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How to Win Illaoi vs Zilean Counter MatchupIllaoi is in the a tier of champions

Illaoi vs Zilean

How to Beat Zilean as Illaoi in LoLIllaoi is in the s tier of champions
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How to Beat Zilean as Illaoi

based on 765 Illaoi vs Zilean matchups
Win Rate
48.8 %
K/D/A
1.41
Pick Rate
1.1 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We produce our matchup stats from the millions of recently ranked League matches that we analyze each week. This guide on how to beat Zilean as Illaoi resulted from an evaluation of 765 ranked rounds where both champions battled each other. This particular counter pairing is somewhat rare. Illaoi has to counter Zilean in only 1.1% of her rounds.

Illaoi vs Zilean Matchup Summary

Unfortunately, Illaoi has done a poor job of countering Zilean. On average, she wins a acceptable 48.8% of games the champs battle each other in. In Illaoi vs Zilean rounds, Illaoi’s side is 0.1% more likely to get first blood, implying that she most likely will be able to get first blood against Zilean.

Best Illaoi vs Zilean Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Health PotionTear of the Goddess

Early Items

~5 Mins
BootsLong Sword

Core Illaoi Items

~22 Mins
Sterak's GageSundered SkyIceborn Gauntlet

Optional Items

Spirit VisageBlack CleaverTrinity ForceSpear 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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Q
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W
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E
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E
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Guide to Countering Zilean as Illaoi

Tips for Playing as Illaoi against Zilean

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 Win Against Zilean

Zilean is fragile if a team focuses on him, but otherwise he's very difficult to kill. Commit to killing him as a team.

If you're able to match Zilean's speed, it can sometimes be beneficial to wait until his ultimate has faded before landing the killing blow.

Illaoi vs Zilean Counter Stats

Illaoi Image
Win Rate
48.8 %
VS
Win Rate
51.2 %
Zilean Image
5.1
< Kills >
2.6
6.6
< Deaths >
4.5
4.2
< Assists >
12.7
1.15
< Killing Sprees >
0.58
193
< Minions Killed >
62
0.06
< Dragons Killed >
0.04
0.58
< Inhibitors >
0.47
25,315
< Physical Damage >
1,036
878
< Magic Damage >
11,286
433
< True Damage >
799
26,627
< Damage Dealt >
13,122
36,355
< Damage Taken >
18,408
12,011
< Gold Earned >
9,165
2.7
< Towers >
1.94
0.02
< Baron Takedowns >
0.01
9,093
< Total Healing >
6,886
15,312
< Experience >
12,455
16
< Vision Score >
50
8
< Wards Placed >
22
458
< Time Dealing CC >
195

How to Counter Zilean with Illaoi in LoL

The stat comparisons provided here highlight some important Illaoi versus Zilean matchup stats that can help you realize the differences and similarities between this set of champs. Illaoi’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is more than Zilean’s ratio of NaN, demonstrating that Illaoi may be more central to her team's team fighting effectiveness than Zilean. This observation is largely a result of the differences in deaths.

Illaoi typically has a slightly larger longest killing spree than her matchup does. Typically, she receives more damage than Zilean. This is usually reflective of different amounts of tankyness, yet it can also hint that the one champ has less agility and thus is not able to kite away from additional harm when engaged or poked.

Differences between Illaoi and Zilean

Damage Types Compared

Illaoi
Zilean
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Illaoi
Zilean

Who is Better, Illaoi or Zilean?

Both League champions are great champions. Both champs have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In League's current meta, Illaoi usually loses when facing off against Zilean, with a 48.8% win rate. As a result, Illaoi makes a bad counter for Zilean.

While Illaoi does have a lower win rate than Zilean, when on opposite teams, Illaoi also has a lower level of difficulty that makes her a less difficult character to pick up and master. You should be careful when picking Illaoi into Zilean.

Moreover, Illaoi has almost no amount of utility and CC, a similar amount to Zilean. This often makes her just as valuable during team fights, especially when trying to counter champions with a lot of burst damage.

While there isn't one best champion overall in League of Legends, in Illaoi vs Zilean matchups, Zilean is the better champion with a lower win rate, less champion complexity, and a similar amount of utility to help out your teammates during late stage team fights.

Illaoi is a somewhat poor counter for Zilean. Focus your strategy on maximizing your gold income and destroying objectives. If you are able to do that, you should do very well as Illaoi against Zilean.

Other Champion Matchups Against Illaoi

Illaoi Loses Against

MordekaiserMordekaiser42.8% winrateZyraZyra43.9% winrateYorickYorick44.1% winrateKayleKayle44.3% winrate

Illaoi Wins Against

NidaleeNidalee58.3% winrateK'SanteK'Sante57.1% winrateRenektonRenekton56.1% winrateSkarnerSkarner56.1% winrate

Top Synergies by Role

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Additional Information for Illaoi Players

How We Calculated Our Illaoi vs Zilean Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Zilean as Illaoi, we analyzed 765 matchups from recent LoL games. We use rigorous data cleaning and processing methods to ensure that our counter stats are of the highest quality. You can rest assured that the recommended build to counter Zilean as Illaoi comes from real 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 the most relevant stats and items to your rank.

Other Useful Resources

Illaoi Build Zilean Build

Further Insights to Win this Matchup

If you would like to learn all of the intricacies of Illaoi in order to counter Zilean during both the laning and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should continue reading to pick up a few extra tricks and insights into this matchup. If you pay attention to the build and suggestions displayed here, you will increase your win rate by a lot and be closer to League of Legends pro players.

Illaoi most often picks up much more CS compared to Zilean. Champs who typically don't acquire many minion kills typically don't require much CS to be effective, such as sup champs. They are able to scale well off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champions with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, typically need many items to be effective. In either case, try to surpass the numbers shown on this page to do well.

The most important items to have in your Illaoi versus Zilean build consist of Sterak's Gage, Sundered Sky, and Iceborn Gauntlet. When Illaoi included at least these three items in her build, she did significantly better vs. Zilean than with many other commonly used item sets. In fact, Illaoi boasted an average win rate of 48.8% when countering Zilean with this counter build.

To have the highest likelihood of annihilating Zilean as Illaoi, Illaoi players should use 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 combinations players used for Illaoi vs Zilean fights, this blending of runes yielded the greatest win rate. Notably, these runes averaged a 48.8% win rate overall.

By default, tips, stats, and builds on how to beat Zilean as Illaoi are presented for every ranked division. If you want to narrow the statistics and builds to a specific rank, you can use the selection menu located earlier in the counter matchup guide.