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

Illaoi vs Naafiri

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

based on 978 Illaoi vs Naafiri matchups
Win Rate
49.9 %
K/D/A
1.41
Pick Rate
1.4 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We generate our matchup stats from the millions of rated LoL rounds that we review each week. This guide on how to beat Naafiri as Illaoi resulted from an evaluation of 978 ranked games where both champions faced one another. This particular champ matchup is fairly rare. Illaoi encounters Naafiri in only 1.4% of her matches.

Illaoi vs Naafiri Matchup Summary

Illaoi has done a average job of beating Naafiri. On average, she wins a acceptable 49.9% of matches the champions face each other in. In Illaoi vs Naafiri matches, Illaoi’s team is 0.0% more probable to earn first blood. This implies that she most likely will get first blood against Naafiri.

Best Illaoi vs Naafiri Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Health PotionTear of the Goddess

Early Items

~5 Mins
Long SwordCaulfield's Warhammer

Core Illaoi Items

~22 Mins
Sterak's GageBlack CleaverSundered Sky

Optional Items

Trinity ForceIceborn GauntletHullbreakerSpear of Shojin

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 ForceArmor
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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E
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Guide to Countering Naafiri as Illaoi

Tips for Playing as Illaoi against Naafiri

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.

Illaoi vs Naafiri Counter Stats

Illaoi Image
Win Rate
49.9 %
VS
Win Rate
50.1 %
Naafiri Image
5.3
< Kills >
8.4
6.8
< Deaths >
6.4
4.3
< Assists >
6.1
1.21
< Killing Sprees >
1.9
185
< Minions Killed >
147
0.04
< Dragons Killed >
0.23
0.54
< Inhibitors >
0.36
24,224
< Physical Damage >
22,971
834
< Magic Damage >
117
409
< True Damage >
1,323
25,467
< Damage Dealt >
24,412
35,482
< Damage Taken >
26,044
11,948
< Gold Earned >
12,604
2.74
< Towers >
1.54
0.01
< Baron Takedowns >
0.07
8,431
< Total Healing >
6,711
15,207
< Experience >
14,265
16
< Vision Score >
18
8
< Wards Placed >
8
488
< Time Dealing CC >
64

How to Counter Naafiri with Illaoi in LoL

The stats shown here clarify some vital Illaoi against Naafiri counter stats that can help us explain the distinctions between the pair. Illaoi’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is greater than Naafiri’s KDA ratio of NaN, highlighting that Illaoi may be more central to her team's team fighting capability than Naafiri..

Illaoi often has a slightly smaller longest killing spree than her matchup does. Typically, she takes more damage than Naafiri. This is usually reflective of differing health capacities, yet it can also show that the champ with higher health has less agility and thus is unable to escape additional harm when engaged or poked.

Differences between Illaoi and Naafiri

Damage Types Compared

Illaoi
Naafiri
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Illaoi
Naafiri

Who is Better, Illaoi or Naafiri?

Both League of Legends champs are great champions. Both champs have their pros and cons. In League's current meta, Illaoi usually fairs equally well when taking on Naafiri, with a 49.9% win rate. As a result, Illaoi makes an ok counter to Naafiri.

While Illaoi does have a lower winrate than Naafiri, when on opposite teams, Illaoi also has a greater level of difficulty that makes her a more complex character to develop with. You should be careful when picking Illaoi into Naafiri.

Furthermore, Illaoi also has only a small amount of CC and other utility, a similar amount to Naafiri. This makes her just as valuable during teamfights, especially when facing champions with a lot of burst damage.

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

Illaoi is a somewhat poor counter for Naafiri. You will do well by focussing your tactics on increasing your gold and cs and clearing objectives. If you can do that, you should be able to stand on your own as Illaoi against Naafiri.

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 Naafiri Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Naafiri as Illaoi, we analyzed 978 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 Naafiri 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 in order to counter Naafiri during both the lane and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should keep reading to learn a few extra lessons on this matchup. If you listen to the build and tips displayed here, you will grow your win rate significantly and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.

Illaoi usually racks up a similar amount of CS as Naafiri. Champs who typically don't acquire many minion kills often don't require much CS to be valuable teammates, such as supports. They 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 have to have a lot of items to be effective. In either case, try to exceed the values shown on this page to do well.

The ideal items to use in your Illaoi versus Naafiri build consist of Sterak's Gage, Black Cleaver, and Sundered Sky. When Illaoi bought at least these three items in her build, she did a lot better when facing Naafiri than with most other common builds. In fact, Illaoi boasted an average winrate of 49.9% battling Naafiri with these items in her kit.

To have the greatest likelihood of defeating Naafiri as Illaoi, you 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 that we analyzed for Illaoi vs Naafiri LoL games, this sequence of runes resulted in the best win rate. Notably, these runes provided a 49.9% winrate overall.

By default, tips, statistics, and builds on how to beat Naafiri as Illaoi are given for all skill levels, merged. If you want to scope the stats and builds to a particular division, you should use the selection menu earlier on the page.