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

Illaoi vs Viktor

How to Beat Viktor as Illaoi in LoLIllaoi is in the s tier of champions
FighterTank
Mage

How to Beat Viktor as Illaoi

based on 939 Illaoi vs Viktor matchups
Win Rate
47.8 %
K/D/A
1.36
Pick Rate
1.3 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

At MOBA Champion, we analyze millions of ranked LoL games each and every week. Within our dataset, Illaoi engaged Viktor 939 times. Using so many games with Illaoi versus Viktor gives us faith in our capacity to prepare actionable statistics and a solid build to defeat your rival. This counter matchup is relatively rare. Illaoi fights Viktor in only 1.3% of her games.

Illaoi vs Viktor Matchup Summary

Unfortunately, Illaoi has done a poor job of countering Viktor. On average, she wins a lowly 47.8% of games the champions face off with each other in. In Illaoi vs Viktor games, Illaoi’s team is 0.1% more expected to earn first blood, implying that she most likely will get first blood versus Viktor.

Best Illaoi vs Viktor Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Health PotionTear of the Goddess

Early Items

~5 Mins
Long SwordTunneler

Core Illaoi Items

~22 Mins
Sterak's GageBlack CleaverIceborn Gauntlet

Optional Items

Trinity ForceSundered SkySpirit VisageHullbreaker

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
>
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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Q
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W
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E
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E
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E
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Guide to Countering Viktor as Illaoi

Tips for Playing as Illaoi against Viktor

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 Viktor

Be careful about how close you let Viktor get to you. Viktor's control of the battlefield increases with his proximity to his opponent.

Be aware of how many augments Viktor has upgraded by looking at the color of the light on his staff (purple, yellow, blue, red).

Illaoi vs Viktor Counter Stats

Illaoi Image
Win Rate
47.8 %
VS
Win Rate
52.2 %
Viktor Image
4.9
< Kills >
6.4
6.6
< Deaths >
5.3
4.1
< Assists >
7.1
1.11
< Killing Sprees >
1.45
193
< Minions Killed >
182
0.06
< Dragons Killed >
0.05
0.59
< Inhibitors >
0.45
23,125
< Physical Damage >
654
792
< Magic Damage >
26,234
398
< True Damage >
814
24,316
< Damage Dealt >
27,702
35,789
< Damage Taken >
18,691
11,873
< Gold Earned >
12,063
2.71
< Towers >
1.91
0.01
< Baron Takedowns >
0.04
8,808
< Total Healing >
1,892
15,164
< Experience >
15,165
16
< Vision Score >
18
8
< Wards Placed >
9
438
< Time Dealing CC >
286

How to Counter Viktor with Illaoi in LoL

The stats shown here highlight several important Illaoi vs. Viktor matchup statistics that can help us interpret the distinctions between the two. Illaoi’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is more than Viktor’s ratio of NaN, highlighting that Illaoi may be more central to her team's team fighting capability than Viktor..

Illaoi usually has a slightly smaller longest killing spree than her matchup does. Typically, she receives more damage than Viktor. This typically indicates differing health capacities; however, it can also imply that the one champ has less mobility and thus is unable to flee from additional harm when poked or engaged.

Differences between Illaoi and Viktor

Damage Types Compared

Illaoi
Viktor
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Illaoi
Viktor

Who is Better, Illaoi or Viktor?

Both League champs are great. Both have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In the game's current meta, Illaoi usually loses when playing against Viktor, with a 47.8% win rate. As a result, Illaoi makes a bad counter to Viktor.

While Illaoi does have a lower win rate compared to Viktor, when facing one another, Illaoi also has a much lower difficulty level that makes her a less challenging champ to pick up and master. You may get destroyed when picking Illaoi into Viktor.

Moreover, Illaoi also has only a small amount of CC and other utility, a similar amount to Viktor. This makes her just as valuable during team fights, especially when trying to counter champions with a ton of burst damage.

While there isn't one best champion for every situation in League of Legends, in Illaoi vs Viktor matchups, Viktor is the better champion with a lower win rate, less champion complexity, and a similar amount of utility to help out your allied champions during late stage team fights.

Illaoi is a garbage counter for Viktor. Focus your strategy on maximizing your gold and cs and taking out objectives. If you do that, you should be able to stand on your own as Illaoi against Viktor.

Additional Information for Illaoi Players

How We Calculated Our Illaoi vs Viktor Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Viktor as Illaoi, we analyzed 939 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 Viktor 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

To truly master Illaoi in order to counter Viktor during both the early game and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should continue reading to learn a few extra lessons on this matchup. If you mind the build and tips presented here, you should grow your win rate by a lot and be closer to League of Legends pro players.

Illaoi on average accumulates a similar amount of CS as Viktor. Champions who typically don't take many minion kills usualy don't require much CS to be effective, such as supports. These kinds of champions are able to scale well off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champions with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, usually have to have several high cost items to be effective. In either case, try to exceed the numbers displayed here to do well.

The top items to focus on in your Illaoi versus Viktor build consist of Sterak's Gage, Black Cleaver, and Iceborn Gauntlet. When Illaoi bought at least these three items in her build, she did significantly better when fighting Viktor than with most other typical builds. In fact, Illaoi boasted an average winrate of 47.8% battling Viktor with this build.

To have the best chance of coming out on top against Viktor 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 sets that we analyzed for Illaoi vs Viktor matchups, this blending of runes resulted in the greatest win rate. Notably, these runes averaged a 47.8% win rate overall.

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