How to win lane as Illaoi against Sett · 54.49% win rate over 2,081 Emerald+ games · Updated 2026-07-27
| Stage | Favoured | Why |
|---|---|---|
| Level 1 | Sett | Sett's punch passive and grit shield out-trade your Level 1. |
| Level 2 | Sett | At Level 2 his Haymaker true damage still wins the short trade. |
| Level 3 | Illaoi | Level 3 flips it: W sustain and a Tentacle onto his Haymaker swing your way. |
| Levels 4-5 | Illaoi | By Levels 4-5 your slams and E threat beat his grit windows. |
| Level 6 | Illaoi | R Leap of Faith at 6 lands his engage straight onto your slam field. |
| First item | Illaoi | Your first item plus E kills his soul faster than his W can burst. |
| Two+ items | Even / skill | Late is a skill coinflip: his true damage bursts you only if you fight off-field. |
Levels 1-2 are Sett's: his passive punches and Haymaker true damage out-trade you while grit shields the return, so respect the early all-in and last-hit from range until your W is online.
The full Illaoi vs Sett 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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