Irelia Build Guide : Irelia - The Flash of The Blade :: League of Legends Strategy Builds

Introduction

Hello guys, I am Animporos7 and this is my first ever Mobafire Guide. My native language is not English so I am sorry if you find any mistakes throughout the guide

This guide is about my favourite champion as you can see. For me, Irelia is one of the best champions in the League, due to the fact that she can be an initiator, a tank and a DPSer at the same time, fullfiling each succesfully

was the first ever champion I bought with RP, and even though most of my friends told me she was a waste, I gave her a try and loved her from the very first game. She has been my main champion from then on.

~WELCOME TO MY GUIDE~

Pros / Cons

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Pros

+Great Farmer
+Tanky but Lethal
+Hard to gank
+Not many counter her
+Cools skins

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Cons

-Needs lots of farm
-Her counters shut her down badly
-Hyper-Late Game damage falls off
-Nerfed to the Ground
-Melee Champion

Summoner Spells

helps in a number of ways. First of all, it synergizes with much better than does in my opinion, because the CC reduction allows you to sprint for longer distances. Moreover, I find it usefull due to the fact that you can stick like glue to the enemy carry with it.

, as A Chubby Baby said, helps get these kills she needs to scale smoothly into late game. It is most usefulll when your skills are on cooldown and your opponent is getting away with 100 HP. Ignite that b**tard!!

is the best spell in the game in my opinion. It has so many uses, like getting next to your enemy for the last hit or getting over a wall when 5 enemies are on your tail. A very versatile spell. Get it if you are not getting and when jungling to surprise your victims.

can prove very usefull both in 1v1 situations and teamfights. Use exhaust on that or that and watch them cry as they merely touch you and your team. It also comes with an Armor and Magic resist reduction if you use , so you will be hitting them harder while it lasts

Runes

Balanced Build

Runes

Precision

Fleet Footwork

Phase Rush

Greater Mark of Desolation helps and much better than due to the fact that these skills deal physical damage, thus Armor Penetration is calculated to the damage output. The only reason could be used is that it could help farming with auto attacks.

are self-explanatory runes in my opinion. is a solo top champion, so most of the times she will be against AD champions. These runes will help her when fighting, give sustain and also prevent some not wanted minion damage

is the way to go on Glyphs, and the reason I prefer these over is because you will not be facing heavy AP champions untill you leave your lane at around levels 13-15, so with you will have a much better Magic Resist bonus when you will need it most.

Greater Quintessence of Endurance boost your health MASSIVELY and when going as an offtank with you will be looking for health, apart from armor and magic resist. These runes will give you enough health which will also boost your damage through . Otherwise go with Greater Quintessence of Vitality

Tanky Build

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Precision

Fleet Footwork

Phase Rush

is used in this build because you will be looking to have your stacks always high because they give you a magic resist bonus. Also help with extra damage from

Greater Seal of Endurance I go with these runes because as a tank you will be looking to stack Armor and Magic resist through items because you dont have an in-build Armor or Magic resist buff like 's or ' , and with these runes you take care of your health as well. I don't prefer Greater Seal of Vitality because they give you a mere 175 health bonus at level 18 and I can find these good only on . They will also boost your damage A LOT through

here as well for the same reason as in the Balanced Build

Greater Quintessence of Endurance I get these here as well because they boost your HP much more than it looks like. This runepage plus mastery give a MASSIVE 12% HP boost. Given 's base health at level 18 is 2076 + 1708 health from the Tanky build = 3784 health x 12% = 4238 Health. Furthermore, given that you have , you receive a bonus 64 attack damage which is a lot for how tanky you are.

DPS Build

Runes

Precision

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Phase Rush

Greater Mark of Desolation like in the Balanced Build, you get these because the damage from and will scale better into late game.

for early trades with your lane matchup.

are your standard Glyphs.

Greater Quintessence of Desolation Same as the Greater Mark of Desolation, you get these for an enormous 31 (counting as well) Flat Armor Penetration from level 1 which is always helpfull.

