Gragas - League of Legends Champion
Win Rate
49.3%
Pick Rate
1.5%

Gragasvs Illaoi

DFighterMage
Patch26.11
Matches776,441
LaneAll Lanes
TierAll Tiers
Last UpdatedJun 8, 2026
MethodologyData Methodology

Gragas vs Illaoi is a decisive matchup in LoL patch 26.11. Illaoi wins with a 62.1% win rate (+24.1%) over Gragas based on 29 games. Illaoi holds the advantage in both the early and late game. Below you'll find the best Gragas build, runes, laning stats, and strategies for the Gragas vs Illaoi matchup.

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Gragas Matchup Breakdown

Use the dropdown to select an opponent and see a detailed breakdown of how Gragas performs against them. You'll get head-to-head win rates, laning stats, the best build and runes for the matchup, and early vs late game analysis — all based on real ranked data.

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Gragas - 37.9% win rate in this matchup
Gragas
37.9% WR
VS
Illaoi vs Gragas matchup - 62.1% win rate
Illaoi
62.1% WR

Who Wins the Gragas vs Illaoi Matchup?

Illaoi wins the Gragas vs Illaoi matchup
Winner
Illaoi
Matches: 29
37.9%
Win Rate
62.1%
5.5
CS / min
7.3
758
DMG / min
1,084
9,873
Gold / game
12,418
427
Heal / min
452
1,163
DMG Mitigated / min
1,616
1.6
CC / min
0.3
35.7%
Early Game WR
64.3%
40.0%
Late Game WR
60.0%

Gragas vs Illaoi Matchup Summary

The Gragas vs Illaoi matchup is a decisive matchup in League of Legends ranked play. Based on 29 recent matches analyzed, Illaoi wins with a 62.1% win rate compared to Gragas's 37.9%, giving Illaoi a 24.1 percentage point advantage. Illaoi dominates at every stage — from early laning through late game team fights. This consistent advantage makes it difficult for Gragas players to find favorable windows, so team-dependent strategies and avoiding solo confrontations are essential. The most significant statistical gap is in crowd control, where Gragas leads by 1.3s CC/min — a difference that heavily influences the outcome of trades and skirmishes. Illaoi has a strong advantage in this matchup. Gragas players should play defensively, prioritize safe farming under tower, and look for opportunities created by jungle pressure or Illaoi overextending. Avoid prolonged trades and wait for team fights where positioning and coordination matter more. Understanding these matchup dynamics is essential for champion select decisions and in-game strategy when facing this lane opponent.

Gragas vs Illaoi Laning Phase Breakdown

Illaoi wins the laning phase against Gragas in League of Legends

Illaoi is favored during the laning phase against Gragas, winning 4 out of 5 key stat categories. Illaoi holds advantages in farming, damage, gold income and sustain, making them the stronger laner in this matchup.

Farming
5.5Gragas
7.3Illaoi
Illaoi significantly out-farms Gragas by 1.7 CS per minute, accumulating an estimated 26 CS lead by mid game. This substantial farming gap gives Illaoi a major gold advantage and earlier item completions. Gragas players should prioritize wave management techniques like freezing near tower and using abilities efficiently to minimize the deficit.
Damage
758Gragas
1,084Illaoi
Illaoi heavily out-damages Gragas by 326 DMG/min, dominating both short trades and all-in fights. Gragas should avoid extended combat and instead focus on burst trade patterns — short engages followed by immediate disengagement — to avoid letting Illaoi's sustained damage advantage take over.
Economy
9,873Gragas
12,418Illaoi
Illaoi generates a commanding 2,545 more gold per game than Gragas. This substantial economic advantage means Illaoi consistently reaches key item breakpoints earlier, creating a compounding lead that grows throughout the game. Gragas should focus on cost-effective item choices and avoid unnecessary deaths to prevent falling further behind.
Utility
1.6Gragas
0.3Illaoi
Gragas brings significantly more crowd control than Illaoi, with 1.3 more seconds of CC per minute. This large utility gap makes Gragas far more valuable in setting up jungle ganks, controlling objectives, and locking down targets in team fights. Illaoi should invest in tenacity and position carefully to avoid being chain-CC'd.
Sustain
1,589Gragas
2,068Illaoi
Illaoi vastly out-sustains Gragas, healing and mitigating 478 more damage per minute. This massive durability gap means Illaoi can absorb significant punishment and remain in lane while Gragas is forced to recall. Building grievous wounds early is essential for Gragas, and focusing on burst trade patterns rather than sustained fights is critical.

Best Gragas Build Against Illaoi

Ionian Boots of Lucidity is the optimal boots choice against Illaoi, providing the mobility and stats Gragas needs most in this matchup. The top-performing core items for Gragas against Illaoi are Shadowflame, Hextech Rocketbelt and Lich Bane. This combination gives Gragas an effective balance of damage, survivability, and utility for the matchup. This build achieves a solid 50.0% win rate across 2 games, proving it to be a reliable item path when facing Illaoi. Adjustments may be needed based on team compositions and game state, but this build provides the strongest foundation for the Gragas vs Illaoi matchup.

