How to beat Evelynn

Common role: Jungle

The best counter to Evelynn in Jungle is Dr. Mundo: 58.0% win rate over 115 ranked games on patch 26.17.

A stealth assassin who becomes invisible after level 6 and one-shots squishies.

What makes Evelynn dangerous

After level 6 Evelynn gains camouflage, becoming invisible outside a short range so she can roam and set up unseen ganks. She charms a target with her ultimate-setup, then bursts them down and her ult repositions her to safety. She punishes squishy, warded-poorly teams brutally.

How to play against Evelynn

• 1Buy Control Wards and use your sweeper — vision is the hard counter to her camouflage. Light up river and objectives after level 6.
• 2Watch for her charm (W): she must charm you before her burst. Stay near allies and she can't safely set up on a lone target.
• 3Play grouped and warded through mid-game. An Evelynn that can't find an isolated pick has almost no impact.
• 4Magic resist and a defensive item on your carry survive her burst combo — if she can't one-shot, she has to retreat.

Weaknesses to exploit

• ✓Vision (Control Wards/sweepers) reveals her camouflage.
• ✓Squishy — survives poorly if her burst fails.
• ✓Needs to charm to engage; grouping denies safe setups.
• ✓Weak, gank-reliant early game before level 6.

Abilities & how to counter them

What each of Evelynn's abilities does — and how to play around it.

• P
  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.

  Strong: camouflage after level 6 lets her set up unseen ganks and picks. Weak: Control Wards and sweepers reveal her — vision is the hard counter.

• Q
  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.

• W
  Allure

  Evelynn curses her target, causing her next attack or spell after a delay to charm her target and reduce their magic resist.

  Strong: charm is the setup for her full burst. Weak: without landing it she can't commit — stay near allies so she can't safely charm a lone target.

• E
  Whiplash

  Evelynn whips her target with her Lasher, dealing damage. She then gains Move Speed for a short duration.

• R
  Last Caress

  Evelynn briefly goes untargetable and decimates the area in front of her before warping backwards a long distance.

  Strong: bursts and then dashes her to safety. Weak: she's squishy — MR and a defensive item let you survive the combo, then she has to retreat.

Itemization

Evelynn is AP burst. Magic resist (Mercury's Treads, an early MR item) plus vision control beat her. A Zhonya's or Banshee's on the carry negates her charm-into-burst. Above all, ward — a revealed Evelynn is a dead Evelynn.

This guide covers Evelynn's core kit and playstyle — advice that holds up across patches.