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How to beat Irelia
The champions that shut Irelia down, by lane, with exactly how to win the matchup. Pick one and check the full build in the Counter-Picker.
Open the Counter-PickerBest Irelia counters — Top
PantheonExtremePoint and click stun her before she resets on minions. Bully her early and deny her stacking passive.
RenektonMajorBully her early with your stun and short trades. Deny her farm resets and win every all in before she scales.
MalphiteMajorBuild armor and point and click ult her combo. She cannot duel your rock, so all in her freely after six.
KennenMajorPoke her from range and stun her all in. Kite her dashes and outscale her hard after six.
TeemoMajorBlind her stacking autos and poke her from range. Kite her dashes with shrooms and deny her resets.
QuinnMajorOutrange her and blind her all in. Poke her down before she stacks and roam to snowball elsewhere.
Best Irelia counters — Mid
SylasExtremeYou have higher base damage and healing early. Farm safe, then all in and out sustain her every trade.
VladimirExtremeYour sustain is too big for her to kill. Pool her stun, out sustain her, and outscale her with items.
AkaliMajorYour movement speed and shroud make her miss her abilities. Out mobility her and win the one versus one.
PantheonMajorYour W blocks her autos and your E blocks her damage. Out trade her early and burst her down.
YasuoMajorYour Wind Wall blocks her E and ultimate. Farm even, then dash in and out trade her in fights.
Curated Irelia counters for every lane. Pick your answer, then get the exact runes and items in the Counter-Picker.