Early Game vs Late Game

Early Game
Illaoi
64.3%
+28.6% advantage
Gragas early game win rateGragas35.7%
Illaoi early game win rateIllaoi64.3%
Late Game
Illaoi
60.0%
+20.0% advantage
Gragas late game win rateGragas40.0%
Illaoi late game win rateIllaoi60.0%

Illaoi dominates the early game (first 15 minutes) with a commanding 64.3% win rate — a 28.6 percentage point lead over Gragas. This lopsided early game means Illaoi can dictate the pace of the lane from level 1, controlling trades, wave state, and river priority.

Illaoi is far superior in the late game (25+ minutes), boasting a 60.0% win rate — 20.0 points above Gragas. Extended games heavily favor Illaoi, whose kit and scaling make them a dominant force in team fights and objective control.

Illaoi holds the advantage at every stage of the game, making this a consistently favorable matchup from lane through late game team fights. Gragas players should look for outplays, team-dependent strategies, and picks rather than relying on scaling to win this matchup.

Best Gragas Runes Against Illaoi

Sorcery rune tree - Gragas primary runes vs IllaoiSorcery
Deathfire Touch - best Gragas rune vs IllaoiNimbus Cloak - best Gragas rune vs IllaoiCelerity - best Gragas rune vs IllaoiGathering Storm - best Gragas rune vs Illaoi
Inspiration rune tree - Gragas secondary runes vs IllaoiInspiration
Magical Footwear - best Gragas rune vs IllaoiCosmic Insight - best Gragas rune vs Illaoi
100.0% WR

The Sorcery and Inspiration rune setup gives Gragas the best tools to compete against Illaoi in this difficult matchup, compensating for the statistical disadvantages with optimal rune synergies.


Gragas matchup data for League of Legends patch 26.11. The table below shows Gragas's win rate, gold difference, and performance stats against every champion in the current meta. Click any champion name to see a detailed head-to-head breakdown including the best Gragas build, runes, laning stats, and early vs late game analysis for that specific matchup.

Gragas matchup win rates and stats in League of Legends patch 26.11
Opponent
Win Rate
Matches
CS/min
DMG/min
Gold/game
Early WR
Late WR
36.51%636.780310,64245.2%28.1%
54.24%596.075110,93144.0%61.8%
33.96%535.677411,09726.1%40.0%
49.06%536.184211,68137.9%62.5%
53.85%525.887810,69051.9%56.0%
54.90%514.981512,13660.9%50.0%
55.56%456.088211,94258.3%54.5%
34.15%416.481110,76023.8%45.0%
51.22%416.174910,55958.8%45.8%
41.03%396.31,04710,61840.0%42.1%
38.24%346.380411,36738.5%38.1%
45.45%335.979910,28650.0%36.4%
48.39%316.478711,42255.6%38.5%
63.33%305.371210,97168.8%57.1%
56.67%301.774413,84366.7%54.2%
46.67%305.987312,17944.4%47.6%
41.38%296.18609,64358.3%29.4%
58.62%296.487611,62966.7%52.9%
37.93%295.57589,87335.7%40.0%
41.38%295.287812,46066.7%23.5%
44.83%296.881911,88045.5%44.4%
37.04%275.674210,82745.5%31.3%
59.26%275.768910,58553.9%64.3%
51.85%274.979512,69962.5%47.4%
55.56%275.488111,44960.0%50.0%
61.54%266.480411,51866.7%57.1%
53.85%262.072211,74266.7%42.9%
52.00%252.879311,33633.3%62.5%
56.00%255.682011,22150.0%61.5%
50.00%241.171412,99463.6%38.5%
58.33%241.380914,53466.7%55.6%
37.50%244.979911,02428.6%41.2%
50.00%244.385112,43171.4%41.2%
58.33%245.982010,83969.2%45.5%
52.17%231.572412,25461.5%40.0%
28.57%216.07539,48720.0%36.4%
52.38%213.490514,27260.0%50.0%
15.00%202.962611,47328.6%7.7%
36.84%195.676411,64050.0%27.3%
52.63%196.577010,45544.4%60.0%
42.11%195.490211,73150.0%38.5%
57.89%196.173810,63745.5%75.0%
63.16%195.484711,99140.0%71.4%
42.11%195.982711,06233.3%46.1%
57.89%196.076712,20662.5%54.5%
55.56%185.972210,93644.4%66.7%
50.00%186.476510,49750.0%50.0%
55.56%185.872610,89050.0%66.7%
61.11%186.187312,56350.0%66.7%
44.44%186.776711,85357.1%36.4%
50.00%186.088311,54366.7%41.7%
58.82%173.371412,7950.0%66.7%
41.18%175.65679,47960.0%14.3%
37.50%161.367311,72125.0%50.0%
68.75%161.288613,899100.0%58.3%
56.25%165.669911,39542.9%66.7%
37.50%165.391910,99544.4%28.6%
37.50%162.882411,16971.4%11.1%
50.00%161.565712,41362.5%37.5%
46.67%151.35387,80257.1%37.5%
26.67%151.773111,73325.0%27.3%
40.00%151.654510,51825.0%45.5%
28.57%141.265711,09842.9%14.3%
42.86%143.856710,63850.0%40.0%
64.29%145.584910,94760.0%66.7%
71.43%144.569310,42185.7%57.1%
57.14%145.385711,43350.0%62.5%
46.15%135.883510,37557.1%33.3%
61.54%133.276511,11762.5%60.0%
38.46%132.86179,62342.9%33.3%
46.15%136.190112,03950.0%42.9%
76.92%132.676512,32185.7%66.7%
46.15%133.582113,27825.0%55.6%
58.33%124.372412,13475.0%50.0%
33.33%125.46149,93550.0%16.7%
58.33%121.083413,98766.7%55.6%
25.00%121.66127,91437.5%0.0%
41.67%126.176610,57728.6%60.0%
75.00%121.073212,50066.7%77.8%
63.64%112.283711,57833.3%100.0%
54.55%116.491311,84475.0%42.9%
45.45%114.076410,58483.3%0.0%
60.00%101.452610,31733.3%71.4%
30.00%100.964511,7160.0%50.0%
50.00%105.372410,90760.0%40.0%
60.00%103.26589,91250.0%66.7%
22.22%91.971210,62825.0%20.0%
44.44%93.572410,83340.0%50.0%
55.56%91.94988,64225.0%80.0%
33.33%95.266610,7330.0%50.0%
55.56%91.775312,82425.0%80.0%
44.44%95.46038,49016.7%100.0%
44.44%94.981411,1520.0%57.1%
62.50%86.076013,875100.0%50.0%
75.00%85.51,02812,09950.0%83.3%
50.00%80.976413,25075.0%25.0%
75.00%86.36619,28680.0%66.7%
87.50%85.27559,98980.0%100.0%
50.00%81.74859,0680.0%80.0%
28.57%74.387814,530100.0%16.7%
71.43%70.969512,43450.0%80.0%
42.86%73.96879,54025.0%66.7%
28.57%71.653610,1380.0%40.0%
14.29%76.36299,44625.0%0.0%
42.86%71.681912,37666.7%25.0%
57.14%73.466710,06966.7%50.0%
42.86%76.16488,37240.0%50.0%
71.43%76.488512,29850.0%100.0%
57.14%75.487711,30375.0%33.3%
71.43%75.978711,74650.0%80.0%
57.14%76.090410,41460.0%50.0%
50.00%66.292911,884100.0%25.0%
83.33%64.85578,82966.7%100.0%
33.33%60.980713,6640.0%50.0%
50.00%66.078914,3240.0%50.0%
50.00%61.83616,16660.0%0.0%
50.00%61.446410,15850.0%50.0%
66.67%61.661313,62550.0%75.0%
66.67%66.08129,65466.7%66.7%
33.33%61.35208,8040.0%66.7%
100.00%54.95728,651100.0%100.0%
40.00%51.352610,07750.0%0.0%
40.00%53.595011,19650.0%33.3%
40.00%52.962010,16850.0%33.3%
60.00%53.073712,5840.0%75.0%
40.00%56.41,02013,953100.0%25.0%

