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

Illaoi vs Zed

How to Beat Zed as Illaoi in LoLIllaoi is in the b tier of champions
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How to Beat Zed as Illaoi

based on 2,410 Illaoi vs Zed matchups
Win Rate
51 %
K/D/A
1.44
Pick Rate
3.4 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We summarize our matchup statistics from the millions of recently rated LoL rounds that we get from Riot Games each and every week. This guide on how to beat Zed as Illaoi resulted from an evaluation of 2410 ranked games where both champions engaged each other. This particular pairing is somewhat rare. Illaoi fights Zed in only 3.4% of her matches.

Illaoi vs Zed Matchup Summary

Illaoi does a decent job of beating Zed. Typically, she wins a acceptable 51.0% of games the champs battle each other in. In Illaoi vs Zed rounds, Illaoi’s team is 0.0% more expected to obtain first blood, implying that she probably will be able to get first blood versus Zed.

Best Illaoi vs Zed Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Health PotionTear of the Goddess

Early Items

~5 Mins
BootsSheen

Core Illaoi Items

~22 Mins
Sterak's GageIceborn GauntletJak'Sho, The Protean

Optional Items

Black CleaverThornmailSpear of ShojinDeath's Dance

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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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 Zed as Illaoi

Tips for Playing as Illaoi against Zed

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 Zed

Zed's Shadow Slash can only slow you if his shadow hits you with it.

Zed receives bonus effect from Attack Damage items he purchases, so Armor is super effective against him.

After Zed uses his Living Shadow, he is at his most vulnerable as his damage, slow, and mobility are both dependent upon it.

Illaoi vs Zed Counter Stats

Illaoi Image
Win Rate
51 %
VS
Win Rate
49 %
Zed Image
5.4
< Kills >
9.2
6.8
< Deaths >
6.4
4.4
< Assists >
5.6
1.2
< Killing Sprees >
2.1
196
< Minions Killed >
160
0.06
< Dragons Killed >
0.21
0.6
< Inhibitors >
0.34
25,040
< Physical Damage >
23,325
864
< Magic Damage >
1,326
410
< True Damage >
1,298
26,316
< Damage Dealt >
25,950
36,582
< Damage Taken >
23,605
12,342
< Gold Earned >
12,732
2.91
< Towers >
1.57
0.02
< Baron Takedowns >
0.04
8,880
< Total Healing >
3,952
15,783
< Experience >
15,223
17
< Vision Score >
18
8
< Wards Placed >
8
457
< Time Dealing CC >
157

How to Counter Zed with Illaoi in LoL

The stats provided here emphasize several important Illaoi against Zed counter stats that can help us explain the differences between the pair. As an example, Illaoi’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is greater than Zed’s KDA ratio of NaN, demonstrating that Illaoi may be more central to her team's team fighting capacity than Zed..

Illaoi normally has a significantly smaller longest killing spree than her foe does. Typically, she takes more damage than Zed. This is usually reflective of different amounts of tankyness, but it can also illustrate 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 Zed

Damage Types Compared

Illaoi
Zed
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Illaoi
Zed

Who is Better, Illaoi or Zed?

Both LoL champs are great. Both champs have their pros and cons. In League's current meta, Illaoi usually wins when taking on Zed, with a 51.0% win rate. Therefore, Illaoi makes a good counter to Zed.

While Illaoi does have a higher win rate compared to Zed, when on opposite teams, Illaoi also has a lower level of difficulty that makes her a less complex champion to learn. You still need to be cautious when picking Illaoi into Zed.

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

While there isn't one best champion in League of Legends, in Illaoi vs Zed matchups, Illaoi is the better champion with a similar 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 decent counter for Zed. You will do well by focussing your gameplay on keeping up your gold income and taking out objectives. If you do that, you should hold your own as Illaoi against Zed.

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 Zed Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Zed as Illaoi, we analyzed 2,410 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 Zed 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 truly master Illaoi to counter Zed 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 stats shown here, you should grow your win rate by a lot and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.

Illaoi on average accumulates a similar amount of CS compared to Zed. Champs who on average don't get much CS usualy don't need much CS to be effective, such as supports. They are able to scale well off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champs with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, often have to have a lot of items to be effective. In either situation, try to surpass the values shown on this page to do well.

The ideal items to have in your Illaoi versus Zed build include Sterak's Gage, Iceborn Gauntlet, and Jak'Sho, The Protean. When Illaoi included at least these three pieces in her build, she did much better against Zed than with most other common counter builds. In fact, Illaoi had an average winrate of 51.0% when playing against Zed with this counter build.

To have the highest chance of defeating Zed as Illaoi, you 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 combinations players chose for Illaoi vs Zed LoL games, this set of runes resulted in the greatest win rate. In fact, these runes provided a 51.0% winrate overall.

If you would like to get Illaoi vs Zed tips and counter stats for a an individual player tier, feel free to select one from the selection menu shown above. At first, the stats and strategies shown are calculated using every round run with both champions.