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
  Profetisa de um Deus Ancião

  Illaoi e os Recipientes que ela cria fazem surgir Tentáculos em terreno intransponível próximo. Tentáculos golpeiam espíritos, Recipientes e vítimas da Lição Dura de Illaoi. Tentáculos causam Dano Físico a inimigos atingidos e curarão Illaoi caso atinjam um Campeão.

• Q
  Golpe de Tentáculo

  Aumenta o dano causado por Tentáculos. Quando ativada, Illaoi golpeia com um Tentáculo que causa Dano Físico.

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

• W
  Lição Dura

  Illaoi salta em direção a seu alvo, causando Dano Físico e fazendo com que Tentáculos próximos também golpeiem o alvo.

• E
  Teste de Espírito

  Illaoi arranca o espírito do corpo de um inimigo, forçando-o a permanecer perante ela. Espíritos ecoam um percentual do dano que recebem ao alvo original. Se abatido, ou caso se afaste muito do espírito, o alvo se transforma em um Recipiente e inicia o surgimento de Tentáculos.

  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 de Fé

  Illaoi golpeia o chão com seu ídolo, causando Dano Físico a inimigos próximos. Um Tentáculo surge para cada campeão atingido.

  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.