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
  旧神の預言者

  イラオイと、イラオイに「器」にされた者は、周囲の地形に一定時間ごとに触手を発生させる。触手は魂、「器」、イラオイの「過酷なる教訓」をくらった者を攻撃する。触手は命中すると敵に物理ダメージを与え、敵チャンピオンにダメージを与えた場合はイラオイを回復する。

• Q
  触手の鉄槌

  触手の与ダメージが増加する。発動すると、触手を叩きつけて物理ダメージを与える。

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

• W
  過酷なる教訓

  次の通常攻撃で対象に飛びかかって偶像で殴りつけ、物理ダメージを与える。周囲の触手にも対象を攻撃させる。

• E
  魂の試練

  偶像から触手を伸ばし、敵の肉体から魂を引きずり出して、自身の前に立たせる。魂は受けたダメージから一定の割合を、本体に反映させる。魂がキルされるか本体が遠く離れた場合、対象は「器」となり、その周囲に触手が発生するようになる。

  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
  信仰震

  偶像を地面に叩きつけて衝撃波を生み出し、周囲の敵に物理ダメージを与える。命中した敵チャンピオン1体ごとに、触手が1本発生する。

  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.