# Evelynn Counters, Matchups & Tips | Baron Buff See Evelynn counters, hardest matchups, and tips to play against or draft around Evelynn in League of Legends. Canonical HTML: https://baronbuff.com/champions/evelynn/ Markdown URL: https://baronbuff.com/champions/evelynn.md Language: en ## Breadcrumbs - [Baron Buff](https://baronbuff.com/) - [Champion Tier List](https://baronbuff.com/champions/) - Evelynn ## Page Content Assassin · Burst Assassin · Jungle Prepare for battle with Evelynn — master their strengths and exploit their weaknesses before the game starts. ## Playstyle Profile Evelynn is a flanker — eliminates priority targets by bypassing the frontline Teamfight Role Assassin Flanker Power Spike Mid game Split Threat None Backline Access Low ## Evelynn's Strengths - Deletes priority targets instantly — Evelynn removes the enemy carry before teamfights even begin ## How to Play Evelynn Champion-specific pre-match tips ### Lane Phase Cast Q and immediately path backwards while firing the recast spikes to deal damage while maintaining distance from melee threats. ### Lane Phase Cast W on an approaching enemy to force them backward, detonating the mark early with your Q for a slow instead of waiting for the full charm if you need immediate peel. ### Lane Phase Disengage from trades to proc your passive health regeneration whenever your health drops below the early threshold, staying out of enemy vision until you recover enough HP to contest the wave again. ### Mid Game Position yourself behind your target before casting W, as enemies will instinctively walk toward their nearest tower the moment the warning indicator appears. ### Mid Game Cast your ult to execute a target below the visual health threshold and instantly drop tower aggro to safely exit a dive. ### Mid Game Hover just outside the camouflage detection radius near pushed side lanes, waiting to engage with your E until the enemy steps past the river midpoint. ### Late Game Engage squishy targets directly with Q and an empowered E without casting W first, bypassing the long charge time that gives enemies a reaction window once you have three or more items. ### Late Game Flank from behind the enemy backline and cast your ult through multiple grouped enemies to deal area-of-effect damage while simultaneously blinking backward over a wall to safety. ### Late Game Skirt the edges of the teamfight using your passive stealth, waiting until key defensive cooldowns are used on your frontline before dashing onto the enemy carry with your E. For matchup-tailored tips, download Baron Buff's AI Coach & Companion App. ## Core Build Ranked from real ranked-match itemization We look at ranked games after each item was bought. If the player or team gained ground in gold, we rate that item higher. - Rabadon's Deathcap — 3,500 - Sorcerer's Shoes (Boots) — 1,100 - Shadowflame — 3,200 - Void Staff — 3,000 - Stormsurge — 2,800 - Lich Bane — 2,900 total: 16,500 ## How to Counter Evelynn Counter strategies and draft context group tightly, build defensively, and provide reliable peel for carries - Shut down by grouped teams — Evelynn needs isolated targets and falls apart when enemies stick together - Tanks and bruisers that survive burst windows - Champions with point-and-click crowd control - Supports that shield or heal through burst ### Evelynn's Weaknesses - Grouped compositions with strong vision — Evelynn can't find isolated targets or flanking angles - Defensive itemization and grouping — Evelynn can't find solo kills when targets build durability and stay grouped ## Best Synergies with Evelynn Team synergies and draft context - Engage tanks that draw attention away from Evelynn — enemy cooldowns spent on the frontline leave carries exposed - Waveclear mids or ADCs that hold lanes while you roam for picks - Dive buddies that split enemy focus in team fights - Champions with hard CC setups that guarantee your burst lands ### Draft Context - Stacks burst with no frontline — nobody absorbs damage while Evelynn waits for a flank window - Stacks AP or AD with Evelynn — one-dimensional damage lets the enemy itemize a single resistance ## Learning Curve [Based on 1.2M+ matches](https://baronbuff.com/blog/mastery_by_tier/) across all ranked elos, showing how Evelynn's win rate changes with mastery level Evelynn has exceptional depth — there is always something new to learn, but getting results requires significant dedication. Expect lower win rates for an extended period before deeper mechanics click into place. Skill Cap Very High Cost of Learning Very High Win Rate Delta by Mastery Mastery Level | Win Rate | 1-2 | 38.1% | 3-4 | 43.5% | 5-6 | 44.9% | 7-8 | 50.9% | 9-12 | 50.9% | 13-16 | 51.5% | 17+ * | 53.6% | [← Champions](https://baronbuff.com/champions/) ## Machine-Readable References - [LLM index](https://baronbuff.com/llms.txt) - [Full LLM reference](https://baronbuff.com/llms-full.txt) - [Sitemap](https://baronbuff.com/sitemap.xml)