CommandeerOdin TripleTap Pyroblast

Heroessustainingondamagedivetoyourbackline.

SonyaAnub'arakKerriganIllidan

Mainsourceofburstorsustaineddamage

ifnootherthreatandinrangeKael'thasJainaValla

FalstadSgt.Hammer

Dangerouspursuerortryingtofleeopponentwithoutescapeability(oronCD).GardenTerrorifyourteamispositionedtoburstitandDragonKnightwhennexttoyourstructures.

(betweenmissesfrom BlindingWind).Timecarefullydurationishalved.Don'twasteonheroeswith Relentless.

JUGInterruptThreats

ItisbesttocastJugof1,00Cupswhenyourteamisaround65%70%HP,butthereareotherconsiderationsfortimingit.During6seconds LiLicanonlymoveandchannel,soyouwanttocastinadvance CloudSerpent, BlindingWindandprobablyuse ShrinkRay.While"Jugging"shehastoconstantlyreposition,

havinginmindbothrangedHeroicsandskillshot/diveabilitieswithstun,aswellascontrollingbyrangetheBrewdistribution.

Lifeas LiLipouringbrewfromherJugismucheasierwithButcherPatchknockbackcausesdazeandnolongerinterruptsher.Somethreatsaresolvedbyconstantlymovingtomaintaindistanceandangle,other

requiretimingtofirstneutralizedangerousenemy.

Oneofthehigherlevelthreats. Powerslideenhancedby RollingLikeaStone DoubleNeckedGuitarishardtoavoid.LikewithbigAoEthreatsdon'tclusterwithyourteamespeciallyafterTourBuss:Slide+

MoshPit+Slidecanbedevastating.Bewareof Impaleand BurrowCharge,especiallyifCCtrainbuildisused( ExtendedSpikes,Underking, Rewind).BetterkeepdistanceandwaittousehisHeroicfirst."Shrink"afterhis LocustSwarmordive.Ifhepicks WebBlastbeextracautious,attackthevictimandthenyoucanJug.

Herstunabilitiesare AncientSpearand Leap.As"Shrink"targetmayrequiretiming.

Nostunbutstillavoidhis Hook,especiallyifhepicks Gorge.

Notbeingpulledby Condemniseasy. BlessedShieldbouncecanbeproblematic.

Bewareof ShadowCharge, Overpowerisshortranged.Dodging Apocalypseiseasy.

Evade StormBolt,checkfor HeavyImpactandtimeforHis Avatar"Srink"priority.

Don'tbe Judgmenttarget.

Stunspecializedsupport. HammerofJusticeand DivineStorm

Stepoutof XplodiumChargeareasatonce.

Sheisbacklinersonormallyyouareoutof Polymorphrange.



Facingabilitieslike OctoGrab, DevouringMaw, WebBlast, Polymorphmindyourdistance.

ImpalingBlades(after Ravageonnearbyally)andespecially LunarFlarearecounteredbyconstantrepositioningandnotgettingtooclosetoanotherpossibletarget.

AgainstAoEdisablersas VoidPrison, DevouringMaw, MoshPit, WailingArrow, RainofVengeance, Sunderingtrynottoclusterwithteammates.

Brew,WindandSerpents

LiLiisveryflexiblewhenpickinghertalentsbutsomecombinationshavebettersynergy,soletsseehertalenttreesandhowtheyinfluenceherbehavior.

willbetheonecastmostfrequently.Increasingitsrangewith ProTossisgoodforcautiousbeginnerbuildsbutkeepingherassafebacklineriswasteofpotential. PitchPerfecttoalleviatesmanaissuesfallsinthesamecategory.Butifyourteamstylerequiresreliablehealer,defensivepandafitssuchtask.

TheGoodStuffistopqualitypickandaddsniceHoTeffect.CanbegoodinanybuildeveninSerpentifyourcomphasenoughsplashdamage. TwoForOneoffersgreathealingpotentialandprolongedCDisusually

compensatedbypicking KungFuHustle.Amustformaxing LiLihealing.Thealternative HerbalCleanseofferssuperbutilitycleansingANDsubstantialspeedboost.Itsdrawbackbesidelosinghealingpotentialisthe

requirementtomasterpositioningsoyoucontrolwhogetsthatBrew.GoodinanybuildagainstCCcompsorifyourteamneedsbettermobility.

