Illaoi Top Build
The patch 26.1 Illaoi top build uses Mercury's Treads, Iceborn Gauntlet, Black Cleaver, Sterak's Gage, Thornmail, Sundered Sky, Oracle Lens. This Illaoi build has a 6.78% pick rate and a 55.68% win rate in LoL patch 26.1. Alternatively, check out some of the other ranked Illaoi build choices below.
Prophet of an Elder God
Illaoi 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 Illaoi if they damage a champion.
Tentacle Smash
Increases the damage dealt by Tentacles. When activated, Illaoi smashes down a Tentacle that deals physical damage.
Cost:- 40/
- 45/
- 50/
- 55/
- 60
Cooldown:- 10/
- 9/
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- 6
Range:- 850
Harsh Lesson
Illaoi leaps to her target, dealing physical damage and causing nearby Tentacles to also swing at the target.
Cost:- 30
Cooldown:- 4
Range:- 400
Test 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 will become a Vessel and begin spawning Tentacles.
Cost:- 35/
- 40/
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- 50/
- 55
Cooldown:- 16/
- 15/
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- 12
Range:- 900
Leap of Faith
Illaoi smashes her idol into the ground, dealing physical damage to nearby enemies. A Tentacle spawns for each enemy champion hit.
Cost:- 100
Cooldown:- 120/
- 95/
- 70
Range:- 450
- Fighter,
- Tank
Select a Illaoi Build
Iceborn Gauntlet
Black Cleaver
Sterak's Gage
- Iceborn Gauntlet
- Black Cleaver
Spirit Visage
- Black Cleaver
- Spirit Visage
- Sterak's Gage
- Iceborn Gauntlet
- Spirit Visage
- Sterak's Gage
Best Illaoi Build - Highest Win Rate Items
This Illaoi build focuses on a balanced mix of offense and defense. Build the core items first for your power spike, then adapt with situational items based on enemy team composition.
These are Illaoi's essential core items that you should build in nearly every game. Iceborn Gauntlet (52.6% WR, +1.1% WR diff, 64.4% pick rate) provides 50 Armor, 300 Health. Black Cleaver (53.0% WR, +1.5% WR diff, 67.7% pick rate) provides 400 Health, 40 AD. Sterak's Gage (57.4% WR, +5.9% WR diff, 36.6% pick rate) provides 400 Health. Rush these items first to reach your power spike and maximize your impact.
2,900Illaoi build strength based on the items chosen in the build when compared to all builds across every champion. Strongest in: Physical Resistance, Health. Lower in: Magic Damage.
Top situational items for Illaoi include Thornmail, Sundered Sky. These can be swapped out depending on the enemy composition and team needs.
The best boots for Illaoi are Mercury's Treads. Adjust based on enemy team comp.
The recommended trinket for Illaoi is Oracle Lens for vision control and map awareness.
Combined statistics from all items in this Illaoi build.
Magic Resistance:20
Movement Speed:45
Armor:125
Health:1650
Attack Damage:85
When facing Illaoi's top counters like Gnar, Gangplank, Garen, consider adjusting your situational items to increase survivability and match their damage output. If counter champions are building high damage, prioritize magic resistance items against AP threats in your situational item slots to reduce burst damage and improve trading potential. Focus on completing your core damage items before heavily investing in defensive situational items, as Illaoi needs sufficient damage to remain a threat in counter matchups. Adapt your final build slots with items like Thornmail or Sundered Sky based on which counter champions you're facing and their itemization patterns. Monitor enemy builds and adjust accordingly for optimal Illaoi performance.
This Illaoi durable frontliner build is optimized for players looking to maximize their impact in League of Legends. With a 55.7% win rate across 352 matches, this build has proven highly effective in the current meta. The build's key strengths include strong physical damage mitigation, substantial health pool for survivability. This tanky Illaoi build works best when your team lacks frontline presence. You can absorb damage and create opportunities for your carries to deal damage. The armor in this build makes it effective against AD-heavy enemy compositions with champions like assassins or marksmen. With a total gold cost of 15,900, this Illaoi build scales into the late game. Focus on farming efficiently and reaching your Iceborn Gauntlet, Black Cleaver, Sterak's Gage power spike before taking major fights. For optimal results with this Illaoi build, focus on proper itemization timing, positioning in teamfights, and adapting your situational items based on the specific challenges each game presents.
Illaoi Build - Frequently Asked Questions
What is the best Illaoi build?
The best Illaoi build in this patch includes Iceborn Gauntlet, Black Cleaver, and Sterak's Gage. This build has a 55.68% win rate and is picked 6.78% of the time.
What are Illaoi's core items?
Illaoi's core items are Iceborn Gauntlet, Black Cleaver, and Sterak's Gage. These items provide the best stats and synergies for Illaoi's kit and playstyle in League of Legends.
What are the best boots for Illaoi?
Mercury's Treads are the best boots for Illaoi. These boots provide optimal mobility and stats for Illaoi's playstyle. They are included in 6.8% of Illaoi builds.
What is the best trinket for Illaoi?
Oracle Lens is the best trinket for Illaoi. This trinket provides optimal vision control and map awareness. Using Oracle Lens helps Illaoi maintain vision around objectives and track enemy movements.
Are there alternative Illaoi builds?
Yes, alternative Illaoi builds include options like Black Cleaver, Spirit Visage, and Sterak's Gage. Different builds can be more effective depending on team composition and matchups.
Where does MetaBot source build data for Illaoi?
MetaBot sources its build data for Illaoi directly from the Riot Games API, provided to developers for ingesting game data from League of Legends. MetaBot analyzes hundreds of thousands of matches daily to help it determine build statistics.
How does MetaBot determine what the best Illaoi builds are?
MetaBot filters out any matches that don't use complete builds for Illaoi. From there, we aggregate the Illaoi builds data and use that to determine which builds are finding the most success in the current League of Legends meta. High performing builds with low confidence intervals resulting from thin data are dropped from our final results.