Huge counter pick. As stated in the Item Set: Don't engage in a fight pre 6. If there's even a slight chance you get pulled by him while going for CS, loose the CS. Don't die pre 6. Go all in as soon as you get R
Teemo
Annoying little brat is a big threat for Illaoi too. He's fast, he's small, he's nasty. Rush Cowl, then Steraks, finish Spirit's Visage after. For Runes; go into Grasp, Second Wind, Revitalize.
Gwen
Current Perma Ban. The sheer amount of dmg output she has in a short timeframe plus the Untargetable Status inside the field is not easy to deal with.
Gangplank
Just ban idk. Gp has probably the kit built against Illaoi. He can just run out of your E and R, he deals True Damage and he slows you down with the barrels. I have yet to find a proper counter build to him
Singed
Very rarely seen but everytime very hard to play against. I'll update.
Vayne
Extremely hard to lane against, you were probably counter picked and need to rely on your jungler to help you out. Aside from that: Pick the Ranged Toplaner Item Set.
Lucian
Extremely hard to lane against, you were probably counter picked and need to rely on your jungler to help you out. Aside from that: Pick the Ranged Toplaner Item Set.
Cho'Gath
If you can't get him down early it will be just a pain in the ass
Camille
Camille has a ton of dmg early on already. I figured out it gets easier for you if you skill E first and then max it. Don't forget the appropriate items.
Gnar
Illaoi struggles with CC. So Gnar can be very difficult to deal with even more so because of the Boomerang. Try not to get caught up in all the CC and Ult when he's in Mega Form
Mordekaiser
Mordekaiser is hard to deal with because of his Ult that leaves you without tentacles. Safe route: build QSS. Alternatively but a tad more risky: Rush Divine Sunderer (pick up Null Magic Mantle if you can), and ult AFTER you're in his ult. There will be 2 tentacles spawning when u pulled his spirit which will be enough to survive and maybe even kill him.
Wukong
Endless CC on top of a huge amount of Dmg. build armor and know when to ult
Yasuo
Something between Even and Major. I like to go Goredrinker and Black Cleaver into this Matchup.
Garen
If you don't feed pre 6 this should not be too hard for you. Make sure to build Health so he won't do as much dmg with his R
Malphite
Malphite can poke you down easily with his Disc. Build MR and Merc's so you can survive his Ult and clap back at him.
Tryndamere
Choose the Item Path and if you don't make any mistakes you can get kills early on.
Irelia
Not as much of a threat since her nerf and imo more of a skill matchup. She can't kill you that easily in early laning phase anymore so make sure to stay even or get ahead with a bit of bullying
Jax
Not easy. But manageable. Know when to engage. Know when to disengage. Build DS.
Poppy
Rarely seen toplane anymore so I can't really give tips for this season. Will Update though.
Urgot
"Hunk-of-Meat"-Gang. Aside from his E he doesn't have a disengage so use that to your advantage to clap out some dmg
Volibear
Bit of a struggle because of his passive and CC but not too bad.
Yorick
Try killing his Maiden fast.
Tahm Kench
Since his Nerf he is not seen Toplane as much anymore and definitely not as much of a threat
Shen
Rush Divine Sunderer and you should be bringing him down easily. Don't get stunned.
Dr. Mundo
Not much of a threat if you don't get cheesed by his axe. He will have to engage too. That's your chance to pull his Spirit and all out him. Consider Goredrinker for the Heal and Sustain during fight.
Fiora
Look out for her block and dashes but especially if you can bully her in early laning phase this should be easy
Nasus
Rush Executioners and you should be fine.
Sett
Sett is not as strong as he used to be. He needs to catch you to really hurt you. If you pulled his Spirit and he goes all in.. So will you and avoid his W Center at all cost. You should be fine then, since it has a long CD.
Trundle
Still assessing this matchup
Aatrox
Aatrox is not much of a threat. He needs to engage to put out dmg. If you don't get locked into his CC chain. Good. If you get the Spirit out first. Great.
Ornn
"Hunk-of-Meat"-Gang. Although Ornn has abilities with CC, he won't be able to get enough dmg out early on to kill you. As soon as you have R you should be fine.
Renekton
Renekton is easy to deal with if you know how to play around his dashes. Don't miss your E or you'll probably end up dead. Be patient.
Sion
"Hunk-of-Meat"-Gang. He needs to engage. You can almost not miss him with your E.
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