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Draven vs Illaoi

How to Beat Illaoi as Draven in LoLDraven is in the a tier of champions
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How to Beat Illaoi as Draven

based on 2,059 Draven vs Illaoi matchups
Win Rate
49.5 %
K/D/A
2.16
Pick Rate
1.7 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

At MOBA Champion, we analyze millions of recently ranked League of Legends rounds each week. In our data, Draven faced Illaoi in 2059 matches. Having so many matchups for Draven vs Illaoi provides us faith in our capability to provide enlightening data and a pro build to suppress your foe. This matchup is fairly rare. Draven fights Illaoi in only 1.7% of his games.

Draven vs Illaoi Matchup Summary

Draven does a ok job of beating Illaoi. Normally, he wins a acceptable 49.5% of games the champs battle one another in. In Draven vs Illaoi matches, Draven’s team is 0.2% more expected to get first blood, implying that he most likely will be able to get first blood versus Illaoi.

Best Draven vs Illaoi Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Doran's BladeHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
PickaxeSerrated Dirk

Core Draven Items

~22 Mins
Youmuu's GhostbladeThe CollectorHubris

Optional Items

Trinity ForceBloodthirsterInfinity EdgeLord Dominik's Regards

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonerheal summoner spell F

Skill Order

First skill for Draven to level upq
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Second ability for Draven to level upw
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Last skill for Draven to max oute

Runes

PrecisionLethal TempoTriumphLegend: AlacrityCoup de Grace
SorceryAbsolute FocusGathering Storm
Attack SpeedAdaptive ForceArmor
Draven's passive ability p
Draven's q ability q
Draven's w ability w
Draven's e ability e
Draven's ultimate ability r
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Guide to Countering Illaoi as Draven

Tips for Playing as Draven against Illaoi

If Draven doesn't move, Spinning Axe will fall near his present location. It will fall directly on him, or just to the right or left.

If Draven does move after attacking, Spinning Axe will lead him in the direction of his movement. Use this to control where the Spinning Axe will go.

Advice to Win 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.

Draven vs Illaoi Counter Stats

Draven Image
Win Rate
49.5 %
VS
Win Rate
50.5 %
Illaoi Image
8.8
< Kills >
5.3
6.7
< Deaths >
6.5
5.7
< Assists >
4.3
2.03
< Killing Sprees >
1.22
172
< Minions Killed >
189
0.23
< Dragons Killed >
0.04
0.46
< Inhibitors >
0.57
23,328
< Physical Damage >
24,574
126
< Magic Damage >
815
543
< True Damage >
361
23,998
< Damage Dealt >
25,750
23,595
< Damage Taken >
34,897
13,951
< Gold Earned >
11,955
2.22
< Towers >
2.83
0.08
< Baron Takedowns >
0.02
7,541
< Total Healing >
8,681
12,688
< Experience >
15,122
15
< Vision Score >
16
7
< Wards Placed >
8
89
< Time Dealing CC >
431

How to Counter Illaoi with Draven in LoL

The stats shown here clarify several important Draven against Illaoi counter statistics that may help us grasp the differences and similarities between the pair. Draven’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is greater than Illaoi’s KDA ratio of NaN, showing that Draven may be more central to his team's team fighting capability than Illaoi. This observation is in large part a result of the difference in kills.

Draven typically has a much larger longest killing spree than his enemy does. On average, he takes less damage than Illaoi. This often reflects differing health capacities; however, it can also imply that the champ with higher HP has less agility and thus is not able to kite away from additional damage when poked or engaged.

Differences between Draven and Illaoi

Damage Types Compared

Draven
Illaoi
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Draven
Illaoi

Who is Better, Draven or Illaoi?

Both LoL champs are great champions. Both have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In the game's current meta, Draven usually fairs equally well when taking on Illaoi, with a 49.5% win rate. Therefore, Draven makes an ok counter for Illaoi.

While Draven does have a lower winrate compared to Illaoi, when on opposite teams, Draven also has a much greater learning curve that makes him a more time consuming champion to develop with. You still need to be cautious when picking Draven into Illaoias his relative depth means you may not be able to unleash his full potential without a significant amount of practice beforehand.

Additionally, Draven also has a good amount of utility and CC, a similar amount to Illaoi. This often makes her just as valuable during team fights, especially when trying to counter champions with a ton of burst damage.

While there is not one best champion overall in League of Legends, in Draven vs Illaoi matchups, Illaoi is the better champ with a similar win rate, more champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your allies during late stage team fights.

Draven is a somewhat poor counter for Illaoi. Make sure you focus your gameplay on keeping up your gold income and clearing objectives. If you can do that, you should be able to stand on your own as Draven against Illaoi.

Additional Information for Draven Players

How We Calculated Our Draven vs Illaoi Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Illaoi as Draven, we analyzed 2,059 matchups from recent LoL games. We use rigorous data cleaning and processing methods to ensure that our counter stats are of the highest quality. You can rest assured that the recommended build to counter Illaoi as Draven comes from real data and is not the fabrication of some random LoL player, as some other sites provide. You can use the filters at the top of the page to view the most relevant stats and items to your rank.

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Further Insights to Win this Matchup

To learn all of the intricacies of Draven to counter Illaoi during both the lane and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should keep reading to learn a few extra lessons on this matchup. If you listen to the build and suggestions displayed above, you should grow your win rate by a lot and be closer to League of Legends pro players.

Draven on average racks up a similar amount of CS as Illaoi. Champs who typically don't acquire much CS usualy don't require much CS to be effective, such as sup champs. They are capable of scaling well off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champs with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, usually need several high cost items to be effective. In either situation, try to do better than the values shown on this page to do well.

The most important items to have in your Draven versus Illaoi build include Youmuu's Ghostblade, The Collector, and Hubris. When Draven included at least these three pieces in his build, he did much better countering Illaoi than with most other commonly used counter builds. In fact, Draven had an average winrate of 49.5% when countering Illaoi with this build.

To have the highest chance of crushing Illaoi as Draven, Draven players should equip the Lethal Tempo, Triumph, Legend: Alacrity, Coup de Grace, Absolute Focus, and Gathering Storm runes from the Precision and Sorcery rune sets. Of all the rune sets we have analyed for Draven vs Illaoi matchups, this order of runes yielded the best win rate. In fact, these runes provided a 49.5% win rate overall.

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