AP Illaoi Build

AP Illaoi Build.

AP Illaoi build with runes and items. AP Illaoi guide offers in-depth how-to play, skill order and tips. Play AP Illaoi build in League of Legends Patch 25.08!

Author: Wrekah

TLDR

Starting items
Hextech Alternator should be final item in your build.
Quick Skill Order
Illaoi ability Test of Spirit should be leveled first.
E
Illaoi ability Tentacle Smash should be leveled second.
Q
Illaoi ability Harsh Lesson should be leveled third.
W
Final items
Ionian Boots of Lucidity should be final item in your build.
Hextech Rocketbelt should be final item in your build.
Kaenic Rookern should be final item in your build.
Warmog's Armor should be final item in your build.
Liandry's Torment should be final item in your build.
Thornmail should be final item in your build.
Quick Runes
Major rune First Strike from Inspiration tree.
Minor rune Domination.
Summoner spells
Pick Ignite as your Summoner Spell.
Pick Flash as your Summoner Spell.

AP Illaoi Runes

Inspiration
Inspiration major tree Glacial Augment rune.
Inspiration major tree Unsealed Spellbook rune.
Inspiration major tree First Strike rune.
Inspiration major tree Hextech Flashtraption rune.
Inspiration major tree Magical Footwear rune.
Inspiration major tree Cash Back rune.
Inspiration major tree Triple Tonic rune.
Inspiration major tree Time Warp Tonic rune.
Inspiration major tree Biscuit Delivery rune.
Inspiration major tree Cosmic Insight rune.
Inspiration major tree Approach Velocity rune.
Inspiration major tree Jack Of All Trades rune.
Domination
Domination minor tree Cheap Shot rune.
Domination minor tree Taste of Blood rune.
Domination minor tree Sudden Impact rune.
Domination minor tree Sixth Sense rune.
Domination minor tree Grisly Mementos rune.
Domination minor tree Deep Ward rune.
Domination minor tree Treasure Hunter rune.
Domination minor tree Relentless Hunter rune.
Domination minor tree Ultimate Hunter rune.
Passive
Passive tree Adaptive Force rune (+9 Adaptive Force).
Passive tree Attack Speed rune (+10% Attack Speed).
Passive tree Ability Haste rune (+8 Ability Haste).
Passive tree Adaptive Force rune (+9 Adaptive Force).
Passive tree Move Speed rune (+2 Movement Speed).
Passive tree Health Scaling rune (+10-180 Health (based on level)).
Passive tree Health rune (+65 Health).
Passive tree Tenacity And Slow Resist rune (+10 Tenacity and Slow Resist).
Passive tree Health Scaling rune (+10-180 Health (based on level)).

How it works

General

  1. You rush Hextech Rocketbelt #1, Liandry's Torment #2.
  2. You get Cosmic Insight rune to use Hextech Rocketbelt more often.
  3. You poke with Hextech Rocketbelt and First Strike to earn gold and burn enemies.
  4. After core items, you adapt. You can play as a tank or as a damage dealer.

How to play

General

  1. Use Hextech Rocketbelt active to poke your enemies all the time, earning gold with First Strike.
  2. Adapt to the enemy team. Build tanky or more damage. You can play as a utility tank, poke, or even you can go some AD items to still have plenty of damage. Depends on the team and how you want to play.
  3. For utility tank, remember that Liandry's Torment works good with Serpent's Fang (to counter shields) and Oblivion Orb (to counter healing).
  4. Cosmic Insight reduces the cooldown of all active items, so Zhonya's Hourglass really works well with this build.
  5. Wait for the First Strike and proc it with your combo, to deal damage and earn gold.
  6. Be careful to not get poked, because you waste First Strike procs.

Champion

  1. Your E is a very powerful tool! Use it.
  2. Your main combo is First Strike + Rocketbelt + E + then nuke spirit with Q, W and auto attacks.
  3. Your alternate combo just for poke is First Strike + Hextech Rocketbelt + Q

Tips and Tricks

Champion

  1. You can cast Leap of Faith (R) then Flash into enemies. They will have less time to react, you will get more Tentacles and you can burst them easier.

Riot

  1. Tentacles are an immense source of power. Don't fight without them.
  2. Spirits inherit their target's current health. If making a Vessel is your goal, try whittling your opponent's health down a bit first to make killing the spirit easier.
  3. 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.

Skill Order

  • Illaoi [object Object] ability.
    Q
    Tentacle Smash
  • Illaoi [object Object] ability.
    W
    Harsh Lesson
  • Illaoi [object Object] ability.
    E
    Test of Spirit
  • Illaoi [object Object] ability.
    R
    Leap of Faith

Items

Starting items
Hextech Alternator item.
Rush #1
Hextech Rocketbelt item.
Rush #2
Liandry's Torment item.
Boots
Mercury's Treads item.
Plated Steelcaps item.
Ionian Boots of Lucidity item.
Good tank items
Jak'Sho, The Protean item.
Warmog's Armor item.
Good MR items
Hollow Radiance item.
Force of Nature item.
Abyssal Mask item.
Spirit Visage item.
Kaenic Rookern item.
Good Armor items
Unending Despair item.
Iceborn Gauntlet item.
Frozen Heart item.
Randuin's Omen item.
Thornmail item.
Sunfire Aegis item.
Dead Man's Plate item.
Situational items
Zeke's Convergence item.
Trailblazer item.
Knight's Vow item.
Optional AD items
Additional considerations for these items is advised!
The Collector item.
Ravenous Hydra item.
Axiom Arc item.
Chempunk Chainsword item.
Serylda's Grudge item.
Situational items
Additional considerations for these items is advised!
Serpent's Fang item.
Oblivion Orb item.
Zhonya's Hourglass item.
Try if you super fed
Cosmic Drive item.
Lich Bane item.
Horizon Focus item.
For the last fight
Additional considerations for these items is advised!
Seeker's Armguard item.
Elixir of Iron item.
Elixir of Wrath item.
Example final build
Ionian Boots of Lucidity item.
Hextech Rocketbelt item.
Kaenic Rookern item.
Warmog's Armor item.
Liandry's Torment item.
Thornmail item.