Win Rate: 51.1%
Pick Rate: 2.4%
Ban Rate: 13.8%

Illaoi Top Build: Items & Boots

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Patch: 26.20
Games: 4,782
Lane: Top
Tier: All Tiers
Last Updated: Oct 19, 2026 UTC
Methodology: Data Methodology
Author: Dakota Chinnick

The most-played Patch 26.20 Illaoi build is Mercury's Treads, Iceborn Gauntlet, Black Cleaver, Spirit Visage, Sterak's Gage, Death's Dance, Farsight Alteration: 7.75% of games, 55.93% win rate. Below are the boots, first items, starting items and summoner spells players pick most, each with its own win rate and game count.

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Iceborn Gauntlet
Black Cleaver
Sterak's Gage

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Flash + Teleport
52.9%Win Rate64.1%Pick Rate
Flash + Ignite
53.1%Win Rate24.3%Pick Rate

Build Stats

52.72%Win Rate

+1.65%WR Diff

4.65%Pick Rate

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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.

The core items for this Illaoi build are Thornmail, Black Cleaver, and Spirit Visage. This item combination achieves a 52.7% win rate across 404 matches analyzed.

At full build, Illaoi gains a total of 45 AD, 1650 Health, 125 Armor, and 50 MR, giving a strong power profile for physical damage.

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Illaoi Abilities

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Build Strengths

Illaoi 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: Gold Efficiency, Magic Damage.

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Illaoi Starting Items

The most popular starting items for Illaoi are Doran's Shield, Health Potion with a 51.3% win rate and 19.4% pick rate.

Doran's Shield

Health Potion

51.3%Win Rate

19.4%Pick Rate

Doran's Blade

Health Potion

Stealth Ward

57.5%Win Rate

18.1%Pick Rate

Best Illaoi Core Items - Build These First

These are Illaoi's essential core items that you should build in nearly every game. Thornmail (50.4% WR, -0.7% WR diff, 22.2% pick rate) provides 75 Armor, 150 Health. Black Cleaver (53.2% WR, +2.1% WR diff, 76.5% pick rate) provides 400 Health, 45 AD. Spirit Visage (53.5% WR, +2.5% WR diff, 38.0% pick rate) provides 400 Health, 50 MR. Rush these items first to reach your power spike and maximize your impact.

Thornmail S Tier
Thornmail
2,450
50.38%Win Rate
-0.69%WR Diff
22.17%Pick Rate
Black Cleaver S Tier
Black Cleaver
3,000
53.17%Win Rate
+2.10%WR Diff
76.54%Pick Rate
Spirit Visage S Tier
Spirit Visage
2,700
53.52%Win Rate
+2.45%WR Diff
37.98%Pick Rate

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Illaoi Build Path & Item Timing

Illaoi players complete Hullbreaker first in 1% of games, winning 76.9% of them. The median first item is finished at 12:30 (25th to 75th percentile: 9:48 to 14:36).

First item

Build	Win Rate	Pick Rate	Done at	Games
Hullbreaker	76.9%	0.6%	12:30	26
Black Cleaver	53.0%	60.5%	12:12	2,723
Iceborn Gauntlet	48.9%	24.5%	12:36	1,105

First two items

Build	Win Rate	Pick Rate	Done at	Games
Black CleaverSterak's Gage	57.9%	15.9%	20:12	644
Black CleaverIceborn Gauntlet	54.1%	28.0%	19:48	1,132
Black CleaverSundered Sky	60.2%	2.5%	20:00	103

Three-item core

Build	Win Rate	Pick Rate	Done at	Games
Iceborn GauntletBlack CleaverSterak's Gage	62.6%	3.6%	25:30	107
Iceborn GauntletBlack CleaverSpirit Visage	59.7%	5.3%	26:06	159
Black CleaverIceborn GauntletSterak's Gage	57.9%	8.7%	26:06	261

Stages keep purchase order, so "A then B" and "B then A" are counted separately. Completion time is the minute the last item of the stage was bought. Boots are tracked separately.

Large sampleBased on 4,502 matches. That is a large enough sample for these numbers to be reliable.

Illaoi Skill Order

Illaoi players max E > Q > W in 65% of games, winning 52.6% of the 2,988 games that followed that order. The grid shows the most common ability at every level.

Skill priority

Level	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18
Q	1							2		3		4	5
W		1												2	3		4	5
E			1	2	3		4		5
R						1					2					3

Q > E > W: 13% of games, 54.6% win rate
E > W > Q: 9% of games, 46.6% win rate

Large sampleBased on 4,602 matches. That is a large enough sample for these numbers to be reliable.

