Other than ban, Counters to Illaoi?

iNathh·4/8/2016, 11:34:35 PM·1 votes·1,373 views

Wayyyyy too strong rn. Too tanky, too much damage too much AoE too much sustain too much speed

Who needs escape when you can just kill the person you're escaping from?

I've had about 3 games now where the enemy picks Illaoi cos no ban, and she stomps every game. Not even fed early, maybe 1/1/0 or something quite average, but ends up DESTROYING the whole team by clicking one button. You can't burst her, because tank and her insane heal.

Needs a nerf in my opinion, way too tanky, and the effect on E really needs to be tuned down. Maybe to 1 tentacle destroyed to get it off. Or the timer being put on 5 seconds. Because currently she has an unlimited effect on you, so tentacles are everywhere. And before you say "Dodge it" - I was standing behind minions. She still hit it. It has some type of AoE hitbox, so if it hits anything around an enemy champion, it still hits. Otherwise it should have hit minions and not got me. Unless this is a bug.

29 Comments

Anomander4/9/2016, 1:01:23 AM2 votes

Teemo Counters everyone with his global taunt!

Quepha4/9/2016, 1:00:37 AM2 votes

Walking to the left hard-counters her.

Edge of Daybreak4/8/2016, 11:37:31 PM1 votes

in lane. Right clicking counters everything she does but W. She also just straight up loses to anything ranged If she ults just back off. In late game dont group up or if you do CC lock her down so she cant W.

Illaoi's not strong right now. She would be buffed if anything.

DrNova4/8/2016, 11:37:52 PM1 votes

If you stay and fight her right where she ulted or right next to a tentacle, you deserve to lose.

Just because you don't know how to play against a champ doesn't mean they are too strong.

OverpoweredSoap4/8/2016, 11:44:26 PM1 votes

Disengage whenever she ults or E's. (Unless fighting her in her E is safe, aka no tentacles around or low mana or no other enemies around etc.)

Staying out of her range just fucks her up, so ranged kite based champions should do fine against in her top lane.

Karma Should be fine against her, her kit is just a big "fuck you" to melee champions, especially those without dashes.

EndlessSorcerer4/9/2016, 12:51:18 AM1 votes

Nasus works pretty well since he can stack/heal off tentacles and he gets durable enough to ignore her damage after a certain point.

Irelia has enough sustain and damage that she can farm and survive against Illaoi early-game and out-trade her later in the game (assume you can side-step tentacles).

Renekton has the mobility, burst damage and sustain to lane against her easily.

Fizz can work hilariously well due to his mobility and percentage health damage. Guinsoo's Rageblade into Iceborn Gauntlet is hilariously effective against her.

Dr. Mundo can out-right kill her in a straight fight rather easily. If you aren't behind, you don't even have to dodge the tentacles much of the time.

Most ranged laners don't really have issues against her since they can kill her tentacles from a distance, kite Illaoi and have more warning to dodge her Q.

She's honestly pretty easy to handle and she falls off very badly (unless she gets multi-man ultimates in teamfights and you decide to fight within the resulting tentacles).

Grashnim4/8/2016, 11:35:04 PM1 votes

Not grouping up.

AlwaysByMySide4/9/2016, 10:36:52 AM1 votes

Consider being better at the game.

Literally every significantly damaging aspect of her kit can be avoiding by walking out of the way.

You seem to play a lot of Elise and Alistar.

Stun/knockback her, then disengage from her ult. Without her ult she's easy to DPS down.

MigYalle4/8/2016, 11:36:31 PM1 votes

Nasus [slayer-jinx-wink]