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

Illaoi vs Rell

How to Beat Rell as Illaoi in LoLIllaoi is in the b tier of champions
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How to Beat Rell as Illaoi

based on 903 Illaoi vs Rell matchups
Win Rate
47 %
K/D/A
1.54
Pick Rate
1.3 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We calculate our counter statistics from the millions of recently rated League of Legends matches that we analyze each and every week. This guide on how to beat Rell as Illaoi resulted from an evaluation of 903 ranked matches where both champions faced each other. This counter pairing is fairly rare. Illaoi encounters Rell in only 1.3% of her rounds.

Illaoi vs Rell Matchup Summary

Unfortunately, Illaoi has done a below average job of countering Rell. Typically, she wins a lowly 47.0% of matches the champions face one another in. In Illaoi versus Rell games, Illaoi’s team is 0.1% less probable to gain first blood, implying that she probably won't get first blood versus Rell.

Best Illaoi vs Rell Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Health PotionTear of the Goddess

Early Items

~5 Mins
Long SwordCaulfield's Warhammer

Core Illaoi Items

~22 Mins
Sterak's GageBlack CleaverSundered Sky

Optional Items

Jak'Sho, The ProteanHullbreakerSpirit VisageIceborn Gauntlet

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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Guide to Countering Rell as Illaoi

Tips for Playing as Illaoi against Rell

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.

Illaoi vs Rell Counter Stats

Illaoi Image
Win Rate
47 %
VS
Win Rate
53 %
Rell Image
5.5
< Kills >
1.9
6.7
< Deaths >
6.2
4.8
< Assists >
16
1.29
< Killing Sprees >
0.32
190
< Minions Killed >
28
0.06
< Dragons Killed >
0.18
0.56
< Inhibitors >
0.45
25,580
< Physical Damage >
1,903
848
< Magic Damage >
5,332
458
< True Damage >
863
26,887
< Damage Dealt >
8,099
35,802
< Damage Taken >
23,154
12,096
< Gold Earned >
8,695
2.76
< Towers >
1.7
0.02
< Baron Takedowns >
0.04
9,061
< Total Healing >
3,150
15,185
< Experience >
11,026
16
< Vision Score >
49
8
< Wards Placed >
21
429
< Time Dealing CC >
291

How to Counter Rell with Illaoi in LoL

The stat comparisons shown on this page highlight some vital Illaoi vs. Rell matchup statistics that may help you appreciate the distinctions between these two champs. Illaoi’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is more than Rell’s ratio of NaN, demonstrating that Illaoi may be more central to her team's team fighting capacity than Rell. This observation is in large part caused by the difference in kills.

Illaoi often has a much larger longest killing spree than her counter does. Typically, she receives more damage than Rell. This is usually reflective of differing health capacities; however, it can also illustrate that the champion with more HP has less agility and thus is unable to flee from further harm when engaged or poked.

Differences between Illaoi and Rell

Damage Types Compared

Illaoi
Rell
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Illaoi
Rell

Who is Better, Illaoi or Rell?

Both LoL champs are great. Both have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In League's current meta, Illaoi usually loses when trying to fight Rell, with a 47.0% win rate. As a result, Illaoi makes a poor counter to Rell.

While Illaoi does have a lower winrate compared to Rell, when on opposite teams, Illaoi also has a much greater level of difficulty that makes her a more complex champ to learn and master. You may get destroyed when picking Illaoi into Rell.

Additionally, Illaoi has almost no amount of utility and CC, a similar amount to Rell. This often makes her just as valuable during teamfights, especially when facing champions with a ton of burst damage.

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

Illaoi is a trash counter to Rell. Make sure you focus your tactics on maximizing your gold income and destroying objectives. If you are able to do that, you should hold your own as Illaoi against Rell.

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 Rell Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Rell as Illaoi, we analyzed 903 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 Rell 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

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Further Insights to Win this Matchup

To truly master Illaoi to counter Rell during both the lane and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should keep reading to gather a few extra lessons on this matchup. If you mind the build and tips displayed here, you will grow your win rate significantly and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.

Illaoi typically gets much more CS compared to Rell. Champs who typically don't get many minion kills usualy don't require much CS to be effective, such as support champions. These kinds of champions are able to scale properly off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champs with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, often require many items to be effective. In either case, try to do better than the numbers reported here to do well.

The most important items to use in your Illaoi versus Rell build consist of Sterak's Gage, Black Cleaver, and Sundered Sky. When Illaoi bought at least these three items in her build, she did significantly better vs. Rell than with many other common counter builds. In fact, Illaoi boasted an average winrate of 47.0% when playing against Rell with this counter build.

To have the greatest likelihood of annihilating Rell as Illaoi, Illaoi players should take the Grasp of the Undying, Demolish, Bone Plating, Overgrowth, Last Stand, and Presence of Mind runes from the Resolve and Precision rune sets. Of all the rune builds that we analyzed for Illaoi vs Rell counters, this order of runes resulted in the greatest win rate. Notably, these runes provided a 47.0% win rate overall.

If you need to get Illaoi vs Rell tips and matchup stats and build suggestions for a an individual rank, feel free to choose one from the selection menu shown above. By default, the statistics and strategies shown are computed using all games played with both champs.