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

Illaoi vs Lucian

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

based on 3,949 Illaoi vs Lucian matchups
Win Rate
50 %
K/D/A
1.45
Pick Rate
5.5 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

At MOBA Champion, we analyze millions of recently ranked LoL games each week. In our database, Illaoi faced off against Lucian 3949 times. With so many matchups for Illaoi vs Lucian provides us a lot of confidence in our capacity to provide actionable data and a pro build to defeat your rival. This particular champion matchup is fairly uncommon. Illaoi fights Lucian in only 5.5% of her rounds.

Illaoi vs Lucian Matchup Summary

Illaoi does a average job of countering Lucian. On average, she wins a acceptable 50.0% of the time the champions face off with one another in. In Illaoi versus Lucian matches, Illaoi’s side is 0.2% less expected to obtain first blood. This implies that she probably won't get first blood against Lucian.

Best Illaoi vs Lucian Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Doran's ShieldCorrupting Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
Cloth ArmorGlowing Mote

Core Illaoi Items

~22 Mins
Sterak's GageSpear of ShojinSundered Sky

Optional Items

Titanic HydraSpirit VisageDeath's DanceHullbreaker

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonerteleport summoner spell F

Skill Order

First skill for Illaoi to level upq
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Second ability for Illaoi to level upe
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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 Lucian as Illaoi

Tips for Playing as Illaoi against Lucian

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 Lucian

Lucian cannot change the aim of The Culling. Take advantage of this by avoiding the angle of the bullets.

Lucian has strong burst, but little sustained damage.

Piercing Light does not give Lucian extra Attack Range. He still needs to find a target in range to line up his shot. Avoid Piercing Light by anticipating the angle Lucian will choose.

Illaoi vs Lucian Counter Stats

Illaoi Image
Win Rate
50 %
VS
Win Rate
50 %
Lucian Image
5.3
< Kills >
7.9
6.6
< Deaths >
6
4.3
< Assists >
6.7
1.21
< Killing Sprees >
1.81
195
< Minions Killed >
185
0.06
< Dragons Killed >
0.18
0.6
< Inhibitors >
0.5
24,703
< Physical Damage >
19,902
851
< Magic Damage >
2,679
403
< True Damage >
562
25,958
< Damage Dealt >
23,143
35,737
< Damage Taken >
21,587
12,203
< Gold Earned >
12,632
2.91
< Towers >
2.31
0.02
< Baron Takedowns >
0.06
8,792
< Total Healing >
5,419
15,456
< Experience >
13,124
16
< Vision Score >
19
8
< Wards Placed >
9
458
< Time Dealing CC >
41

How to Counter Lucian with Illaoi in LoL

The stats shown on this page clarify several critical Illaoi vs. Lucian matchup stats that can help you explain the differences between the pair. Illaoi’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is better than Lucian’s KDA ratio of NaN, demonstrating that Illaoi may be more central to her team's team fighting potential than Lucian..

Illaoi usually has a slightly smaller longest killing spree than her counter does. On average, she takes more damage than Lucian. This commonly reflects differing health capacities; however, it can also hint that the one champion has less mobility and thus is not able to flee from further damage when engaged or poked.

Differences between Illaoi and Lucian

Damage Types Compared

Illaoi
Lucian
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Illaoi
Lucian

Who is Better, Illaoi or Lucian?

Both League of Legends champs are great. Both have their pros and cons. In League's current meta, Illaoi usually fairs equally well when taking on Lucian, with a 50.0% win rate. As a result, Illaoi makes an ok counter for Lucian.

While Illaoi does have a higher win rate compared to Lucian, when they face off with one another, Illaoi also has a lower difficulty level that makes her a less challenging champion to pick up and master. You still need to be cautious when picking Illaoi into Lucian.

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

While there is not one best champion for every situation in League of Legends, in Illaoi vs Lucian matchups, Lucian is the better champ with a similar win rate, less champion complexity, and a similar amount of utility to help out your team members during late stage team fights.

Illaoi is a decent counter for Lucian. You will do well by focussing your strategy on keeping up your CS and clearing objectives. If you are able to do that, you should do very well as Illaoi against Lucian.

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 Lucian Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Lucian as Illaoi, we analyzed 3,949 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 Lucian 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 learn all of the intricacies of Illaoi to counter Lucian during both the early game and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should continue reading to pick up a few extra tricks and insights into this matchup. If you pay attention to the build and tips displayed above, you will grow your win rate significantly and be closer to League of Legends pro players.

Illaoi often gets a similar amount of CS relative to Lucian. Champs who on average don't get much CS typically don't have to have much CS to be valuable teammates, such as support champions. They are capable of scaling properly off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champions with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, often require several high cost items to be effective. In either situation, try to exceed the numbers displayed here to do well.

The most important items to have in your Illaoi versus Lucian build include Sterak's Gage, Spear of Shojin, and Sundered Sky. When Illaoi incorporated at least these three items in her build, she performed a lot better countering Lucian than with many other common builds. In fact, Illaoi boasted an average win rate of 50.0% when countering Lucian with these items in her kit.

To have the highest probability of beating Lucian as Illaoi, you should take the Grasp of the Undying, Demolish, Bone Plating, Overgrowth, Presence of Mind, and Last Stand runes from the Resolve and Precision rune sets. Of all the rune sets we have analyed for Illaoi vs Lucian counter picks, this blending of runes yielded the best win rate. In fact, these runes averaged a 50.0% win rate overall.

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