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Irelia Counter Stats

Irelia Counters
Discover all champions who counter Irelia. Use our statistics and learn how to counter Irelia in League of Legends and win in Champion Select!
2,171 Tips for countering Irelia below

Top Lane
50.08% Win Rate59% Pick Rate Irelia Top Lane Counters: 50 counter champions

Counter Rating Counter rating is an expression of how strong or weak a counter is based on win rate, kills, and deaths, as well as early laning advantages or disadvantages. A higher number means an easier laning phase against that champion.
Counter Rating Counter rating is an expression of how strong or weak a counter is based on win rate, kills, and deaths, as well as early laning advantages or disadvantages. A higher number means an easier laning phase against that champion.

Tips Against Irelia in Top Lane Tips Provided by MOBAFire Guide Authors

artofdag says “Warden's mail into frozen heart + tabis is usually enough.”
Looking back shorty always a mention by artofdag | Swain Player
Glenn Silver says “This is a very unique matchup because this one is a lane bully vs lane bully matchup, but Irelia has generally a stronger early game than Darius and a weaker late game than Darius. Don't fight her when she has full stacks or is about to hit them, zone her off the wave. If she steps forward, stack. Use E + Q to secure outer Q heal + damage. Rush Bramble Vest.”
The ultimate Darius guide by Glenn Silver | Darius Player
TheMild1 says “The main thing in this matchup is to watch her passive bar and don't fight her while her passive stacks up. She becomes way stronger when she gets her first item(BORK). Just be careful not to get chunked while getting pushed in.”
My Sion Guide 2026 by TheMild1 | Sion Player
Dragonlord1022 says “Fleet Footwork Bone Plaiting and Unflinching Adaptive Force/Movement Speed and Flat Health D Blade → Bramble Vest → (Refillable) → Plated Steelcaps → Tri Force - Start E. - Contest pixel level 1. - Irelia will often try to Q all three melees level 1 then Q onto you for her full passive. With E start, you can feel safe getting at least 2 of the 3 melees level 1 and then E on her head towards your tower when she Qs onto you. This will be a winning trade and get wave shoving into you. - If Irelia has ignite... - Do not drop below 70% HP on the first push into your tower. Even a 1 for 1 on a tower dive here can be very damaging in the long run. - Don't sit on lots of gold, once you have enough for Bramble match her next reset to get it, even if you can't get Refillable. - Dodge Irelia E. - Play with Mega and JG.”
[26.04] Wyvern's Gnar by Dragonlord1022 | Gnar Player
DemicleasTTV says “3 Q > E MAX USE TO BE EASIER MUCH HARDER NOW, RUSH BRAMBLE. RESPECT HER EARLY WAVES. DO NOT FIGHT EARLY YOU WILL DIE ON BOUNCE absurdly strong is she has ignite, this is dodge worthy if you are not confident”
CHALLENGER MUNDO FULL OTP GUIDE, (ALL MATCHUPS) INT LIKE DEMICLEAS by DemicleasTTV | Dr. Mundo Player
Saneryus says “This is a very snowbally match up, with favoring her as she has fuild build at BORK XD. You can beat her 3-0 early game, but the second she gets BORK, you have to treat her like a raid boss and play smart. Standard PTA, AS & Adaptive + 65HP shards. Ignite/Flash DBlade E Max Levels 1, start E. If she walks in range, just E her. Begin autoing the minions to stack passive. Once you have passive stacked, WALK UP and start contesting her. DO NOT wait until your 3 melees are low enough for her to Q onto to stack her passive. IF Q's onto you and start autoing. Pop your pot immediately! You will win the level 1 against her as long as you don't cancel autos. IF she gets down to 50-60% HP, ignite her. This will either force her to all in you or back off. If she all ins, you win. If she backs off, you get priority and you get priority and shoving cannon for free. Even if she has ignite, she will lose. IMPORTANT*** WHEN BOTH of you are all ins, try to kite AWAY FROM HER MINIONS AND TOWARDS YOURS. This way, your minions help you dmg her and her minions don't damage you. Next, try to hold the wave to your turret for as long as possible until 6. When both of you are 6, WAIT for the wave to bounce back at your turret and trade HP to hold it there (IF YOU CAN). Stack up your passive at your turret and she can never hop on to you since she will take turret damage. IF you're at the middle of the lane, just concede all minions and soak until she slow pushes back to you. IF she lands E on you in the middle of lane without you stacking passive, you will lose. Again, main idea is to have your passive stacked up before you fight irelia. The second she gets BORK, PLEASE RESPECT HER. You'll win, but you have to stack your passive first. I also recommend going SF/Void/Crypto as your 3rd item since most irelias will build witz end. ”
TheTeaDrinkingBrit says “Rush frozen heart into her. I generally perma ban as if the Irelia is good the matchup can be complete one sided.”
Swain Top Guide {Emerald} by TheTeaDrinkingBrit | Swain Player
ObiW says “A highly volatile matchup. Punish her heavily when she uses Q (Bladesurge) to farm, but RESPECT HER PASSIVE! Never fight her when she has 4 stacks of Ionian Fervor. Be careful near low-HP ranged minions; she can dash through them to stack instantly and engage on you. Dodge her E (Flawless Duet) or you lose the trade. Rushing Plated Steelcaps is mandatory to survive her auto-attacks.”
tahe says “really hard if she lands e, try ur best to dodge it, she can perma fight u if shes same hp as u, put traps on ur self in lane so u can jump on her to escape (jump backwards when she q's on u) tabis and bramble are good early.”
Coach Woodon says “Skill based matchup, make sure to save your e to dodge her e at all times. ”
S16 RIVEN GUIDE - RUNES/ITEMS/MATCHUPS by Coach Woodon | Riven Player
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Mid Lane
49.39% Win Rate39% Pick Rate Irelia Mid Lane Counters: 39 counter champions

