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How to Win Evelynn vs Illaoi Counter MatchupEvelynn is in the s tier of champions

Evelynn vs Illaoi

How to Beat Illaoi as Evelynn in LoLEvelynn is in the a tier of champions
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How to Beat Illaoi as Evelynn

based on 1,752 Evelynn vs Illaoi matchups
Win Rate
53.3 %
K/D/A
2.83
Pick Rate
1.8 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We calculate our counter statistics from the millions of recently rated League of Legends games that we evaluate each week. Our guide on how to beat Illaoi as Evelynn resulted from an analysis of 1752 ranked rounds where both champions fought each other. This particular counter matchup is relatively rare. Evelynn has to counter Illaoi in only 1.8% of her matches.

Evelynn vs Illaoi Matchup Summary

Evelynn does a good job of countering Illaoi. On average, she wins a fantastic 53.3% of matches the champs fight each other in. In Evelynn against Illaoi matches, Evelynn’s team is 0.0% more probable to obtain first blood. This indicates that she most likely will be able to get first blood against Illaoi.

Best Evelynn vs Illaoi Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Gustwalker HatchlingHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
Amplifying TomeDark Seal

Core Evelynn Items

~22 Mins
Rabadon's DeathcapLich BaneStormsurge

Optional Items

Void StaffShadowflameHextech Rocketbelt

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonersmite summoner spell F

Skill Order

First skill for Evelynn to level upq
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Second ability for Evelynn to level upe
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Last skill for Evelynn to max outw

Runes

DominationElectrocuteSudden ImpactEyeball CollectionRelentless Hunter
InspirationMagical FootwearCosmic Insight
Adaptive ForceAdaptive ForceHealth Scaling
Evelynn's passive ability p
Evelynn's q ability q
Evelynn's w ability w
Evelynn's e ability e
Evelynn's ultimate ability r
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Q
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R
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Guide to Countering Illaoi as Evelynn

Tips for Playing as Evelynn against Illaoi

If at low health, you can take advantage of Demon Shade's healing and Camouflage to return to the fight and surprise opponents.

While stealthed, pay attention to when you are (near) being detected by enemy champions. This is identified by the glowing yellow and red eyes over nearby enemy champions.

Allure's arm time might seem long, but the Charm and magic resist shred put Evelynn at an exteme advantage so are worth the wait.

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.

Evelynn vs Illaoi Counter Stats

Evelynn Image
Win Rate
53.3 %
VS
Win Rate
46.7 %
Illaoi Image
9.4
< Kills >
4.9
5.9
< Deaths >
7.2
7.3
< Assists >
4.2
2.07
< Killing Sprees >
1.09
22
< Minions Killed >
192
1.33
< Dragons Killed >
0.06
0.33
< Inhibitors >
0.55
735
< Physical Damage >
23,997
22,523
< Magic Damage >
800
651
< True Damage >
374
23,910
< Damage Dealt >
25,172
32,102
< Damage Taken >
36,779
12,262
< Gold Earned >
12,017
0.87
< Towers >
2.72
0.35
< Baron Takedowns >
0.01
15,788
< Total Healing >
8,577
14,135
< Experience >
15,361
20
< Vision Score >
17
7
< Wards Placed >
8
200
< Time Dealing CC >
409

How to Counter Illaoi with Evelynn in LoL

The stats provided here emphasize some significant Evelynn against Illaoi matchup statistics that may help us figure out the differences between the pair. As an example, Evelynn’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is better than Illaoi’s KDA ratio of NaN, highlighting that Evelynn may be more central to her team's team fighting capacity than Illaoi. This observation is in large part fueled by the difference in kills.

Evelynn typically has a much larger longest killing spree than her counter does. Commonly, she receives less damage than Illaoi. This typically indicates different amounts of tankyness, but it can also indicate that the one champion has less mobility and thus is not able to kite away from further damage when poked or engaged.

Differences between Evelynn and Illaoi

Damage Types Compared

Evelynn
Illaoi
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Evelynn
Illaoi

Who is Better, Evelynn or Illaoi?

Both League champs are great. Both have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In League's current meta, Evelynn usually wins when taking on Illaoi, with a 53.3% win rate. As a result, Evelynn makes a great counter to Illaoi.

While Evelynn does have a higher winrate compared to Illaoi, when facing one another, Evelynn also has a much greater difficulty level that makes her a more time consuming champion to learn and master. You don't need to be too worried when picking Evelynn into Illaoias her relative depth means that you may not be able to unleash her full potential without a lot of practice beforehand.

Furthermore, Evelynn has some amount of CC and other utility, a similar amount to Illaoi. This makes her just as valuable during team fights, especially when facing champions with a lot of burst damage.

While there is not a single best champion for every situation in League of Legends, in Evelynn vs Illaoi matchups, Evelynn is the better champion with a noticably higher win rate, more champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your allied champions during team fights.

Evelynn is a great counter to Illaoi. You will do well by focussing your strategy on maximizing your CS and destroying objectives. If you do that, you should do very well as Evelynn against Illaoi.

Additional Information for Evelynn Players

How We Calculated Our Evelynn vs Illaoi Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Illaoi as Evelynn, we analyzed 1,752 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 Evelynn 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 Evelynn in order to counter Illaoi during both the early game and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should keep reading to gather a few extra lessons on this matchup. If you listen to the build and tips displayed here, you will increase your win rate significantly and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.

Evelynn typically gets a lot less CS relative to Illaoi. Champions who typically don't earn many minion kills often don't have to have much CS to be valuable teammates, such as sup champs. These kinds of champions are capable of scaling properly off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champions with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, often have to have many items to be effective. In either case, try to do better than the values shown on this page to do well.

The most crucial items to have in your Evelynn versus Illaoi build include Rabadon's Deathcap, Lich Bane, and Stormsurge. When Evelynn included at least these three pieces in her build, she performed a lot better when fighting Illaoi than with many other common counter builds. In fact, Evelynn boasted an average winrate of 53.3% when countering Illaoi with this build.

To have the best chance of coming out on top against Illaoi as Evelynn, you should equip the Electrocute, Sudden Impact, Eyeball Collection, Relentless Hunter, Cosmic Insight, and Magical Footwear runes from the Domination and Inspiration rune sets. Of all the rune sets that we analyzed for Evelynn vs Illaoi LoL games, this set of runes yielded the best win rate. Moreover, these runes averaged a 53.3% win rate overall.

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