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

Illaoi vs Viego

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

based on 2,654 Illaoi vs Viego matchups
Win Rate
48.9 %
K/D/A
1.45
Pick Rate
3.7 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We get our counter statistics from the millions of ranked League of Legends games that we evaluate every week. Our guide on how to beat Viego as Illaoi resulted from an evaluation of 2654 ranked games where both champions faced one another. This counter matchup is fairly rare. Illaoi fights Viego in only 3.7% of her rounds.

Illaoi vs Viego Matchup Summary

Unfortunately, Illaoi has done a dismal job of beating Viego. Normally, she wins a acceptable 48.9% of matches the champions clash against one another in. In Illaoi versus Viego rounds, Illaoi’s team is 0.0% more probable to earn first blood. This implies that she most likely will be able to get first blood against Viego.

Best Illaoi vs Viego 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 GageSpirit VisageSundered Sky

Optional Items

Jak'Sho, The ProteanSpear of ShojinThornmailHullbreaker

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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W
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Guide to Countering Viego as Illaoi

Tips for Playing as Illaoi against Viego

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 Viego Counter Stats

Illaoi Image
Win Rate
48.9 %
VS
Win Rate
51.1 %
Viego Image
5.3
< Kills >
7.7
6.6
< Deaths >
6.2
4.3
< Assists >
6.7
1.21
< Killing Sprees >
1.77
190
< Minions Killed >
37
0.06
< Dragons Killed >
1.65
0.57
< Inhibitors >
0.42
24,300
< Physical Damage >
16,204
808
< Magic Damage >
2,041
447
< True Damage >
907
25,556
< Damage Dealt >
19,154
35,245
< Damage Taken >
33,735
11,986
< Gold Earned >
12,277
2.8
< Towers >
1.37
0.01
< Baron Takedowns >
0.38
8,666
< Total Healing >
16,847
15,237
< Experience >
13,971
16
< Vision Score >
21
8
< Wards Placed >
6
417
< Time Dealing CC >
233

How to Counter Viego with Illaoi in LoL

The stat comparisons shown here underscore several significant Illaoi versus Viego matchup stats that can help us figure out the distinctions between this pair of champs. As an example, Illaoi’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is better than Viego’s ratio of NaN, showing that Illaoi may be more central to her team's team fighting capacity than Viego..

Illaoi usually has a slightly smaller longest kill spree than her enemy does. Commonly, she takes a similar amount of damage to Viego. This commonly reflects different amounts of tankyness; however, it can also illustrate that the one champ has less agility and thus is not able to flee from additional harm when engaged or poked.

Differences between Illaoi and Viego

Damage Types Compared

Illaoi
Viego
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Illaoi
Viego

Who is Better, Illaoi or Viego?

Both League champs are great champions. Both have their pros and cons. In League's current meta, Illaoi usually loses when trying to fight Viego, with a 48.9% win rate. As a result, Illaoi makes a poor counter to Viego.

While Illaoi does have a lower win rate compared to Viego, when on opposite teams, Illaoi also has a lower level of difficulty that makes her a less challenging champ to develop with. You still need to be cautious when picking Illaoi into Viego.

Furthermore, Illaoi has almost no amount of CC and other utility, a similar amount to Viego. This makes her just as valuable during team fights, especially when facing champions with a ton of burst damage.

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

Illaoi is a somewhat poor counter to Viego. Make sure you focus your actions on maximizing your gold and cs and clearing objectives. If you can do that, you should hold your own as Illaoi against Viego.

Additional Information for Illaoi Players

How We Calculated Our Illaoi vs Viego Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Viego as Illaoi, we analyzed 2,654 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 Viego 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.

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Further Insights to Win this Matchup

If you would like to truly master Illaoi in order to counter Viego during both the lane and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should keep reading to pick up a few extra lessons on this matchup. If you listen to the build and tips presented here, you should grow your win rate significantly and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.

Illaoi usually gets much more CS relative to Viego. Champs who typically don't get many minion kills often don't need much CS to be effective, such as sup champs. These kinds of champions are capable of scaling well off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champs with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, usually need several high cost items to be effective. In either case, try to do better than the numbers displayed on this page to do well.

The most crucial items to focus on in your Illaoi versus Viego build include Sterak's Gage, Spirit Visage, and Sundered Sky. When Illaoi used at least these three items in her build, she performed much better when fighting Viego than with many other commonly used counter builds. In fact, Illaoi boasted an average winrate of 48.9% when countering Viego with this build.

To have the greatest chance of defeating Viego as Illaoi, Illaoi players should use 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 used for Illaoi vs Viego counters, this set of runes resulted in the highest win rate. Moreover, these runes averaged a 48.9% winrate overall.

If you need to see Illaoi vs Viego tips and builds for a a particular division rank, feel free to choose one from the selection menu above. By default, the stats and guides shown are calculated using every round finished with these champs.