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

Illaoi with Vex

How to Win With Illaoi and Vex Paired TogetherIllaoi is in the b tier of champions
FighterTank
Mage

How to Synergize Illaoi and Vex

based on 1,420 Illaoi with Vex pairs
Win Rate
48.9 %
K/D/A
1.48
Pick Rate
2 %

How We Analyze Champion Pairings in LoL

Our servers pull the results of from millions of League rounds directly from Riot Games each week. Illaoi has fought alongside Vex in 1420 recent, competitive games. By pooling so much complete data from the developers of League of Legends, we are sure that we can provide you with high quality, accurate builds to help Illaoi synergize with Vex. It is relatively rare for Illaoi to play with Vex as allies. This has only occurred in approximately 2.0% of rounds with Illaoi.

Illaoi Vex Synergy Summary

Unfortunately, Illaoi does a below average job of fighting on the same side as Vex. Normally, she wins an acceptable 48.9% of matches the champs try and work together in. If you want to do better as Illaoi when fighting on the same team as Vex by figuring out how to better synergize your tactics with them, then dig into the full build (with items, runes, summoner spells, and skills) below!

Best Illaoi vs Vex Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Health PotionTear of the Goddess

Early Items

~5 Mins
Long SwordCaulfield's Warhammer

Core Illaoi Items

~22 Mins
Sterak's GageSundered SkyIceborn Gauntlet

Optional Items

Spear of ShojinSpirit VisageHullbreakerBlack Cleaver

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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E
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Guide to Synergizing Illaoi and Vex

Tips for Playing as Illaoi with Vex

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.

Illaoi Vex Synergy Stats

Illaoi Image
Win Rate
48.9 %
VS
Win Rate
51.1 %
Vex Image
5.4
< Kills >
5.3
6.7
< Deaths >
6.7
4.5
< Assists >
4.4
1.26
< Killing Sprees >
1.21
188
< Minions Killed >
190
0.05
< Dragons Killed >
0.05
0.59
< Inhibitors >
0.57
24,867
< Physical Damage >
24,827
819
< Magic Damage >
835
389
< True Damage >
407
26,076
< Damage Dealt >
26,070
35,852
< Damage Taken >
35,928
12,001
< Gold Earned >
12,040
2.8
< Towers >
2.79
0.02
< Baron Takedowns >
0.02
8,846
< Total Healing >
8,841
15,392
< Experience >
15,333
16
< Vision Score >
16
8
< Wards Placed >
8
438
< Time Dealing CC >
432

How to Play with Vex as Illaoi in LoL

The Illaoi Vex synergy stats shown here demonstrate the areas of her gameplay that do better (or worse) when paired with Vex, 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 large worsening in her KDA (ratio of kills and assists to deaths) when paired with Vex. His KDA went down from NaN to NaN. This drop shows that Vex helps Illaoi perform not as well in competitive League of Legends rounds. Yet, the small difference shows that this performance change is not very impactful.

When Illaoi is an ally to Vex, she observes a marginal improvement in her complete damage output. This difference could signal that Vex supports by providing protection for her to dish out more damage or that their support also helps increase the game's duration. Similarly, when Illaoi is played with Vex on the same team, he usually scores many fewer killing sprees compared to when she plays without Vex. This is contrasting evidence that she is worse when playing with Vex.

Additionally, when Illaoi plays with Vex on the same team, she typically takes a little less damage than when she plays alone. Getting dealt not as much damage may mean that Vex does a decent job of covering Illaoi during team fights.

Synergies between Illaoi and Vex

Damage Types Compared

Illaoi
Vex
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Contrasted

Illaoi
Vex

Is Illaoi better when played alongside Vex?

There is no ideal champion pairing for Illaoi that will always be her #1 synergy. Yet, Vex is a very typical teammate for Illaoi. By being on the same team as Illaoi, they decreases their win rate by -0.7% to 48.9%. This clearly indicates that there is only a small bond between Illaoi and Vex that results in them performing worse together than without each other.

Vex has a much lower diffuclty than Illaoi. That means Illaoi players don't need to be careful when arranging Vex teammates to go into battle on the same side as, as they will have to have a much lower level of skill to do well with you.

Fighting together, you will likely observe an overall large increase in your team’s capability to dish out massive AD. Combined, these champions can provide a great amount of sustained physical damage.

In contrast, by aligning Illaoi and Vex together, you may not be granting your other allies a lot of AP. We recommend you pick other champs on your team that neutralizes this disparity in their playstyle.

Regardless of the skill of your Vex ally, you should focus on maximizing your gold income, warding to avoid ambushes, and clearing objectives. If you heed this simple advice, you should do well, regardless.

Additional Information for Illaoi Players

How We Calculated Our Illaoi Vex Synergy Build and Stats

For this guide on pairing Illaoi and Vex, we analyzed 1,420 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 Vex 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 learn all of the intricacies of Illaoi to work well with Vex during both the laning and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should keep reading to pick up a few extra lessons on this champion pairing. If you listen to the build and tips displayed here, you will grow your win rate by a lot.

The best items to use in your Illaoi and Vex synergy build include Sterak's Gage, Sundered Sky, and Iceborn Gauntlet. When Illaoi included at least these three finished items in her build, she performed significantly better as an ally of Vex than with most other commonly used item sets. In fact, Illaoi had an average win rate of 48.9% helping carry Vex with these items in her kit.

To have the highest likelihood of crushing your oponents, you should use the Grasp of the Undying, Demolish, Bone Plating, Overgrowth, Presence of Mind, and Last Stand runes from the Resolve and Precision rune sets. Of all the runes players chose for this champion pairing, this combination of runes resulted in the greatest win rate. Moreover, these runes provided a 48.9% winrate overall.

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