Illaoi

The Kraken Priestess

Fighter / Tank · Mana · Melee

About

Illaoi, the Kraken Priestess, is a fighter and tank champion who uses Mana as a resource and attacks at melee range. Their kit focuses on physical damage.

On the official scale, difficulty is 4 out of 10: a champion of medium difficulty.

Compared with other champions, Illaoi starts with above average HP (656), above average armor (35) and above average move speed (350). Attack range is 125 units.

Illaoi has 6 skins besides the default look.

Difficulty

Attack8

Defense6

Magic3

Difficulty4

Abilities

Passive · Prophet of an Elder God
Illaoi and the Vessels she creates spawn Tentacles on nearby impassible terrain. Tentacles swing at spirits, Vessels, and victims of Illaoi's Harsh lesson. Tentacles deal physical damage to enemies hit, and will heal Illaoi if they damage a champion.
Q · Tentacle Smash
Increases the damage dealt by Tentacles. When activated, Illaoi smashes down a Tentacle that deals physical damage.
Cooldown: 10/9/8/7/6s · Cost: 40/45/50/55/60
W · Harsh Lesson
Illaoi leaps to her target, dealing physical damage and causing nearby Tentacles to also swing at the target.
Cooldown: 4s · Cost: 30
E · Test of Spirit
Illaoi rips the spirit from a foe's body, forcing it to stand before her. Spirits echo a percentage of the damage they take to the original target. If killed, or if the target gets too far from the spirit, the target will become a Vessel and begin spawning Tentacles.
Cooldown: 16/15/14/13/12s · Cost: 35/40/45/50/55
R (Ultimate) · Leap of Faith
Illaoi smashes her idol into the ground, dealing physical damage to nearby enemies. A Tentacle spawns for each enemy champion hit.
Cooldown: 120/95/70s · Cost: 100

Tips for playing Illaoi

Tentacles are an immense source of power. Don't fight without them.
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.
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.

Tips for playing against Illaoi

Killing Tentacles whenever possible will make it much easier to win a fight against Illaoi.
When your spirit gets pulled out, fight back if you can. Dealing damage to Illaoi reduces the spirit's duration.
Avoid grouping up for Leap of Faith to reduce the number of Tentacles available to Illaoi.

Base stats

HP: 656 (+115 per level)
Mana: 350 (+50 per level)
Armor: 35 (+5 per level)
Magic resist: 32 (+2.05 per level)
Attack damage: 65
Attack speed: 0.625 (+2.5 per level)
Move speed: 350
Range: 125

Lore

Illaoi's powerful physique is dwarfed only by her indomitable faith. As the prophet of the Great Kraken, she uses a huge, golden idol to rip her foes' spirits from their bodies and shatter their perception of reality. All who challenge the “Truth Bearer of Nagakabouros” soon discover Illaoi never battles alone—the god of the Serpent Isles fights by her side.