Top laner Illaoi is allergic to a new item in League of Legends. But apparently that wasn’t the intention.
Which champion is it? The octopus priestess Illaoi was introduced in 2015 and can attack her enemies with tentacles. It is primarily used in the top lane.
Illaoi doesn’t play a role in the high leagues among professionals, but according to the tier list of the “u.gg” portal with reference to the new patch 12.22, Illaoi is extremely popular in lower leagues. There the top lane champion is not only played a lot, but also successfully.
The current tier list for the top lane shows Illaoi
As Illaoi ranks up, she’s gradually being replaced by other champions, but she’s one of the strongest characters out there in the area where most players play. But the new patch also brings a problem for Illaoi.
This is what’s going on in LoL: The new patch 12.22 has been released in League of Legends, which brings new content as well as changed and new items
The item “Radiant Virtue” can also be found in the patch notes. The item actually distributes buffs after using the ultimate ability. But apparently something is going wrong with Illaoi.
Nasty bug renders Illaoi defenseless
In the bug thread of the LoL subreddit, user Shadowofthedragon reported (via reddit) and shared a video in which Illaoi’s cooldowns shot up in one fell swoop. Suddenly the champion couldn’t defend himself anymore.
The user couldn’t explain why: “Suddenly I was playing an F-tier champion with randomly longer cooldowns that were about twice as long” (via reddit). The user also shared a corresponding video:
GalaxySmash then reported from the Game Analysis Team and described the error as a “big deal”: “We have found the cause and will provide a solution as soon as possible” (via reddit).
Due to an error, the new item “Radiant Virtue” seems to be responsible for the problem. When Illaoi comes within range of the item, there are no buffs – but instead an erroneous increase in cooldowns: “Kind of a perfect storm of troubles,” says GalaxySmash. “That should be fixed very soon.”
Until the fix is released, however, you should be careful when playing Illaoi – because the effect of the new item can obviously cause problems for the champion.
In the meantime, there is also news when it comes to new champions: A new representative for the botlane is currently being planned, and there is already a first teaser for the new LoL champ.