High Win Rate Situational Items for Illaoi

Top situational items for Illaoi include Sterak's Gage, Iceborn Gauntlet. These can be swapped out depending on the enemy composition and team needs.

Sterak's Gage S Tier
Sterak's Gage
3,200
57.78%Win Rate
+6.71%WR Diff
34.13%Pick Rate
Iceborn Gauntlet S Tier
Iceborn Gauntlet
2,900
51.87%Win Rate
+0.80%WR Diff
56.61%Pick Rate

Illaoi Boots

The best boots for Illaoi are Gluttonous Greaves. Adjust based on enemy team comp.

Gluttonous Greaves S Tier
Gluttonous Greaves
1,000
60.64%Win Rate
+9.57%WR Diff
3.93%Pick Rate

Illaoi Trinket

The recommended trinket for Illaoi is Oracle Lens for vision control and map awareness.

Oracle Lens S Tier
Oracle Lens
0
50.87%Win Rate
-0.20%WR Diff
6.04%Pick Rate

Complete Illaoi Build Item Stats

Combined statistics from all items in this Illaoi build.

Movement Speed:45
Armor:125
Health:1650
Attack Damage:45
Magic Resistance:50

Build Comparison

Best WR

Most Played

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Speed

Armor

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125

100

125

Health

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1650

1500

1650

105

Illaoi Counter Build Advice

When facing Illaoi's top counters like Teemo, Mordekaiser, Yone, consider adjusting your situational items to increase survivability and match their damage output. 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 Sterak's Gage or Iceborn Gauntlet based on which counter champions you're facing and their itemization patterns. Monitor enemy builds and adjust accordingly for optimal Illaoi performance.

Teemo
42.8%Win Rate
-8.29%WR Diff
Counter Items
- Spirit Visage
- Mercury's Treads
Mordekaiser
44.9%Win Rate
-6.21%WR Diff
Counter Items
- Spirit Visage
- Mercury's Treads
Yone
42.6%Win Rate
-8.45%WR Diff
Counter Items

When Should You Play This Illaoi Build

durable frontlinerFirst Power Spike2,450gHullbreaker at 12:30 (median)

This Illaoi durable frontliner build is optimized for players looking to maximize their impact in League of Legends. Its 52.7% win rate comes from only 404 games, so treat it as an observation rather than a proven edge. The build's key strengths include strong physical damage mitigation and 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 15,250, this Illaoi build scales into the late game. Focus on farming efficiently and reaching your Thornmail, Black Cleaver, and Spirit Visage 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.

Strengths

Strong physical damage mitigation
Substantial health pool for survivability

Illaoi Top Boots, Starting Items & Summoner Spells (Patch 26.20)

4,580 games

Most Illaoi Top players rush Black Cleaver first (60% of games), finished at a median of 12.2 minutes. Plated Steelcaps are the usual boots (53%). The standard summoner spells are Flash + Teleport (64%). The game usually starts with Doran's Blade + Health Potion.

Illaoi boots

Option	Players	Win Rate	Games
Plated SteelcapsMost played	52.9%	52.1%	2,423
Mercury's Treads	33.3%	50.4%	1,526
Gluttonous Greaves	4.1%	60.6%	188
Boots of Swiftness	1.0%	52.3%	44

Illaoi starting items

Option	Players	Win Rate	Games
Doran's Blade + Health PotionMost played	29.5%	53.3%	1,346
Doran's Blade + Health Potion + Stealth Ward	18.9%	52.1%	862
Doran's Shield + Health Potion	17.7%	48.9%	808
Doran's Shield + Health Potion + Stealth Ward	11.3%	51.1%	517

Illaoi summoner spells

Option	Players	Win Rate	Games
Flash + TeleportMost played	64.0%	51.3%	2,932
Flash + Ignite	21.4%	52.1%	980
Exhaust + Flash	10.8%	50.0%	494
Flash + Barrier	1.3%	61.0%	59

Every option is listed with its own pick rate, win rate and game count from ranked games this patch. Options under 40 games are left out.

Illaoi First Item and Core Build Timing

Which item Illaoi players finish first and which three-item core they build, with the median completion minute and the middle 50% of games — the timing to beat if you want to spike before your opponent.