Counter Rating Counter rating is an expression of how strong or weak a counter is based on win rate, kills, and deaths, as well as early laning advantages or disadvantages. A higher number means an easier laning phase against that champion.
Counter Rating Counter rating is an expression of how strong or weak a counter is based on win rate, kills, and deaths, as well as early laning advantages or disadvantages. A higher number means an easier laning phase against that champion.

Tips Against Irelia in Mid Lane Tips Provided by MOBAFire Guide Authors

procatking says “Conqueror, ignite,D blade, take rune NO.2. *skill matchup* dont get hit by Flawless Duet(E) and poke her with Q. play aggressive but not too much( dont w. pre 6 you're too strong for her unless u do some really hard mistake. ”
Pantheon's what to do list for TOP LANE [26.7] by procatking | Pantheon Player
Zero macro says “Lux has a difficult lane into Irelia, due to her HP sustain and hard engage —> However Lux has a strong magic damage burst and artillery poke to make the Burst an oneshot. Lux needs to dodge important Irelia E’s during the laning phase → This is done through watching Low HP minions(units) that make a path for Irelia to engage on Lux(hard to notice), which can also give Lux an opportunity to combo Irelia with.”
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Kotlet21 says “Toplane go aery + precision. nothing to say cause i permaban her Midlane elec + precision. its not bad on mid so you can win easily against her, just try to not give her a free kill and match her roams”
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BriarFeetLicker says “The Nasus vs Irelia matchup is extremely punishing for Nasus. Irelia is a high-mobility melee champion with strong burst, resets, and sustained damage, making it very difficult for Nasus to safely farm Q stacks in the early game. Her Q (Bladesurge) allows her to dash to minions or champions, poke, and reset on kills or assists, while W (Defiant Dance) mitigates damage in trades, and E (Flawless Duet) provides crowd control and zoning. Her R (Vanguard’s Edge) can chunk Nasus’s health and prevent safe approaches to minions. Early levels are brutal. Irelia can trade aggressively and repeatedly reset her Q, punishing Nasus for trying to stack. Even with Wither, she can often reposition or dodge effectively, forcing Nasus to play defensively and miss stacks. A single misstep can lead to heavy damage or a kill, and she can snowball quickly with jungle assistance. Mid-game remains threatening. Irelia’s mobility and resets allow her to dominate extended trades, and her dueling potential makes it hard for Nasus to contest her without backup. Only after Nasus reaches core tank items and high Q stacks does he become a significant threat, but by then Irelia may already be ahead in kills and pressure.”
EueAmor says “Irelia é uma das mais difíceis de enfrentar, ela consegue usar o Q na nossa passiva e ativar a passiva dela com facilidade, e dominar a rota.”
NAAFIRI MID 2026 by EueAmor | Naafiri Player
EggPlantEgg says “Pray to god. Keep your gold card, always, bone plating needed and maybe plated steelcaps too. Extremely volatile matchup.”
26.02 EggPlantEgg's Twisted Fate by EggPlantEgg | Twisted Fate Player
Zamus says “An interesting matchup. Care for your caster minions hp because she will try to q on them to reach you. Also i recommend the aery + ignite combo.”
Vladimir 1v9 Guide 📖✒️ by Zamus | Vladimir Player
danimedie says “If she has 4 stacks of her passive, do not fight. She will stat-check you with auto-attacks. Dodge her E or you die.”
⏳ 26.3 | Ekko Mid by danimedie | Ekko Player
Rainbow hater says “Runes: Aery (with resolve if your prefer) Build: Standard Reasoning: 1. Irelia is very mobile with her q, however her q movement is usually predictable so its easy to aim poke onto her with long range q's. 2. Irelia can easily kill zoe if zoe misses her e once. 3. You cannot kill good irelia players in lane. 4. Zoe cannot survive side lane against irelia Lane: Most irelias try to go for lvl 1 q dive onto you after qing the first 3 minions of the wave, you can start e and usually outtrade her if she does this with minion dmg and autos. beyond lvl 2 this lane is very hard, stay far back and farm from long range q's do not stand near low hp minons as irelia can easily follow up with her e. However if irelia misses her E ONCE you can punish her hard pre 6 by playing aggresive. Aim your q to low hp dying ally minons as most irelia q onto them. Would not reccomend trying to hit e this way as if it misses irelia can immediatly jump onto you without her e and kill you. ”
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komikazeLoL says “Yeah she just qs on your plants, but low pick rate in mid so I would not really perma ban her.”
Zyra Mid by komikazeLoL | Zyra Player
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