
Best Illaoi Top Build Guide: Runes, Items & Counters (51.2% WR)
Illaoi Top builds center around tanky, damage-focused itemization with strong potential for teamfight dominance and lane control.
Popular Build (51.2% WR, 815 matches)
- Summoners: Flash, Teleport
- Runes: Grasp of the Undying, Demolish, Bone Plating, Overgrowth, Last Stand, Presence of Mind
- Core Items: Iceborn Gauntlet > Plated Steelcaps > Black Cleaver
- Full Build: Add Sterak's Gage, Spirit Visage, Thornmail
- Skill Order: E > Q > W
Alternative Build (53.6% WR, 274 matches)
- Summoners: Flash, Teleport
- Runes: Conqueror, Presence of Mind, Legend: Haste, Last Stand, Bone Plating, Demolish
- Core Items: Black Cleaver > Plated Steelcaps > Iceborn Gauntlet
- Full Build: Add Sterak's Gage, Spirit Visage, Frozen Heart
- Skill Order: E > Q > W
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)
Key Tips:
- Use terrain Tentacles for trading to conserve mana
- Utilize W as an auto-attack reset
- R provides brief unstoppability - use to dodge crucial CC
- Q serves as both poke and wave control tool
Best Synergies:
- Nocturne (50.0% WR)
- Vi (49.8% WR)
- Graves (48.8% WR)
- Lee Sin (48.3% WR)
- Viego (47.8% WR)
Adjust your build based on matchup and team composition. Consider Magic Resist or Armor rune shards depending on lane opponent.