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Illaoi vs Mordekaiser

How to Beat Mordekaiser as Illaoi in LoLIllaoi is in the s tier of champions
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How to Beat Mordekaiser as Illaoi

based on 5,700 Illaoi vs Mordekaiser matchups
Win Rate
42.8 %
K/D/A
1.19
Pick Rate
8 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We calculate our matchup stats from the millions of ranked LoL matches that we analyze each week. This guide on how to beat Mordekaiser as Illaoi resulted from an analysis of 5700 ranked matches where both champs engaged one another. This pairing is relatively uncommon. Illaoi encounters Mordekaiser in only 8.0% of her matches.

Illaoi vs Mordekaiser Matchup Summary

Unfortunately, Illaoi has done a pathetic job of countering Mordekaiser. On average, she wins a lowly 42.8% of the time the champs fight each other in. In Illaoi vs Mordekaiser games, Illaoi’s side is 0.0% more probable to obtain first blood. This implies that she probably will be able to get first blood versus Mordekaiser.

Best Illaoi vs Mordekaiser Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Doran's ShieldHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
BootsTunneler

Core Illaoi Items

~22 Mins
Black CleaverTrinity ForceSundered Sky

Optional Items

Sterak's GageTitanic HydraDeath's DanceMercurial Scimitar

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 ForceHealth Scaling
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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Guide to Countering Mordekaiser as Illaoi

Tips for Playing as Illaoi against Mordekaiser

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 Mordekaiser

Mordekaiser builds up a powerful damage aura when fighting champions, so keep your distance.

Realm of Death will cut you off from your teammates completely. Try to save mobility spells to escape Mordekaiser once inside

Damage he deals can be converted into a large shield, and consumed for health

Illaoi vs Mordekaiser Counter Stats

Illaoi Image
Win Rate
42.8 %
VS
Win Rate
57.2 %
Mordekaiser Image
4.5
< Kills >
7.8
7.4
< Deaths >
5.5
4.3
< Assists >
4.9
0.98
< Killing Sprees >
1.73
178
< Minions Killed >
154
0.05
< Dragons Killed >
0.18
0.45
< Inhibitors >
0.45
22,497
< Physical Damage >
2,901
708
< Magic Damage >
22,299
348
< True Damage >
656
23,554
< Damage Dealt >
25,856
35,113
< Damage Taken >
32,412
11,223
< Gold Earned >
11,980
2.32
< Towers >
2.06
0.01
< Baron Takedowns >
0.05
8,228
< Total Healing >
10,073
14,671
< Experience >
15,684
16
< Vision Score >
16
8
< Wards Placed >
8
287
< Time Dealing CC >
246

How to Counter Mordekaiser with Illaoi in LoL

The stat comparisons provided here emphasize several valuable Illaoi vs. Mordekaiser counter statistics that may help you distinguish the differences between the pair. As an example, Illaoi’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is better than Mordekaiser’s KDA ratio of NaN, demonstrating that Illaoi may be more central to her team's team fighting effectiveness than Mordekaiser..

Illaoi usually has a slightly smaller longest killing spree than her enemy does. On average, she receives a similar amount of damage to Mordekaiser. This often reflects different amounts of tankyness, but it can also hint that the champion with higher HP has less mobility and thus is unable to flee from further damage when engaged or poked.

Differences between Illaoi and Mordekaiser

Damage Types Compared

Illaoi
Mordekaiser
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Illaoi
Mordekaiser

Who is Better, Illaoi or Mordekaiser?

Both LoL champions are great champions. Both champs have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In League's current meta, Illaoi usually loses when facing off against Mordekaiser, with a 42.8% win rate. Thus, Illaoi makes a bad counter for Mordekaiser.

While Illaoi does have a much lower win rate than Mordekaiser, when on opposite teams, Illaoi also has a greater difficulty level that makes her a more time consuming champion to learn. You should be very concerned when picking Illaoi into Mordekaiser.

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

While there is not one best champion in League of Legends, in Illaoi vs Mordekaiser matchups, Mordekaiser is the better champion with a much lower win rate, similar champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your allied champions during teamfights.

Illaoi is a bad counter for Mordekaiser. Make sure you focus your gameplay on keeping up your CS and destroying objectives. If you do that, you should hold your own as Illaoi against Mordekaiser.

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 Mordekaiser Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Mordekaiser as Illaoi, we analyzed 5,700 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 Mordekaiser 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 Mordekaiser Build

Further Insights to Win this Matchup

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

Illaoi typically racks up a similar amount of CS compared to Mordekaiser. Champions who typically don't take many minion kills typically don't require much CS to be valuable teammates, such as sup champs. These kinds of champions are able to scale well off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champions with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, typically require a lot of items to be effective. In either situation, try to surpass the values shown here to do well.

The best items to have in your Illaoi versus Mordekaiser build include Black Cleaver, Trinity Force, and Sundered Sky. When Illaoi combined at least these three items in her build, she performed much better when facing Mordekaiser than with many other typical builds. In fact, Illaoi boasted an average win rate of 42.8% when playing against Mordekaiser with this counter build.

To have the greatest likelihood of vanquishing Mordekaiser as Illaoi, Illaoi players should use 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 rune sets players used for Illaoi vs Mordekaiser LoL games, this order of runes resulted in the highest win rate. Notably, these runes provided a 42.8% winrate overall.

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