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So, Illaoi seems super oppressive lategame, am I the only one who feels that way?

Godman873·1/7/2016, 7:44:32 PM·4 votes·4,261 views

As a character and design I LOVE the goal for Illaoi but whenever I see her in a game her damage and tankiness is so high she has been able to 1v2 and even sometimes 1v3, as someone who used to play alot of MMORPG's she feels like a Raidboss as long as she hasn't been feeding.

Looking at Illaoi's kit two things really REALLY stand out to me....

  1. Illaoi's E (Test of spirit) goes on cooldown the second it hits someone, this is really unusual to a spell like this since it is usually after the effect ends to avoid problems. The cooldown is 12 seconds at max rank and it lasts for 10.... with 20% CDR (17% for 2.04 seconds) She can immediately use her E as soon as the first use is over.

  2. The passive on her Q (specially when combined with ult). If Illaoi was a champion who didn't have easy access to CDR and Health items it wouldn't be that bad but building something like spirit visage makes her incredibly tanky while it can be hard to notice the amount of HP she is healing per tentacle hit. (I don't know if the healing stacks per tentacle but if it does that just makes it feel worse)

Those are the two major issues I have with her, so my question is. Is it just me that feel that Illaoi is super oppressive lategame? Also, if anyone has tips for countering her other than kite her, please share because I'd love to not feel powerless against her, I found out Olaf can out trade her early on but thats really it...

20 Comments

Penns1/7/2016, 7:56:14 PM2 votes

Well "kite her" is her counterplay.. Basically, write "when illaoi ults just run away" in chat (at least thats what I do all the time lol) and you should win if your team does it.

item 3123 Could also help on your adc.

Hayaishi21/7/2016, 8:25:02 PM2 votes

Hit her with 1 CC and she can't do anything.

DrangedCapybara1/7/2016, 9:27:22 PM1 votes

"Just dodge her E, don't let her hit her Q, and stay away from her."

This is not counter play, it is avoiding certain death at the hands of a god.

Illaoi doesn't have a true "counter", but she struggles the most against Teemo, Trundle, and Kayle (40ish% win rate for Illaoi compared to 46% total win rate).

These are champs with high amounts of CC and utility. Honestly, I would just pick a broken champ (Mundo or Teemo) and watch two of the most hated and banned champs fight to the death.

Also, each tentacle hit does stack on her HP gain.

colesy1/7/2016, 9:32:13 PM1 votes

illaoi is garbage

Zerolera1/7/2016, 9:55:13 PM1 votes

Standing in the middle of the ultimate is the issue. It's like standing in the middle of a Velkoz or Missfortune ulti while they have a full build and expecting to not receive any damage. People still don't seem to realize that the ultimate is not just the first hit - it creates a powerful zone for her to fight in for several seconds afterwards.

Quepha1/7/2016, 11:09:39 PM1 votes

She should get outranged by most champs and she doesn't really have the mobility to make up for it. Obviously you don't want to try and collapse on her when her ult is up or you're going to have a bad time.