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Qiyana vs Illaoi

How to Beat Illaoi as Qiyana in LoLQiyana is in the a tier of champions
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How to Beat Illaoi as Qiyana

based on 831 Qiyana vs Illaoi matchups
Win Rate
47.4 %
K/D/A
2.13
Pick Rate
1.7 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We get our matchup stats from the millions of recently rated League rounds that we evaluate each week. Our guide on how to beat Illaoi as Qiyana resulted from an examination of 831 ranked games where both champions fought each other. This champion matchup is relatively rare. Qiyana fights Illaoi in only 1.7% of her games.

Qiyana vs Illaoi Matchup Summary

Unfortunately, Qiyana does a poor job of beating Illaoi. Typically, she wins a lowly 47.4% of games the champs battle each other in. In Qiyana versus Illaoi rounds, Qiyana’s side is 0.0% more probable to obtain first blood. This indicates that she most likely will be able to get first blood versus Illaoi.

Best Qiyana vs Illaoi Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Long SwordRefillable Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
Long SwordTiamat

Core Qiyana Items

~22 Mins
Youmuu's GhostbladeAxiom ArcOpportunity

Optional Items

Serylda's GrudgeHubrisProfane Hydra

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonerdot summoner spell F

Skill Order

First skill for Qiyana to level upq
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Second ability for Qiyana to level upw
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Last skill for Qiyana to max oute

Runes

DominationElectrocuteSudden ImpactEyeball CollectionTreasure Hunter
PrecisionPresence of MindLast Stand
Adaptive ForceAdaptive ForceMagic Resist
Qiyana's passive ability p
Qiyana's q ability q
Qiyana's w ability w
Qiyana's e ability e
Qiyana's ultimate ability r
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Guide to Countering Illaoi as Qiyana

Advice to Win Against Illaoi

Killing Tentacles whenever possible will make it much easier to win a fight against Illaoi.

When your spirit gets pulled out, fight back if you can. Dealing damage to Illaoi reduces the spirit's duration.

Avoid grouping up for Leap of Faith to reduce the number of Tentacles available to Illaoi.

Qiyana vs Illaoi Counter Stats

Qiyana Image
Win Rate
47.4 %
VS
Win Rate
52.6 %
Illaoi Image
8.3
< Kills >
5.5
6.8
< Deaths >
6.6
6.2
< Assists >
4.4
1.89
< Killing Sprees >
1.25
142
< Minions Killed >
193
0.2
< Dragons Killed >
0.06
0.36
< Inhibitors >
0.56
20,308
< Physical Damage >
25,639
1,856
< Magic Damage >
884
984
< True Damage >
389
23,149
< Damage Dealt >
26,913
24,786
< Damage Taken >
35,810
12,066
< Gold Earned >
12,232
1.43
< Towers >
2.88
0.05
< Baron Takedowns >
0.02
3,644
< Total Healing >
8,979
14,007
< Experience >
15,436
18
< Vision Score >
16
7
< Wards Placed >
8
103
< Time Dealing CC >
453

How to Counter Illaoi with Qiyana in LoL

The stats shown here show several valuable Qiyana vs. Illaoi counter stats that may help us explain the differences and similarities between this set of champs. For instance, Qiyana’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is better than Illaoi’s KDA ratio of NaN, indicating that Qiyana may be more central to her team's team fighting potential than Illaoi..

Qiyana often has a slightly larger longest kill spree than her matchup does. On average, she takes less damage than Illaoi. This typically indicates different amounts of tankyness, but it can also show that the one champion has less mobility and thus is unable to flee from further harm when engaged or poked.

Differences between Qiyana and Illaoi

Damage Types Compared

Qiyana
Illaoi
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Qiyana
Illaoi

Who is Better, Qiyana or Illaoi?

Both LoL champs are great champions. Both have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In the game's current meta, Qiyana usually loses when trying to fight Illaoi, with a 47.4% win rate. As a result, Qiyana makes a bad counter for Illaoi.

While Qiyana does have a lower win rate than Illaoi, when on opposite teams, Qiyana also has a much greater level of difficulty that makes her a more time consuming champ to learn and master. You should expect to face a difficult match when picking Qiyana into Illaoias her relative depth means you may not be able to reach her full potential without a lot of practice beforehand.

Additionally, Qiyana has some amount of utility and CC, a similar amount to Illaoi. This often makes her just as valuable during team fights, especially when trying to counter champions with a lot of burst damage.

While there is not a single best champion for every situation in League of Legends, in Qiyana vs Illaoi matchups, Illaoi is the better champ with a lower win rate, more champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your allied champions during late stage team fights.

Qiyana is a terribly counter for Illaoi. Focus your strategy on maximizing your gold and cs and clearing objectives. If you do that, you should hold your own as Qiyana against Illaoi.

Additional Information for Qiyana Players

How We Calculated Our Qiyana vs Illaoi Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Illaoi as Qiyana, we analyzed 831 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 Illaoi as Qiyana 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 Qiyana to counter Illaoi during both the laning and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should continue reading to pick up a few extra tips and tricks for this matchup. If you listen 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.

Qiyana most often picks up a similar amount of CS compared to Illaoi. Champions who on average don't acquire much CS often don't have to have much CS to be effective, such as supports. These kinds of champions are capable of scaling properly off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champs with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, usually have to have many items to be effective. In either case, try to exceed the values shown on this page to do well.

The most crucial items to focus on in your Qiyana versus Illaoi build consist of Youmuu's Ghostblade, Axiom Arc, and Opportunity. When Qiyana included at least these three pieces in her build, she performed much better when facing Illaoi than with most other common item sets. In fact, Qiyana boasted an average win rate of 47.4% battling Illaoi with this build.

To have the best chance of annihilating Illaoi as Qiyana, you should use the Electrocute, Sudden Impact, Eyeball Collection, Treasure Hunter, Presence of Mind, and Last Stand runes from the Domination and Precision rune sets. Of all the rune builds players picked for Qiyana vs Illaoi matchups, this blending of runes yielded the best win rate. Notably, these runes provided a 47.4% win rate overall.

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