Irelia, Still viable?

[quote=samgoeslol]imo irelia is still a top pick for a bruiser-type toplane. She has amazing latemid-lategame and has all the tools one needs to snowball ahead. greez[/quote]

[quote=SkullzX]irelia is still viable even after the 20 or so nerfs...I still commonly see her in solo queue especially if the enemy picks someone like kennen or vlad top...idk why but i always see her verse Ap top I don't play her but, I can see why AP caster must hate her...she has a gap closer/STUN! Also she still has good sustain![/quote]

[quote=A Chubby Baby]she's still a strong pick.[/quote]

[quote=NicknameMy]But she is countered by [[nasus]], because you can't burst him down before he lifesteals all back and both of you just farm. And you know what a farmed [[nasus]] can do? Same counts for [[jax]], he can dodge her true dmg and hurt her all day long. Also scales better than her.[/quote]

[quote=Somalie]And what ? If a champ can't do shit in 2 match-ups, is it not viable ? And Irelia doesn't care about scaling, her base damage are so good she can build tanky while being able to shut down a squishy. That's why she can not be compared to jax in term of "scaling".[/quote]

[quote=Copperratt]She is very viable. As I was in a game recently with an Irelia (which we lost) she still went 12/7/8. Which means, in turn, she destroys even when her team is loosing.[/quote]

[quote=NicknameMy]It is just, that [[irelia]] is outclassed by 2 of the most dangerous champions if farmed in league of legends. If you get counterpicked by them you have pretty much screwed your whole team.[/quote]

[quote=WarlordShen]Thank's for your input guys :)[/quote]

[quote=Mazuran][quote=NicknameMy] It is just, that [[irelia]] is outclassed by 2 of the most dangerous champions if farmed in league of legends. If you get counterpicked by them you have pretty much screwed your whole team. [/quote] I call BS on the first sentence - every damn champion will wreck if they're farmed. Which is why the current metagame revolves around maximising the farm potential. And Nasus is easily countered by just denying him farm... Which means you've just cut out the largest damage source he has... Also, following that logic, Veigar is one of the best SoloTop counters to Irelia. Counterpicking is a fair enough point, but if you're picking your solo lanes first you're asking to be countered. GG y'all...[/quote]