Talk:Illaoi/@comment-27024822-20151112221409/@comment-3974211-20151114011606

I'm pretty certain the slow is only there for thematic purposes - you've just had your soul cut from your body and they're trying to sell that to the opponent so they know it's happened. It's similar to Trundle's Q's slow. The need for CC on that skill isn't really there nor does it really help due to how/when it's triggered, but it makes the ability feel strong or conveys the message that something has happened you might not otherwise notice (i.e. the AD reduction - he's just taken a chunk out of you).

As a bot laner I think she has more potential with mages or anyone who can do damage to two targets at once. The Spirit is more of a "duel me scrub" ability than crowd control - it punishes you for fleeing - either being out of range for Illaoi to damage personally or by running. But it's real effectiveness comes in when the enemy decides to fight and you can hit both at once - since it functions as a damage multiplier, then.