Background Image
How to Win Gragas vs Illaoi Counter MatchupGragas is in the a tier of champions

Gragas vs Illaoi

How to Beat Illaoi as Gragas in LoLGragas is in the a tier of champions
FighterMage
FighterTank

How to Beat Illaoi as Gragas

based on 1,215 Gragas vs Illaoi matchups
Win Rate
48.5 %
K/D/A
2.34
Pick Rate
1.8 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

At MOBA Champion, we analyze millions of ranked LoL matches each and every week. Within our database, Gragas faced Illaoi in 1215 games. Using so many matchups for Gragas vs Illaoi gives us confidence in our capability to prepare enlightening data and a solid build to destroy Illaoi. This particular matchup is relatively rare. Gragas fights Illaoi in only 1.8% of his matches.

Gragas vs Illaoi Matchup Summary

Unfortunately, Gragas does a below average job of countering Illaoi. Typically, he wins a acceptable 48.5% of matches the champs face each other in. In Gragas against Illaoi rounds, Gragas’s side is 0.0% more expected to gain first blood, indicating that he probably will get first blood versus Illaoi.

Best Gragas vs Illaoi Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Scorchclaw PupHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
Sapphire CrystalAmplifying Tome

Core Gragas Items

~22 Mins
Lich BaneShadowflameStormsurge

Optional Items

Void StaffCosmic DriveRabadon's DeathcapZhonya's Hourglass

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonersmite summoner spell F

Skill Order

First skill for Gragas to level upq
>
Second ability for Gragas to level upe
>
Last skill for Gragas to max outw

Runes

DominationDark HarvestSudden ImpactEyeball CollectionTreasure Hunter
SorceryTranscendenceWaterwalking
Adaptive ForceAdaptive ForceArmor
Gragas's passive ability p
Gragas's q ability q
Gragas's w ability w
Gragas's e ability e
Gragas's ultimate ability r
1
E
2
W
3
Q
4
Q
5
Q
6
R
7
Q
8
E
9
Q
10
E
11
R
12
E
13
E
14
W
15
W
16
R

Guide to Countering Illaoi as Gragas

Tips for Playing as Gragas against Illaoi

Try to knock enemies back into your towers with Explosive Cask.

Try to combo Body Slam with Explosive Cask to set up kills for your team.

The damage reduction from Drunken Rage is applied when you start drinking, try to use it when you see damage coming your way.

Advice to Win Against Illaoi

Killing Tentacles whenever possible will make it much easier to win a fight against Illaoi.

When your spirit gets pulled out, fight back if you can. Dealing damage to Illaoi reduces the spirit's duration.

Avoid grouping up for Leap of Faith to reduce the number of Tentacles available to Illaoi.

Gragas vs Illaoi Counter Stats

Gragas Image
Win Rate
48.5 %
VS
Win Rate
51.5 %
Illaoi Image
6.1
< Kills >
5.3
5.8
< Deaths >
6.7
7.5
< Assists >
4.4
1.4
< Killing Sprees >
1.22
104
< Minions Killed >
196
0.63
< Dragons Killed >
0.05
0.38
< Inhibitors >
0.61
1,433
< Physical Damage >
25,526
19,534
< Magic Damage >
876
719
< True Damage >
404
21,687
< Damage Dealt >
26,807
31,380
< Damage Taken >
37,005
11,471
< Gold Earned >
12,261
1.37
< Towers >
2.85
0.13
< Baron Takedowns >
0.01
13,402
< Total Healing >
9,270
14,473
< Experience >
15,685
21
< Vision Score >
17
8
< Wards Placed >
8
420
< Time Dealing CC >
403

How to Counter Illaoi with Gragas in LoL

The stat comparisons provided here feature some valuable Gragas versus Illaoi matchup statistics that may help us grasp the differences between these two champions. Gragas’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is greater than Illaoi’s ratio of NaN, showing that Gragas may be more central to his team's team fighting capability than Illaoi..

