Illaoi

Illaoi is hard to miss, and her size is only the start. Her devotion to the Great Kraken explains everything else about her. As the god’s prophet, she hauls a massive golden idol into battle and uses it to wrench an enemy’s spirit from their body, forcing them to face a truth they would rather keep hidden.

The title Truth Bearer of Nagakabouros is no empty honor. However the battlefield looks, Illaoi is never truly alone, because the god of the Serpent Isles is said to stand with her in every fight, whether she is facing the pirates and monster hunters of Bilgewater or venturing well past its lawless docks.

Her abilities turn that bond into something physical. Through her passive, Prophet of an Elder God, tentacles burst from impassable ground near her and near the Vessels she summons, striking at spirits and living foes alike. Tentacle Smash boosts their damage and lets her bring one crashing down on a single target. Harsh Lesson sends her leaping at an enemy while nearby Tentacles strike too. Test of Spirit is her signature: it pulls a foe’s spirit free so it hovers apart from its body, and a portion of any damage dealt to that spirit is passed back to the original target. Her ultimate, Leap of Faith, slams her idol into the earth and summons a new Tentacle for each enemy champion caught in the blast, so one fight can quickly become a spreading mass of golden limbs.

As a Fighter-Tank meant for the top lane, Illaoi has no need to win a straight duel. She only needs enough Tentacles still standing to make the fight unfair from the start, and given whom she serves, that unfairness is exactly the point. Powered by mana instead of a typical stamina pool, Illaoi gains followers as easily as she gains victories.