is a top lane champion. However, you may not see her often as not many play her. Her skill set makes her somewhat of an assassin and she can dish out good damage. In this article, we discuss how to effectively counter Irelia.
Best Irelia Counters
- Olaf
- Udyr
- Garen
- Darius
- Pantheon
- Nasus
Nightblade Irelia
Irelia Counter Picks
Now that you know who counters Irelia, you can finally counter pick Irelia in any matchup. Let’s take you through some tips on how to use a few of these champions who are counters to Irelia. After, there is a general section explaining how to use any LoL champion as counters for Irelia. After all, if you know how to play against Irelia, you can play safely and effectively to defeat Irelia in a lane.
Olaf
Olaf gets numerous free stats on his abilities; Irelia is more item-dependent. Force fights early and slam her with the thunderbolt when she tries to farm.
Darius
Don’t initiate with Apprehend from full HP. Irelia can stun you and heal off the damage while it’s on cooldown. Keep Decimating her and take advantage of the latent threat of Apprehend to zone her when she starts getting low.
Pantheon
- Irelia is vulnerable without her E, try using your combo when it’s on cooldown.
- Poke her as much as you can with your Q.
Nasus
Use “Wither” to slow Irelia’s attack speed after she activates “Hiten Style”.
Aviator Irelia
Tips For Playing Against Irelia
- Irelia is a very mobile Bruiser with insane dueling capabilities. Her damage revolves around basic attacks, however reducing her Attack Damage is not an option because of her Hiten Style active. Try reducing her attack speed instead.
- Attack speed reduction is extremely strong against Irelia, which lessens the effectiveness of her Hiten Style’s active.
- Be wary of having higher health than Irelia does, as her Equilibrium Strike will stun you instead of slowing you.
- Remember that if you’re both at the same % health, for example, both full life, the stun on her E will still proc
- Be wary of being near low-health minions as she can dash on them to get closer to you.
- Learn the animation of her Hiten style so you can time it for 5 seconds and engage while its down.
- Do not tower dive her, even if you have a huge advantage, Equilibrium strike will turn the tides in her favor.
Order of the Lotus Irelia
By using the champions who counter Irelia and the LoL Irelia counter tips above, you can now develop a strategy to help you, as a summoner, become an effective counter to Irelia players.