Gragas normally has a similar longest kill spree as his foe does. On average, he receives less damage than Illaoi. This is usually reflective of differing health capacities, but it can also indicate that the one champ has less agility and thus is not able to flee from additional damage when poked or engaged.

Differences between Gragas and Illaoi

Damage Types Compared

Gragas
Illaoi
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Gragas
Illaoi

Who is Better, Gragas or Illaoi?

Both LoL champs are great. Both have their pros and cons. In the game's current meta, Gragas usually loses when trying to fight Illaoi, with a 48.5% win rate. Therefore, Gragas makes a poor counter to Illaoi.

While Gragas does have a lower winrate than Illaoi, when facing one another, Gragas also has a greater level of difficulty that makes him a more difficult champion to pick up and master. You should be careful when picking Gragas into Illaoi.

Moreover, Gragas has a good amount of utility and CC, a similar amount to Illaoi. This often makes her just as valuable during team fights, especially when fighting champions with a ton of burst damage.

While there is not one best champion in League of Legends, in Gragas vs Illaoi matchups, Illaoi is the better champ with a lower win rate, more champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your teammates during late stage team fights.

Gragas is a somewhat poor counter to Illaoi. You will do well by focussing your gameplay on increasing your gold and cs and destroying objectives. If you can do that, you should be able to stand on your own as Gragas against Illaoi.

Other Champion Matchups Against Gragas

Gragas Loses Against

SingedSinged43.2% winrateLeonaLeona43.5% winrateNilahNilah43.8% winrateTahm KenchTahm Kench43.9% winrate

Gragas Wins Against

NidaleeNidalee53.5% winrateYuumiYuumi53.3% winrateAkshanAkshan52.6% winrateKarthusKarthus52.5% winrate

Top Synergies by Role

Master YiMaster Yi+ 52.2% 2152 GamesDr. MundoDr. Mundo+ 52.4% 787 GamesTaricTaric+ 52.5% 602 GamesLilliaLillia+ 53.7% 2056 Games

Additional Information for Gragas Players

How We Calculated Our Gragas vs Illaoi Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Illaoi as Gragas, we analyzed 1,215 matchups from recent LoL games. We use rigorous data cleaning and processing methods to ensure that our counter stats are of the highest quality. You can rest assured that the recommended build to counter Illaoi as Gragas comes from real data and is not the fabrication of some random LoL player, as some other sites provide. You can use the filters at the top of the page to view the most relevant stats and items to your rank.

Other Useful Resources

Gragas Build Illaoi Build

Further Insights to Win this Matchup

If you would like to truly master Gragas in order to counter Illaoi during both the lane and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should keep reading to learn a few extra tricks and insights into this matchup. If you pay attention to the build and tips shown above, you will increase your win rate significantly and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.

Gragas often gets less CS as Illaoi. Champs who on average don't take many minion kills usualy don't require much CS to be valuable teammates, such as supports. They are able to scale well off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champs with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, usually need many items to be effective. In either case, try to surpass the numbers reported on this page to do well.

The most important items to have in your Gragas versus Illaoi build include Lich Bane, Shadowflame, and Stormsurge. When Gragas combined at least these three items in his build, he performed a lot better against Illaoi than with most other commonly used counter builds. In fact, Gragas had an average winrate of 48.5% when countering Illaoi with this counter build.

To have the greatest likelihood of crushing Illaoi as Gragas, Gragas players should use the Dark Harvest, Sudden Impact, Eyeball Collection, Treasure Hunter, Transcendence, and Waterwalking runes from the Domination and Sorcery rune sets. Out of all the rune combinations players picked for Gragas vs Illaoi face-offs, this combo of runes yielded the best win rate. Moreover, these runes provided a 48.5% win rate overall.

By default, tips, stats, and builds on how to beat Illaoi as Gragas are presented for all skill levels, merged. If you want to filter the statistics and builds to an individual player tier, you can use the selection menu located earlier on the page.