Jungler

Runes

Precision

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Phase Rush

Greater Mark of Desolation I get these to clear the camps faster. Remember that jungle creeps have 10 Armor and these runes will reduce it to 0, making you clear the jungle camps much faster.

These runes will block some of the damage you will take from the jungle creeps, giving you important sustain. They will also block unnessescary minion damage when ganking lanes.

They are the standard.

because Irelia is not the fastest moving champion, these runes will improve your ganking speed quite a lot.

Masteries

Balanced

19-11-0

Tanky

9-21-0

DPS

21-9-0

Jungler

9-21-0

Skill Explanation

AbilitieS

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gains Crowd Control Reduction based on the number of nearby champions, up to 3 champions and up to 40% CC Reduction

You must have vision of the enemy champion to get the CC Reduction
Quite a big range (1200)
Helpfull when initiating teamfights, reduces any form of CC thrown at you almost to zero combined with Mercury's Treads

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dashes to enemy target dealing physical damage, aplying on-hit effects. The cooldown of this skill refreshes and refunds 35 mana every time it kills its target.

Irelia's main farming skill, other than autoattacking
Irelia's initiating and chasing tool
Note that this skill applies on-hit effects such as Sheen, Phage or Frozen Mallet as well as Wit's End and Armor Penetration
If your target is far away, you can use this skill on a nearby low-hp minion, killing it and then again on your target.
Using the same technique as mentioned above, you can use Bladesurge when being chased to quickly get away.

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Passive: restores health with each basic attack
Active: doubles the amount of health restored as well as dealing bonus true damage on every basic attack.

Synergizes well with Attack Speed
True damage is not reduced by armor or magic resist, so you deal the exact damage that is shown
Irelia's sustain in lane and jungle

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strikes her enemy dealing magic damage and slowing her target. If her target has a higher HP percentage than her. stuns instead.

Equilibrium Strike stun and slow scale with levels.
Equilibrium Strike is what makes Irelia a great duelist
Lower cooldown at higher ranks helps Irelia escape tight situations

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summons 4 blades that can be thrown at her enemies. Each blade deals physical damage to each enemy it passes through, healing a percentage of the damage dealt.

Heals 25% of damage dealt against champions and 10% of damage dealt to minions
Use this skill to farm big minion waves. Even after the latest nerf, cooldown won't be a problem
Great skill for finishing off opponents at a long range
Can be used to heal after a long fight

Skill Sequence

Balanced

Ability Sequence
1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18

On the balanced build you look to max out Hiten Stlye first because other than some great damage it gives you enough sustain through its active.

on levels 6-11-16. must take this skill whenever possible, as all champions do.

Then, look to max out over for better farming

Tanky

Ability Sequence
1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18

When going tanky, max out and first because you need sustain and Crowd Control over damage.

A point in is enough to farm minions in the lane.

DPS

Ability Sequence
1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18

As a Attack Damage DPSer, Irelia must max out her damage tools, and first.

Take an early point in because it offers great utility to coordinate ganks or escape when you get ganked.

Jungler

Ability Sequence
1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18

As a jungler, must get first for sustain in the jungle, and then for a better clearing time.

Then max out and for better Crowd Control when ganking and for more sustain in the jungle. One point in is enough.

Items

Standard Irelia Build

Item Sequence

Against AD Heavy Team

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Against AP Heavy Team

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Tanky DPS

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Full Tank

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DPS Assassin

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Starting Items

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gives all the sustain she needs on lane and can be udgraded to Philosopher's Stone later. Start with it if you feel that you would face a farmer top like or a medium damage champion.

Starting with is pretty unsafe to be honest, but you can go with this path if you are looking to get an early or an early . Be carefull though because you will have no so yous sustain is restrained

+ 3 s is the safest way to go most of the times. You have three pots which combined with will let you stay on lane forever.

