Illaoi is not COMPLETELY No Skill And Overpowered.
Hello Summoners,I am an Illaoi main and I love Illaoi's playstyle and abilities. However,everyone who does not play Illaoi tends to think she is entirely no skill. They think that I can just 1v5 whenever and wherever I want to. But the thing is,us Illaoi players may make 1v5ing look easy to other people,but in reality,I need quite a lot of setup time and good timing to successfully get my ult off. Even after I do,there is still the cc and mobility of the other champions to think about. Just because I have successfully gotten my ult off doesn't mean a pentakill,contrary to people's beliefs. Illaoi may be a monster in teamfights,but her laning phase isn't that great. First of all,she has no reliable cc unlinke top laners such as Poppy,Nasus,Gnar,Jax,Shen or even Maokai. This makes trading incredibly difficult as the enemies can easily dodge my harsh lesson's damage as I have no way of reliably slowing or stunning them to ensure the damage. I must also mention that Illaoi has almost non-existent mobility. Harsh Lesson is the only source of mobility Illaoi has apart from her summoner spells. And another point I with to make is: People think Test Of Spirit is a ridiculously overpowered skill,and they complain about how being a vessel for a minute is way to overpowered. The thing is,you must take into account that the casting Test Of Spirit does not reward your mana pool. It also has an incredibly slow animation and is blocked by all enemy units excluding champions. I have often had people complaining that Test Of Spirit is ridiculously over powered in the laning phase,but the things is,if you hide behind your minions,you will not be hit. And another things is: People tend to run AWAY from Illaoi when she rips your spirit out. However,that is the best time to attack Illaoi as she will most likely have wasted harsh lesson to damage the spirit,so you can abuse that to get some damage off of her. Also,the majority of Illaoi players will focus on destroying the spirit,so that is an excellent chance to trade with her without much retaliation from her. Now then,another thing. Harsh Lesson is not exactly ridiculously overpowered. You can clearly see the hitbox of Illaoi's tentacles and they tend to hit slowly without the buff from Leap Of Faith. If you are getting hit by Illaoi's tentacles,just learn how to move. Plus,Harsh Lesson does not have a long range,so If you respect Illaoi,she will not be able to hit you due to her static nature overall as a champion. Another thing is,(this will not happen in higher ELOs) The enemy top laners do not go after my tentacles when I am out of range for harsh lesson. They tend to leave the tentacles there and complain about them when they hit you when they become a vessel. The truth is,when an Illaoi is out of range for harsh lesson,there is little she can do to stop you from destroying her tentacles. If she decides to jump on you,she would have wasted her only engage and will have to fight away from her tentacles,which would give you the upper hand. Lastly,let us talk about her ultimate,Leap Of Faith. I must admit that Leap Of Faith is a naturally powerful ability,but it has it's cons to compensate for it's utility in team fights. First of all,if one is aware enough,it is possible to interrupt Illaoi before she lands,thus completely melting her. And even if there is no way to stop her from finishing the ult,Illaoi will completely melt if you CC her. by the time the CC effects wear off,her tentacles will be close to disappearing,and she will not be able to do as much. Also,people in lower ELOs tend to think her ult is BS as they tend to walk in to your tentacles or stay still,making your job a whole lot easier to kill people. You must also acknowledge the fact that Illaoi is weak without her tentacles and that nerfing her tentacles would ruin her.
I hope that this post has convinced you that Illaoi is not extremely OP and no skill,and I hope that less people will hate her.
P.S. If you have any questions,feel free to comment,I will get back to you ASAP.
