Illaoi vs Camille — Top Lane Matchup Guide

How to win lane as Illaoi against Camille · 52.03% win rate (938 Emerald+ games, lolalytics, sampled July 2026) · Matchup data reviewed on patch 26.15

Verdict: Illaoi is slightly favoured — 52.03% win rate over 938 games, and Illaoi's game plan below claims 5 of the 7 stage windows.

At a glance

She dodges your slams and true-damages you — bait her E, build armor.

Track: Camille's E — Hookshot (16–12s cooldown). Her engage/escape. Punish the cooldown.

Do

Bait her E hookshot
Build armor
E her when she’s grounded

Don't

Whiff E on her mobility
Fight near walls
Extend into her R isolation

Runes & build vs Camille

Start: Doran's Shield + Health Potion
First back: Executioner's Calling (≈800g) — cuts her healing
First item: Iceborn Gauntlet (the slow makes tentacles land)
Then: Sterak's Gage
Boots: Plated Steelcaps
Runes: Grasp of the Undying (Resolve): Demolish, Second Wind, Overgrowth · Precision: Triumph, Legend: Haste · Shards: Health Scaling, Adaptive Force, Health

Favour timeline — the windows in Illaoi's game plan

Read from Illaoi's seat: which stage windows this plan plays for against Camille.

Stage	Favoured	Why
Level 1	Even / skill	Your Grasp and slams win the extended trade her level-1 Q wants.
Level 2	Illaoi	Base sustain and tentacle poke keep you ahead at 2.
Level 3	Illaoi	W Harsh Lesson lets you close and start slamming from 3.
Levels 4-5	Illaoi	E on a dash-down Camille kills her through W healing.
Level 6	Illaoi	Your R adds a tentacle per champion it hits at 6.
First item	Illaoi	First-item DPS plus Grasp out-brawls her extended Q trades.
Two+ items	Camille	Late, The Hextech Ultimatum lets a fed Camille isolate and execute you.

How to beat Camille as Illaoi: the early game

You beat Camille from level 1 — her Q Precision Protocol wants an extended trade, which is exactly where your Grasp and tentacle slams win; just dodge the second empowered Q edge.

Hardest and easiest matchups for Illaoi in top lane

Pooled Emerald+ win rates from Illaoi's side, sampled July 2026.

Hardest

Illaoi vs Master Yi — 44.44% win rate
Illaoi vs Singed — 44.95% win rate
Illaoi vs Garen — 45.12% win rate

Easiest

Illaoi vs Renekton — 58.53% win rate
Illaoi vs Quinn — 56.29% win rate
Illaoi vs Swain — 55.99% win rate

Read the rest of this matchup

The full Illaoi vs Camille report continues with the mid-game plan, the late-game and teamfight plan, every power spike to play around, and the win conditions for both sides — plus cooldown tracking and the live enemy-jungle tracker inside the app.

Read the full guide — plans from $1.99/month →

🔒 Secure checkout · 💰 7-day money-back guarantee on your first payment · ✋ Cancel anytime
Lane Pass $1.99/mo · All Lanes $3.99/mo · Annual $24.99/yr. Renews automatically — cancel anytime.

Common questions

Who wins Illaoi vs Camille in top lane?

Illaoi, slightly — a 52.03% win rate edge over 938 games; execution can flip it.

Is Illaoi vs Camille a skill matchup?

Mostly — Illaoi has a small statistical edge (52.03% win rate), but execution decides this lane far more than the pick does.

Does Illaoi counter Camille?

Not a hard counter — Illaoi has a slight edge (52.03% win rate), and play quality decides the rest.

What runes does Illaoi take vs Camille?

Illaoi takes Grasp of the Undying on the Resolve tree with Demolish, Second Wind and Overgrowth, and Precision secondary (Triumph and Legend: Haste) vs Camille.

What should Illaoi build vs Camille?

Start Doran's Shield + Health Potion and back for Executioner's Calling (≈800g) — cuts her healing. Build Iceborn Gauntlet (the slow makes tentacles land) first, then Sterak's Gage, with Plated Steelcaps.

More Illaoi top lane matchups: vs Akshan · vs Ambessa · vs Aurora · vs Cassiopeia · vs Cho'Gath · vs Darius