A tottaly situational starting item, you could get if you are laning against , , , , or and some times against [Warwick]]. You get pretty good sustain through the 2 s and the bonus Magic Resist comes in handy.

Get if you are jungling or going top against a heavy AD champion like , , or . The 5 s that come with it are godsent if you want to stay in lane and farm forever.

First Recall

Philosopher's Stone

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A pretty standard choice for , Philosopher's Stone is very helpfull not only because of the increased gold income, but it also gives you mana regenaration which will make farming with and much more potent.

You can get early to boost your gold income as well as a pretty nice 200 bonus health. Later on, try making this into a .

I think are the best boots in the game. The bonuses they offer for their price are way too good not to get them. Try getting this item as soon as possible because it synergizes well with

Go for this item if you are going with the DPS build, and turn it later into a . The critical strike chance that comes with this helps with farming and improves your damage output slightly.

You can get an early for a number of reasons. First of all, it is a great item considering its cost, because apart from health and damage, it comes up with a passive that has a chance to slow your enemies. Also, if you get this early, you can rush for reasons I will explain below.

If you start with , consider getting . Its passive comes in handy when facing an AD heavy team comp. Also these boots are pretty cheap, thus you will have more money to make your core items.

can be very usefull when going solo top with . It makes farming a breeze with its passive, gives you sustain through lifesteal and a ward every 3 minutes to avoid being ganked. Get this if you started with and you want to farm a lot. When jungling always get it for faster clearing time and helping other lanes with the ward.

Core Items

Trinity Force - Worth it or not

Here is a brief discussion on whether is worth it or not on . First things first, I have heard people say that it is not cost effective on her. I believe that their statement is invalid, due to the following facts:

Bladesurge procs the on-hit effects from Phage and Sheen
Hiten Style works well with the increased Attack Speed.
Each Transcendent Blades fired procs Sheen, giving you bonus attack damage on 4 instances when timed right
The bonus movement speed helps with chasing and initiating
The bonus mana provided from Sheen takes care of your early game mana issues.

Many people might think that rushing is also bad. I believe that this absolutely depends on the kind of the player, the enemy team and the player's farm.
Most of the times rushing can prove a great choice, but its also risky. If your team is not doing good and the enemy team gets kills, consider going tanky and skip . If you manage to have 200 minions at the 20 minute mark, go for for a major advantage over your enemy. If you are the kind of tanky DPS player, go for it as well.

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benefits a lot from but it is not always the best way to go.

By mid game, as you should have farmed enough to get one or two of these items. With them, you will be able to scale better into late game, where your role is mostly a tanky initiator. For now, you should look getting some damage items to help you with killing your targets.

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is the best way to go I believe, because of the benefits I listed above. Cost might be a problem, but well, you are , and an with no money is kinda useless.

You can get as part of your core, but try to pair it with another item like a or a because to be honest a is of no use if the enemy has no reason to focus you.

Getting a in your core is what I fully recommend because it will let you to just dominate the mid game. Pair it with a for maximum effectiveness, because the bonus attack speed will help the slow trigger more often.

Take if something like that "fcking Cassio fed Karthus, omg qq" is happening in your game. If the enemy AP is getting fed and deals damage, not only the magic resist that this item comes with will help, but also the passive shield will protect you.

is a great choice for if you want to play as a DPS. However, if your team doesn't have a champion who is a true tank (like jungle or bot), never go for this item as you should focus on tankyness over damage.

can be taken as a replacement for . Never get these two items together unless you are desperate, as it is a waste of money since both give you slow from the and slows don't stack. Can be taken when you are your team's main tank.

If you are your team's main tank, you should consider investing in an , to make your team more durable. You can also get this item when jungling, so that when ganking, you give bonuses to your teammates, making the gank more potent.

