Illaoi

Illaoi is a top laner who uses the lane itself as her main weapon. With Prophet of an Elder God, she and the Vessels she summons cause Tentacles to sprout from nearby impassable terrain, and those Tentacles lash out at her targets, dealing physical damage and restoring her health on contact. Her strength depends on preparation: when she has Tentacles surrounding her near her tower, she becomes a dangerous duelist, but out in the open she loses much of her punch.

Her abilities are built around pulling enemies into that tangle. Test of Spirit tears an opponent’s spirit free and places it before her; any damage done to the spirit is mirrored onto the original target, and should the spirit perish or the enemy flee, that enemy turns into a Vessel that continues producing Tentacles. Harsh Lesson sends her hopping onto a target while nearby Tentacles are ordered to strike it, and Tentacle Smash passively boosts Tentacle damage while also letting her bring one crashing down whenever she chooses, giving her burst and sustain.

Feast or Famine Teamfighting

Leap of Faith serves as her all-in ability: she drives her idol into the ground, hurting everyone close by and summoning one Tentacle for each champion struck. Hitting several enemies with it turns the fight into a mass of flailing limbs, and she heals through the damage as they lash out. Rated 8/10 for attack and solid on defense, but lacking mobility and hard crowd control, Illaoi brings control of space rather than picking potential. Enemies either have to brawl inside her Tentacle field or give up objectives. She suits patient players who like laying traps and grinding out long fights through attrition, and at a 4/10 difficulty she is approachable.