First completed item

Items	Finished	Players	Win Rate	Games
Black Cleaver	12.2 min 10.6-14.0 min	60.5%	53.0%	2,718
Iceborn Gauntlet	12.6 min 10.9-14.5 min	24.6%	48.9%	1,105
Sundered Sky	12.1 min 10.6-14.3 min	4.3%	48.2%	193

Three-item core

Items	Finished	Players	Win Rate	Games
Black Cleaver → Iceborn Gauntlet → Sterak's Gage	26.1 min 23.5-28.8 min	8.7%	57.9%	261
Black Cleaver → Sterak's Gage → Spirit Visage	25.6 min 23.3-28.2 min	6.4%	58.1%	191
Iceborn Gauntlet → Black Cleaver → Spirit Visage	26.1 min 23.7-29.0 min	5.3%	59.7%	159
Black Cleaver → Sterak's Gage → Death's Dance	26.4 min 23.4-29.1 min	4.5%	57.4%	136
Iceborn Gauntlet → Black Cleaver → Sterak's Gage	25.5 min 23.1-28.6 min	3.6%	62.6%	107

Every Illaoi Top Item by Win Rate

The completed items Illaoi players build most this patch, with the share of games each one appears in and its win rate. Situational items sit low in pick rate for a reason — read the win rate next to the game count.

Option	Players	Win Rate	Games
Black CleaverMost played	79.8%	53.2%	3,655
Iceborn Gauntlet	59.1%	51.9%	2,705
Spirit Visage	39.7%	53.5%	1,816
Sterak's Gage	35.6%	57.8%	1,632
Thornmail	23.1%	50.4%	1,060
Death's Dance	17.0%	56.8%	777
Sundered Sky	11.4%	51.9%	520
Randuin's Omen	4.4%	44.5%	200
Hullbreaker	4.0%	62.7%	185
Jak'Sho, The Protean	2.9%	50.7%	134
Kaenic Rookern	2.8%	45.7%	129
Maw of Malmortius	2.2%	58.6%	99

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Total gold10,300

This core is in our ranked data: 57.9% win rate over 261 games.

Total stats from items

Attack Damage: 45
Health: 1,100
Armor: 75
Ability Haste: 35
Move Speed: 45

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Illaoi Build - Frequently Asked Questions

What is the best Illaoi build?

The best Illaoi build in this patch includes Thornmail, Black Cleaver, and Spirit Visage. This build has a 52.72% win rate and is picked 4.65% of the time.

What are Illaoi's core items?

Illaoi's core items are Thornmail, Black Cleaver, and Spirit Visage. 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?

Gluttonous Greaves are the best boots for Illaoi. These boots provide optimal mobility and stats for Illaoi's playstyle. They are included in 4.7% 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 Iceborn Gauntlet, Black Cleaver, 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 only counts Illaoi games that reached a completed build (boots plus at least three finished items), groups them by their three core items, and ranks the groups by a confidence-adjusted win rate (Wilson lower bound) so a build with a handful of lucky games cannot outrank a well-played one. A build is only presented as the highest win rate once it has at least 50 games and a tenth of Illaoi's build sample; otherwise the most-played build is shown.

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Illaoi Top Build: Items & Boots

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Best Illaoi Build - Highest Win Rate Items

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Early Build Order

Top Summoner Spells

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Best Illaoi Runes

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Illaoi Starting Items

Best Illaoi Core Items - Build These First

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Black Cleaver

Spirit Visage

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Illaoi Build Path & Item Timing

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High Win Rate Situational Items for Illaoi

Sterak's Gage

Iceborn Gauntlet

Illaoi Boots

Gluttonous Greaves

Illaoi Trinket

Oracle Lens

Complete Illaoi Build Item Stats

Build Comparison

Illaoi Counter Build Advice

When Should You Play This Illaoi Build

Strengths

Illaoi Top Boots, Starting Items & Summoner Spells (Patch 26.20)

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Illaoi First Item and Core Build Timing

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Illaoi Build - Frequently Asked Questions

What is the best Illaoi build?

What are Illaoi's core items?

What are the best boots for Illaoi?

What is the best trinket for Illaoi?

Are there alternative Illaoi builds?

Where does MetaBot source build data for Illaoi?

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Illaoi Build - Frequently Asked Questions

What is the best Illaoi build?

What are Illaoi's core items?

What are the best boots for Illaoi?

What is the best trinket for Illaoi?

Are there alternative Illaoi builds?

Where does MetaBot source build data for Illaoi?

How does MetaBot determine what the best Illaoi builds are?