Late Game

When late game emerges, your main goal is to initiate teamfights, focus the carry and either prevent it from dealing damage, or take it down on your own letting your team clean up the rest. Your passive should take care of any CC thrown at you so you don't need to worry

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Get if the enemy team is AP Heavy and you can no longer tank their damage. Gives a nice moovement speed boost and health regeneration bonus which scales off of your own HP, so the more you have the more you will regenerate.

Best anti-carry item in my opinion, the comes with all you need to take down the enemy carry and preventing it from dealing damage. The active itself cripples the carry's attack speed making it almost impossible for it to beat you or to deal any damage at all (unless it is ). Get it immediately after your core on most of your builds.

As an initiator, thrives in danger, so what can be better than a ? Made from the , this item comes with an interesting passive, which gives you attack damage according to your missing HP like 's .
Pair it with and/or for maximum results.

is the biggest health boosting item in the game, giving you 1270 health on its own when fully stacked. Usefull on for the fact that she gets most of the time so she boosts both her survivability and damage through this item.

Try grabbing right after . The "Atmogs" as they are used to be called work wonders on , since she will be tanky but lethal. I really look getting it on most of my games.

Back when I started playing , I used to get this as my last item and to be honest I still like it. With , and you get around 60% cirtical chance. Try using it to your advantage and proc as well for 800 critical damage from an 3.5K hp champion!! OP :D

Viable Item Choices

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You can get when jungling with . Start building the item with because it will help your jungling, as it gives you cooldown reduction, mana and armor, what a jungler needs. However, dont get this and , its practically the same items, Attack Speed debuff.

is another extremely situational item. Consider getting this when going tank as it helps your team follow on with your initiation. It is also something you can convert your Philly Stone into.

I have seen a couple of s lately with and thought of getting it in my guide. I am not a fan of this item generally, as the boost it offers is too litle for its price. Only get this when jungling and want to move faster from jungle to lane.

can be gotten as a replacement for , if you want to stack more HP than armor. The DPS it deals is also nice, since you spend most of your time around 5 enemies in teamfights.

As an alternative for , you can get . It offers slightly less Magic Resist but it compensates you with a spell blocking shield ever 45 seconds. Get it when enemy team has many stuns and think your passive and Merc's aren't enough.

Against a team stacking armor, I would recommend getting instead of for the simple reason it offers you Percentage Armor Penetration. Flat Armor Penetration is not enough when the enemy gets around 170 armor, so, go for .

is an item you should only get when their team is like top, mid, - bot and jungle. Really i think 100 armor on a build already focused around Armor and Magic Resist is way to much to get.

Solo Top Matchups

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You Counter:

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They Counter You:

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Even Matchup:

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never was a problem for solo top characters and she will not be a problem for . She can't outfarm you, out-sustain you or outdamage you. Most of the time she will be hiding in her waiting to farm. Don't feed her and you will be fine.

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is going to give you a hard time if you are not carefull. He can spam the hell out of you and he will never run out of mana thanks to . He can farm much easier than you and if you try to trade with him, he can just kill some minions to regain health. However, he is susceptible to ganking, so call your jungler to shut him down early. Starting with or would be recommended.

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One of the newest champions in the League, and an overpowered champion in my opinion, can totally DESTROY you if you are not carefull. His damage is way to much for how tanky he is. However, his one drawback, is lack of sustain in lane. Try taking advantage of this by trading with him when is on cooldown. Try to make him miss it and you can fight him as long as it is on cooldown. WARNING: Dont even think about fighting him post 6, he will just ANIHILLATE you.

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This is a match-up that is decided on details. might be a slightly better farmer than you, but when fighting, he relies heavily on hitting his s. If you make him miss them, he isn't much of a trouble. I could well say that he can't kill you, but you can't kill him either. Much like he is a bit more difficult to gank, but a well co-ordinated gank can take him down. When he gets , be sure you have to fight him, since that will cripple his regeneration.

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is a champion who heavily relies on her Attack Damage to hurt people. is one of the champions that can shut her down on the top lane, since she has no sustain. Just be carefull when duelling with her because her can hurt. If she gets and tries to kill you, simply bait her to your turret and stun her when her ultimate ends. Her lack of an escape mechanism makes her easy to gank as well.

