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

Illaoi vs Irelia

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

based on 1,746 Illaoi vs Irelia matchups
Win Rate
49.7 %
K/D/A
1.58
Pick Rate
2.5 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We at MOBA Champion analyze millions of ranked League games every week. Within our data, Illaoi fought Irelia in 1746 games. With so many matchups for Illaoi versus Irelia provides us confidence in our capacity to produce actionable statistics and a pro build to counter your foe. This particular champ pairing is somewhat rare. Illaoi is forced to battle against Irelia in only 2.5% of her rounds.

Illaoi vs Irelia Matchup Summary

Illaoi has done a ok job of countering Irelia. Typically, she wins a acceptable 49.7% of games the champions face each other in. In Illaoi versus Irelia matches, Illaoi’s team is 0.1% less likely to obtain first blood, implying that she most likely won't be able to get first blood versus Irelia.

Best Illaoi vs Irelia Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Health PotionTear of the Goddess

Early Items

~5 Mins
Long SwordTunneler

Core Illaoi Items

~22 Mins
Spirit VisageBlack CleaverIceborn Gauntlet

Optional Items

Spear of ShojinSterak's GageThornmailDeath'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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Guide to Countering Irelia as Illaoi

Tips for Playing as Illaoi against Irelia

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 Irelia

Pay attention to Ionian Fervor stacks and try to engage Irelia when it is down.

Minion waves greatly enhance Irelia's mobility, beware fighting her inside one.

Beware of wasting your high impact spells on Defiant Dance.

Illaoi vs Irelia Counter Stats

Illaoi Image
Win Rate
49.7 %
VS
Win Rate
50.3 %
Irelia Image
5.9
< Kills >
7.4
6.7
< Deaths >
6.8
4.7
< Assists >
5.3
1.36
< Killing Sprees >
1.66
191
< Minions Killed >
203
0.05
< Dragons Killed >
0.11
0.59
< Inhibitors >
0.45
25,499
< Physical Damage >
16,530
927
< Magic Damage >
6,242
601
< True Damage >
838
27,027
< Damage Dealt >
23,612
35,308
< Damage Taken >
32,045
12,247
< Gold Earned >
12,862
2.83
< Towers >
2.13
0.02
< Baron Takedowns >
0.03
8,954
< Total Healing >
11,226
15,467
< Experience >
15,190
16
< Vision Score >
16
8
< Wards Placed >
8
474
< Time Dealing CC >
110

How to Counter Irelia with Illaoi in LoL

The stats provided here show some significant Illaoi against Irelia matchup stats that can help you figure out the differences and similarities between the two. Illaoi’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is greater than Irelia’s ratio of NaN, highlighting that Illaoi may be more central to her team's team fighting effectiveness than Irelia..

Illaoi normally has a similar longest killing spree as her matchup does. Typically, she receives more damage than Irelia. This commonly reflects different amounts of tankyness; however, it can also indicate that the one champion has less agility and thus is unable to escape further damage when poked or engaged.

Differences between Illaoi and Irelia

Damage Types Compared

Illaoi
Irelia
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Illaoi
Irelia

Who is Better, Illaoi or Irelia?

Both League champs are great. Both have their pros and cons. In League's current meta, Illaoi usually fairs equally well when trying to fight Irelia, with a 49.7% win rate. Therefore, Illaoi makes an ok counter for Irelia.

While Illaoi does have a lower winrate compared to Irelia, when they face off with one another, Illaoi also has a lower difficulty level that makes her a less challenging character to develop with. You still need to be cautious when picking Illaoi into Irelia.

Additionally, Illaoi also has only a small amount of utility and CC, a similar amount to Irelia. This often makes her just as valuable during team fights, especially when trying to counter champions with a lot of burst damage.

While there isn't one best champion overall in League of Legends, in Illaoi vs Irelia matchups, Irelia is the better champion with a similar win rate, less champion complexity, and a similar amount of utility to help out your allied champions during team fights.

Illaoi is a somewhat poor counter to Irelia. Focus your strategy on maximizing your gold income and taking out objectives. If you can do that, you should be able to stand on your own as Illaoi against Irelia.

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 Irelia Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Irelia as Illaoi, we analyzed 1,746 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 Irelia 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 learn all of the intricacies of Illaoi to counter Irelia during both the laning 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 pay attention to the build and tips presented above, you should increase your win rate significantly and be closer to League of Legends pro players.

Illaoi usually racks up a similar amount of CS as Irelia. Champs who typically don't earn many minion kills often don't need much CS to be effective, such as sup champs. They are able to scale properly off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champs with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, often have to have a lot of items to be effective. In either case, try to surpass the numbers shown on this page to do well.

The most important items to have in your Illaoi versus Irelia build include Spirit Visage, Black Cleaver, and Iceborn Gauntlet. When Illaoi used at least these three items in her build, she performed significantly better vs Irelia than with most other common builds. In fact, Illaoi had an average win rate of 49.7% battling Irelia with this build.

To have the greatest likelihood of vanquishing Irelia as Illaoi, you 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 used for Illaoi vs Irelia matchups, this composite of runes resulted in the greatest win rate. In fact, these runes averaged a 49.7% win rate overall.

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