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Gragas vs Illaoi - Frequently Asked Questions

How does Gragas do against Illaoi in League of Legends?

Illaoi wins the Gragas vs Illaoi matchup with a 62.1% win rate compared to Gragas's 37.9%, a 24.1 percentage point difference. This data is based on 29 recent ranked games in patch 26.11.

How does Gragas do against Illaoi in the early game?

In the early game, Illaoi has the advantage against Gragas with a 64.3% win rate versus 35.7%. Illaoi players should look to press their lane advantage through aggressive trades and wave control during the first 15 minutes.

How does Gragas do against Illaoi in the late game?

In the late game, Illaoi takes over the Gragas vs Illaoi matchup with a 60.0% win rate compared to 40.0%. Illaoi scales better into team fights and objective contests after 25 minutes.

Who wins the Gragas vs Illaoi matchup?

Illaoi wins the matchup against Gragas with a 62.1% win rate in League of Legends patch 26.11. The 24.1 percentage point advantage means Illaoi is significantly favored in this lane matchup based on 29 games analyzed.

What is the best Gragas build against Illaoi?

The best Gragas build against Illaoi includes Shadowflame, Hextech Rocketbelt, Lich Bane with Ionian Boots of Lucidity. This build achieves a 50.0% win rate in the matchup. Check the matchup breakdown above for the full item path and build order.

What are the best Gragas runes against Illaoi?

The best Gragas runes against Illaoi use the Sorcery primary tree with Inspiration secondary. This rune setup achieves a 100.0% win rate in the Gragas vs Illaoi matchup. See the full rune breakdown in the matchup comparison above.

Does Gragas counter Illaoi?

No, Gragas struggles against Illaoi with only a 37.9% win rate. Illaoi has the advantage in this matchup. Gragas players should focus on safe farming and avoiding extended trades to minimize Illaoi's lead.

How do I play Gragas against Illaoi?

When playing Gragas against Illaoi, play cautiously and avoid Illaoi's power spikes. Look for jungle assistance and team-dependent plays since Illaoi has the statistical advantage at most stages. Use the matchup-specific build and runes above to optimize your chances.