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This fish is a son of a b*tch. Don't even think fighting him 1v1 he will just kill you. He shuts down your sustain thanks to , and when you try to gank him he just jumps all over the place with . Try to play this lane as safely as possible and farm as much as you can.

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Most players opt for the mid lane, but in case you meet him on top, you need not worry. Sooner or later he will run out of mana and he will not be able to hurt you. Furthermore, users stack Magic Resist, so you will have no problem trading with him. Try doing so while his is on cooldown. I would suggest farming this lane as much as you can and tell your jungler to gank other lanes since isn't that easy to gank.

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, a.k.a Mr. Spin is a pain in your lovely arse. He is more tanky than you, he is manaless making him extremely annoying sometimes, he has more sustain than you do and at level 6 he can just execute you. On top of it all, his hits you like a truck. Try avoid fights with him and only farm.

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can be a better farmer than you, and also has these annoying oranges with that heal him and remove debuffs. He is pretty hard to duel and to gank and can hurt, however when he runs out of mana he doesn't pose a threat anymore. Farm as much as you can and try to trade him when his is on cooldown, so that he cant cleanse your .

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If is the queen of solo top, then the king if we could name one is . This guy not only looks badass, but also beats some ***es. Fear him when laning against him for he deals a lot of damage and only takes little. Also be aware of his jungler ganking you because his + combo is a perfect setup for ganks. Call your jungler once in a while to help you out, so that loses some much needed farm.

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Your ultimate counter. This champion beats the hell out of you unless you fight him extremely smartly. A smart player will rush and , making it extremely hard for you to fight him. After level 6 he can just dominate you with his new . If you want to fight him do so in the early levels. Watch out for his and try to fight him when it is on cooldown. Don't activate if he is using becasue you will lose a lot of damage

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I still have not fought vs as yet, but playing as I think I can say that wins this lane. Sure, 's damage is pretty high and he can go ranged, but he lacks sustain, so after some trades with he will be forced either to recall or play defensively.

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Solo top is increasing in popularity lately and the reason is quite obvious. lets her farm minions with spectacular ease and harassing the enemy at the same time. However when it is on cooldown, push your advantage and farm as much as you can. Watch out for enemy ganks because can help taking you down very fast. Both and have equal chances of winning the lane.

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This son of a b!tch is gonna give you a really hard time on solo lane. Not only he is ranged, but has ****loads of damage to throw at you. His hits like a Scania truck running down the highway. Worst part however is that he runs on energy so he can spam the hell out of you. Don't try to fight him, you just can't. Farm the lane and call in the jungler once in a while.

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Legend says that he went blind from masturbating too much. Yes, this is how much I hate . He can do and then back out and you can just do nothing about it. Called your jungler for gank?? No problem: and out of harms way. No wasted (only your jungler's) no nothing. Really annoying opponent.

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The "rock solid" solo top, can counter and be countered by . A smart will make you waste , either by harassing you and forcing you to use it on minions or simply poke you with when you try to approach him, leaving you with nothing but your autoattacks hitting his armor. However, if you take the fight to him before activating , you can actually deal some damage to him. Don't fight him after 6 because he gets really dangerous with .

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MORDE ES NUMERO UNO HUEUEUEUEUEUEUE... Just kidding. is no longer #1 because as you can give him a pretty bad time. Just wait till his (\m/ !MEGADETH! \m/) and are on cooldown and then take the fight to him. , and will make short work of , allowing you to hit straight to his hitpoint. However act quickly because his spells are on low cooldown. Dont fight him either after 6 because will unexpectedly heal him, making you lose the fight most of the times.

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Most players will look not to miss a single minion. I have even come across a player that was taking damage just to get a single minion. Of course you must not let him farm otherwise he will be 2-shooting your squishies later on with . Although this might be hard because his just stops you in place after a while, after getting you can trade fully with him, making him either ignore you and focus on the minions but take the damage, or fight you and losing some important farm.

