- Win Rate
- 0%
- Pick Rate
- 0%
- Ban Rate
- 13.8%
Illaoi How to Play: Tips & Power Spikes
- Patch
- 26.20
- Matches
- 4,768,330
- Lane
- Mid
- Tier
- All Tiers
- Last Updated
- Oct 19, 2026 UTC
- Methodology
- Data Methodology
- Author
- Dakota Chinnick
How to play Illaoi in Patch 26.20, built from ranked games: power spikes, the lane plan, how leads convert, and the habits that separate Illaoi wins from losses.
- Max order
- E > Q > W
- Gold vs lane at 15
- +698
- Win rate 1k gold ahead
- 71.4%
Illaoi Power Spikes (Patch 26.20)
MidWhen Illaoi Mid gets stronger, in the order it happens in a typical ranked game: ability unlocks from the most common skill order, item spikes at the median minute players finish them, and the game length Illaoi wins most.
- Lv 3All three basic abilities at level 3Illaoi's full combo is online — the first point where trading all-in is realistic.
- Lv 6Ultimate rank 1 at level 6The biggest early spike: look for a kill or a roam as soon as Illaoi hits it.
- Lv 11Ultimate rank 2 at level 11Lower ultimate cooldown means more fights Illaoi can start or win.
- Lv 16Ultimate rank 3 at level 16Lower ultimate cooldown means more fights Illaoi can start or win.
Item timings are medians: half of players finish later. Fall behind in farm and every item spike moves back with it.
Illaoi Mid Laning Plan
Illaoi is a lane bully: trade early and often, push the advantage, and turn the gold lead into the first item spike. On average Illaoi Mid is 698 gold ahead of the lane opponent at 15 minutes and ahead in 68% of games. Illaoi averages 1.19 solo kills by 15 minutes.
Illaoi win rate by gold at 15
Illaoi Mid and Late Game
What Illaoi does better or worse than other champions after laning, from this patch's ranked games — percentiles where 100 is the highest of every champion.
Play to these strengths
- Illaoi is a main damage source (97/100): stay alive and in range for the whole fight rather than diving first.
- Side-lane pressure pays: Illaoi rates 94/100 for damage to buildings. Push a side wave while the team holds mid.
- Illaoi farms well (percentile 90): keep catching side waves between fights.
- Illaoi soaks damage well (percentile 87): stand between the enemy and your carries.
- Illaoi heals a lot (percentile 76): extended fights and sieges favor Illaoi.
Mistakes to avoid
- Vision is a weak spot (24/100): buy Control Wards and sweep before you face-check.
Playing Illaoi
- Tentacles are an immense source of power. Don't fight without them.
- Spirits inherit their target's current health. If making a
- Vessel
- 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.
Playing Against Illaoi
- Killing Tentacles whenever possible will make it much easier to win a fight against Illaoi.
- When your spirit gets pulled out, fight back if you can. Dealing damage to Illaoi reduces the spirit's duration.
- Avoid grouping up for Leap of Faith to reduce the number of Tentacles available to Illaoi.
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How to Play Illaoi FAQ - Patch 26.20
When does Illaoi power spike?
Illaoi's spikes in a typical ranked game: All three basic abilities at level 3; Ultimate rank 1 at level 6; Ultimate rank 2 at level 11; Ultimate rank 3 at level 16.
Can Illaoi come back from behind?
Illaoi wins 28% of games when behind in gold at 15 minutes (over 32 games), against 65% when ahead — so a lost lane costs Illaoi games, but it is not decisive.
How do you play Illaoi Mid?
From this patch's ranked data, Illaoi wins by playing to these strengths: survive and deal damage in teamfights; pressure side lanes; keep farming side waves.