How to beat Illaoi

Common role: Top

A tanky bruiser who spawns tentacles and rips your soul out for massive AoE damage.

What makes Illaoi dangerous

Illaoi slams tentacles for heavy damage and self-healing, and her E rips a spirit out of a champion — if you don't run away, every tentacle hit also damages you and everyone nearby. In a confined space or a bad fight, she can wipe multiple champions at once with her ultimate's tentacle storm.

How to play against Illaoi

• 1Run from her E spirit. If she pulls your soul, walk away from her tentacles — standing near them lets her free-hit you and your allies.
• 2Don't fight her in the tentacle field or in tight jungle corridors. Dodge her Q slam (a telegraphed skillshot) and space away from her tentacles.
• 3Never group up when her ultimate is up — it spawns a storm of tentacles. Spread out and she can't hit multiple targets.
• 4She's immobile with no gap-closer. Kite her, poke her from range, and don't let her drag you into an extended melee brawl.

Weaknesses to exploit

• ✓No mobility — very kiteable.
• ✓Weak if you leave her E spirit's tentacle range.
• ✓Grievous Wounds cuts her heavy self-healing.
• ✓Struggles against ranged pokes and disengage.

Abilities & how to counter them

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

• P
  Prophetin eines alten Gottes

  Illaoi und die Gefäße, die sie erschafft, lassen auf nahem unpassierbaren Terrain Tentakel entstehen. Tentakel schlagen nach Geistern, Gefäßen und Opfern von Illaois „Harter Lektion“ aus. Tentakel fügen getroffenen Gegnern normalen Schaden zu und heilen Illaoi, wenn sie einen Champion treffen.

• Q
  Tentakelschlag

  Erhöht den von Tentakeln veursachten Schaden. Wenn die Fähigkeit aktiviert wird, lässt Illaoi einen Tentakel ausschlagen, der normalen Schaden verursacht.

  Strong: a heavy tentacle slam that heals her. Weak: a telegraphed skillshot — dodge it and space away from her tentacles.

• W
  Harte Lektion

  Illaoi springt zu ihrem Ziel und verursacht normalen Schaden. Tentakel in der Nähe schlagen auch nach dem Ziel aus.

• E
  Seelenprüfung

  Illaoi entreißt dem Leib eines Widersachers dessen Seele und zwingt diese, sich vor ihr aufzurichten. Seelen lassen einen Prozentsatz des Schadens, den sie erleiden, am ursprünglichen Ziel widerhallen. Wird die Seele getötet oder gerät das Ziel außer Reichweite der Seele, wird das Ziel zum Gefäß und beginnt, Tentakel erwachsen zu lassen.

  Strong: rips your spirit out — every tentacle hit then damages you and nearby allies. Weak: walk away from her tentacles once your soul is pulled to deny the free damage.

• R
  Erschütternder Glaube

  Illaoi rammt ihren Götzen in den Boden, wodurch sie an Gegnern in der Nähe normalen Schaden verursacht. Pro getroffenem gegnerischen Champion wächst ein Tentakel.

  Strong: spawns a storm of tentacles that can wipe a grouped team. Weak: spread out and she can't hit multiple targets.

Itemization

Illaoi is AD with massive healing. Grievous Wounds (Bramble Vest, Executioner's) is mandatory, plus armor and movement to kite her tentacles. The best counter is simply not fighting inside her tentacle field.

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