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Illaoi ARAM Build 26.22

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Illaoi wants the enemy exactly where the Abyss forces them: bunched on one narrow bridge with nowhere to spread out. Her tentacles hammer the whole clump at once, Test of Spirit rips a soul she can beat down, and Leap of Faith slams a ring of tentacles into the packed team. Build tanky and pummel the endless brawl.

#138 of 145 champions this patch · 56 games
Win rate39.3%−6.1Games56Pick rate3.2%Last 8 patches+2.5 since 26.15Damage profilei
AD
AP 3%AD 93%True 4%
DifficultyiModerateRewards fundamentals
ModernARAMCounter
ARAM BalanceDamage dealt-5%Damage taken+5%Healing done-20%Details ↓

Illaoi Item Build

The more health and armor Illaoi buys, the longer she survives to keep her tentacles swinging on a bridge the enemy cannot leave, and since her passive heals off every tentacle that clips a champion, durability doubles as her real damage source in a fight that only ever drags longer.

Standard loadout · Illaoi The consensus path — reliable spikes, no dead time.
Starting items 1400g Tunneler×1Glowing Mote×1 Core path · click an item for its recipe ››› Boots Mercury's Treads73% · 48.6%Plated Steelcaps27% · 23.1%
Situational items
vs AP threatsbuy this gameTheir damage is mostly magic — stack magic resist before their second item.SSpirit Visage2839.3%
vs AD threatsbuy this gamePhysical threats spike with lethality — armor answers buy the mid game back.IIceborn Gauntlet2842.9%DDeath's Dance1435.7%TThornmail1526.7%
vs stacked resistsbuy this gameWhen resists stack, penetration beats raw stats — swap a damage slot.BBlack Cleaver1233.3%

Best Illaoi Runes

Conqueror pairs with the way Illaoi dominates the Abyss, dropping tentacles onto a team packed too tight to escape their slams. The endless 5v5 keeps the whole enemy group in her tentacle range, so the page is tuned to keep her swinging in the middle of the clump for the full fight. The more bodies stacked on the choke, the harder she hits.

The pre-game page Conqueror · Precision + Resolve · keystone + 5 runes + 3 shards
Precision Primary ConquerorGain stacks of adaptive force when attacking enemy champions. After reaching 12 stacks, heal for a portion of damage you deal to champions. Presence of Mind41% · 47.8%Legend: Haste86% · 37.5%Last Stand57% · 53.1% Keystone plus three minors from Precision, two from Resolve, then three shards — no runebook, no masteries.
Resolve Secondary Conditioning70% · 38.5%Revitalize41% · 43.5%
Stat shards OffenseAdaptive Force+9 Adaptive ForceFlexAdaptive Force+9 Adaptive ForceDefenseHealth Scaling+10–180 Health (by level)
Shards give +18Adaptive Force+10–180 Health (by level)
Grab Heartsteel into Sundered Sky and turn Illaoi into a nightmare on one crowded bridge. Her Leap of Faith slams a wall of tentacles down on a clumped team that has nowhere to dodge, Test of Spirit rips a soul out of the pile, and Harsh Lesson lets her weave through the group swinging. Build the bruiser stats that let her sit in the middle and keep the tentacles flailing.

Illaoi Skill Order

No second point reaches Harsh Lesson before level 14, which keeps the leap a positioning tool instead of a damage source. Test of Spirit is finished by 9 with Tentacle Smash next in line, and that matters when Abyss healing runs twenty percent lower and each tentacle swing has to work harder.

Skill order · Illaoi R at 6 / 11 / 16 — always
PriorityRR›EE›QQ›WW›Max E first; Q at level 1.
Lv 123456789101112131415161718
Q18101213max 13
W214151718max 18
E34579max 9
R61116max 16
Hammer E first so her Tentacle Smash pounds a team clumped on the bridge with no room to sidestep, then Q, then W. The tentacles are her whole damage profile in a grouped fight, so every point makes the pile more dangerous to stand in. Save Leap of Faith for when the enemy collapses together and drop the full field on them.

Illaoi ARAM Abilities

Prophet of an Elder God is where her sustain hides, every tentacle that connects with a champion heals her, so a brawl surrounded by them keeps her topped up. Tentacle Smash sharpens those swings and adds one on command, while Harsh Lesson leaps in and forces nearby tentacles to swing together.

Abilities on the Abyss · Illaoipatch 26.22 · Abyss-tuned numbers · click an ability · all ranks shown
Prophet of an Elder GodPassivePTentacle SmashMax 2ndQHarsh LessonMax lastWTest of SpiritMax 1stELeap of FaithUltRRank-up levels here match the skill order below.
Test of SpiritMagic damageMax 1stStatLV 3rank 1LV 4rank 2LV 5rank 3LV 7rank 4LV 9MAXDamage Echovaries per ranklv 32425lv 42930lv 53335lv 73840lv 94345Cost+5 per ranklv 335lv 440lv 545lv 750lv 955Cooldown-1 per ranklv 316slv 415slv 514slv 713slv 912s
Abyss changeloghow the Abyss re-balances Illaoi: entries touching the selected ability light upDamage dealt−5%champion tuningDamage taken+5%champion tuningHealing done−20%champion tuning

Illaoi Base Stats

Base stats · IllaoiPatch 26.22
Base statslevel 1 · +per levelAD65+5AS0.625+2.5%MS350Range125HP656+115HP59.5+0.8Armor35+5MR32+2.05MP350+50MP57.5+0.75
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