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How to Synergize Illaoi with Xayah on the Same TeamIllaoi is in the a tier of champions

Illaoi with Xayah

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How to Synergize Illaoi and Xayah

based on 1,071 Illaoi with Xayah pairs
Win Rate
47.4 %
K/D/A
1.43
Pick Rate
1.5 %

How We Analyze Champion Pairings in LoL

Our servers take in data from from millions of League matches straight from Riot Games each and every week. Illaoi has fought alongside Xayah in 1071 recently played, ranked matches. By gathering so much great data from the creators of League of Legends, we are confident that we can present to you robust, insightful builds to help Illaoi synergize with Xayah. It is relatively rare for Illaoi to play alongside Xayah on the same side. This has only happened in approx. 1.5% of matches with Illaoi.

Illaoi Xayah Synergy Summary

Unfortunately, Illaoi has done a dismal job of teaming up with Xayah. Typically, she wins a dismal 47.4% of matches the champions try and synergize their gameplay. If you want to do better as Illaoi when fighting on the same team as Xayah by learning how to better synergize your playstyle with her, then dig into the complete build (with items, runes, summoner spells, and skills) below!

Best Illaoi vs Xayah Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Health PotionTear of the Goddess

Early Items

~5 Mins
BootsRuby Crystal

Core Illaoi Items

~22 Mins
Sterak's GageBlack CleaverIceborn Gauntlet

Optional Items

HullbreakerSpirit VisageSundered SkyJak'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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Q
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W
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E
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E
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E
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R
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Guide to Synergizing Illaoi and Xayah

Tips for Playing as Illaoi with Xayah

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 Understand How Xayah Will Play

Xayah's attacks and abilities leave Feathers on the ground that she can later recall for massive area damage and control.

Xayah can use Featherstorm to dodge almost any ability while also creating a ton of Feathers. Try to utilize the offensive and defensive aspects of this ability.

Illaoi Xayah Synergy Stats

Illaoi Image
Win Rate
47.4 %
VS
Win Rate
52.6 %
Xayah Image
5.3
< Kills >
5.3
6.8
< Deaths >
6.7
4.4
< Assists >
4.4
1.19
< Killing Sprees >
1.21
187
< Minions Killed >
190
0.04
< Dragons Killed >
0.05
0.5
< Inhibitors >
0.57
24,605
< Physical Damage >
24,827
813
< Magic Damage >
835
375
< True Damage >
407
25,794
< Damage Dealt >
26,070
35,914
< Damage Taken >
35,928
11,920
< Gold Earned >
12,040
2.64
< Towers >
2.79
0.02
< Baron Takedowns >
0.02
8,742
< Total Healing >
8,841
15,184
< Experience >
15,333
16
< Vision Score >
16
8
< Wards Placed >
8
404
< Time Dealing CC >
432

How to Play with Xayah as Illaoi in LoL

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

Overall, Illaoi sees a large worsening in her KDA (ratio of kills and assists to deaths) when paired with Xayah. His KDA fell from NaN to NaN. This worsening shows that Xayah helps Illaoi perform poorer in ranked League of Legends games. Yet, the small difference indicates that this performance change is only marginal.

When Illaoi plays on the same team as Xayah, she observes a little drop in her full damage dealt. This may demonstrate that Xayah does not help cover for her to dish out more damage or that her support also helps increase the round's duration. Similarly, when Illaoi is played together with Xayah on the same side, he usually scores many fewer killing sprees than when she plays alone. This is contrasting evidence that she is worse when playing with Xayah.

Additionally, when Illaoi plays with Xayah on the same side, she often receives a little less damage than when she fights alone. Taking not as much damage could mean that Xayah does a decent job of protecting Illaoi during teamfights.

Synergies between Illaoi and Xayah

Damage Types Compared

Illaoi
Xayah
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Contrasted

Illaoi
Xayah

Is Illaoi better when played alongside Xayah?

There is no universally accepted best synergy for Illaoi that will always be her #1 ally. However, overall, Xayah is a below average teammate for Illaoi. By locking into the same side as Illaoi, she lowers their win rate by -2.2% to 47.4%. This proves that there is a bad synergy between Illaoi and Xayah that results in them performing not as well together than alone.

Xayah has a greater difficulty than Illaoi. That means you must be cautious when lining up Xayah allies to go into battle on the same side as, as they will require a greater level of skill to be able to cooperate well with you.

Fighting alongside, you should witness an overall large increase in your team’s ability to deal physical damage. Combined, these champions can tear through the other team with a lot of physcial damage.

In contrast, by bringing Illaoi and Xayah together, you probably will not be giving your team enough magic damage. Plan to pick other champs on your team that fills this relative gap in their playstyle.

Regardless of your Xayah ally's skill level, you should focus on maximizing your gold income, warding to avoid ambushes, and clearing objectives. If you do this, you will do well, regardless.

Additional Information for Illaoi Players

How We Calculated Our Illaoi Xayah Synergy Build and Stats

For this guide on pairing Illaoi and Xayah, we analyzed 1,071 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 Illaoi with Xayah 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

If you would like to truly master Illaoi to pair well with Xayah during both the early game and mid / late game phases of League matches, you should keep reading to master a few extra lessons on this champion pairing. If you pay attention to the build and suggestions presented here, you should grow your win rate significantly.

The most crucial items to include in your Illaoi and Xayah synergy build include Sterak's Gage, Black Cleaver, and Iceborn Gauntlet. When Illaoi bought at least these three great items in her build, she performed significantly better as an ally of Xayah than with most other commonly used item sets. In fact, Illaoi boasted an average win rate of 47.4% when playing alongside Xayah with this build.

To have the highest likelihood of crushing your oponents, Illaoi players should use 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 and Xayah pairings, this combination of runes resulted in the highest win rate. Moreover, these runes averaged a 47.4% win rate overall.

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