# Milio Counters, Matchups & Tips | Baron Buff See Milio counters, hardest matchups, and tips to play against or draft around Milio in League of Legends. Canonical HTML: https://baronbuff.com/champions/milio/ Markdown URL: https://baronbuff.com/champions/milio.md Language: en ## Breadcrumbs - [Baron Buff](https://baronbuff.com/) - [Champion Tier List](https://baronbuff.com/champions/) - Milio ## Page Content Enchanter · Healer · Support Prepare for battle with Milio — master their strengths and exploit their weaknesses before the game starts. ## Playstyle Profile Milio is a protector — defends carries by neutralizing incoming threats Teamfight Role Backline Protector Power Spike Mid game Split Threat None Backline Access Low ## Milio's Strengths - Keeps carries alive through burst — Milio's peel makes hyper-carries nearly unkillable in teamfights ## How to Play Milio Champion-specific pre-match tips ### Lane Phase Cast E on yourself just before taking enemy poke to absorb the damage, then immediately retaliate with an auto-attack to apply your passive burn. ### Lane Phase Hold your Q during trades until an enemy commits to a forward dash, then cast it directly at them to interrupt their momentum and disengage safely. ### Lane Phase Cast W on your longest-range ally when crashing a wave into the enemy tower, allowing them to safely chip tower plating from outside retaliation range. ### Mid Game Attach W to your primary auto-attacking ally the moment a skirmish erupts in the river or jungle to maximize their attack range and passive burn applications. ### Mid Game Retain at least one charge of E when rotating through the map to immediately shield and accelerate yourself or an ally if you are ambushed. ### Mid Game Kick Q into a minion or jungle monster positioned between you and a fleeing target to extend the projectile's bounce range and apply the slow from a distance. ### Late Game Position strictly behind your frontline during objective dances and hold your ult until a major enemy crowd control spell connects with your carries. ### Late Game Cast E on two separate allies right as a late-game teamfight begins to instantly spread your passive burn across multiple damage sources. ### Late Game Recast W to tether the zone to a different ally if your original target retreats from the fight or dies, ensuring the healing and range buff stay active in the clash. 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. - Ardent Censer — 2,200 - Ionian Boots of Lucidity (Boots) — 900 - Moonstone Renewer — 2,200 - Echoes of Helia — 2,200 - Shurelya's Battlesong — 2,200 - Redemption — 2,300 total: 12,000 ## How to Counter Milio Counter strategies and draft context apply grievous wounds, dive past the frontline, or burst through their shields before they stack - Struggles against multi-angle pressure — Milio can't peel multiple threats at once - All-in engage supports that outpressure in lane - Champions with anti-heal in their kit or builds - Assassins that delete carries before shields apply ### Milio's Weaknesses - Multiple dive threats at once — Milio can only peel one target, and coordinated dives overwhelm the backline ## Best Synergies with Milio Team synergies and draft context - Hyper-carry ADCs that thrive behind Milio's protection — the longer fights last, the more value you get - Hyper-carry ADCs that scale with your shields and heals - Bruisers and fighters that become unkillable with your buffs - Late-game compositions that benefit from your scaling support ### Draft Context - Drafts only squishies — Milio can peel, but there's nothing to absorb damage in the frontline ## Learning Curve [Based on 1.2M+ matches](https://baronbuff.com/blog/mastery_by_tier/) across all ranked elos, showing how Milio's win rate changes with mastery level Milio has a typical skill ceiling, with a straightforward learning process. Steady improvement comes over a moderate number of games. Skill Cap Medium Cost of Learning Medium Win Rate Delta by Mastery Mastery Level | Win Rate | 1-2 | 43.4% | 3-4 | 52.3% | 5-6 * | 52.9% | 7-8 | 52.9% | 9-12 | 52.9% | 13-16 | 52.9% | 17+ | 52.9% | [← 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)