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How to Synergize Illaoi with Irelia on the Same TeamIllaoi is in the a tier of champions

Illaoi with Irelia

How to Win With Illaoi and Irelia Paired TogetherIllaoi is in the b tier of champions
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How to Synergize Illaoi and Irelia

based on 813 Illaoi with Irelia pairs
Win Rate
50.7 %
K/D/A
1.44
Pick Rate
1.1 %

How We Analyze Champion Pairings in LoL

Our servers pull data from from millions of League rounds straight from Riot Games each and every week. Illaoi has gone into battle with Irelia in 813 recently played, competitive games. By amassing so much accurate data straight from the makers of League of Legends, we are totally sure that we can present to you robust, usable builds to help Illaoi play with Irelia. It is very rare for Illaoi to play alongside Irelia on the same side. This has only happened in approx. 1.1% of matches with Illaoi.

Illaoi Irelia Synergy Summary

Illaoi has done a ok job of synergizing with Irelia. On average, she wins an acceptable 50.7% of games the champs appear on the same team. If you want to play better as Illaoi when playing alongside Irelia by figuring out how to better synergize your playstyle with her, then dig into the complete build (with items, runes, summoner spells, and skills) below!

Best Illaoi vs Irelia Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Doran's ShieldHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
Long SwordCaulfield's Warhammer

Core Illaoi Items

~22 Mins
Sterak's GageBlack CleaverSundered Sky

Optional Items

Spear of ShojinIceborn GauntletSpirit VisageTrinity Force

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 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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Guide to Synergizing Illaoi and Irelia

Tips for Playing as Illaoi with Irelia

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 Understand How Irelia Will Play

Defiant Dance is not interrupted by crowd control, try timing it for incoming disables.

Flawless Duet does not have a maximum travel distance, try using it in creative ways.

Use Bladesurge to cover great distances by targeting low life minions on your way to champion targets.

Illaoi Irelia Synergy Stats

Illaoi Image
Win Rate
50.7 %
VS
Win Rate
49.3 %
Irelia Image
5.3
< Kills >
5.3
6.6
< Deaths >
6.7
4.2
< Assists >
4.4
1.18
< Killing Sprees >
1.21
186
< Minions Killed >
190
0.05
< Dragons Killed >
0.05
0.56
< Inhibitors >
0.57
24,507
< Physical Damage >
24,827
824
< Magic Damage >
835
418
< True Damage >
407
25,751
< Damage Dealt >
26,070
35,412
< Damage Taken >
35,928
11,903
< Gold Earned >
12,040
2.78
< Towers >
2.79
0.02
< Baron Takedowns >
0.02
8,745
< Total Healing >
8,841
15,128
< Experience >
15,333
16
< Vision Score >
16
8
< Wards Placed >
8
417
< Time Dealing CC >
432

How to Play with Irelia as Illaoi in LoL

The Illaoi Irelia synergy stats shown here demonstrate the areas of her gameplay that do better (or worse) when paired with Irelia, compared to her overall stats. Significant differences are areas of focus that highlight how her gameplay changes when paired with this other champion.

Overall, Illaoi sees a very large drop in her KDA (ratio of kills and assists to deaths) when paired with Irelia. His KDA went down from NaN to NaN. This fall shows that Irelia helps Illaoi perform not as well in ranked League matches. Yet, the small difference shows that this performance change is only marginal.

When Illaoi is an ally to Irelia, she observes a barely noticable drop in her full damage output. This difference may indicate that Irelia does not provide cover for her to dish out more damage or that her participation also helps increase the round's duration. Similarly, when Illaoi is played alongside Irelia on the same team, he usually scores many fewer killing sprees compared to when she plays without Irelia. This is contrasting evidence that she is worse when playing with Irelia.

Moreover, when Illaoi plays with Irelia on the same team, she often takes a little less damage than when she plays alone. Getting dealt not as much damage could mean that Irelia does a decent job of protecting Illaoi during teamfights.

Synergies between Illaoi and Irelia

Damage Types Compared

Illaoi
Irelia
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Contrasted

Illaoi
Irelia

Is Illaoi better when played alongside Irelia?

There is no one best champion pairing for Illaoi that will always be her best synergy. However, Irelia is a good companion for Illaoi. By being on the same side as Illaoi, she increases their win rate by 1.1% to 50.7%. This demonstrates that there is a potentially meaningful strategic relationship between Illaoi and Irelia that allows them to perform at the top of their game together than without each other.

Irelia has a greater difficulty than Illaoi. That means Illaoi players need to be careful when arranging Irelia teammates to go into battle on the same side as, as they will require a greater level of skill to cooperate well with you.

When playing cooperatively, Illaoi players should see an overall large increase in your team’s ability to destroy wih physical damage. When paired, these champions can tear through the other team with a lot of physcial damage.

In contrast, by aligning Illaoi and Irelia together, you probably will not be granting your other teammates very much utility. We recommend you include other champions on your team that helps cover this relative disparity in their potential.

Regardless of the ability of your Irelia teammate, you need to focus on increasing your income, warding to avoid ambushes, and taking down objectives. If you heed this simple advice, you should do well, regardless.

Additional Information for Illaoi Players

How We Calculated Our Illaoi Irelia Synergy Build and Stats

For this guide on pairing Illaoi and Irelia, we analyzed 813 ranked and recent League of Legends matches. We perform advanced data cleaning and statistical methods to guarantee that our team synergy stats are accurate and reliable. You can be confident that our recommended build to pair Illaoi with Irelia comes from actual 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 your division's most relevant stats and build.

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Further Insights to Win with this Champion Pairing

To truly master Illaoi to pair well with Irelia during both the early game and mid / late game phases of League games, you should continue reading to gather some more tricks and insights into this champion pairing. If you pay attention to the build and tips presented here, you should grow your win rate significantly.

The top items to focus on in your Illaoi and Irelia synergy build include Sterak's Gage, Black Cleaver, and Sundered Sky. When Illaoi included at least these three finished items in her build, she performed much better when paired up with Irelia than with many other common builds. In fact, Illaoi had an average winrate of 50.7% helping carry Irelia with these items in her kit.

To have the best probability of annihilating your oponents, Illaoi players should equip the Grasp of the Undying, Demolish, Bone Plating, Overgrowth, Last Stand, and Presence of Mind runes from the Resolve and Precision rune sets. Of all the rune sets players used for Illaoi and Irelia pairings, this combination of runes yielded the top win rate. Moreover, these runes provided a 50.7% win rate overall.

If you would like to view Illaoi and Irelia cooperations tips and stats for a a distinct player tier, please choose one from the selection menu provided above. At first, the stats and strategies displayed are calculated using all rounds run with these champs.