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

Illaoi vs Sivir

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

based on 1,025 Illaoi vs Sivir matchups
Win Rate
51.1 %
K/D/A
1.54
Pick Rate
1.4 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

At MOBA Champion, we analyze millions of recently ranked League of Legends games every week. In our data, Illaoi battled Sivir in 1025 games. Using so many games with Illaoi vs Sivir gives us a lot of faith in our ability to produce informative statistics and a solid build to crush Sivir. This particular champion matchup is fairly rare. Illaoi fights Sivir in only 1.4% of her games.

Illaoi vs Sivir Matchup Summary

Illaoi has done a decent job of beating Sivir. On average, she wins a acceptable 51.1% of the time the champs face off with each other in. In Illaoi against Sivir rounds, Illaoi’s team is 0.0% more likely to gain first blood, implying that she most likely will get first blood against Sivir.

Best Illaoi vs Sivir Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Health PotionTear of the Goddess

Early Items

~5 Mins
BootsCloth Armor

Core Illaoi Items

~22 Mins
Black CleaverSundered SkyIceborn Gauntlet

Optional Items

Sterak's GageHullbreakerSpirit VisageJak'Sho, The Protean

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 Sivir as Illaoi

Tips for Playing as Illaoi against Sivir

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 Sivir

When laning against Sivir, it is possible to throw off the timing of her Spell Shield by faking an advance, then backing off.

Sivir is a powerful pushing champion, so leaving her unattended in a lane for too long will often result in your turrets being destroyed.

Boomerang Blade costs a lot of mana to cast, so dodging it sets Sivir back. If it hits you on the way out, avoid its path on the way back.

Illaoi vs Sivir Counter Stats

Illaoi Image
Win Rate
51.1 %
VS
Win Rate
48.9 %
Sivir Image
5.4
< Kills >
5.4
6.5
< Deaths >
5.7
4.6
< Assists >
8.2
1.26
< Killing Sprees >
1.24
192
< Minions Killed >
195
0.05
< Dragons Killed >
0.16
0.58
< Inhibitors >
0.5
24,668
< Physical Damage >
19,733
896
< Magic Damage >
645
405
< True Damage >
424
25,970
< Damage Dealt >
20,803
36,037
< Damage Taken >
20,196
12,156
< Gold Earned >
12,174
2.82
< Towers >
2.43
0.01
< Baron Takedowns >
0.05
8,913
< Total Healing >
5,397
15,579
< Experience >
13,575
16
< Vision Score >
18
8
< Wards Placed >
9
462
< Time Dealing CC >
32

How to Counter Sivir with Illaoi in LoL

The stat comparisons provided here underscore some significant Illaoi against Sivir matchup stats that may help us realize the differences and similarities between the pair. As an example, Illaoi’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is greater than Sivir’s KDA ratio of NaN, highlighting that Illaoi may be more central to her team's team fighting potential than Sivir..

Illaoi usually has a similar longest killing spree as her enemy does. Commonly, she takes more damage than Sivir. This typically indicates differing health capacities, but it can also indicate that the champ with more health has less mobility and thus is unable to kite away from further harm when poked or engaged.

Differences between Illaoi and Sivir

Damage Types Compared

Illaoi
Sivir
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Illaoi
Sivir

Who is Better, Illaoi or Sivir?

Both LoL champions are great. Both champs have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In the game's current meta, Illaoi usually wins when trying to fight Sivir, with a 51.1% win rate. As a result, Illaoi makes a good counter for Sivir.

While Illaoi does have a higher win rate compared to Sivir, when on opposite teams, Illaoi also has a greater level of difficulty that makes her a more difficult champ to develop with. You still need to be cautious when picking Illaoi into Sivir.

Moreover, Illaoi has almost no amount of CC and other utility, a similar amount to Sivir. This often makes her just as valuable during team fights, especially when facing champions with a ton of burst damage.

While there is not a single best champion overall in League of Legends, in Illaoi vs Sivir matchups, Illaoi is the better champ with a higher win rate, similar champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your allied champions during late stage team fights.

Illaoi is a decent counter to Sivir. Make sure you focus your tactics on maximizing your CS and destroying objectives. If you can do that, you should do very well as Illaoi against Sivir.

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 Sivir Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Sivir as Illaoi, we analyzed 1,025 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 Sivir 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 in order to counter Sivir 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 suggestions presented above, you will grow your win rate significantly and be closer to League of Legends pro players.

Illaoi usually gets a similar amount of CS compared to Sivir. Champions who typically don't get many minion kills often don't need much CS to be valuable teammates, such as support champions. They are able to scale well off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champs with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, typically require several high cost items to be effective. In either situation, try to surpass the values shown here to do well.

The most crucial items to prioritize in your Illaoi versus Sivir build include Black Cleaver, Sundered Sky, and Iceborn Gauntlet. When Illaoi used at least these three pieces in her build, she performed significantly better vs. Sivir than with most other commonly used counter builds. In fact, Illaoi had an average winrate of 51.1% when countering Sivir with this counter build.

To have the best chance of vanquishing Sivir 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. Out of all the rune builds that we analyzed for Illaoi vs Sivir counterpicks, this combo of runes resulted in the best win rate. In fact, these runes averaged a 51.1% win rate overall.

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