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How to Win Sett vs Illaoi Counter MatchupSett is in the b tier of champions

Sett vs Illaoi

How to Beat Illaoi as Sett in LoLSett is in the s tier of champions
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How to Beat Illaoi as Sett

based on 3,343 Sett vs Illaoi matchups
Win Rate
46.4 %
K/D/A
1.75
Pick Rate
4 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

At MOBA Champion, we summarize millions of ranked League games each week. In our dataset, Sett battled Illaoi 3343 times. Including so many games with Sett vs Illaoi provides us confidence in our capability to produce actionable data and a pro build to obliterate Illaoi. This champion pairing is relatively uncommon. Sett encounters Illaoi in only 4.0% of his matches.

Sett vs Illaoi Matchup Summary

Unfortunately, Sett has done a awful job of countering Illaoi. Normally, he wins a lowly 46.4% of games the champions fight each other in. In Sett vs Illaoi rounds, Sett’s side is 0.1% more probable to earn first blood, implying that he probably will get first blood versus Illaoi.

Best Sett vs Illaoi Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Doran's BladeHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
BootsRecurve Bow

Core Sett Items

~22 Mins
HeartsteelSterak's GageTitanic Hydra

Optional Items

Black CleaverHullbreakerThornmailPauldrons of Whiterock

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonerteleport summoner spell F

Skill Order

First skill for Sett to level upq
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Second ability for Sett to level upw
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Last skill for Sett to max oute

Runes

ResolveGrasp of the UndyingDemolishSecond WindOvergrowth
PrecisionTriumphLast Stand
Attack SpeedAdaptive ForceArmor
Sett's passive ability p
Sett's q ability q
Sett's w ability w
Sett's e ability e
Sett's ultimate ability r
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W
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Q
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Q
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Q
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R
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Guide to Countering Illaoi as Sett

Advice to Win Against Illaoi

Killing Tentacles whenever possible will make it much easier to win a fight against Illaoi.

When your spirit gets pulled out, fight back if you can. Dealing damage to Illaoi reduces the spirit's duration.

Avoid grouping up for Leap of Faith to reduce the number of Tentacles available to Illaoi.

Sett vs Illaoi Counter Stats

Sett Image
Win Rate
46.4 %
VS
Win Rate
53.6 %
Illaoi Image
5.7
< Kills >
5.9
6.3
< Deaths >
6.6
5.3
< Assists >
4.4
1.29
< Killing Sprees >
1.32
138
< Minions Killed >
180
0.09
< Dragons Killed >
0.05
0.42
< Inhibitors >
0.57
15,760
< Physical Damage >
25,311
402
< Magic Damage >
721
5,221
< True Damage >
224
21,384
< Damage Dealt >
26,257
33,680
< Damage Taken >
32,589
10,835
< Gold Earned >
11,825
2.06
< Towers >
2.76
0.03
< Baron Takedowns >
0.02
6,142
< Total Healing >
7,434
13,941
< Experience >
15,165
16
< Vision Score >
16
8
< Wards Placed >
8
165
< Time Dealing CC >
1,020

How to Counter Illaoi with Sett in LoL

The stats shown on this page highlight several significant Sett vs. Illaoi counter stats that can help us grasp the differences and similarities between the pair. For instance, Sett’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is better than Illaoi’s KDA ratio of NaN, showing that Sett may be more central to his team's team fighting capacity than Illaoi..

Sett typically has a similar longest kill spree as his foe does. Typically, he takes a similar amount of damage to Illaoi. This commonly reflects differing health capacities, yet it can also hint that the one champion has less mobility and thus is unable to kite away from additional harm when poked or engaged.

Differences between Sett and Illaoi

Damage Types Compared

Sett
Illaoi
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Sett
Illaoi

Who is Better, Sett or Illaoi?

Both LoL champs are great champions. Both champs have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In League's current meta, Sett usually loses when taking on Illaoi, with a 46.4% win rate. Thus, Sett makes a poor counter to Illaoi.

While Sett does have a lower winrate than Illaoi, when on opposite teams, Sett also has a lower learning curve that makes him a less time consuming champ to learn. You may get destroyed when picking Sett into Illaoi.

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

While there is not a single best champion in League of Legends, in Sett vs Illaoi matchups, Illaoi is the better champion with a much lower win rate, less champion complexity, and a similar amount of utility to help out your teammates during team fights.

Sett is a garbage counter to Illaoi. Make sure you focus your actions on maximizing your CS and taking out objectives. If you are able to do that, you should be able to stand on your own as Sett against Illaoi.

Other Champion Matchups Against Sett

Sett Loses Against

SkarnerSkarner45.9% winrateSingedSinged46.4% winrateIllaoiIllaoi46.4% winrateXerathXerath46.4% winrate

Sett Wins Against

NidaleeNidalee57.7% winrateK'SanteK'Sante57.4% winrateYuumiYuumi55.9% winrateLee SinLee Sin55.3% winrate

Top Synergies by Role

RumbleRumble+ 54.4% 515 GamesShyvanaShyvana+ 54.5% 3234 GamesSingedSinged+ 55.2% 310 GamesDr. MundoDr. Mundo+ 55.9% 447 Games

Additional Information for Sett Players

How We Calculated Our Sett vs Illaoi Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Illaoi as Sett, we analyzed 3,343 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 Illaoi as Sett 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 Sett to counter Illaoi 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 pay attention to the build and suggestions shown here, you will increase your win rate significantly and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.

Sett typically gets a similar amount of CS relative to Illaoi. Champions who typically don't take many minion kills usualy don't have to have 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, champions with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, typically require many items to be effective. In either case, try to surpass the numbers reported on this page to do well.

The most important items to prioritize in your Sett versus Illaoi build include Heartsteel, Sterak's Gage, and Titanic Hydra. When Sett used at least these three pieces in his build, he performed a lot better when fighting Illaoi than with most other commonly used counter builds. In fact, Sett boasted an average win rate of 46.4% when countering Illaoi with this counter build.

To have the highest chance of coming out on top against Illaoi as Sett, Sett players should take the Grasp of the Undying, Demolish, Second Wind, Overgrowth, Last Stand, and Triumph runes from the Resolve and Precision rune sets. Of all the rune sets that we analyzed for Sett vs Illaoi face-offs, this set of runes yielded the greatest win rate. Moreover, these runes provided a 46.4% win rate overall.

By default, tips, stats, and builds on how to beat Illaoi as Sett are shown for all skill levels, merged. If you want to filter the stats and builds to a particular skill level, you may use the selection menu located earlier in the counter matchup guide.