Illaoi Top build & stats
- Win rate
- 47.8%
- Pick rate
- 1.8%
- Ban rate
- 2.1%
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Recommended build
Chosen by win rate among builds with enough games, from ranked matches of high-elo players on patch 16.16
Start with
Build in this order
Boots
Runes
Resolve +
Sorcery 
Every 4s your next attack on a champion deals bonus magic damage, heals you, and permanently increases your health.
Resolve
Sorcery
Summoner spells
Max order
Q
E
W
Each line is the variant with the best win rate among those played enough times, not simply the most popular one. Win rates are smoothed so a lucky three-game build can't top the list. Sample sizes are shown next to every choice.
Tips for Illaoi
Generated from this patch's numbers
- Illaoi wins 47.8% of games as Top on patch 16.16 (408 games).
- Most common core: Sterak's Gage → Spirit Visage → Black Cleaver — 54% win rate over 26 games.
- Take Grasp of the Undying as keystone: picked in 64% of games with a 45% win rate.
- Best matchup: Jayce (75% over 12 games). Hardest: Ornn (20% over 10 games) — consider a ban or a different pick when you see it.
- Illaoi is an early-game champion: 52% win rate in games under 25 minutes but 43% after 35. Snowball your lead into towers and objectives.
Items
Core build in purchase order (from match timelines)
Core build
Starting items
Boots
Legendary items by win rate
| Item | Win rate | Pick |
|---|---|---|
| 60.0% | 2% (10) | |
| 54.4% | 14% (57) | |
| 50.0% | 17% (68) | |
| 50.0% | 5% (22) | |
| 50.0% | 1% (4) | |
| 50.0% | 1% (4) | |
| 48.6% | 27% (109) | |
| 46.9% | 32% (130) | |
| 46.2% | 3% (13) | |
| 44.4% | 11% (45) | |
| 37.9% | 7% (29) | |
| 35.3% | 4% (17) |
Runes
Most played full pages and keystone win rates
Resolve +
Precision
Every 4s your next attack on a champion deals bonus magic damage, heals you, and permanently increases your health.
Resolve
Precision
Resolve +
Precision
Resolve +
Sorcery
Keystones
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Grasp of the Undying
Every 4s your next attack on a champion deals bonus magic damage, heals you, and permanently increases your health.
44.9%29% pick
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Conqueror
Gain stacks of adaptive force when attacking enemy champions. After reaching 12 stacks, heal for a portion of damage you deal to champions.
45.1%13% pick
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Stormraider's Surge
Dealing 25% of a champion's maximum health grants a burst of MS and Slow Resist.
66.7%4% pick
Summoner spells
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Exhaust + Flash
43.4%19% pick
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Flash + Teleport
47.2%18% pick
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Flash + Ignite
48.1%7% pick
Abilities & skill order
Which ability to max first, from match timelines
Q
E
W
58.3%12 games
E
Q
W
36.4%11 games
Most common first three levels: W → E → Q (62%), Q → W → E (38%), W → Q → E (25%).
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PProphet of an Elder GodIllaoi and the Vessels she creates spawn Tentacles on nearby impassible terrain. Tentacles swing at spirits, Vessels, and victims of Illaoi's Harsh lesson. Tentacles deal physical damage to enemies hit, and will heal Ill...
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QTentacle Smash
Increases the damage dealt by Tentacles. When activated, Illaoi smashes down a Tentacle that deals physical damage.
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WHarsh Lesson
Illaoi leaps to her target, dealing physical damage and causing nearby Tentacles to also swing at the target.
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ETest of Spirit
Illaoi rips the spirit from a foe's body, forcing it to stand before her. Spirits echo a percentage of the damage they take to the original target. If killed, or if the target gets too far from the spirit, the target wil...
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RLeap of FaithIllaoi smashes her idol into the ground, dealing physical damage to nearby enemies. A Tentacle spawns for each enemy champion hit.