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How to Win Illaoi vs Ezreal Counter MatchupIllaoi is in the a tier of champions

Illaoi vs Ezreal

How to Beat Ezreal as Illaoi in LoLIllaoi is in the b tier of champions
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How to Beat Ezreal as Illaoi

based on 4,111 Illaoi vs Ezreal matchups
Win Rate
52.1 %
K/D/A
1.47
Pick Rate
5.8 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

At MOBA Champion, we summarize millions of ranked League rounds each and every week. In our data, Illaoi engaged Ezreal in 4111 matches. Having so many matchups for Illaoi vs Ezreal provides us faith in our capacity to provide useful data and a solid build to counter Ezreal. This particular champion matchup is fairly uncommon. Illaoi has to counter Ezreal in only 5.8% of her matches.

Illaoi vs Ezreal Matchup Summary

Illaoi does a good job of countering Ezreal. On average, she wins a whopping 52.1% of games the champs oppose one another in. In Illaoi against Ezreal matches, Illaoi’s team is 0.1% less likely to earn first blood. This implies that she probably won't get first blood versus Ezreal.

Best Illaoi vs Ezreal Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Doran's BladeHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
Cloth ArmorLong Sword

Core Illaoi Items

~22 Mins
Sterak's GageBlack CleaverHullbreaker

Optional Items

Spear of ShojinTitanic HydraJak'Sho, The ProteanDeath's Dance

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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W
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E
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Guide to Countering Ezreal as Illaoi

Tips for Playing as Illaoi against Ezreal

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 Ezreal

Ezreal is a very fragile champion so take the fight to him.

Ezreal is completely skill shot based, so make sure to keep minions in between you.

Mystic Shot applies on-hit effects including the Crest of Cinders.

Illaoi vs Ezreal Counter Stats

Illaoi Image
Win Rate
52.1 %
VS
Win Rate
47.9 %
Ezreal Image
5.3
< Kills >
6.9
6.6
< Deaths >
5.5
4.4
< Assists >
7.2
1.21
< Killing Sprees >
1.59
195
< Minions Killed >
173
0.04
< Dragons Killed >
0.17
0.61
< Inhibitors >
0.47
25,413
< Physical Damage >
16,632
896
< Magic Damage >
7,707
440
< True Damage >
675
26,750
< Damage Dealt >
25,014
36,640
< Damage Taken >
20,806
12,226
< Gold Earned >
12,021
2.9
< Towers >
2.2
0.02
< Baron Takedowns >
0.05
9,284
< Total Healing >
5,858
15,602
< Experience >
13,103
17
< Vision Score >
16
8
< Wards Placed >
8
452
< Time Dealing CC >
94

How to Counter Ezreal with Illaoi in LoL

The stats shown on this page show some influential Illaoi versus Ezreal matchup stats that can help us appreciate the differences and similarities between the two. Illaoi’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is better than Ezreal’s ratio of NaN, showing that Illaoi may be more central to her team's team fighting capability than Ezreal..

Illaoi usually has a slightly smaller longest killing spree than her opponent does. Typically, she takes more damage than Ezreal. This is usually reflective of different amounts of tankyness, yet it can also illustrate that the one champ has less agility and thus is unable to flee from further damage when poked or engaged.

Differences between Illaoi and Ezreal

Damage Types Compared

Illaoi
Ezreal
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Illaoi
Ezreal

Who is Better, Illaoi or Ezreal?

Both LoL champs are great champions. Both have their pros and cons. In League's current meta, Illaoi usually wins when trying to fight Ezreal, with a 52.1% win rate. Thus, Illaoi makes a good counter to Ezreal.

While Illaoi does have a higher winrate compared to Ezreal, when they face off with one another, Illaoi also has a lower learning curve that makes her a less challenging champ to pick up and master. You don't need to be too worried when picking Illaoi into Ezreal.

Additionally, Illaoi also has almost no amount of utility and CC, a similar amount to Ezreal. This often makes her just as valuable during team fights, especially when facing champions with a ton of burst damage.

While there is not a single best champion overall in League of Legends, in Illaoi vs Ezreal matchups, Illaoi is the better champion with a noticably higher win rate, less champion complexity, and a similar amount of utility to help out your allies during teamfights.

Illaoi is a good counter to Ezreal. Make sure you focus your strategy on keeping up your CS and clearing objectives. If you are able to do that, you should be able to stand on your own as Illaoi against Ezreal.

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

ZyraZyra+ 53.7% 3076 GamesLilliaLillia+ 54.4% 4331 GamesTeemoTeemo+ 56% 2582 GamesCamilleCamille+ 56.6% 143 Games

Additional Information for Illaoi Players

How We Calculated Our Illaoi vs Ezreal Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Ezreal as Illaoi, we analyzed 4,111 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 Ezreal 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 Ezreal Build

Further Insights to Win this Matchup

If you would like to truly master Illaoi in order to counter Ezreal during both the early game and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should continue reading to learn a few extra tips and tricks for this matchup. If you listen to the build and suggestions shown above, you will increase your win rate significantly and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.

Illaoi usually gets a similar amount of CS compared to Ezreal. Champs who on average don't acquire much CS typically don't have to have much CS to be effective, such as supports. These kinds of champions are able to scale well off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champions with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, typically require many items to be effective. In either situation, try to do better than the values shown on this page to do well.

The ideal items to focus on in your Illaoi versus Ezreal build include Sterak's Gage, Black Cleaver, and Hullbreaker. When Illaoi combined at least these three pieces in her build, she performed a lot better against Ezreal than with most other typical item sets. In fact, Illaoi had an average win rate of 52.1% battling Ezreal with this counter build.

To have the highest chance of coming out on top against Ezreal as Illaoi, Illaoi players should take 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 rune sets players picked for Illaoi vs Ezreal fights, this order of runes yielded the highest win rate. Notably, these runes averaged a 52.1% winrate overall.

By default, tips, stats, and builds on how to beat Ezreal as Illaoi are given for all skill levels combined. If you want to filter the stats and builds to an individual division, you can use the selection menu at the top of this page.