Has anyone playing a melee champ had fun fighting Illaoi?

Toastersaot·Jul 28, 2016·1 votes·694 views

She's just extremely frustrating to fight.

Illaoi is crushed by ranged champions, but tears all melee champions, including other Juggernauts, to shreds.

> I know that's supposed to be the philosophy with Juggernauts, no mobility but plenty of tankiness and damage, but her Tentacles are oppressive for melee champions who can't get in close to destroy them, but a joke for ranged champions, who can delete them with ease.

It is the same deal with her E, where if Illaoi pulls you, you can damage her to reduce the amount of time your soul is out. This is oppressive to melee, who have to walk up to her, which means taking AOE from her tentacles, taking essentially double damage, since it's hurting both you and your soul.

If your range, 2-3 autos from range and it's gone. Poof.

If you don't believe me, next time you see an Illaoi, play against her with any melee champion.

17 Comments

Rustling BushJul 28, 20164 votes

know her cooldowns and learn to https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kvS6zMThiZU

Blue Collar BearJul 28, 20162 votes

Play Maokai. Use W to dodge Slam. Use Q to interrupt Harsh Lesson.

xXxAltaïrrxXxJul 28, 20161 votes

Just counter pick and play Quinn

ToastersaotJul 28, 20161 votes

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Just counter pick and play Quinn

I said as a melee champion.

karruckJul 28, 20161 votes

I could only say kite her...melee is too painful

RogueWillJul 28, 20161 votes

sustained DPS burns her.... people like tryndamere or yi has a park walk with her.

ApocalypsicJul 28, 20161 votes

Riven poops on her.

But you still have to get the hell out of dodge when she ults. Also I don't fight when I get my spirit pulled out, I just get out of the range as fast as possible since it only spawns like 2 tentacles, not enough time to lose too many minions and you still get some gold for them.

TheLazySunbroJul 28, 20161 votes

I go Darius with Stormraider Sums: Ghost Ignite

That's how I defeat every illaoi

EcchiOtakuTMJul 28, 20161 votes

You litterally just have to buy tier 1 boots and learn to DOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOODGE.

A Simple DesireJul 28, 20161 votes

The only champs I have had success with vs Illaoi is Riven and Darius. Ignite is generally not required. As Riven I try cheese at lvl 2 and cheese at lvl 1 with Darius. Comes really easy after that. I find it much easier to snowball off Illaoi as Riven though.

AstôlfoJul 28, 20161 votes

Learn to step to the side?

CubíxJul 28, 20161 votes

mobile melee champs are pretty good, I personally don't mind playing kha'zix against her. To be fair I don't usually top so this is more in reference to the 1v1 or teamfights.

Swiftstrike4Jul 28, 20161 votes

Nasus destroys her. She is a stack factory. Her ultimate has a relatively long cooldown and if you run summoner 6 you just use it to escape it and then go back in for the kill.

CerealBoxOfDoomJul 28, 20161 votes

Irelia heal off tentacles, have a good day

kasfasJul 28, 20161 votes

Move?

RalanrJul 28, 20161 votes

There's a lot of champions I hate fighting top. Top ends up dealing with a lit of BS.

At this point I believe a key trait of a top main is the ability to bite the bullet or stop giving a shit.

zlumpyJul 28, 20161 votes

Yes I have. In fact it is even more satisfying to beat her than other top laners because it requires moving around more instead of just doing a number check against your opponent.