Best Illaoi Top Build Guide: Runes, Items & Counters (51.2% WR)

Best Illaoi Top Build Guide: Runes, Items & Counters (51.2% WR)

By Marcus Chen

February 23, 2025 at 07:27 PM

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.

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