Illaoi is a melee fighter usually played Top on Summoner's Rift. This guide covers Illaoi in ARAM: Illaoi excels in ARAM by controlling chokepoints with her tentacles, using her E to poke and her ultimate to turn teamfights in tight spaces.
Illaoi ARAM Abilities
Illaoi spawns Tentacles on nearby terrain that swing at spirits, Vessels, and Harsh Lesson victims, damaging and healing her.
Illaoi slams a tentacle, dealing physical damage and empowering other tentacles.
Illaoi leaps to a target, making nearby Tentacles also strike them.
Illaoi rips out a foe's spirit; damage to it is echoed to the target, and killing it or breaking the tether makes them a Vessel that spawns Tentacles.
Illaoi leaps and slams the ground, spawning a tentacle per enemy champion hit.
Illaoi ARAM Playstyle & Tips
Illaoi excels in ARAM by controlling chokepoints with her tentacles, using her E to poke and her ultimate to turn teamfights in tight spaces.
Tips
In ARAM, use your E to pull spirits from behind minions or walls to safely harass.
Maximize your W's damage by casting it after landing an E to spawn more tentacles.
Position near walls or bushes to place tentacles in hard-to-reach spots for enemies.
Save your ultimate for tight corridors or when multiple enemies are grouped to maximize tentacle slams.
Use your Q to poke and slow enemies, especially when they're near your tentacles.
Combos
E -> W -> Q: Pull a spirit, spawn a tentacle with W, then slow with Q.
R -> W -> Q: Activate ultimate, then W to slam tentacles, followed by Q for damage.
E -> R -> W: Pull a spirit, then ult to spawn multiple tentacles, and W to trigger them.
Illaoi ARAM Build Patch 16.13
Runes
Primary — Resolve
Grasp of the Undying
Demolish
Conditioning
OvergrowthSecondary — Precision
Triumph
Legend: HasteSummoners
Skill Order
Max your skills in this order
Starter Items
- 1.
Boots - 2.
Caulfield's Warhammer
Core Items
- 1.
Sundered Sky - 2.
Mercury's Treads - 3.
Iceborn Gauntlet
Buy / avoid tips (5)
Buy when:
- you are a melee diver or skirmisher
- enemy has high burst damage
- you need tenacity to avoid cc
Avoid when:
- you are a ranged champion
- enemy team has low burst damage
Options
Buy / avoid tips (5)
Buy when:
- enemy has multiple AD threats
- you need survivability in extended fights
- your champion deals physical damage
Avoid when:
- enemy team is mostly AP
- you prefer burst over sustained damage
Options
Buy / avoid tips (5)
Buy when:
- your team has multiple healers or enchanters
- enemy has heavy magic damage and poke
- you have self-healing in your kit
Avoid when:
- enemy team is mostly physical damage
- you need more damage or armor instead
Options
Illaoi ARAM FAQ
What is the best build for Illaoi in ARAM?
In ARAM, Illaoi typically builds core items like Sundered Sky, Mercury's Treads, Iceborn Gauntlet and Grasp of the Undying runes (Resolve primary, Precision secondary).
What runes should I use for Illaoi in ARAM?
Take Grasp of the Undying in the Resolve tree as your keystone, with Precision as your secondary tree for Illaoi in ARAM.
How do you play Illaoi in ARAM?
Illaoi excels in ARAM by controlling chokepoints with her tentacles, using her E to poke and her ultimate to turn teamfights in tight spaces.
What is Illaoi's best combo in ARAM?
E -> W -> Q: Pull a spirit, spawn a tentacle with W, then slow with Q.
