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

Illaoi vs Graves

How to Beat Graves as Illaoi in LoLIllaoi is in the a tier of champions
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How to Beat Graves as Illaoi

based on 2,695 Illaoi vs Graves matchups
Win Rate
48.6 %
K/D/A
1.4
Pick Rate
3.8 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We generate our counter stats from the millions of rated League rounds that we analyze each and every week. This guide on how to beat Graves as Illaoi resulted from an evaluation of 2695 ranked rounds where both champions faced each other. This particular champion pairing is relatively rare. Illaoi encounters Graves in only 3.8% of her rounds.

Illaoi vs Graves Matchup Summary

Unfortunately, Illaoi does a dismal job of countering Graves. On average, she wins a acceptable 48.6% of games the champions fight each other in. In Illaoi versus Graves rounds, Illaoi’s team is 0.1% less expected to earn first blood. This indicates that she most likely won't be able to get first blood against Graves.

Best Illaoi vs Graves Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Health PotionTear of the Goddess

Early Items

~5 Mins
Long SwordTunneler

Core Illaoi Items

~22 Mins
Sterak's GageBlack CleaverJak'Sho, The Protean

Optional Items

ThornmailSpirit VisageSundered SkyHullbreaker

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
>
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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Q
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W
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E
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E
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E
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Guide to Countering Graves as Illaoi

Tips for Playing as Illaoi against Graves

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 Graves

Leaving the Smoke Screen's area of effect removes the harmful effect immediately.

Graves deals mostly physical damage so Armor is an effective counter.

Illaoi vs Graves Counter Stats

Illaoi Image
Win Rate
48.6 %
VS
Win Rate
51.4 %
Graves Image
4.9
< Kills >
7.3
6.5
< Deaths >
5.5
4.2
< Assists >
7.2
1.08
< Killing Sprees >
1.68
195
< Minions Killed >
57
0.04
< Dragons Killed >
1.51
0.54
< Inhibitors >
0.48
23,800
< Physical Damage >
18,133
861
< Magic Damage >
874
351
< True Damage >
1,713
25,013
< Damage Dealt >
20,721
35,447
< Damage Taken >
30,213
11,981
< Gold Earned >
12,789
2.83
< Towers >
1.7
0.02
< Baron Takedowns >
0.37
8,750
< Total Healing >
14,303
15,261
< Experience >
14,628
16
< Vision Score >
23
8
< Wards Placed >
6
461
< Time Dealing CC >
502

How to Counter Graves with Illaoi in LoL

The stats shown on this page clarify several vital Illaoi versus Graves counter statistics that can help us interpret the differences and similarities between the pair. For instance, Illaoi’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is greater than Graves’s ratio of NaN, demonstrating that Illaoi may be more central to her team's team fighting effectiveness than Graves..

Illaoi typically has a slightly smaller longest kill spree than her matchup does. Commonly, she takes more damage than Graves. This is usually reflective of differing health capacities, but it can also show that the champion with more HP has less agility and thus is unable to flee from further harm when engaged or poked.

Differences between Illaoi and Graves

Damage Types Compared

Illaoi
Graves
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Illaoi
Graves

Who is Better, Illaoi or Graves?

Both League of Legends champs are great. Both have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In the game's current meta, Illaoi usually loses when playing against Graves, with a 48.6% win rate. Therefore, Illaoi makes a bad counter for Graves.

While Illaoi does have a lower win rate than Graves, when facing one another, Illaoi also has a greater difficulty level that makes her a more challenging champ to learn. You should be careful when picking Illaoi into Graves.

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

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

Illaoi is a somewhat poor counter to Graves. Focus your tactics on increasing your gold and cs and taking out objectives. If you can do that, you should hold your own as Illaoi against Graves.

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 Graves Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Graves as Illaoi, we analyzed 2,695 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 Graves 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

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Further Insights to Win this Matchup

If you would like to truly master Illaoi to counter Graves during both the laning and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should keep reading to gather a few extra lessons on this matchup. If you listen to the build and tips presented here, you will increase your win rate significantly and be closer to League of Legends pro players.

Illaoi typically accumulates much more CS compared to Graves. Champs who on average don't take many minion kills often don't require much CS to be effective, such as sup champs. These kinds of champions are able to scale well off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champions with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, often need a lot of items to be effective. In either case, try to do better than the values shown on this page to do well.

The most important items to prioritize in your Illaoi versus Graves build consist of Sterak's Gage, Black Cleaver, and Jak'Sho, The Protean. When Illaoi combined at least these three items in her build, she performed a lot better vs Graves than with most other typical item sets. In fact, Illaoi boasted an average winrate of 48.6% when playing against Graves with these items in her kit.

To have the best likelihood of coming out on top against Graves as Illaoi, Illaoi players 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. Out of all the rune sets players used for Illaoi vs Graves LoL games, this mixture of runes resulted in the greatest win rate. Notably, these runes provided a 48.6% winrate overall.

If you need to get Illaoi vs Graves tips and counter builds for a a distinct division, please select one from the selection menu above. By default, the statistics and build suggestions given are computed using all matches finished with both champs.