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A champion that has risen in popularity lately, AD Offtank can be a pretty solid solo top champion. Although I have never faced one, I guess she must be weak untill she gets , only having enough sustain through her . Most of the time she will be farming through the brush so that she has her passive when needed. Try to push your advantage at early levels when she is still weak but dont try dueling her after 6.

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This is a very debatable matchup. Much like , counters and can be countered by you. There have been times I have countered hard and others that he completely dominated me. Try to avoid being hit by too many s and keep him away from grabbing his axe. Try fighting him if you know that is on cooldown because his damage will be reduced dramaticaly. is also easy to gank pre 6 so call your jungler to shut him down early. However, care for because it hits a lot more than early on.

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A very annoying champion early on because of his and , he can give you a hard time. Try soaking up his damage by starting with and eventually make him starve of mana. He is also very susceptible to ganks so try getting him shut down early and he will be useless for the rest of the game.

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Unlike his brother , is not soo farm-reliable. He has a kit that is exceptional for early trades. Most players will do: , , and back out, dealing you pretty high damage and taking a little. There is little chance that you can fight this guy 1v1, but i dont think he can kill you either. is not easy to gank either, so try farming this lane and dont feed the croco!

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Much like , 's kit allows her to trade with you with little risk. She has slightly better damage than which makes her a bit more dangerous. When she gets level 6 she might try to kill you so be carefull. She cant be ganked either so just farm your lane and try harassing her as soon as her is down.

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is definately the most annoying champion you can face on the solo lane. He is tanky, but his deals s**tloads of damage to you. Try fighting him however when it is on cooldown since it is his only high damaging spell early on. Don't try ganking him because he can just kite both you and your jungler with . Consider investing in magic resistance so that you will not be forced to recall and lose farm.

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Last time got nerfed (I think on the patch, got a HUGE buff that he ended up being either insta-banned or picked. The reason for this is that since then he is tanky, has sustain and deals pretty decent damage. However, still outsustains and can soak up his damage early on. It is a lane no champion can win however since both deal moderate damage and are pretty tanky. The only chance has to beat you is calling his jungler for ganks, since his can keep you in place.

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Although mostly seen in the jungle, is a pretty solid solo top champion as well. Her helps her both farming creeps easily and getting away from tight situations. However, she cant duel you due to her lack of damage early on. Try forcing her to either fight you or avoid you, making her lose valuable farm. Also, she lacks sustain so I guess this would be a pretty easy lane for .

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The ultimate troll champion, who deals damage by....running around -.-'. is sure to give you a hard time top. His deals good damage and keeps you away from minions, leaving you underfarmed. What's more? You can't fight him because he will just you and start running. One more thing to note is that 's slow is not reduced by your , so you get slowed for the entire duration. Once he gets he can just as well towerdive you. Call in for ganks as many times as possible to force him recall so that you can have some farm, because with on the lane things are hard.

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is a champion who relies on farm to be effective. Once he gets some stacks on his he is very tough to beat. However, on early levels he is easy to beat. He lacks sustain and if you can keep him away from the minions, he will be useless for most of the game. However, when he gets his ultimate, dont even think about fighting him, unless you have or . He is also easy to gank so give it a chance with your jugnler.

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A rarely seen champion, is mainly a jungler, but as a solo top he is pretty decent. Once he manages to get and he is kind of unbeatable. He is ungankable thanks to one of the best crowd control effects in the game in my opinion, . He also has , which makes him move faster and reduces CC thrown at him. However, can't counter you, because he lacks early game damage. I can see this lane farming all day, and the junglers making the difference.

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The crit king, is merely seen in ranked games any more, either because he is banned, or because he is very easy to counter. 's only form of sustain in lane comes from , so if you manage to keep him away from minions, he will never be able to heal. Don't be afraid to fight him pre 6, because his will not reduce 's damage.

