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
  Profetessa di un'antica divinità

  Illaoi e i ricettacoli creati generano dei tentacoli su un terreno circostante non superabile che possono attaccare gli spiriti, i ricettacoli e le vittime di Dura lezione. I tentacoli infliggono danni fisici ai nemici colpiti e curano Illaoi se danneggiano un campione.

• Q
  Colpo del tentacolo

  Aumenta il danno inflitto dai tentacoli. Quando l'abilità è attiva, Illaoi schianta un tentacolo sul suolo, infliggendo danni fisici.

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

• W
  Dura lezione

  Illaoi balza sul bersaglio, infliggendo danni fisici e facendolo attaccare dai tentacoli.

• E
  Prova dello spirito

  Illaoi strappa lo spirito di un nemico, tirandolo verso di sé. Gli spiriti infliggono una percentuale dei danni subiti sul bersaglio originale. Se lo spirito viene distrutto o se il bersaglio si allontana troppo da esso, diventerà un ricettacolo e inizierà a generare tentacoli.

  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
  Salto della fede

  Illaoi colpisce il terreno con il suo idolo, infliggendo danni fisici ai nemici nelle vicinanze. Per ogni campione nemico colpito si genera un tentacolo.

  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.