is one of my favorite champs. If you weren't already aware; offtanking is the new metagame. Shes got one of the fastest gap closers in the game ( ) and also has a good ammount of CC. (ill get into that later :]) [

Farming when playing is especially important. She needs to continuously farm to get to level 18. 's cooldown is refreshed if you kill an enemy with it, making it great to farm. it costs little mana, if you overuse it, you will drain your mana very fast!

I take first because i mostly solo top with . So, i need some health regen to stay in lane and farm longer untill your resident jungler arrives to kill everyone :D

Then i upgrade it into a philosopher's stone because of its great use for a solo top. The mana regen lets you use much more to your advantage, gaining you valuable levels over the enemy.

I like because of it's passive that gives you bonus damage. When you use , you activate then combo with for insane damage.

Then i get my because they are
A)Boss
B)Great tenacity
C)Good MR.
D)Boss.

Then i like to pick up my . It is the start of my . I prefer this first because of the health it provides, making you that much tankier early game.

Up next is . This is for the start of my

Then i finish my . Its now time to f*ck some sh*t up.

Then we get out for our .

After our we grab our nice

Then we get amazing AD from our + combo.

Then we finish off our build with a . The on hit affect is nice. plus the health is good to have late game because people will try to focus you down.

Win combos. Do this to win.

--> --> --> Autoattack --> -->

do this and you will
epic win

Thanks ALOT for reading my guide! i really hope it helps you become a better Irelia player. If you have any questions, PM me or add me on LoL (FlashPSX)
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