Irelia·Top Build
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R| Win rate | 51.0% |
| Pick rate | 4.4% |
| Ban rate | 12.5% |
| Matches | 43 978- |
Irelia Build
Most Popular
Win Rate 54.2% based on 22 404 matches
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Most Popular
54.2%

Highest WR
54.4%

Alternative
53.2%

Off-Meta
58.0%Top Players ALL
Scripter Pro
40.0%Nafkelah Pro
33.3%ezergeçer31 OTP
62.5%Matchup Specific
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55.7%Ambessa
57.2%runes






















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Starter Items
Time Target


@ 15 sec
Early Items


@ 3 min
Core Items



@ 19 min
Full Build






ability order
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Irelia Matchups Overview
Irelia General information
Irelia tips and tricks
Look to trade when your Passive is up as it gives you an increased amount of attack speed which will help you when it comes to trading.
It’s tempting to use just your
Q to farm with. While the mana cost is small, it racks up in the end. Try and focus on using your basic attacks to last hit with.
Before engaging or looking for an all in, check the minimap. If you go in just as the enemy Jungler approaches, you will end up dying for it.
Irelia combos
Every combo you need to master the champion!
The Best Irelia Builds, Runes and Items for Top in Emerald +
Most Popular
If you want to use the most popular Irelia Top build, you should take Flash and Teleport as your Summoner Spells. For runes, you should pick Conqueror as your keystone, followed by Triumph, Legend: Alacrity and Last Stand in the primary tree, as well as Biscuit Delivery and Jack Of All Trades in the secondary tree. For rune shards, you want Attack Speed in offense, Adaptive Force in flex and Health Scaling in defense, though it depends on the matchup. Finally, for your items, you should build Blade of The Ruined King as your first item, followed by Plated Steelcaps and Hullbreaker. For your last 3 items, you should build Wit's End, Death's Dance and finish with Guardian Angel. For the skill order, you want to stick with Q - W - E. Right now, this build has 54.2% winrate over 22 404 matches played.
Alternative
If you're looking for alternatives, you can use Flash and Teleport as your Summoner Spells, with runes being Lethal Tempo as your keystone, Triumph, Legend: Alacrity and Last Stand in the primary tree, and Bone Plating with Unflinching in the secondary tree, as well as Attack Speed, Adaptive Force, and Health Scaling as your rune shards. The items that this build incorporates are Blade of The Ruined King as your first item, then Plated Steelcaps as a second item and Hullbreaker as a third item. You want to finish the build with Wit's End, Death's Dance and Guardian Angel. As far as ability max order goes, you want to keep it Q - W - E. This build is currently sitting at a 53.2% win rate across 329 matches played.
Off-Meta
If you want to try an Off-Meta Irelia Top build in the current patch, try Flash and Ignite as your Summoner Spells, Press the Attack, Triumph, Legend: Alacrity and Last Stand as your primary rune tree, and Biscuit Delivery with Jack Of All Trades as your secondary tree. Use Attack Speed, Adaptive Force and Health Scaling as your shards. For items in this build, you want to complete Blade of The Ruined King as your first item, then finish Plated Steelcaps as your second item, and Hullbreaker as third item. The last 3 options are Wit's End, Death's Dance and Guardian Angel. The ability order for this build is Q - W - E. As of the current patch, this build has a 58.0% win rate over 295 matches played.
Situational Irelia Runes and Items
Depending on the context of your game, your matchup, and enemy champions, you might want to consider building some situational items or take specific runes. Carefully examine your team, enemy team, game state , and your matchup to plan your Irelia build accordingly! For example, when it comes to rune shards, you might want to take either Armor or Magic Resist, depending on which champion you are about to lane against.
Furthermore, if you want a more detailed breakdown, you should also check out Irelia runes page.

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In-depth Build Stats
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Irelia Counters - Best and Worst Matchups for Top in Emerald +
Best Matchups
In Patch 25.22 the best possible matchups for Irelia Top are:
- vs. Ryze - 63.5% win rate over 230 games.
- vs. Aurora - 61.0% win rate over 218 games.
- vs. Yone - 58.8% win rate over 1 309 games.
- vs. Dr. Mundo - 58.7% win rate over 724 games.
- vs. Varus - 57.3% win rate over 279 games.
Consider picking Irelia into these matches to increase your chance to win a game. These are the most popular Top matchups that currently are in favor of Irelia.
Worst Matchups
We highly recommend avoiding picking Irelia in the current patch into the following Top matchups:
- vs. Warwick - 42.2% win rate over 351 games.
- vs. Singed - 43.3% win rate over 455 games.
- vs. Malphite - 43.4% win rate over 1 653 games.
- vs. Poppy - 43.9% win rate over 303 games.
- vs. Riven - 45.7% win rate over 828 games.
These champions are considered as Irelia counters in the current patch, and playing such a matchup will decrease your chances of winning a game.
Additional Notes
If you want to find out more about best and worst matchups, as well as specific matchup statistics, we highly encourage you to check our Irelia counters page. Keep in mind that while the champion may counter or be countered, it also comes down to your individual skill, the skill of your opponent, your team, and enemy team compositions.