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Recommended Items
Runes: [TOP] General
1
2
3
4
Precision
Resolve
+9 Adaptive (5.4 AD or 9 AP)
+9 Adaptive (5.4 AD or 9 AP)
+6 Armor
Spells:
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2
3
4
Top Spells [GENERAL]
Flash
Teleport
Items
Threats & Synergies
Extreme
Major
Even
Minor
Tiny
None
Low
Ok
Strong
Ideal
Tryndamere
Simply impossible to win 1v1.
Yuumi
Broken af.
Ideal
Strong
Ok
Low
None
Yuumi
Broken af.
Champion Build Guide
Table of Contents
Introduction
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Hi!My name is Viktor aka kmp. Check out my profile: u.gg The origin of my name in case you wonder, is literally 3 random characters next to eachother. Don't bother asking or figuring out what does it mean. I've started playing League in S5 and I've been playing Irelia ever since. I've started my first season in gold with ![]() |
This guide isn't finished yet.
I'm trying to add as many details as I can, so stay with me if you stopped by :DRemaining topics:
- More threats and synergies
- Special matchups
- Tutor videos on combos
- Tutor videos on animation cancels
- Matchups (VOD)
- More precise laning phase
- More precise mid and late game
Most of this guide is about LANING PHASE, so keep that in mind whilst reading my guide.
Enjoy!
Pros/Cons
Counters
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Runes
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Summoner Spells
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Abilities Usage
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Skill Sequence
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Itemization
Core Items
Mythics
Optional sustain items
Optional tank items
Other options
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Usually you start building ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Mythics
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Optional sustain items
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Optional tank items
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Other options
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Early laning phase
Alright.. 2 quick tip to easily win/hold your lane:
- Farm with
Bladesurge if your opponent is nearby - it keeps
Ionian Fervor stacked up - and try to land basic attacks between
Bladesurge's.
- Try to land basic attacks when your opponent goes for a minion.
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The basics of top lane is understanding the matchup. You have to figure out what do you want to do in the first 5 minutes. Let's say you're laning against a
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Lv1:
- Start with
Bladesurge
- Stack
Ionian Fervor
- Jump in for an early trade with
Ionian Fervor
- Push lv2
Lv2:
- As soon as you hit lv2, hit
Flawless Duet and engage with
Bladesurge. It should be a guaranteed kill, but make sure you have
Ionian Fervor fully stacked
- If you killed your opponent, push the wave or kill him again if he
Teleports back. Make sure to keep
Ionian Fervor stacked up in the meantime.
- If you didn't kill your opponent, pressure him with
Ionian Fervor. Keep farming with
Bladesurge so as soon as he comes to farm, you jump in and kill him.
Lv3:
- Easier trades with
Defiant Dance
- Try to slow push
Post Lv6:
- Pressure top
- Roam
- Take Rift Herald
- Take the jungle
- Transfer your lead to other lanes
Watch the Combo Tips and Tricks section of the guide!
When behind
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Altough she can get behind on lane and when this happens:
- Focus on farming instead of trading, but keep stacking
Ionian Fervor.
- Ask your jungler to be nearby and eventually try to gank or dive.
- Go for roams, like scuttle fights and mid ganks or even bot ganks with
Teleport (make sure to get both kills to make it worth the time, xp and gold you lose on top for that).
- Build sustain and HP.
- If your opponent leaves, split push.
- If you just roamed mid / bot, push the lane as much as you can, but don't show yourself unnecessarily (no overstay).
Out of lane
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Mid-to-late game
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The main thing you want to do is creating pressure.
Split push when:
- You have
Teleport
- Your team stalls the enemy team
- You can 1v1 anyone on the enemy team
- You have
Group up with your team when:
- You don't have
Teleport
Baron or
Elder dragon is up
- You have a huge lead on the enemy team
- The enemy team is sieging your towers
- You don't have
Combo Tips and Tricks
Special matchups - Fiora
Lv1:
- Start
Bladesurge and last hit the first 3 minions
- Abuse your passive
- Position yourself to avoid her passive procs
- If she hits one of her
Duelist's Dance, back up
Lv2:
- Follow with
Flawless Duet and try to hit her, you need to know if she has
Riposte
- If she doesn't have it, all-in
- If she has it, your ability will come back a bit faster, so you could abuse that
Lv3:
- Bait her
Riposte with front to back playstyle
- Sneak in basic attacks between
Bladesurges
- If she follows you with
Lunge, use
Defiant Dance
- If she backs up, jump after her with
Bladesurge
- Don't use
Flawless Duet if she has
Riposte unless she's 30-40% HP
- If she reacts to your
Flawless Duet, jump out of it's way
Post Lv6:
Anytime
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Special matchups - Poppy
Lv1:
- Start
Bladesurge and last hit the first 3 minions
- Abuse your passive
- Consider all-in
Lv2:
- Follow with
Flawless Duet and try to hit her, you need to know if she has
Steadfast Presence
- If she doesn't have it, all-in
- If she has it, your ability will come back a bit faster, so you could abuse that
Lv3:
- Bait her
Steadfast Presence with front to back playstyle
Note: ifBladesurge kills anything or procs a mark mid-air, you will get the reset!
- Sneak in basic attacks between
Bladesurges
- She will bully you with her
Iron Ambassador so everytime she wants to hit you, use
Bladesurge on the nearest minion that's about to die
- Basic attack her to death with your
Ionian Fervor
- Use
Flawless Duet to secure the kill
Post Lv6:
You are technically stronger than her, BUT she's going to be too tanky for you and disrupt you.
You should aim for another objective which is roaming to mid, to jungle, take camps, take
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This way you'll extend your lead eventhough you can't kill her.
This moves the game further as well to your favor.
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