Healbuildsbasedonthistreeofteninclude HealingWard, Conjurer'sPursuitor Jugof1,000,000Cupsandaremoreconservativeaboutapproachingenemyheroes.

hasgoodutilityvalueandshouldbetimedforbesteffect.uringlaningitlets LiLiapproachenemiestocollectregenorbsorattackthemafewtimeswithoutheavyinjuries.Damagepartisniceadditionthat

mayforceearlymoonwelluse.Forbestefficiencytrytogetmorethan1herowheneverpossible. GaleForceadds50%tothat,andthoughthisheroisn'tsuitedforDPS,isOKpickonfastmaps(especiallywith

Conjurer'sPursuitnerfed.LingeringBindprolongsblindeffectby50%andmaybegoodagainststrongAAheroes.MassVortexisn'tthatusefulbeforeteamfightphase,butusuallygoesinpairwith SurgingWinds.Their

synergyempowershealinganddamageandoftenincludes KungFuHustleforpermabuffedstateinfights.SynergytalentsarepartofbothpurehealerandDPSbuilds. HinderingWindshasgoodvaluenotonlyfor

disengagebutalsoforpursueinpokecomps.UsedinfullSerpentbuilds.

Talentsempoweringthetinydrakecanbepartofvariousbuildsandusuallyfiraggressivestyles.Takingthisway, LiLiwon'tendupasmostpowerfulhealer,butwillbebettersuitedtocontributetogaining

XPinearlygame. TimelessCreatureisimportantpartofanysuchbuild.Extra4secoftenmeandoubleeffectiveness.Byitself,drakeishardlyworthitsmana. MendingSerpentchangesalot. LiLihaswaybettersustainandisnormallytopped.Also,survivalchancesofinitiatorsbecomehigher. LightningSerpentadsnicesplashbuthybridbuildscandowithoutthistalentifcomphasenoughAoE. SerpentSidekickmakessurethataggressive LiLiwillhaveHPtoppedmostofthetimeinsteadofhavingtochoosewhentousedrakeand

whentolend.Niceskillbutnotamust.

HeroesLiLiCounters

Thankstoher2(+1)secondmultiblind( BlindingWind)on10(>4with KungFuHustle)secCD, LiLiisnaturalcountertoAAherobuilds(basicattacksathighattackspeed).Andwhilenegatingdamagehelps,somecharactersrelyonthoseattackstosustainthemandourpandacanreallyshutthemdown,especiallyifshepicks

"theShrink".

Meleeassassinssufferthemost.

IllidanishighlydependentonAAdamage.Missing5inarowafterdivingusuallykillshimorforcesMetamorphose.Stepasideand ShrinkRayor2ndblindifCDis"hustled"keepshimharmless.

Timed"Wind"negates WindfuryandmostWarchiefbuildsarecenteredaroundthisability.Withoutitsdamageandsustainheisleftonlywithcastsandslowattacks.

CombobuiltQueenofBladesisn'tthatmushaffectedastheAAoriented,butonceagaintimed"Shrink"nullifiesherdive.If LiLihas HerbalCleansecounterbecomesreallyhard.

Stillprettynewhero,butfallsintosamecatagorymeleerelyingonAAforsustain.

Rangedheroesarehardertohit,asusually1stwindgusttargetstheirtank,butstillsomeareworthapproachingfromtherightangle.

VallaistheotherherothatoftenhasAtkSpeedover2,ablindcannegatealotofdamage.

AttacksfromSgt.Hammerdealhugedamageatlongrange,sogettingcloseandmakinghermisseven2couldhelpyourteamalotbutbecarefulwithherteammates.

BlindingSylvanasisOKifinrangeandthereisnootherthreat.

Evenifheisoutofrange,thosenearhimprobablyhaveincreasedAtkSpeed,soblindingthemisOK.IfhisBansheespursuelowHPallytheybecomepriorityfor BlindingWind.

Thereisseparatesubsectionfortreatcounteredby ShrinkRay,sotoenumeratesomeoftheheroeswithstuns,rootsorslowsagainstwhich HerbalCleanseisgoodpick.

Muradin, Anub'arak Uther, Malfurion, Tyrande, Arthas, Jaina, Kael'thas



POPULARBUILDS

Someofthemostpopular LiLibuilds.Herflexibilityoftenallowsvariationsfittingtoplayersstyle.Forexampleifyoudon'tliketakingdamageonyoursupporthero, Jugof1,000,000Cupsisyourpickinsteadof KungFu

Hustlewithallhealerbuilds.Asasidenote,evengoinghybridorDPS,sheisstillcapablehealerandaddingtoteamsdamagepotentialcomessecond.

DefensivePanda

ExtrarangeforcheaphappyhourBrew,initiatorgetsadrake

LiLi

ProToss

MendingSerpent

PitchPerfect

Jugof1,000Cups

ShrinkRay

TwoForOne

KungFuHustle

ViewBuild

HerbalSynergy

WhenstronghealernotgettingOOMisneededforprolongedperiodsofpokesandfights.

