With this updated build for Lian after the alacrity nerf she is able to retain all of the advantages that the swift jade card allots while delivering consistent damage at range from presence. When going eminence the cool down of grace remains at 5 sec and hitting just 2 enemies with valor after chronos 2 will essentially allot a double dash. This is imperative for engaging or being able to kite and get away from threats with your life. Heraldry 5 is a must. Inheritance is a popular item on Lian but I personally advocate against it. Not only was it net nerfed in terms of percentage but at chronos 3 your presence will be on a 2.7 sec cool down which is really good enough in my opinion and the load out points can go further in other cards. Present arms 4 provides Lian with an outlet for much needed sustain and is overall better than going 200 extra HP, the reason being when out of cauterize her effective HP becomes 2400 and this can easily show ball from collateral presence shot resets in concert with chronos at a high level.

Item wise chronos is your first purchase and if you are able to dish out good numbers then chronos 2, nimble 2 should be yours after the first round. Haven is always a great second pick as Lian appreciates the added damage reduction given her low health pool. Lian has the lowest health of any damage champion in the game at 2000 (tied with Lin and previously Strix). Master riding, morale boost, resilience and select green/red items are also situational considerations.

This build alters the two level 1 filler cards, optimizing Lian to facilitate a more wrecker centric role by granting her one additional ammo in her clip outright, giving her 9 ammo to start with and then another round to be generated upon the use of each grace. With the swift jade card this often translates to two extra ammo upon reset, giving you an effective clip size of 11. This build variant is micro optimized for situations where you may have allies that are not good wreckers such as Vatu, Inara, Rei and Khan on your team vs something shield heavy like Vivian, Barik and Fernando.