Li Li · Healer
Li Li for Beginners
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Overview
Li Li is a ranged Healer in Heroes of the Storm. In this guide you play it as Healer: your job is to keep your team alive, avoid the enemy dive and add utility. Li Li is of average difficulty: learn the basics below and it rewards you quickly.
Strengths
- Heals itself, which keeps it in lane longer.
- Heals allies: keeps the team in fights.
- Brings utility that helps the whole team.
Weaknesses
- Mana-hungry: Blizzard flags its energy as important, so manage it early.
- No escape tools: vulnerable when divers reach it.
Build cheat sheet
Pick the build that fits what you want to do this game.
Builds
Simple talents
When to use it
Avoids quest and active talents where it can: passive picks that work without extra buttons or conditions.
Map job
Battlegrounds change every match, so this is its job on any of them.
- Solo laneHolds a lane alone and wins it.
- Double soakSoaks experience in two lanes at once.
- RotateMoves between lanes to gank and help.
- Mercenary campsTakes mercenary camps when it is safe.
With the teamMainStays with the team: it wins fights, not lanes.
Talents by level
Free DrinksWhen Healing Brew heals a Hero under 50% Health, its cooldown is reduced by 1 second, and its Mana cost is refunded.Q
Serpent SidekickCloud Serpent no longer costs Mana and while Fast Feet is active its cooldown refreshes an additional 75% faster.W
Eager AdventurerIncrease Fast Feet's duration by 150% and increase Mana regeneration by 150% while Fast Feet is active.Trait
- 1Upgrades Healing Brew for more survivability.
- 4Upgrades Blinding Wind for more utility.
- 7Upgrades Healing Brew for more survivability.
- 10Heroic ability focused on damage.
- 13Upgrades Blinding Wind for more damage.
- 16Upgrades Cloud Serpent for more survivability.
- 20Upgrades Water Dragon.
Abilities
- QHealing Brew4s25 mpHeal the lowest Health allied Hero within 6 range for 175 (+4% per level) Health.
- WCloud Serpent11s35 mpSummon a Cloud Serpent on an allied Hero that attacks nearby enemies every second. Each attack deals 26 (+4% per level) damage and heals the ally for 20 (+4% per level). Lasts for 8 seconds.
EBlinding Wind12s30 mpThrow a cloud of wind at the 2 nearest enemies (prioritizing Heroes), dealing 133 (+4% per level) damage. Heroes hit are Blinded and Slowed by 15% for 1.5 seconds.
RJug of 1,000 CupsHeroic20s80 mpChannel for up to 6 seconds. Every 0.25 seconds, increase the cooldown of Jug of 1,000 Cups by 2 seconds, up to 50 additional seconds, and heal the lowest Health nearby allied Hero for 66 (+4% per level) Health.Heroic — heals. Time it for the enemy's burst, not for chip damage.
RWater DragonHeroic50s60 mpLi Li channels for 2 seconds, summoning a Water Dragon that hits the nearest enemy Hero within 12 range and all enemies near them, dealing 300 (+4% per level) damage and slowing their Movement Speed by 70% for 4 seconds.Heroic — slows, hits an area and summons units. Plan your fights around its cooldown.- Fast FeetTraitUpon taking damage, your Basic Ability cooldowns refresh 50% faster and you gain 10% Movement Speed for 1 second.
Strategy
1What Li Li does
Li Li is a ranged Healer in Heroes of the Storm. The kit brings sustain with Healing Brew. At level 10 you choose between the heroics Jug of 1,000 Cups and Water Dragon.
2The basics
In this guide you play it as Healer: your job is to keep your team alive, avoid the enemy dive and add utility.
- Mana: it is your real health bar in long fights.
- Positioning: if the enemy can't reach you, your team can't lose the fight quickly.
3Common mistakes
Most new players lose games with the same few mistakes. Avoid these and you'll already be ahead:
- Spending all your mana before the fight starts.
- Standing in front of your tank.
- Chasing kills instead of healing.
4Your first games
Early, soak experience in a lane, stay close to your team and don't waste mana healing chip damage. Use the simple build in this guide and don't worry about situational choices yet.
Tips
- Mana: it is your real health bar in long fights.
- Positioning: if the enemy can't reach you, your team can't lose the fight quickly.
- Experience is shared by the whole team: being in lane to soak it matters as much as fighting.
- Learn what Jug of 1,000 Cups and Water Dragon do before your first game: you'll choose one at level 10.
Changelog
- Updated for patch 2.57.0.98304.
- Updated for patch 2.57.0.98297.
- Updated for patch 2.57.0.98285.
- Guide created for patch 2.55.17.98025.
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