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How to Synergize Caitlyn and Illaoi

based on 7,211 Caitlyn with Illaoi pairs
Win Rate
49 %
K/D/A
2.07
Pick Rate
1.9 %

How We Analyze Champion Pairings in LoL

At MOBA Champion, we take in the results of from millions of LoL matches straight from Riot Games each and every week. Caitlyn has fought alongside Illaoi in 7211 recently played, competitive matches. By amassing so much great data directly from the publishers of League of Legends, we are sure that we can provide you with high-quality, usable builds to help Caitlyn synergize with Illaoi. It is relatively rare for Caitlyn to play alongside Illaoi as allies. This has only occurred in approximately 1.9% of games with Caitlyn.

Caitlyn Illaoi Synergy Summary

Unfortunately, Caitlyn does a below average job of playing alongside Illaoi. Normally, she wins an acceptable 49.0% of games the champions appear on the same team. If you want to play better as Caitlyn when playing alongside Illaoi by learning how to better synergize your gameplay with her, then dig into the complete build (with items, runes, summoner spells, and skills) below!

Best Caitlyn vs Illaoi Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Doran's BladeHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
Kircheis ShardNoonquiver

Core Caitlyn Items

~22 Mins
Lord Dominik's RegardsThe CollectorAxiom Arc

Optional Items

OpportunityRapid FirecannonHubrisImmortal Shieldbow

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonerheal summoner spell F

Skill Order

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

Runes

PrecisionFleet FootworkPresence of MindLegend: BloodlineCoup de Grace
SorceryAbsolute FocusGathering Storm
Attack SpeedAdaptive ForceHealth Scaling
Caitlyn's passive ability p
Caitlyn's q ability q
Caitlyn's w ability w
Caitlyn's e ability e
Caitlyn's ultimate ability r
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Q
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E
3
W
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Q
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Q
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R
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Q
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Guide to Synergizing Caitlyn and Illaoi

Tips for Playing as Caitlyn with Illaoi

Fire 90 Caliber Net away from the opponent to close the gap or hop over walls.

Avoid using Ace in the Hole in large team melees as it might be blocked by the wrong target.

Make use of her Yordle Snap Traps by placing them pre-emptively to ensure that you'll have one off of cooldown during combat.

Advice to Understand How Illaoi Will Play

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.

Caitlyn Illaoi Synergy Stats

Caitlyn Image
Win Rate
49 %
VS
Win Rate
51 %
Illaoi Image
6.3
< Kills >
6.5
6.1
< Deaths >
6.1
6.3
< Assists >
6.6
1.47
< Killing Sprees >
1.52
172
< Minions Killed >
176
0.19
< Dragons Killed >
0.19
0.56
< Inhibitors >
0.53
18,907
< Physical Damage >
19,608
1,446
< Magic Damage >
1,469
551
< True Damage >
556
20,904
< Damage Dealt >
21,634
19,634
< Damage Taken >
19,590
11,966
< Gold Earned >
12,107
2.49
< Towers >
2.53
0.05
< Baron Takedowns >
0.05
5,437
< Total Healing >
5,450
12,539
< Experience >
12,664
18
< Vision Score >
18
9
< Wards Placed >
9
88
< Time Dealing CC >
89

How to Play with Illaoi as Caitlyn in LoL

The Caitlyn Illaoi synergy stats shown here demonstrate the areas of her gameplay that do better (or worse) when paired with Illaoi, compared to her overall stats. Significant differences are areas of focus that highlight how her gameplay changes when paired with this other champion.

Overall, Caitlyn sees a very large drop in her KDA (ratio of kills and assists to deaths) when paired with Illaoi. His KDA went down from NaN to NaN. This decrease shows that Illaoi helps Caitlyn perform worse in ranked League matches. Yet, the small difference indicates that this performance change is not very impactful.

When Caitlyn is an ally to Illaoi, she gets a barely noticable drop in her total damage output. This change may indicate that Illaoi does not help protection for her to deal more damage or that her presence also helps extend the match's duration. Similarly, when Caitlyn is played with Illaoi on the same side, he usually scores many fewer killing sprees than when she plays on his own. This is contrasting evidence that she is worse when playing synergisticly with Illaoi.

Moreover, when Caitlyn plays with Illaoi on the same side, she often takes a little more damage than when she fights alone. Taking more damage may mean that Illaoi does a poor job of protecting Caitlyn during teamfights.

Synergies between Caitlyn and Illaoi

Damage Types Compared

Caitlyn
Illaoi
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Contrasted

Caitlyn
Illaoi

Is Caitlyn better when played alongside Illaoi?

There is no universally accepted best synergy for Caitlyn that will no matter what be her #1 synergy. Yet, Illaoi is a very typical companion for Caitlyn. By locking into the same team as Caitlyn, she drops their win rate by -0.3% to 49.0%. This clearly indicates that there is a weak bond between Caitlyn and Illaoi that allows them to perform not as well together than without each other.

Illaoi has a lower difficulty than Caitlyn. That means you don't need to be cautious when arranging Illaoi comrades to fight alongside, as they will need a lower level of skill to be able to fight well with you.

Working together, Caitlyn players will likely witness an overall large increase in your team’s ability to dish out massive AD. Combined, these champions should be able to take down targets with auto-attacks and other AD damage abilities.

Although, by grouping Caitlyn and Illaoi together, you probably will not be giving your other allies very much AP. Plan to include other champs on your team that helps cover this gap in their potential.

Regardless of the ability of your Illaoi ally, you need to focus on increasing your gold income, outlasting your enemies, and clearing objectives. If you follow these simple suggestions, you will do well anyway.

Additional Information for Caitlyn Players

How We Calculated Our Caitlyn Illaoi Synergy Build and Stats

For this guide on pairing Caitlyn and Illaoi, we analyzed 7,211 ranked and recent League of Legends matches. We perform advanced data cleaning and statistical methods to guarantee that our team synergy stats are accurate and reliable. You can be confident that our recommended build to pair Caitlyn with Illaoi comes from actual 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 your division's most relevant stats and build.

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Further Insights to Win with this Champion Pairing

To learn all of the intricacies of Caitlyn in order to work well with Illaoi during both the laning and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should continue reading to master some more tricks and insights into this champion pairing. If you use the build and tips presented above, you should grow your win rate significantly.

The ideal items to get in your Caitlyn and Illaoi synergy build include Lord Dominik's Regards, The Collector, and Axiom Arc. When Caitlyn combined at least these three finished items in her build, she did a lot better when paired up with Illaoi than with many other typical builds. In fact, Caitlyn had an average win rate of 49.0% helping carry Illaoi with these items in her kit.

To have the best likelihood of defeating your oponents, you should equip the Fleet Footwork, Presence of Mind, Legend: Bloodline, Coup de Grace, Absolute Focus, and Gathering Storm runes from the Precision and Sorcery rune sets. Out of all the rune combinations that we analyzed for Caitlyn and Illaoi pairings, this mixture of runes yielded the best win rate. Moreover, these runes averaged a 49.0% winrate overall.

If you need to see Caitlyn with Illaoi synergy tips and builds for a an individual division, please select one from the selection menu shown above. At first, the stats and tips and suggestions shown are calculated using every round finished with both champs.