Illaoi Top Build

Illaoi Champion Guide

Role: Fighter

Lane: Toplane

The best build for Illaoi Top includes Iceborn Gauntlet, Plated Steelcaps, Black Cleaver, Sterak's Gage, and Thornmail. The most effective rune setup consists of Grasp of the Undying, Demolish, Bone Plating, and Overgrowth in the primary tree, along with Last Stand and Presence of Mind in the secondary tree.

Illaoi Champion Abilities

Prophet of an Elder God

Illaoi draws the presence of her god, spawning a tentacle on nearby terrain if no other tentacles are nearby (20−7.25 seconds cooldown, depending on level). Tentacles will not attack on their own, but can be made to slam by Illaoi's abilities.

Slam deals 9-162 (+40% of ability power) (+1.0 of attack damage) physical damage (depending on level). Hitting at least one enemy champion restores 5% missing health to Illaoi. P

Tentacle Smash

Passive: Slam damage is increased by 10 / 15 / 20 / 25 / 30%.

Active: Illaoi swings her idol, causing a Tentacle to Slam forward. Q

Harsh Lesson

Illaoi's next attack causes her to leap at the target, dealing an additional 3 / 3.5 / 4 / 4.5 / 5% (+4% per 100 attack damage) max health as physical damage. When she strikes, nearby tentacles will slam at the target. W

Test of Spirit

Illaoi pulls the spirit from an enemy champion for 7 seconds. The spirit can be damaged like a champion, with 25 / 30 / 35 / 40 / 45% (+8% per 100 attack damage) of that damage echoing to its owner.

If the spirit dies or the target leaves its range, the target becomes marked for 10 seconds and is slowed by 80% for 1.5 seconds. Marked enemies spawn Tentacles every 5 / 4 / 3 seconds.

Tentacles will automatically Slam at spirits and marked enemies once every 5.5 / 4.5 / 3.5 seconds. E

Leap of Faith

Illaoi smashes her idol into the ground, dealing 150 / 250 / 350 (+0.5 per bonus attack damage) physical damage to nearby enemies and spawning a Tentacle for each enemy champion hit (max of 6 tentacles).

For the next 8 seconds, Tentacles are untargetable, Slam 50% faster and Harsh Lesson has a 2 second cooldown. R

Illaoi Summoner Spells

Flash

Flash is a location-targeted summoner spell that causes your champion to blink to the location in range of your cursor.

Teleport

Teleport is a unit-targeted summoner spell that blinks your champion to the target allied unit after a few seconds of channeling.

Teleport transforms into Unleashed Teleport after 10:00.

Illaoi Runes

Illaoi Items

Illaoi Ability Order

Illaoi Matchups Overview

Strong against

Wukong

Olaf

K'Sante

Maokai

Trundle

Dr. Mundo

Weak against

Tryndamere

Darius

Aurora

Teemo

Yasuo

Kled

Illaoi Tips and Tricks

Illaoi’s Q is a great poke tool and effective for wave control, though it can be a bit more costly in terms of mana. When possible, try to use a terrain Tentacle instead of your Q for trading with the enemy. This will achieve the same result at a much lower mana cost! Take advantage of Illaoi’s W auto-attack reset by walking up to the enemy, landing an auto-attack, and then immediately using your W. Illaoi’s Ultimate (R) has a brief moment of unstoppable at the start, which can be used to dodge critical crowd control effects that would otherwise hinder your damage output.

Best Illaoi Build, Runes, and Items for Top

Most Popular Build

For Summoner Spells, you should take Flash and Teleport. The recommended runes are Grasp of the Undying as your keystone, with Demolish, Bone Plating, and Overgrowth in the primary tree. In the secondary tree, select Last Stand and Presence of Mind. For the rune shards, go with Adaptive Force in offense, Adaptive Force in flex, and Health Scaling in defense, though you may adjust this depending on your matchup. For items, start with Iceborn Gauntlet, followed by Plated Steelcaps and Black Cleaver. Your final three items should be Sterak's Gage, Thornmail, and Spirit Visage. For skill order, focus on E - Q - W.

Situational Build

Depending on your game’s context, matchup, and enemy champions, you may want to consider situational items or specific runes. For example, based on the enemy team composition, you might adjust your rune shards to include either Armor or Magic Resist. Be sure to carefully assess the state of the game and tailor your build accordingly to maximize effectiveness.