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

Illaoi vs Zeri

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

based on 691 Illaoi vs Zeri matchups
Win Rate
52.2 %
K/D/A
1.46
Pick Rate
1 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We at MOBA Champion analyze millions of recently ranked League of Legends matches every week. In our database, Illaoi battled Zeri 691 times. Including so many matchups for Illaoi vs Zeri gives us a lot of faith in our capacity to provide enlightening stats and a supported build to counter your enemy. This particular counter pairing is relatively rare. Illaoi fights Zeri in only 1.0% of her matches.

Illaoi vs Zeri Matchup Summary

Illaoi does a good job of countering Zeri. On average, she wins a terrific 52.2% of games the champs battle one another in. In Illaoi against Zeri rounds, Illaoi’s team is 0.0% more likely to earn first blood. This implies that she probably will be able to get first blood versus Zeri.

Best Illaoi vs Zeri Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Health PotionTear of the Goddess

Early Items

~5 Mins
BootsRuby Crystal

Core Illaoi Items

~22 Mins
Black CleaverSundered SkyIceborn Gauntlet

Optional Items

Sterak's GageHullbreakerSpirit VisageTrinity Force

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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Guide to Countering Zeri as Illaoi

Tips for Playing as Illaoi against Zeri

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 Zeri Counter Stats

Illaoi Image
Win Rate
52.2 %
VS
Win Rate
47.8 %
Zeri Image
5.2
< Kills >
7.2
6.5
< Deaths >
5.7
4.3
< Assists >
6.9
1.19
< Killing Sprees >
1.64
186
< Minions Killed >
182
0.05
< Dragons Killed >
0.16
0.58
< Inhibitors >
0.45
24,314
< Physical Damage >
14,266
852
< Magic Damage >
6,564
381
< True Damage >
596
25,548
< Damage Dealt >
21,427
34,671
< Damage Taken >
22,882
11,747
< Gold Earned >
12,491
2.76
< Towers >
2.19
0.02
< Baron Takedowns >
0.05
8,538
< Total Healing >
4,622
14,991
< Experience >
12,762
15
< Vision Score >
17
8
< Wards Placed >
8
431
< Time Dealing CC >
117

How to Counter Zeri with Illaoi in LoL

The stats shown here underscore several critical Illaoi vs. Zeri counter statistics that may help us distinguish the differences between these two champions. As an example, Illaoi’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is more than Zeri’s KDA ratio of NaN, highlighting that Illaoi may be more central to her team's team fighting capacity than Zeri..

Illaoi normally has a slightly smaller longest kill spree than her opponent does. Typically, she takes more damage than Zeri. This commonly reflects different amounts of tankyness, but it can also hint that the one champion has less mobility and thus is not able to kite away from additional damage when engaged or poked.

Differences between Illaoi and Zeri

Damage Types Compared

Illaoi
Zeri
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Illaoi
Zeri

Who is Better, Illaoi or Zeri?

Both League champs are great champions. Both champs have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In the game's current meta, Illaoi usually wins when playing against Zeri, with a 52.2% win rate. As a result, Illaoi makes a good counter to Zeri.

While Illaoi does have a higher winrate than Zeri, when on opposite teams, Illaoi also has a lower learning curve that makes her a less time consuming champion to pick up and master. You should be be fine when picking Illaoi into Zeri.

Furthermore, Illaoi has only a small amount of CC and other utility, a similar amount to Zeri. This often makes her just as valuable during team fights, especially when facing champions with a lot of burst damage.

While there isn't a single best champion overall in League of Legends, in Illaoi vs Zeri matchups, Illaoi is the better champion with a noticably higher win rate, less champion complexity, and a similar amount of utility to help out your team members during teamfights.

Illaoi is a good counter for Zeri. Focus your actions on increasing your gold income and taking out objectives. If you are able to do that, you should be able to stand on your own as Illaoi against Zeri.

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

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Additional Information for Illaoi Players

How We Calculated Our Illaoi vs Zeri Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Zeri as Illaoi, we analyzed 691 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 Zeri 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

If you would like to truly master Illaoi in order to counter Zeri during both the lane and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should continue reading to learn a few extra tips and tricks for this matchup. If you pay attention to the build and stats presented above, you will grow your win rate significantly and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.

Illaoi on average gets a similar amount of CS as Zeri. Champs who typically don't take much CS often don't require much CS to be valuable teammates, such as support champions. They are able to scale properly off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champs with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, typically need many items to be effective. In either situation, try to do better than the numbers shown on this page to do well.

The ideal items to use in your Illaoi versus Zeri build include Black Cleaver, Sundered Sky, and Iceborn Gauntlet. When Illaoi bought at least these three pieces in her build, she did much better countering Zeri than with most other typical counter builds. In fact, Illaoi had an average win rate of 52.2% battling Zeri with this counter build.

To have the greatest likelihood of vanquishing Zeri 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 combinations players picked for Illaoi vs Zeri clashes, this composite of runes resulted in the greatest win rate. Moreover, these runes averaged a 52.2% winrate overall.

If you want to see Illaoi x Zeri tips and builds for a an individual division rank, feel free to select one from the selection menu provided above. By default, the stats and strategies displayed are computed using all games played with both champs.