How to win lane as Illaoi against Lillia · 52.92% win rate over 684 Emerald+ games · Updated 2026-07-27
| Stage | Favoured | Why |
|---|---|---|
| Level 1 | Lillia | Level 1 Lillia out-pokes you with Q bounces and passive true damage while you lack a gap-closer. |
| Level 2 | Illaoi | By Level 2 you gain W to stick and swing, tilting short trades your way. |
| Level 3 | Illaoi | Level 3 gives you the E grab plus tentacles, and Lillia is too squishy to trade back. |
| Levels 4-5 | Illaoi | Through Levels 4-5 stacked tentacles and repeated W-Q slams dominate her fragile frame. |
| Level 6 | Illaoi | At Level 6 your R field beats her in a stand-up brawl, keeping the lane in your favour. |
| First item | Even / skill | At first item her R sleep and mobility let her dodge commits, evening the trade math. |
| Two+ items | Lillia | Into 2+ items Lillia's roaming, poke, and disengage let her avoid your tentacles entirely and out-scale you. |
Level 1 Lillia can poke with her Q bounces and passive true damage while you have no dash, so respect her until you get W; from Level 2 onward you swing back and punish any greedy step-in.
The full Illaoi vs Lillia 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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