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Sett vs Illaoi

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How to Beat Illaoi as Sett

based on 2,341 Sett vs Illaoi matchups
Win Rate
50.8 %
K/D/A
1.88
Pick Rate
2.2 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

At MOBA Champion, we summarize millions of recently ranked League of Legends matches each and every week. Within our database, Sett battled Illaoi in 2341 games. Using so many matchups for Sett vs Illaoi provides us confidence in our capacity to prepare informative stats and a pro build to wreck Illaoi. This champion pairing is fairly rare. Sett fights Illaoi in only 2.2% of his games.

Sett vs Illaoi Matchup Summary

Sett has done a ok job of countering Illaoi. Typically, he wins a acceptable 50.8% of the time the champions battle each other in. In Sett against Illaoi matches, Sett’s side is 0.1% more likely to get first blood. This indicates that he probably will be able to get first blood versus Illaoi.

Best Sett vs Illaoi Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Health PotionWorld Atlas

Early Items

~5 Mins
BootsDagger

Core Sett Items

~22 Mins
Sterak's GageTitanic HydraStridebreaker

Optional Items

Black CleaverHullbreakerDead Man's PlateTrinity Force

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonerdot summoner spell F

Skill Order

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

Runes

PrecisionLethal TempoTriumphLegend: AlacrityLast Stand
ResolveSecond WindUnflinching
Attack SpeedAdaptive ForceArmor
Sett's passive ability p
Sett's q ability q
Sett's w ability w
Sett's e ability e
Sett's ultimate ability r
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Guide to Countering Illaoi as Sett

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.

Sett vs Illaoi Counter Stats

Sett Image
Win Rate
50.8 %
VS
Win Rate
49.2 %
Illaoi Image
6.4
< Kills >
5.8
6.4
< Deaths >
7.2
5.6
< Assists >
4.7
1.46
< Killing Sprees >
1.31
148
< Minions Killed >
186
0.09
< Dragons Killed >
0.05
0.52
< Inhibitors >
0.53
18,474
< Physical Damage >
27,165
277
< Magic Damage >
847
6,013
< True Damage >
412
24,765
< Damage Dealt >
28,424
37,071
< Damage Taken >
37,119
11,702
< Gold Earned >
12,134
2.44
< Towers >
2.72
0.03
< Baron Takedowns >
0.02
6,614
< Total Healing >
9,268
14,828
< Experience >
15,468
17
< Vision Score >
16
8
< Wards Placed >
8
171
< Time Dealing CC >
449

How to Counter Illaoi with Sett in LoL

The stats provided here emphasize several influential Sett versus Illaoi counter statistics that can help you distinguish the distinctions between the two. Sett’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is more than Illaoi’s ratio of NaN, demonstrating that Sett may be more central to his team's team fighting capability than Illaoi..

Sett typically has a similar longest killing spree as his counter does. On average, he takes a similar amount of damage to Illaoi. This often reflects differing health capacities; however, it can also illustrate that the champion with increased HP has less agility and thus is not able to escape additional harm when poked or engaged.

Differences between Sett and Illaoi

Damage Types Compared

Sett
Illaoi
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Sett
Illaoi

Who is Better, Sett or Illaoi?

Both LoL champions are great. Both have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In the game's current meta, Sett usually fairs equally well when playing against Illaoi, with a 50.8% win rate. Thus, Sett makes an ok counter to Illaoi.

While Sett does have a higher win rate than Illaoi, when facing one another, Sett also has a lower difficulty level that makes him a less difficult champion to pick up and master. You should be careful when picking Sett into Illaoi.

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

While there is not one best champion for every situation in League of Legends, in Sett vs Illaoi matchups, Sett is the better champion with a similar win rate, less champion complexity, and a similar amount of utility to help out your team members during late stage team fights.

Sett is a decent counter to Illaoi. You will do well by focussing your actions on maximizing your gold income and destroying objectives. If you are able to do that, you should hold your own as Sett against Illaoi.

Additional Information for Sett Players

How We Calculated Our Sett vs Illaoi Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Illaoi as Sett, we analyzed 2,341 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 Sett 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 learn all of the intricacies of Sett in order to counter Illaoi during both the lane and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should continue reading to pick up a few extra lessons on this matchup. If you pay attention to the build and tips displayed above, you will increase your win rate by a lot and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.

Sett most often racks up a similar amount of CS relative to Illaoi. Champs who typically don't earn many minion kills typically don't have to have much CS to be effective, such as sup champs. These kinds of champions are able to scale properly off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champions with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, often require a lot of items to be effective. In either situation, try to surpass the values reported on this page to do well.

The best items to focus on in your Sett versus Illaoi build include Sterak's Gage, Titanic Hydra, and Stridebreaker. When Sett included at least these three pieces in his build, he did significantly better when fighting Illaoi than with most other commonly used item sets. In fact, Sett boasted an average winrate of 50.8% battling Illaoi with this build.

To have the greatest likelihood of crushing Illaoi as Sett, Sett players should use the Lethal Tempo, Triumph, Legend: Alacrity, Last Stand, Second Wind, and Unflinching runes from the Precision and Resolve rune sets. Out of all the rune builds that we analyzed for Sett vs Illaoi counterpicks, this combo of runes resulted in the greatest win rate. In fact, these runes averaged a 50.8% winrate overall.

By default, tips, stats, and builds on how to beat Illaoi as Sett are shown for all ranked divisions combined. To narrow the statistics and builds to an individual player tier, you should use the selection menu located earlier on the page.