Best Illaoi Top Build: Guide to Runes, Items and Counters

Best Illaoi Top Build: Guide to Runes, Items and Counters

By Marcus Chen

February 23, 2025 at 07:27 PM

Flash and Teleport are the optimal Summoner Spells for Illaoi Top. Here are the most effective builds based on win rates:

Most Popular Build (51.2% WR, 815 matches)

  • Runes: Grasp of the Undying, Demolish, Bone Plating, Overgrowth, Last Stand, Presence of Mind
  • Rune Shards: Adaptive Force (x2), Health Scaling
  • Items: Iceborn Gauntlet > Plated Steelcaps > Black Cleaver > Sterak's Gage > Spirit Visage > Thornmail
  • Skill Order: E > Q > W

Alternative Build (53.6% WR, 274 matches)

  • Runes: Conqueror, Presence of Mind, Legend: Haste, Last Stand, Bone Plating, Demolish
  • Items: Black Cleaver > Plated Steelcaps > Iceborn Gauntlet > Sterak's Gage > Spirit Visage > Frozen Heart
  • Skill Order: E > Q > W

Key Tips:

  • Use terrain Tentacles instead of Q to save mana while trading
  • W acts as an auto-attack reset
  • R has brief unstoppability - use to dodge crucial CC

Strong Against:

  • Maokai (70.4% WR)
  • Olaf (64.1% WR)
  • Pantheon (58.7% WR)
  • Akali (58.1% WR)
  • Irelia (57.6% WR)

Weak Against:

  • Aurora (34.2% WR)
  • Yorick (38.8% WR)
  • Ryze (40.5% WR)
  • Cho'Gath (42.1% WR)
  • Sion (42.2% WR)

Best Jungle Synergies:

  • Nocturne (50.0% WR)
  • Vi (49.8% WR)
  • Graves (48.8% WR)

Adjust build and runes based on specific matchups, team compositions, and game state. Consider taking Armor or Magic Resist shards depending on lane opponent.

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