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Illaoi vs Kha'Zix

How to Beat Kha'Zix as Illaoi in LoLIllaoi is in the a tier of champions
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How to Beat Kha'Zix as Illaoi

based on 1,731 Illaoi vs Kha'Zix matchups
Win Rate
49.2 %
K/D/A
1.42
Pick Rate
2.4 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

At MOBA Champion, we analyze millions of recently ranked League matches each week. In our dataset, Illaoi faced Kha'Zix in 1731 rounds. Including so many matchups for Illaoi vs Kha'Zix provides us faith in our ability to provide informative data and a pro build to counter your enemy. This counter matchup is somewhat rare. Illaoi has to counter Kha'Zix in only 2.4% of her games.

Illaoi vs Kha'Zix Matchup Summary

Unfortunately, Illaoi does a dismal job of beating Kha'Zix. Normally, she wins a acceptable 49.2% of games the champions clash against each other in. In Illaoi against Kha'Zix rounds, Illaoi’s team is 0.1% less expected to earn first blood, indicating that she most likely won't be able to get first blood against Kha'Zix.

Best Illaoi vs Kha'Zix Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Health PotionTear of the Goddess

Early Items

~5 Mins
BootsCloth Armor

Core Illaoi Items

~22 Mins
Black CleaverSundered SkyIceborn Gauntlet

Optional Items

Sterak's GageSpirit VisageSpear of ShojinTrinity Force

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 Kha'Zix as Illaoi

Tips for Playing as Illaoi against Kha'Zix

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 Kha'Zix

Taste Their Fear deals bonus damage to targets that are isolated. Gain an advantage by fighting near allied minions, champions, or turrets.

Leap and Void Assault have long cooldowns. Kha'Zix is very vulnerable when these are not available.

Illaoi vs Kha'Zix Counter Stats

Illaoi Image
Win Rate
49.2 %
VS
Win Rate
50.8 %
Kha'Zix Image
5.2
< Kills >
8.4
6.5
< Deaths >
6.1
4
< Assists >
6.2
1.19
< Killing Sprees >
1.88
193
< Minions Killed >
27
0.05
< Dragons Killed >
1.68
0.57
< Inhibitors >
0.33
24,268
< Physical Damage >
17,878
850
< Magic Damage >
1,091
350
< True Damage >
1,001
25,470
< Damage Dealt >
19,971
35,291
< Damage Taken >
33,296
12,050
< Gold Earned >
12,745
2.85
< Towers >
1
0.01
< Baron Takedowns >
0.36
8,620
< Total Healing >
16,444
15,363
< Experience >
14,002
16
< Vision Score >
23
8
< Wards Placed >
6
424
< Time Dealing CC >
219

How to Counter Kha'Zix with Illaoi in LoL

The stats shown on this page underscore some important Illaoi versus Kha'Zix counter statistics that can help you distinguish the differences and similarities between the pair. As an example, Illaoi’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is greater than Kha'Zix’s ratio of NaN, demonstrating that Illaoi may be more central to her team's team fighting effectiveness than Kha'Zix..

Illaoi usually has a slightly smaller longest killing spree than her foe does. On average, she takes a similar amount of damage to Kha'Zix. This commonly reflects different amounts of tankyness; however, it can also illustrate that the champion with higher HP has less agility and thus is not able to escape further damage when engaged or poked.

Differences between Illaoi and Kha'Zix

Damage Types Compared

Illaoi
Kha'Zix
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Illaoi
Kha'Zix

Who is Better, Illaoi or Kha'Zix?

Both League champs are great champions. Both champs have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In League's current meta, Illaoi usually fairs equally well when taking on Kha'Zix, with a 49.2% win rate. Thus, Illaoi makes an ok counter to Kha'Zix.

While Illaoi does have a lower winrate compared to Kha'Zix, when they face off with one another, Illaoi also has a lower learning curve that makes her a less complex champ to develop with. You still need to be cautious when picking Illaoi into Kha'Zix.

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

While there is not a single best champion in League of Legends, in Illaoi vs Kha'Zix matchups, Kha'Zix is the better champ with a similar win rate, less champion complexity, and a similar amount of utility to help out your allies during late stage team fights.

Illaoi is a somewhat poor counter for Kha'Zix. You will do well by focussing your gameplay on increasing your gold income and taking out objectives. If you are able to do that, you should do very well as Illaoi against Kha'Zix.

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 Kha'Zix Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Kha'Zix as Illaoi, we analyzed 1,731 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 Kha'Zix 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

To truly master Illaoi to counter Kha'Zix 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 suggestions shown here, you will increase your win rate by a lot and be closer to League of Legends pro players.

Illaoi most often racks up much more CS relative to Kha'Zix. Champions who on average don't earn many minion kills often don't require much CS to be valuable teammates, such as support champions. They are able to scale properly 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 case, try to do better than the numbers reported here to do well.

The ideal items to focus on in your Illaoi versus Kha'Zix build include Black Cleaver, Sundered Sky, and Iceborn Gauntlet. When Illaoi combined at least these three pieces in her build, she performed significantly better versus Kha'Zix than with most other commonly used item sets. In fact, Illaoi had an average win rate of 49.2% when countering Kha'Zix with this counter build.

To have the greatest chance of crushing Kha'Zix as Illaoi, Illaoi players should equip 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 Kha'Zix clashes, this combo of runes yielded the best win rate. Moreover, these runes gave a 49.2% winrate overall.

If you need to see Illaoi versus Kha'Zix tips and builds for a a specific skill level, please select one from the selection menu above. At first, the stats and build suggestions given are calculated using all rounds completed with these champions.