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Another champion mostly seen in the jungle, is exceptional at duelling with his enemies in solo lane. will safely damage you from a distance, gives him enough sustain, kicks your *ss pretty badly, and will give him a clean escape when ganked. However, when he changes stances, there is a brief moment when you can take advantage because all his skills go on cooldown. I honestly don't believe that can kill you but neither can you.

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This champion, although mostly seen as an AD carry does exceptionaly well on solo lane. First of all his range allows him to harass you safelly. will make sure that you will not hurt him and his will shred down your armor. combined with finally are the most annoying things on this deformed spider, as they are spammable. Try ganking him with your jungler a lot and farm as much as you can.

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Laning against can be pretty tough since he is ranged, and is spammable. However, you can make him hurt himself by making him miss his . Call in the jungler once his is on cooldown and make sure you trade with him once in a while.

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This bear is unkillable, but yet deals enough damage to take you down. His passive will make sure that he lives even when your jungler comes to gank him. Try farming as much as possible and try to avoid being tossed by , because you will take unnessecary damage. Get to stop the ridiculus regeneration he gets through his passive.

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Sustain, sustain, sustain and guess what?..:sustain!! That is what is known for. Infinite sustain and pretty decent damage through his and . He can trade with you and you will lose EVERY time. Call your jungler for gank since he is very difficult almost impossible to take down alone. Get to cripple his healing potential when fighting.

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This monkey is nothing special really until he hits level 3. He will look to farm till then, when he will be able to harass you with the , combo and walk away with . Counter him by starting off with and trade with him once his is down.

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Although I believe that should be jungling, if you face him top he is easy to take down. Your sustain beats his by far, and his HP is not his strongest part. After the remake of his passive, you should look buying in order to face him. Typically an easy lane for . Also he is pretty easy to gank since he has no form of escape.

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can become pretty annoying on top, but as you have no problem. 's counters are champions with gap closers on short cooldown and you are one of them with . He is sure to push the lane, leaving him vulnerable to ganks. Start either with to avoid his ghouls or for health regenration.

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Gameplay and Tips

Early Game

As most solo top champions, 's main goal is to have very high farm by the end of early game. As , early game ends for you at about the twenty minute mark. You should look to have a good creep score till then, 150 is fine. If possible, nail some early game kills so that you scale better later.

Here are some champions you can land a kill on:

Irelia - The Flash of The Blade

Irelia - The Flash of The Blade

Choose Champion Build:

Spells:

Ghost

Ignite

Ability Order

Ionian Fervor (PASSIVE)

Bladesurge (Q)

Defiant Dance (W)

Flawless Duet (E)

Vanguard's Edge (R)

Spells:

Flash

Exhaust

Ability Order

Ionian Fervor (PASSIVE)

Bladesurge (Q)

Defiant Dance (W)

Flawless Duet (E)

Vanguard's Edge (R)

Spells:

Exhaust

Ignite

Ability Order

Ionian Fervor (PASSIVE)

Bladesurge (Q)

Defiant Dance (W)

Flawless Duet (E)

Vanguard's Edge (R)

Spells:

Smite

Flash

Ability Order

Ionian Fervor (PASSIVE)

Bladesurge (Q)

Defiant Dance (W)

Flawless Duet (E)

Vanguard's Edge (R)

Introduction

Pros / Cons

Pros

Cons

Summoner Spells

Runes

Balanced Build

Runes

Tanky Build

Runes

DPS Build

Runes

Jungler

Runes

Masteries

Balanced

Tanky

DPS

Jungler

Skill Explanation

AbilitieS

Skill Sequence

Balanced

Tanky

DPS

Jungler

Items

Standard Irelia Build

Item Sequence

Against AD Heavy Team

Item Sequence

Against AP Heavy Team

Item Sequence

Tanky DPS

Item Sequence

Full Tank

Item Sequence

DPS Assassin

Item Sequence

Starting Items

First Recall