Evelynn was an extremely niche and unique addition to the Champion Pool ofLegends of Runeterra. Her synergy with most other Champions is lackluster and she isn’t powerful enough to be played as a Mono type deck since she doesn’t have the power to win games on her own. However, there are a couple of Champions that she works relatively well with.
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With Keyword effects becoming more prominent in the Metagame, it’s the randomness of her Keywords, which holds her back from being an extremely powerful pick. When combined with the right Champions, Evelynn can surprisingly be quite devastating and this guide will show players what they need to have and do in order to win with her.
Evelynn & Viego
This deck revolves around the concept of triggering Viego’s buffs and leveling up as quickly as possible as its win condition. However, there are multiple win conditions in this deck, such as Invasive Hydravine, the Encroaching Mists themselves, or even The Rekindler. With Evelynn being able to spawna Husk Cardevery turn, along with Invasive Hydravine summoning Encroaching Mists, Viego, and his mists can become very powerful in a short duration. Players who are lucky enough to get the Spellshield Husk for Viego will make it even harder for their enemies to take him down. Viego decks always struggled to find ways to consistently make something on their field die without putting themselves too far behind in tempo.
RELATED:Legends Of Runeterra: Best Relics For Ornn In Path Of ChampionsHowever, since Husks buffing an ally counts as a death, it triggers while ramping up the player’s tempo simultaneously. In most games, even if Viego is taken down, players will have Encroaching Mists from Invasive Hydravine sitting at over 7 power with ease. The Rekindler is even there as a safeguard to bring Viego back and can even let players have 2 Viegos on the field at once, which shouldn’t be possible under normal circumstances. Evelynn is a solid unit on her own and has one of the easiest ways to Level up out ofevery Champion Cardin the game, allowing her to be a 6/6 as quickly as turn 4. There aren’t any monsters in the game that can match that power on turn 4, making her an Early Game threat on her own.
The downside to this deck is if players aren’t lucky enough to get their Viego or Evelynn early on, they will find themselves struggling to win the game. It takes quite a while to get the Encroaching Mists ramping up, but once they get started ramping up consistently, they’re nearly impossible to stop. This makes the deck extremely susceptible to Aggro based decks since they can be rushed down before having the time they need to set up for Viego.
Evelynn & Kai’Sa
This deck revolves around getting Kai’Sa hard-to-find Keywords as quickly as possible through Evelynn and her followers' Husks. Getting Keywords such as Regeneration, Fated, Scout, and Challenger can help Kai’Sa evolve more quickly. This deck also has Void Abomination as its 2nd win condition, since it gets every Keyword that was used by the player throughout the entirety of the game.This card, combined withKai’Sa and Kai’Sa’s Second Skin is usually an automatic win if the enemy can’t stop the following attack. Evelynn herself is strong enough to hold down the Early Game while providing Kai’Sa another Keyword to use every turn that passes.
RELATED:Legends Of Runeterra: All The New Champions Added Into The Path Of Champions, RankedThe Absolver works well in this deck since Evelynn is nearly a guaranteed level-up once you’ve played her on the field. The Overwhelm effect also works extremely well with Kai’Sa, allowing her to push for huge amounts of damage each turn. Domination can provide players with small, yet sometimes game-changing stat buffs if she can get on the field early enough. Her synergy with Evelynn, buffs her Husks, to 1/2 instead of 0/1, and the stats go directlyto whichever cardabsorbs the Husks.
The downside of this deck is, RNG (Random Number Generator) plays a big role in what Keywords players will get. Therefore, if all of the husks continuously give the same Keywords or Keywords the player has already gotten, Kai’Sa will have a much harder time evolving. Void Abomination costs 9 Mana to play, which means even though he is another win condition, games don’t always go to turn 9, and if he is in the player’s starting hand, it can brick the playpotential of other cards. If the enemy can easily dispose of Evelynn, getting Keywords will become even harder for Kai’Sa and if Kai’Sa can’t evolve, players will most likely lose the game.
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