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Illaoi vs Blitzcrank

How to Beat Blitzcrank as Illaoi in LoLIllaoi is in the s tier of champions
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How to Beat Blitzcrank as Illaoi

based on 2,677 Illaoi vs Blitzcrank matchups
Win Rate
48.3 %
K/D/A
1.47
Pick Rate
3.8 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

At MOBA Champion, we analyze millions of ranked League of Legends games each and every week. In our database, Illaoi did battle with Blitzcrank 2677 times. Including so many matchups for Illaoi vs Blitzcrank provides us faith in our capability to prepare enlightening data and a recommended build to destroy your opposition. This particular counter matchup is somewhat rare. Illaoi has to counter Blitzcrank in only 3.8% of her games.

Illaoi vs Blitzcrank Matchup Summary

Unfortunately, Illaoi has done a below average job of countering Blitzcrank. On average, she wins a lowly 48.3% of games the champions fight each other in. In Illaoi vs Blitzcrank rounds, Illaoi’s team is 0.3% less probable to earn first blood, implying that she most likely won't get first blood versus Blitzcrank.

Best Illaoi vs Blitzcrank Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Doran's ShieldHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
Long SwordPhage

Core Illaoi Items

~22 Mins
Black CleaverHullbreakerIceborn Gauntlet

Optional Items

Sterak's GageDeath's DanceSpirit VisageSpear of Shojin

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonerteleport summoner spell F

Skill Order

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

Runes

ResolveGrasp of the UndyingDemolishBone PlatingOvergrowth
PrecisionPresence of MindLast Stand
Adaptive ForceAdaptive ForceHealth Scaling
Illaoi's passive ability p
Illaoi's q ability q
Illaoi's w ability w
Illaoi's e ability e
Illaoi's ultimate ability r
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Guide to Countering Blitzcrank as Illaoi

Tips for Playing as Illaoi against Blitzcrank

Vessel

Tentacles are an immense source of power. Don't fight without them.

Spirits inherit their target's current health. If making a

is your goal, try whittling your opponent's health down a bit first to make killing the spirit easier.

Leap of Faith is best used to follow-up a strong engage or when being engaged upon. Be careful about being the first one into a fight.

Advice to Win Against Blitzcrank

Staying behind creeps can prevent you from being Rocket Grabbed. Blitzcrank's Rocket Grab only pulls the first enemy target it encounters.

Blitzcrank's passive Mana Barrier grants him a shield when he is low on health.

Illaoi vs Blitzcrank Counter Stats

Illaoi Image
Win Rate
48.3 %
VS
Win Rate
51.7 %
Blitzcrank Image
5.4
< Kills >
2.3
6.8
< Deaths >
5.9
4.6
< Assists >
13.4
1.2
< Killing Sprees >
0.42
186
< Minions Killed >
29
0.05
< Dragons Killed >
0.04
0.56
< Inhibitors >
0.37
25,003
< Physical Damage >
2,787
851
< Magic Damage >
6,053
434
< True Damage >
984
26,288
< Damage Dealt >
9,824
35,315
< Damage Taken >
23,427
11,901
< Gold Earned >
8,502
2.69
< Towers >
1.27
0.02
< Baron Takedowns >
0.01
8,668
< Total Healing >
2,560
15,115
< Experience >
10,699
16
< Vision Score >
52
8
< Wards Placed >
23
434
< Time Dealing CC >
320

How to Counter Blitzcrank with Illaoi in LoL

The stat comparisons shown here clarify several critical Illaoi versus Blitzcrank matchup statistics that can help us explain the distinctions between the pair. Illaoi’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is better than Blitzcrank’s ratio of NaN, highlighting that Illaoi may be more central to her team's team fighting effectiveness than Blitzcrank. This observation is largely a result of the difference in kills.

Illaoi typically has a slightly larger longest kill spree than her enemy does. On average, she receives more damage than Blitzcrank. This is usually reflective of different amounts of tankyness; however, it can also indicate that the champ with higher health has less agility and thus is not able to kite away from additional harm when poked or engaged.

Differences between Illaoi and Blitzcrank

Damage Types Compared

Illaoi
Blitzcrank
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Illaoi
Blitzcrank

Who is Better, Illaoi or Blitzcrank?

Both League champions are great. Both champs have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In League's current meta, Illaoi usually loses when playing against Blitzcrank, with a 48.3% win rate. As a result, Illaoi makes a bad counter for Blitzcrank.

While Illaoi does have a lower win rate than Blitzcrank, when facing one another, Illaoi also has a greater difficulty level that makes her a more difficult champ to learn. You still need to be cautious when picking Illaoi into Blitzcrank.

Additionally, Illaoi also has almost no amount of CC and other utility, a similar amount to Blitzcrank. This makes her just as valuable during team fights, especially when fighting champions with a lot of burst damage.

While there isn't a single best champion for every situation in League of Legends, in Illaoi vs Blitzcrank matchups, Blitzcrank is the better champ with a lower win rate, similar champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your allied champions during team fights.

Illaoi is a somewhat poor counter to Blitzcrank. Focus your gameplay on keeping up your gold income and destroying objectives. If you are able to do that, you should hold your own as Illaoi against Blitzcrank.

Other Champion Matchups Against Illaoi

Illaoi Loses Against

MordekaiserMordekaiser42.8% winrateZyraZyra43.9% winrateYorickYorick44.1% winrateKayleKayle44.3% winrate

Illaoi Wins Against

NidaleeNidalee58.3% winrateK'SanteK'Sante57.1% winrateRenektonRenekton56.1% winrateSkarnerSkarner56.1% winrate

Top Synergies by Role

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Additional Information for Illaoi Players

How We Calculated Our Illaoi vs Blitzcrank Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Blitzcrank as Illaoi, we analyzed 2,677 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 Blitzcrank as Illaoi 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

Illaoi Build Blitzcrank Build

Further Insights to Win this Matchup

To learn all of the intricacies of Illaoi to counter Blitzcrank during both the early game and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should keep reading to pick up a few extra tips and tricks for this matchup. If you mind the build and tips shown above, you will increase your win rate significantly and be closer to League of Legends pro players.

Illaoi most often racks up much more CS as Blitzcrank. Champions who typically don't acquire much CS usualy don't need much CS to be valuable teammates, such as support champions. These kinds of champions are able to scale properly off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champions with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, usually require many items to be effective. In either situation, try to exceed the values shown on this page to do well.

The top items to have in your Illaoi versus Blitzcrank build consist of Black Cleaver, Hullbreaker, and Iceborn Gauntlet. When Illaoi included at least these three items in her build, she did significantly better vs. Blitzcrank than with many other typical counter builds. In fact, Illaoi boasted an average win rate of 48.3% battling Blitzcrank with this counter build.

To have the greatest probability of vanquishing Blitzcrank as Illaoi, you should use the Grasp of the Undying, Demolish, Bone Plating, Overgrowth, Last Stand, and Presence of Mind runes from the Resolve and Precision rune sets. Of all the runes players used for Illaoi vs Blitzcrank clashes, this order of runes yielded the highest win rate. Moreover, these runes gave a 48.3% win rate overall.

By default, tips, stats, and builds on how to beat Blitzcrank as Illaoi are presented for all ranked divisions. If you want to filter the statistics and builds to a specific player tier, you should use the selection menu located earlier in the counter matchup guide.