How to win lane as Illaoi against Graves · 51.7% win rate over 2,677 Emerald+ games · Updated 2026-07-27
| Stage | Favoured | Why |
|---|---|---|
| Level 1 | Graves | Graves-favoured: level 1 shotgun burst and dash out-trade you before W exists. |
| Level 2 | Graves | Graves-favoured: level 2 he still out-ranges and out-bursts you with Quickdraw up. |
| Level 3 | Illaoi | Illaoi-favoured: W Harsh Lesson lets you gap-close and punish his dash cooldown. |
| Levels 4-5 | Illaoi | Illaoi-favoured: levels 4-5 your tentacle field and E pin trap his short range. |
| Level 6 | Illaoi | Illaoi-favoured: R Leap of Faith forces him to trade inside the ring where slams win. |
| First item | Even / skill | Skill: first item is even — his burst vs your Test of Spirit decides trades. |
| Two+ items | Graves | Graves-favoured: at 2+ items his range and double dash kite your tentacles. |
Graves wins the first two levels hard — his shotgun burst and E Quickdraw dash let him trade and reposition before you have any way to stick, so farm cautiously and don't over-extend into his combo.
The full Illaoi vs Graves 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.
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