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Illaoi vs Darius

Illaoi
vs
52.0%

over 1656 games

Darius
Analyze a draft with Illaoi

Skill matchup

Heavy AD damageHigh burstSplit pushSustained DPS

You are stronger early. Look to snowball before your opponent scales.

Build vs Darius

Build adapted to this matchup

Recommended items for Illaoi: Black Cleaver, Iceborn Gauntlet, Sterak's Gage, Plated Steelcaps, Spirit Visage, Death's Dance, Sundered Sky, Thornmail.

Starting items

Doran's Blade
Health Potion

Core build

Black Cleaver
1
Iceborn Gauntlet
2
Sterak's Gage
3

Standard

Boots of Swiftness
4vs Slow
Spirit Visage
5

Summoner spells

FlashTeleport43%
ExhaustFlash32%

Anti CC

Mercury's Treads
4vs CC

Other options

Spirit Visage
Death's Dance
Sundered Sky
Thornmail
Bramble Vest
Randuin's Omen
Executioner's Calling
Tear of the Goddess
Hullbreaker
Spear of Shojin
Jak'Sho, The Protean
Kaenic Rookern
Endless Hunger
Overlord's Bloodmail
Fimbulwinter
Serylda's Grudge
Trinity Force
Maw of Malmortius
Zeke's Convergence
Chempunk Chainsword
Heartsteel
Stridebreaker
Frozen Heart
Force of Nature
Serpent's Fang
Voltaic Cyclosword
Guardian Angel
57.1% WR189 games
ResolveResolve
Grasp of the UndyingGrasp of the Undying
DemolishDemolish
Bone PlatingBone Plating
OvergrowthOvergrowth
PrecisionPrecision
Presence of MindPresence of Mind
Last StandLast Stand
Adaptive ForceAdaptive ForceHealth Scaling

Power Spikes

Strength by game phase

Darius's abilities

Passive, spells and ultimate

Hemorrhage (P)

Darius' attacks and damaging abilities cause enemies to bleed for physical damage over 5 seconds, stacking up to 5 times. Darius enrages and gains massive Attack Damage when his target reaches max stacks.

Cooldowns

Cooldowns by spell rank

LevelQWER
39s5s26s–
66.5s5s26s2m
94s5s26s2m
114s5s26s1m40
164s5s21s1m20
184s5s16s1m20

Playing as Illaoi

Tips to maximize your impact

  1. Fight near walls

    Fight near walls: Prophet of an Elder God (passive) spawns your tentacles there, and each tentacle that hits a champion heals you.

  2. Hit the spirit you pulled

    After Test of Spirit (E), attack the spirit: it echoes part of its damage to its owner, and if it dies, the enemy is slowed and marked for your tentacles.

  3. Ult after the engage

    Cast Leap of Faith (R) in the middle of several enemies, after their engage or your team's: one tentacle spawns per champion hit, untargetable while it lasts.

  4. Recast W during your ult

    During Leap of Faith (R), recast Harsh Lesson (W) as soon as it's back: its cooldown is reduced, and each hit makes every nearby tentacle slam.

Playing against Darius

How to counter and exploit weaknesses

  1. Short trades

    Take a short trade, then back off: each of his hits applies a Hemorrhage (passive) stack, and at five stacks he gains a massive AD bonus.

  2. Leave his blade or hug him

    Step out of range or stick to him when he casts Decimate (Q): only the blade, at the edge, heals him and applies Hemorrhage (passive).

  3. Boots early

    Buy your boots early: before he hits level 6, Apprehend (E) is his only spell to get back on you, on a 26 to 16 second cooldown.

  4. Respect his level 6

    Once he hits level 6, don't let him put five Hemorrhage (passive) stacks on you: Noxian Guillotine (R) gains true damage with each stack.

Other Illaoi matchups

Patch 16.21.1