By GamGem ResearchLast updated 18 Oct 2026
the Kraken Priestess
Patch 26.20 · Stats from the 26.18 Master+ sample (1,182 games).
Illaoi, the Kraken Priestess, fights beside Tentacles that sprout from nearby walls, and Test of Spirit pulls a foe's spirit out so damage dealt to it echoes back. Grasp of the Undying was her usual keystone in the Master+ count, and Black Cleaver and Iceborn Gauntlet open both printed paths in one order or the other.
FighterTank
Patch 26.18 · Top · Ranked Solo/Duo · Master+ · EUW · KR · NA · 1,182 games · Preview sample
1,182
Games
Moderate
Confidence
71.4%Win Rate
Flash
Teleport63.6%Win Rate
Flash
Exhaust
This exact page: taken in 14.0% of games·53.6% win rate over 166 games.
Every 4s your next attack on a champion deals bonus magic damage, heals you, and permanently increases your health.
Your third attack against turrets deals bonus damage.
After taking damage from an enemy champion, the next 3 spells or attacks you receive from them deal 30-60 (based on level) less damage. Duration: 1.5s Cooldown: 55s
Gain permanent max health when minions or monsters die near you.
Hitting an enemy champion with an ability permanently increases your maximum mana by 25, up to 250 mana. After reaching 250 bonus mana, restore 1% of your missing mana every 5 seconds.
Your first damaging ability hit every 10s burns champions.
Conqueror26.5% taken · 50.8% win313 games
Stormraider's Surge11.3% taken · 45.1% win133 games
Unsealed Spellbook3.0% taken · 63.9% win36 games
Resolve + Precision38.6% taken · 47.1% win456 gamesResolve + Sorcery18.8% taken · 51.8% win222 gamesPrecision + Resolve18.1% taken · 45.8% win214 gamesWhich ability to max first, and the level each point goes in — Illaoi's most common path.
QIncreases the damage dealt by Tentacles.
Cooldown 10/9/8/7/6s · 40/45/50/55/60 Mana
WIllaoi leaps to her target, dealing physical damage and causing nearby Tentacles to also swing at the target.
Cooldown 4s · 30 Mana
EIllaoi rips the spirit from a foe's body, forcing it to stand before her.
Cooldown 16/15/14/13/12s · 35/40/45/50/55 Mana
RIllaoi smashes her idol into the ground, dealing physical damage to nearby enemies.
Cooldown 120/95/70s · 100 ManaMax Q first, then E, then W. Take R whenever available (6 / 11 / 16).
| Ability | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| QTentacle Smash | Q | Q | Q | Q | Q | |||||||||||||
| WHarsh Lesson | W | W | W | W | W | |||||||||||||
| ETest of Spirit | E | E | E | E | E | |||||||||||||
| RLeap of Faith | R | R | R |
How Illaoi performs against enemy top laners
Recommended items by enemy team composition
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Avoid extended fights — its sustain grows with every trade it survives
Build percentage damage — flat penetration falls off against the stats it stacks
Punish the cooldown — Illaoi is exposed while its rotation is down
Ward the flank — vision is what turns its best opening into a worse one
Respect the spike — Riot rates the kit 4/10, so a practised player gets more out of it than the average
PProphet 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.
Passive — never cast
QTentacle Smash
Increases the damage dealt by Tentacles. When activated, Illaoi smashes down a Tentacle that deals physical damage.
Cost 40/45/50/55/60 ManaCooldown 10/9/8/7/6sRange 850
WHarsh Lesson
Illaoi leaps to her target, dealing physical damage and causing nearby Tentacles to also swing at the target.
Cost 30 ManaCooldown 4sRange 400
ETest 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.
Cost 35/40/45/50/55 ManaCooldown 16/15/14/13/12sRange 900
RLeap of Faith
Illaoi smashes her idol into the ground, dealing physical damage to nearby enemies. A Tentacle spawns for each enemy champion hit.
Cost 100 ManaCooldown 120/95/70sRange 450
Riot's notes from patch 25.S1.1 to 26.20 change Illaoi in 4 patches. The latest is patch 26.4, published 2026-02-18.
PProphet of an Elder God
Illaoi is having trouble staying above water in the new season so we're here to throw her a lifeline. Considering level scaling is all the rage in top lane right now we're giving her more strength in the role she calls home.
PProphet of an Elder God
WHarsh Lesson
ETest of Spirit
When we nerfed Illaoi's vessel duration, she was left in a state where she could sometimes fail to get any follow-up tentacle attacks on a newly-minted vessel in the early game. We're extending the debuff duration slightly to make it more likely that she can get her well-deserved follow-up slap, but as this has a meaningful power impact, we're also giving her a small compensation nerf. We're also delivering a nice QoL buff requested by Illaoi players: no longer will she waste her passive cooldown while channeling or travelling with Summoner Teleport.
PProphet of an Elder God
Last patch’s Illaoi changes landed weaker than we intended, so we’re here to rectify that and give her the buff she deserves. We’re enabling her to set up shop in new locations more quickly, which is a common pain point for Illaoi players, and generally increasing her damage further since she gets fewer slams overall after lat patch’s Vessel changes.
PProphet of an Elder God
QTentacle Smash
ETest of Spirit
We’re delivering some Illaoi adjustments with the goal of reducing her more frustrating outputs for her opponents. No longer will you have to dodge freshly-spawning tentacles for a full ten seconds. In its stead, we’re giving Illaoi some deserved extra power by making her E overall more responsive and generally increasing her damage. Most notably, she will now get two slams from Test of Spirit’s first phase before level 7. Our desire for this patch is a small net power increase and as always we’ll measure how this lands to ensure we’ve hit that goal.
Riot's data lists 7 looks for Illaoi with their own art, the base skin included and 39 chroma variants.
Best ARAM build
This champion’s win rate on each patch the preview sample spans, over its own games there. What actually changed each patch is in Riot’s own notes.
| Stat | Illaoi | Rank | Median |
|---|---|---|---|
| Base health | 656 | 17th | 620 |
| Health per level | 115 | =9th | 104 |
| Base armor | 35 | =31st | 30 |
| Armor per level | 5 | =18th | 4.6 |
| Base magic resist | 32 | =32nd | 32 |
| Magic resist per level | 2.05 | =4th | 1.55 |
| Base attack damage | 65 | =21st | 59 |
| Base attack speed | 0.625 | =117th | 0.656 |
| Attack speed per level | 2.5% | =75th | 2.5% |
| Move speed | 350 | =2nd | 335 |
| Attack range | 125 | =129th | 175 |
| Stat | Level 1 | Per level | Level 18 | Rank at 18 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Health | 656 | +115 | 2611 | 9th of 173 |
| Mana | 350 | +50 | 1200 | =40th of 145 |
| Armor | 35 | +5 | 120 | =19th of 173 |
| Magic resist | 32 | +2.05 | 66.85 | =5th of 173 |
Riot Data Dragon 16.20.1. Growth curve: League of Legends Wiki — Champion statistic.
Illaoi, the Kraken Priestess, is a Fighter and Tank champion in League of Legends. Riot rates the kit 4/10 for difficulty, 8/10 for attack, 6/10 for defense and 3/10 for magic. Illaoi spends Mana and has 7 skins with their own art. Illaoi's health per level of 115 is the 9th-highest of 173 champions on patch 26.20 (shared with 4 others). Illaoi's base health of 656 is the 17th-highest of 173 champions on patch 26.20.
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.
Published by League of Legends on YouTube, 23 November 2015.
10 years old. League of Legends has been patched since, so watch it for how the kit plays, not for numbers — the rest of this page is written for the current patch.
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