illaoi is the best modern juggernaut design and should be the standard
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Heavily specialized in her niche (not a generalist) but doesn't have polarized matchups
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no heavy reworks needed, only major changes have been condensing her E
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never nerfed; despite being a "pubstomp" champion has never overperformed at low elo, consistently viable in high level solo play unless the meta heavily counters her (I.e ranged top meta or Tryndamere), unlike Yorick who has only ever been problematic in low elo
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Does not intrude on other champion roles when she isn't supposed to (unlike Aatrox and Urgot who needed reworks to stop them from being replacements for tanks; Aatrox still OP at top end play by design because Jag can only create OP champions)
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Actually useful, unlike Yorick and Mordekaiser
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Fulfills an interesting role in the roster as a nester juggernaut unlike every juggernaut design after her who are generic and uninspired (Aatrox, Mordekaiser, Yorick, Urgot)
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Embraces her identity and gladly becomes one of the most immobile champions in the game, unlike Aatrox who cheats with dashes and massive speed boost for the entire fight, still viable despite it and despite the foolish idea repeated by boards that immobile champions are inherently disadvantaged
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Meaningful skill curve evidenced by her win rate delta, entirely brought on by high IQ macro play and optimization of her kit rather than artificial skill inflation through mobility like every design of the last 2 years
Illaoi is truly an underappreciated gem of this game and deserves more respect than she gets. This is what a juggernaut should be in terms of skill floor and ceiling and value to a team.