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
  고대신의 예언자

  일라오이와 그녀의 숙주는 근처의 통과할 수 없는 지형에 촉수를 소환합니다. 촉수는 영혼과 숙주, 그리고 혹독한 가르침 스킬의 희생양을 공격합니다. 촉수에게 맞는 적들은 물리 피해를 입습니다.

• Q
  촉수 강타

  촉수의 피해량이 증가합니다. 사용 시 일라오이가 촉수로 내리쳐 물리 피해를 입힙니다.

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

• W
  혹독한 가르침

  일라오이가 대상으로 도약해 물리 피해를 입히며, 근처의 촉수 또한 대상을 공격합니다.

• E
  영혼의 시험

  일라오이가 적의 몸에서 영혼을 분리해 자신의 앞에 서게 만듭니다. 영혼은 자신이 입는 피해량의 일부를 원래의 대상에게 돌려줍니다. 대상이 처치되거나 영혼에서 너무 멀어지면, 대상은 숙주가 되어 촉수를 소환하기 시작합니다.

  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
  믿음의 도약

  일라오이가 자신의 성상을 바닥에 내리쳐 근처 적들에게 물리 피해를 입힙니다. 피해를 입는 적 챔피언 한 명당 하나의 촉수가 소환됩니다.

  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.