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How to Win Illaoi vs Aurelion Sol Counter MatchupIllaoi is in the a tier of champions

Illaoi vs Aurelion Sol

How to Beat Aurelion Sol as Illaoi in LoLIllaoi is in the a tier of champions
FighterTank
Mage

How to Beat Aurelion Sol as Illaoi

based on 1,214 Illaoi vs Aurelion Sol matchups
Win Rate
48.9 %
K/D/A
1.36
Pick Rate
1.7 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We summarize our matchup stats from the millions of recently ranked LoL games that we evaluate each week. Our guide on how to beat Aurelion Sol as Illaoi resulted from an analysis of 1214 ranked matches where both champions fought each other. This counter matchup is relatively rare. Illaoi has to counter Aurelion Sol in only 1.7% of her rounds.

Illaoi vs Aurelion Sol Matchup Summary

Unfortunately, Illaoi has done a below average job of beating Aurelion Sol. Typically, she wins a acceptable 48.9% of games the champs battle one another in. In Illaoi vs Aurelion Sol matches, Illaoi’s team is 0.1% more expected to obtain first blood. This indicates that she most likely will be able to get first blood against Aurelion Sol.

Best Illaoi vs Aurelion Sol Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Health PotionTear of the Goddess

Early Items

~5 Mins
BootsRuby Crystal

Core Illaoi Items

~22 Mins
Sterak's GageSpirit VisageIceborn Gauntlet

Optional Items

HullbreakerSpear of ShojinJak'Sho, The ProteanSundered Sky

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonerteleport summoner spell F

Skill Order

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

Runes

ResolveGrasp of the UndyingDemolishBone PlatingOvergrowth
PrecisionPresence of MindLast Stand
Adaptive ForceAdaptive ForceArmor
Illaoi's passive ability p
Illaoi's q ability q
Illaoi's w ability w
Illaoi's e ability e
Illaoi's ultimate ability r
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Q
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W
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E
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E
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E
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R
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Guide to Countering Aurelion Sol as Illaoi

Tips for Playing as Illaoi against Aurelion Sol

Vessel

Tentacles are an immense source of power. Don't fight without them.

Spirits inherit their target's current health. If making a

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.

Advice to Win Against Aurelion Sol

He gains speed while chasing in a straight line, but taking damage makes him lose that momentum.

Try to get inside his orbit, since his stars can't hurt you up close.

His stars disappear while stunned or silenced, giving you an easy opportunity to fight him.

His Starsurge ability can grow to cover a huge area - don't stay in the same place too long!

Illaoi vs Aurelion Sol Counter Stats

Illaoi Image
Win Rate
48.9 %
VS
Win Rate
51.1 %
Aurelion Sol Image
5.1
< Kills >
7.8
6.9
< Deaths >
5.4
4.3
< Assists >
7.9
1.18
< Killing Sprees >
1.71
190
< Minions Killed >
183
0.06
< Dragons Killed >
0.18
0.58
< Inhibitors >
0.38
23,921
< Physical Damage >
331
776
< Magic Damage >
24,918
397
< True Damage >
882
25,094
< Damage Dealt >
26,132
36,660
< Damage Taken >
21,310
12,069
< Gold Earned >
12,693
2.83
< Towers >
1.55
0.02
< Baron Takedowns >
0.07
8,728
< Total Healing >
2,896
15,420
< Experience >
15,358
17
< Vision Score >
17
8
< Wards Placed >
9
403
< Time Dealing CC >
354

How to Counter Aurelion Sol with Illaoi in LoL

The stats provided here show some influential Illaoi vs. Aurelion Sol matchup statistics that may help us distinguish the distinctions between the pair. As an example, Illaoi’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is more than Aurelion Sol’s ratio of NaN, highlighting that Illaoi may be more central to her team's team fighting capability than Aurelion Sol..

Illaoi normally has a slightly smaller longest killing spree than her counter does. Typically, she receives more damage than Aurelion Sol. This typically indicates different amounts of tankyness, but it can also illustrate that the one champion has less agility and thus is not able to kite away from additional harm when poked or engaged.

Differences between Illaoi and Aurelion Sol

Damage Types Compared

Illaoi
Aurelion Sol
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Illaoi
Aurelion Sol

Who is Better, Illaoi or Aurelion Sol?

Both League champions are great. Both champs have their pros and cons. In League's current meta, Illaoi usually loses when playing against Aurelion Sol, with a 48.9% win rate. As a result, Illaoi makes a bad counter for Aurelion Sol.

While Illaoi does have a lower winrate than Aurelion Sol, when facing one another, Illaoi also has a lower learning curve that makes her a less complex champ to pick up and master. You still need to be cautious when picking Illaoi into Aurelion Sol.

Moreover, Illaoi also has almost no amount of utility and CC, a similar amount to Aurelion Sol. This often makes her just as valuable during teamfights, especially when fighting champions with a lot of burst damage.

While there is not one best champion for every situation in League of Legends, in Illaoi vs Aurelion Sol matchups, Aurelion Sol is the better champion with a lower win rate, less champion complexity, and a similar amount of utility to help out your allied champions during late stage team fights.

Illaoi is a somewhat poor counter for Aurelion Sol. You will do well by focussing your gameplay on keeping up your gold and cs and destroying objectives. If you can do that, you should be able to stand on your own as Illaoi against Aurelion Sol.

Additional Information for Illaoi Players

How We Calculated Our Illaoi vs Aurelion Sol Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Aurelion Sol as Illaoi, we analyzed 1,214 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 Aurelion Sol as Illaoi 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

If you would like to truly master Illaoi in order to counter Aurelion Sol during both the laning and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should keep reading to pick up a few extra tips and tricks for this matchup. If you listen to the build and tips shown here, you should increase your win rate significantly and be closer to League of Legends pro players.

Illaoi on average racks up a similar amount of CS as Aurelion Sol. Champions who typically don't earn many minion kills usualy don't need much CS to be effective, such as sup champs. These kinds of champions are able to scale properly off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champions with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, typically require a lot of items to be effective. In either case, try to surpass the numbers shown on this page to do well.

The top items to have in your Illaoi versus Aurelion Sol build include Sterak's Gage, Spirit Visage, and Iceborn Gauntlet. When Illaoi bought at least these three pieces in her build, she performed a lot better when facing Aurelion Sol than with many other typical builds. In fact, Illaoi boasted an average winrate of 48.9% when countering Aurelion Sol with this build.

To have the best likelihood of coming out on top against Aurelion Sol as Illaoi, Illaoi players should equip the Grasp of the Undying, Demolish, Bone Plating, Overgrowth, Last Stand, and Presence of Mind runes from the Resolve and Precision rune sets. Out of all the runes players used for Illaoi vs Aurelion Sol face-offs, this sequence of runes yielded the greatest win rate. Notably, these runes averaged a 48.9% win rate overall.

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