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

Illaoi vs Gragas

How to Beat Gragas as Illaoi in LoLIllaoi is in the a tier of champions
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How to Beat Gragas as Illaoi

based on 1,215 Illaoi vs Gragas matchups
Win Rate
51.5 %
K/D/A
1.45
Pick Rate
1.7 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We summarize our matchup stats from the millions of recently rated League of Legends rounds that we review each and every week. Our guide on how to beat Gragas as Illaoi came out of an examination of 1215 ranked games where both champions opposed one another. This champ matchup is relatively rare. Illaoi is forced to battle against Gragas in only 1.7% of her matches.

Illaoi vs Gragas Matchup Summary

Illaoi has done a decent job of countering Gragas. On average, she wins a acceptable 51.5% of games the champions face one another in. In Illaoi vs Gragas games, Illaoi’s team is 0.0% more likely to get first blood, implying that she most likely will be able to get first blood versus Gragas.

Best Illaoi vs Gragas Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Health PotionTear of the Goddess

Early Items

~5 Mins
Ruby CrystalGlowing Mote

Core Illaoi Items

~22 Mins
Sterak's GageSpirit VisageIceborn Gauntlet

Optional Items

Spear of ShojinJak'Sho, The ProteanBlack CleaverHullbreaker

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
3
E
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E
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E
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R
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E
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Guide to Countering Gragas as Illaoi

Tips for Playing as Illaoi against Gragas

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 Gragas

Body Slam is on a very low cooldown, making it difficult to pursue Gragas. Don't overextend yourself chasing him.

Gragas can knock everybody away with his ultimate. Be careful that you don't get knocked into him or, worse, an enemy tower.

Illaoi vs Gragas Counter Stats

Illaoi Image
Win Rate
51.5 %
VS
Win Rate
48.5 %
Gragas Image
5.3
< Kills >
6.1
6.7
< Deaths >
5.8
4.4
< Assists >
7.5
1.22
< Killing Sprees >
1.4
196
< Minions Killed >
104
0.05
< Dragons Killed >
0.63
0.61
< Inhibitors >
0.38
25,526
< Physical Damage >
1,433
876
< Magic Damage >
19,534
404
< True Damage >
719
26,807
< Damage Dealt >
21,687
37,005
< Damage Taken >
31,380
12,261
< Gold Earned >
11,471
2.85
< Towers >
1.37
0.01
< Baron Takedowns >
0.13
9,270
< Total Healing >
13,402
15,685
< Experience >
14,473
17
< Vision Score >
21
8
< Wards Placed >
8
403
< Time Dealing CC >
420

How to Counter Gragas with Illaoi in LoL

The stat comparisons shown here underscore several critical Illaoi vs. Gragas counter statistics that can help you understand the differences and similarities between these two champs. For instance, Illaoi’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is better than Gragas’s ratio of NaN, indicating that Illaoi may be more central to her team's team fighting effectiveness than Gragas..

Illaoi often has a similar longest kill spree as her opponent does. Commonly, she takes more damage than Gragas. This often reflects differing health capacities, yet it can also imply that the champ with more health has less agility and thus is not able to kite away from further harm when poked or engaged.

Differences between Illaoi and Gragas

Damage Types Compared

Illaoi
Gragas
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Illaoi
Gragas

Who is Better, Illaoi or Gragas?

Both League champions are great champions. Both champs have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In the game's current meta, Illaoi usually wins when facing off against Gragas, with a 51.5% win rate. Thus, Illaoi makes a good counter to Gragas.

While Illaoi does have a higher winrate than Gragas, when on opposite teams, Illaoi also has a lower learning curve that makes her a less challenging character to learn. You should be careful when picking Illaoi into Gragas.

Additionally, Illaoi has only a small amount of utility and CC, a similar amount to Gragas. This often makes her just as valuable during teamfights, especially when trying to counter champions with a lot of burst damage.

While there isn't one best champion for every situation in League of Legends, in Illaoi vs Gragas matchups, Illaoi is the better champion with a higher win rate, less champion complexity, and a similar amount of utility to help out your team members during team fights.

Illaoi is a decent counter to Gragas. You will do well by focussing your gameplay on keeping up your gold and cs and destroying objectives. If you do that, you should do very well as Illaoi against Gragas.

Other Champion Matchups Against Illaoi

Illaoi Loses Against

MordekaiserMordekaiser42.8% winrateZyraZyra43.9% winrateYorickYorick44.1% winrateKayleKayle44.3% winrate

Illaoi Wins Against

NidaleeNidalee58.3% winrateK'SanteK'Sante57.1% winrateRenektonRenekton56.1% winrateSkarnerSkarner56.1% winrate

Top Synergies by Role

ZyraZyra+ 53.7% 3076 GamesLilliaLillia+ 54.4% 4331 GamesTeemoTeemo+ 56% 2582 GamesCamilleCamille+ 56.6% 143 Games

Additional Information for Illaoi Players

How We Calculated Our Illaoi vs Gragas Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Gragas as Illaoi, we analyzed 1,215 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 Gragas 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.

Other Useful Resources

Illaoi Build Gragas Build

Further Insights to Win this Matchup

If you would like to learn all of the intricacies of Illaoi in order to counter Gragas during both the lane and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should continue reading to gather a few extra tricks and insights into this matchup. If you mind the build and suggestions shown above, you will grow your win rate by a lot and be closer to League of Legends pro players.

Illaoi on average gets more CS as Gragas. Champs who typically don't take much CS typically don't need much CS to be effective, such as sup champs. They are capable of scaling well off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champions with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, often need several high cost items to be effective. In either situation, try to surpass the values reported here to do well.

The ideal items to focus on in your Illaoi versus Gragas build consist of Sterak's Gage, Spirit Visage, and Iceborn Gauntlet. When Illaoi incorporated at least these three pieces in her build, she did significantly better against Gragas than with many other typical counter builds. In fact, Illaoi boasted an average winrate of 51.5% when playing against Gragas with this counter build.

To have the greatest probability of annihilating Gragas as Illaoi, you should equip the Grasp of the Undying, Demolish, Bone Plating, Overgrowth, Presence of Mind, and Last Stand runes from the Resolve and Precision rune sets. Of all the runes players picked for Illaoi vs Gragas battles, this mix of runes resulted in the highest win rate. Notably, these runes gave a 51.5% win rate overall.

If you want to get Illaoi versus Gragas tips and builds for a an individual skill level, feel free to select one from the selection menu above. By default, the statistics and guides shown are computed using every match played with these champs.