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

Illaoi vs Vex

How to Beat Vex as Illaoi in LoLIllaoi is in the b tier of champions
FighterTank
Mage

How to Beat Vex as Illaoi

based on 1,354 Illaoi vs Vex matchups
Win Rate
50.4 %
K/D/A
1.41
Pick Rate
1.9 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

At MOBA Champion, we evaluate millions of recently ranked League games each week. Within our data, Illaoi battled Vex in 1354 games. Having so many matchups for Illaoi vs Vex gives us confidence in our capability to produce enlightening statistics and a pro build to crush your opposition. This particular champ matchup is somewhat rare. Illaoi has to counter Vex in only 1.9% of her games.

Illaoi vs Vex Matchup Summary

Illaoi does a ok job of countering Vex. Normally, she wins a acceptable 50.4% of matches the champs fight one another in. In Illaoi against Vex rounds, Illaoi’s team is 0.0% more likely to earn first blood. This indicates that she probably will get first blood versus Vex.

Best Illaoi vs Vex Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Health PotionTear of the Goddess

Early Items

~5 Mins
Long SwordGlowing Mote

Core Illaoi Items

~22 Mins
Sterak's GageSundered SkyIceborn Gauntlet

Optional Items

Spirit VisageTrinity ForceHullbreakerSpear 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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E
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Guide to Countering Vex as Illaoi

Tips for Playing as Illaoi against Vex

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 Vex Counter Stats

Illaoi Image
Win Rate
50.4 %
VS
Win Rate
49.6 %
Vex Image
5.4
< Kills >
7.2
6.8
< Deaths >
6.1
4.2
< Assists >
7.7
1.24
< Killing Sprees >
1.66
191
< Minions Killed >
158
0.05
< Dragons Killed >
0.06
0.6
< Inhibitors >
0.4
24,841
< Physical Damage >
1,360
802
< Magic Damage >
22,798
385
< True Damage >
943
26,029
< Damage Dealt >
25,102
36,249
< Damage Taken >
19,735
12,151
< Gold Earned >
11,437
2.86
< Towers >
1.67
0.01
< Baron Takedowns >
0.02
8,955
< Total Healing >
2,329
15,467
< Experience >
14,466
16
< Vision Score >
19
8
< Wards Placed >
9
422
< Time Dealing CC >
569

How to Counter Vex with Illaoi in LoL

The stats provided here show some significant Illaoi versus Vex counter statistics that may help you understand the differences between this pair of champs. Illaoi’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is better than Vex’s ratio of NaN, highlighting that Illaoi may be more central to her team's team fighting capability than Vex..

Illaoi typically has a slightly smaller longest kill spree than her matchup does. Commonly, she takes more damage than Vex. This is usually reflective of different amounts of tankyness; however, it can also imply that the one champion has less mobility and thus is unable to kite away from further harm when engaged or poked.

Differences between Illaoi and Vex

Damage Types Compared

Illaoi
Vex
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Illaoi
Vex

Who is Better, Illaoi or Vex?

Both LoL champions are great champions. Both champs have their pros and cons. In the game's current meta, Illaoi usually fairs equally well when trying to fight Vex, with a 50.4% win rate. Therefore, Illaoi makes an ok counter to Vex.

While Illaoi does have a higher winrate compared to Vex, when they face off with one another, Illaoi also has a much greater learning curve that makes her a more time consuming champ to develop with. You should be careful when picking Illaoi into Vex.

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

While there is not one best champion overall in League of Legends, in Illaoi vs Vex matchups, Illaoi is the better champ with a similar win rate, more champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your allied champions during teamfights.

Illaoi is a decent counter to Vex. Focus your strategy on increasing your gold income and destroying objectives. If you do that, you should hold your own as Illaoi against Vex.

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 Vex Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Vex as Illaoi, we analyzed 1,354 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 Vex 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 Vex during both the laning and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should keep reading to pick up a few extra tricks and insights into this matchup. If you pay attention to the build and tips presented here, you will increase your win rate significantly and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.

Illaoi most often accumulates a similar amount of CS as Vex. Champs who typically don't acquire many minion kills usualy don't need much CS to be valuable teammates, such as supports. These kinds of champions are able to scale well off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champs with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, typically have to have many items to be effective. In either case, try to do better than the values shown here to do well.

The top items to have in your Illaoi versus Vex build consist of Sterak's Gage, Sundered Sky, and Iceborn Gauntlet. When Illaoi combined at least these three pieces in her build, she did significantly better against Vex than with most other common builds. In fact, Illaoi had an average win rate of 50.4% battling Vex with this build.

To have the best probability of vanquishing Vex as Illaoi, Illaoi players 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. Out of all the rune builds players chose for Illaoi vs Vex battles, this order of runes resulted in the greatest win rate. Moreover, these runes provided a 50.4% winrate overall.

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