LiLi

Conjurer'sPursuit

MassVortex

PitchPerfect

Jugof1,000Cups

SurgingWinds

HerbalCleanse

KungFuHustle

ViewBuild

MaxedHeals

Similartopreviousone,butforteamfightcompositions. HerbalCleanseisusedagainstheavyCC

LiLi

Conjurer'sPursuit

MassVortex

TheGoodStuff

Jugof1,000Cups

SurgingWinds

TwoForOne

KungFuHustle

ViewBuild

StandardHealer

Standardbuild,dependingoncompsalltier2talentsareviablealternatives

LiLi

Conjurer'sPursuit

HealingWard

TheGoodStuff

Jugof1,000Cups

SurgingWinds

TwoForOne

KungFuHustle

ViewBuild

FullSerpentBuild

Alotofearlyaggressionandsustain. ShrinkRayagainstmajorthreats.

LiLi

TimelessCreature

MendingSerpent

LightningSerpent

Jugof1,000Cups

HinderingWinds

SerpentSidekick

KungFuHustle

ViewBuild

SupportSerpents

Suchbuildsafter"theJug"goforutility.Thisonegivesspeedadvantageforpokes.

LiLi



TimelessCreature

MendingSerpent

LightningSerpent

Jugof1,000Cups

HinderingWinds

HerbalCleanse

KungFuHustle

ViewBuild

DPS

Noutilityskillsalloutharass

LiLi

GaleForce

MassVortex

LightningSerpent

WaterDragon

SurgingWinds

SerpentSidekick

DoubleDragon

ViewBuild

Hybrid

Combinesdamage,blindingeffectsandempoweredBrew

LiLi

GaleForce

MassVortex

LightningSerpent

Jugof1,000Cups

SurgingWinds

SerpentSidekick

KungFuHustle

ViewBuild

Replays

Thissectionisforsomereplaysdemonstratingtheplaystyle.Aswitheverynewpatchtheoldversionbecomesobsolete,onceI

havedecentreplayavailable,Iwilllinkit.IpreferreplaystoYouTubevideos,asgameshavemore

instructivevalueasreplaysyoucanfocusonwhatinterestsyouandnotthecaster.

QuickMatchgamesoftensnowball(badcompositions,talentgatedheroes,playersunfamiliarwithmapobjectivesetc.),but

stillsomeniceexamplescanbepicked.

DOWNLOADABLEREPLAYS

1. https://www.hotslogs.com/Replays/ShareReplay?ReplayShareID=6498

Bugs, Patches, PTR

BugRelated

AfterLiLi'stalentswerereworked,shebecameveryfuntoplaybalancedhero.Therewasundocumentedmomentconnectedwith MendingSerpent+ LightningSerpentinteraction:heroeshitbythesplashcountedasanotherattackandtriggeredhealing.

Sylvanaspatch MendingSerpentwasglitchedonlytwoeffectivehealingticks,soserpentbuildswentoutoffashion.(fixed)

Kael'thaspatchevery LightningSerpentsplashcountsasattackandtriggers MendingSerpent(fixed)

ButcherPatchandLiLi

Changesaffecting LiLiinlastpatch:

Conjurer'sPursuitbecomeslessattractive.Noinitial+0.5,insteadeachorbadds+0.1.Asaresultyouhave

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sameregenat30orbs,butwhileyougetthere,yourmanaregenwillbelowerandmanaissuesaretypicalforearlyandverylategame.

BlindingWindpreventsallbasicattacksbutdurationis2sec.Evenbettercounterto Illidanor Valla,now Windfurytoo,buttimingbecomesfarmoreimportant.LingeringBindextendsdurationby50%.

KungFuHustleabittoneddownto+150%butstillattractive.

Jugof1,000Cupsbecomesmuchhardertointerrupt.Nowknockbackskillswilldaze,meaningabilitieschanneledwhilemovingwillnolongerbeaffected.

TABnolongerdisplaysXPprogressionfromuncappedcamps.

ShadowCharge, Condemnand Sunderingretaintheirstun(forsometimeonPTRwasdaze.

Outro

LiLiismyfavoriteheroandthisbuildsuitswellmystyle.Forothers,sometweaksmayhavebetterresults.Theimportantthingisthatacutetinypandacanbesomuchfuntoplay(withmoreorlesscompetentteammates),thatIowedhertoinvestseveralhoursinthisguide,andsharesomeexperiencewithotherswhoadoreplayingherandarelookingforbuildsthatmayfitwelltheirplaystyle.

Havelotsandlotsoffunandseeyouinthenexus!

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Ifguideisupdatedandtherearenonotes,eitherwereaddedcurrentversionreplays,orwasdonesomepolishing.

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