Illaoi
The Kraken Priestess
Illaoi's powerful physique is dwarfed only by her indomitable faith. As the prophet of the Great Kraken, she uses a huge, golden idol to rip her foes' spirits from their bodies and shatter their perception of reality.Read the full story on Riot's Universe site
Illaoi
Overview
On patch 16.21, Illaoi is rated B tier in the top lane, winning 50.1% of 3,770 ranked games with a 3.9% pick rate. The most successful build this patch runs Conqueror with Exhaust and Flash and builds Black Cleaver, Iceborn Gauntlet, Sterak's Gage, and Plated Steelcaps.
Illaoi struggles most against Heimerdinger (26.9%), Tryndamere (40%), and Garen (41.8%) and does best against Vladimir (71.4%), Camille (70.6%), and Olaf (65.5%).
Ranked solo/duo · patch 16.21 · 3,770 games · updated Nov 1, 2026 · How we calculate
50.1%
Win rate
3.9%
Pick rate
3.8K
Games
16.21
Patch
Playing as Illaoi
- Tentacles are an immense source of power. Don't fight without them.
- Spirits inherit their target's current health. If making a
- Vessel
- is your goal, try whittling your opponent's health down a bit first to make killing the spirit easier.
- Leap of Faith is best used to follow-up a strong engage or when being engaged upon. Be careful about being the first one into a fight.
Playing against Illaoi
- Killing Tentacles whenever possible will make it much easier to win a fight against Illaoi.
- When your spirit gets pulled out, fight back if you can. Dealing damage to Illaoi reduces the spirit's duration.
- Avoid grouping up for Leap of Faith to reduce the number of Tentacles available to Illaoi.
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Matchups
Weak against
Heimerdinger26.9%52
Tryndamere40.0%85
Garen41.8%165
Renekton43.2%81
Gangplank43.3%30
Abilities
PProphet of an Elder God
Illaoi and the Vessels she creates spawn Tentacles on nearby impassible terrain. Tentacles swing at spirits, Vessels, and victims of Illaoi's Harsh lesson. Tentacles deal physical damage to enemies hit, and will heal Illaoi if they damage a champion.
QTentacle Smash
Increases the damage dealt by Tentacles. When activated, Illaoi smashes down a Tentacle that deals physical damage.
Cooldown: 10/9/8/7/6Cost: 40/45/50/55/60Range: 850
WHarsh Lesson
Illaoi leaps to her target, dealing physical damage and causing nearby Tentacles to also swing at the target.
Cooldown: 4Cost: 30Range: 400
ETest of Spirit
Illaoi rips the spirit from a foe's body, forcing it to stand before her. Spirits echo a percentage of the damage they take to the original target. If killed, or if the target gets too far from the spirit, the target will become a Vessel and begin spawning Tentacles.
Cooldown: 16/15/14/13/12Cost: 35/40/45/50/55Range: 900
RLeap of Faith
Illaoi smashes her idol into the ground, dealing physical damage to nearby enemies. A Tentacle spawns for each enemy champion hit.
Cooldown: 120/95/70Cost: 100Range: 450
Skins
Void Bringer Illaoi
Resistance Illaoi
Cosmic Invoker Illaoi
Snow Moon Illaoi
Battle Bear Illaoi
Pasta Maker Illaoi