AP Illaoi Build

ARAM Build Guide for champion Illaoi and build AP.

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 14.20!

Updated: 2024-10-09 ()

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.
Thornmail should be final item in your build.
Liandry's Torment 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.
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 Zombie Ward rune.
Domination minor tree Ghost Poro rune.
Domination minor tree Eyeball Collection 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

AP Build specific
  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

AP Build specific
  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.
Illaoi specific
  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

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