Laning as Evelynn: when to trade and when to wait
Wave management and trading windows for Evelynn, built from its real range, resource and ability costs.
What your range lets you do
At 125 attack range Evelynn has to walk into damage to deal it, so every trade begins with a decision about whether you can afford the walk.
Evelynn is mana-gated, which is the real limit on how often you can contest a wave early.
The costs that decide how often you can contest
Demon Shade
When out of combat, Evelynn enters Demon Shade. Demon Shade heals Evelynn when she is low on health and grants Camouflage after level 6.
Hate Spike
Evelynn strikes out with her Lasher, dealing damage to the first unit hit. Then, Evelynn can shoot a line of spikes at nearby foes a few times.
Allure
Evelynn curses her target, causing her next attack or spell after a delay to charm her target and reduce their magic resist.
Whiplash
Evelynn whips her target with her Lasher, dealing damage. She then gains Move Speed for a short duration.
Last Caress
Evelynn briefly goes untargetable and decimates the area in front of her before warping backwards a long distance.
The wave decides the trade
Trades are won by the wave before they are won by the champion. Standing in the larger minion wave means taking chip damage for every second the exchange lasts.
Evelynn wants to delete one target and leave, which makes target selection matter more than the fight, so the good window is the one where the wave is not helping them and your key cooldown is up.
Recall timing
Backing on a shoved wave is free. Backing on a wave crashing into your own tower costs you the next two minutes. It is the most transferable habit in the game and the one that moves a smurf's MMR fastest.
Riot's own notes on playing Evelynn
These are the designers' words, not ours — the tips shipped in the client for Evelynn.
- Allure's arm time might seem long, but the Charm and magic resist shred put Evelynn at an exteme advantage so are worth the wait.
- While stealthed, pay attention to when you are (near) being detected by enemy champions. This is identified by the glowing yellow and red eyes over nearby enemy champions.
- If at low health, you can take advantage of Demon Shade's healing and Camouflage to return to the fight and surprise opponents.
What the stat line does between level 1 and 18
| Stat | Level 1 | Level 18 |
|---|---|---|
| Health | 642 | 2308 |
| Attack damage | 61 | 61 |
| Armour | 37 | 116.9 |
| Magic resist | 32 | 66.9 |
Movement speed 335 and attack range 125 do not grow with levels — they are the two numbers that stay true all game.
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