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

Illaoi with Zoe

How to Win With Illaoi and Zoe Paired TogetherIllaoi is in the b tier of champions
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How to Synergize Illaoi and Zoe

based on 905 Illaoi with Zoe pairs
Win Rate
45.4 %
K/D/A
1.44
Pick Rate
1.3 %

How We Analyze Champion Pairings in LoL

Our servers pull the results of from millions of League of Legends games directly from Riot Games each week. Illaoi has gone into battle with Zoe in 905 recently played, competitive games. By amassing so much great data from the hosts of LoL, we are totally sure that we can produce robust, usable builds to help Illaoi play with Zoe. It is very rare for Illaoi to play alongside Zoe as teammates. This pairing has only taken place in about 1.3% of matches with Illaoi.

Illaoi Zoe Synergy Summary

Unfortunately, Illaoi has done a awful job of fighting on the same side as Zoe. Typically, she wins a lowly 45.4% of rounds the champs play on the same team. If you want to maximize your potential as Illaoi when playing alongside Zoe by learning how to better synergize your tactics with her, then dig into the full build (with items, runes, summoner spells, and skills) below!

Best Illaoi vs Zoe Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Health PotionTear of the Goddess

Early Items

~5 Mins
Long SwordTunneler

Core Illaoi Items

~22 Mins
Black CleaverIceborn GauntletJak'Sho, The Protean

Optional Items

Sterak's GageSundered SkySpirit VisageSpear of Shojin

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 Synergizing Illaoi and Zoe

Tips for Playing as Illaoi with Zoe

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 Zoe Will Play

Sleepy Trouble Bubble travels further over walls. Find a hiding spot to set up for a long distance kill.

Break Sleep with your biggest damage source, since enemies who are asleep take double damage.

Paddle Star deals more damage the further it has flown. Casting it behind yourself before redirecting can deal tons of damage.

Illaoi Zoe Synergy Stats

Illaoi Image
Win Rate
45.4 %
VS
Win Rate
54.6 %
Zoe Image
5.4
< Kills >
5.3
6.6
< Deaths >
6.7
4.1
< Assists >
4.4
1.23
< Killing Sprees >
1.21
191
< Minions Killed >
190
0.05
< Dragons Killed >
0.05
0.5
< Inhibitors >
0.57
24,550
< Physical Damage >
24,827
801
< Magic Damage >
835
385
< True Damage >
407
25,736
< Damage Dealt >
26,070
35,745
< Damage Taken >
35,928
12,026
< Gold Earned >
12,040
2.72
< Towers >
2.79
0.01
< Baron Takedowns >
0.02
8,866
< Total Healing >
8,841
15,272
< Experience >
15,333
16
< Vision Score >
16
8
< Wards Placed >
8
444
< Time Dealing CC >
432

How to Play with Zoe as Illaoi in LoL

The Illaoi Zoe synergy stats shown here demonstrate the areas of her gameplay that do better (or worse) when paired with Zoe, 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 very large drop in her KDA (ratio of kills and assists to deaths) when paired with Zoe. His KDA went down from NaN to NaN. This negative change shows that Zoe helps Illaoi perform poorer in ranked League matches. Yet, the small difference demonstrates that this performance change is not very impactful.

When Illaoi tries to synergize with Zoe, she sees a little decrease in her total damage output. This difference could signal that Zoe does not help protection for her to deal more damage or that her presence also helps increase the game's duration. Similarly, when Illaoi is played with Zoe 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 alongside Zoe.

Additionally, when Illaoi plays with Zoe on the same team, she typically takes a little less damage than when she fights alone. Receiving not as much damage could indicate that Zoe does a decent job of covering Illaoi in teamfights.

Synergies between Illaoi and Zoe

Damage Types Compared

Illaoi
Zoe
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Contrasted

Illaoi
Zoe

Is Illaoi better when played alongside Zoe?

There is no universally accepted best companion for Illaoi that will 100% of the time be her ideal synergy. Yet, Zoe is a terrible ally for Illaoi. By locking into the same side as Illaoi, she lowers their win rate by -4.2% to 45.4%. This proves that there is a very bad synergy between Illaoi and Zoe that results in them performing not as well together than alone.

Zoe has a greater difficulty than Illaoi. That means Illaoi players must be cautious when arranging Zoe teammates to fight alongside, as they will need a greater level of skill to be able to work well with you.

When playing on the same side, Illaoi players should witness an overall large increase in your team’s capacity to to cover for your other teammates. Together, these champs will be a great protective duo.

Although, by aligning Illaoi and Zoe together, you will not be providing your other allies much support. Plan to bring other champs on your team that nullifies this disparity in this pairing's playstyle.

Regardless of the skill of your Zoe ally, you need to focus on increasing your income, warding to avoid ambushes, and taking down objectives. If you heed this simple advice, you will do well, regardless.

Additional Information for Illaoi Players

How We Calculated Our Illaoi Zoe Synergy Build and Stats

For this guide on pairing Illaoi and Zoe, we analyzed 905 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 Zoe 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 in order to work well with Zoe during both the laning and mid / late game phases of League rounds, you should keep reading to gather a few extra lessons on this champion pairing. If you listen to the build and suggestions presented here, you will increase your win rate significantly.

The most crucial items to prioritize in your Illaoi and Zoe synergy build include Black Cleaver, Iceborn Gauntlet, and Jak'Sho, The Protean. When Illaoi combined at least these three great items in her build, she did a lot better as an ally of Zoe than with many other typical item sets. In fact, Illaoi boasted an average win rate of 45.4% helping carry Zoe with this build.

To have the best likelihood of vanquishing your oponents, Illaoi players should equip the Grasp of the Undying, Demolish, Bone Plating, Overgrowth, Last Stand, and Presence of Mind runes from the Resolve and Precision rune sets. Of all the rune sets that we analyzed for this team composition, this order of runes yielded the highest win rate. Notably, these runes averaged a 45.4% win rate overall.

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