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Recommended Items
Spells:
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Items
Ability Order
Ionian Fervor (PASSIVE)
Irelia Passive Ability
Introduction


Pros
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+ Great sustain + Good post-6 laning pressure + Amazing mid game + Good roaming and assassination |
Overall, Irelia excels in the early-mid game by providing tremendous lane pressure and map pressure. Her laning, when perfected, can top almost any other champions laning phase. Post-6 she can use her ultimate for large amounts of sustain and burst damage. Once she obtains Trinity Force, her damage skyrockets compared to the rest of the players on the map. She may have the best 1-item power spike in the game. Due to this, she can apply pressure all throughout the map by roaming and assassinating enemy champions. She snowballs quickly from these roams to further add to her mid game power. |
Cons
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- Weak early laning (lvl 1-4) - Falls off late game - Dependent on Tri-Force |
Irelia has trouble laning from levels one through four due to her dependency on having all three of her abilities. Irelia is simply lacking compared to champions like Nidalee, Darius, or Ryze, who can have long rage, high damage abilities at level one. Her q may be long range and high damage but it's also a gap closer, meaning once she uses it, she is vulnerable to an all in which is very dangerous due to her low stats early game. Irelia has no abilities that scale very well into late game. Her main damage output, her W, does not scale with total AD or extra AD, and therefore is obsolete in the late game. If she falls behind early, due to a gank or a difficult lane matchup, she may have trouble getting back into the game. If she is unable to buy an early Tri-Force, her potential mid game power spike is jeopardized due to the fact that the enemy champions are already far ahead of her. |












Ionian Fervor(Passive)
Ionian Fervor gives you increased tenacity for each nearby enemy. This makes Irelia an efficient pick against heavy CC teams.

Bladesurge (Q)
In normal lanes you generally begin with Q for assistance in farming and easy early harassment. Q is also your main tool for gap closing.

Hiten Style (W)
In difficult lanes, start with your W to sustain through the first level. W also helps you sustain throughout the entire laning phase. Max W because it is your main damage output, as it deals increased true damage per hit as you level it up.

Equilibrium Strike (E)
Max E second as its stun/slow duration scales very well and is an extremely effective CC tool in the late game. Keep in mind that your E is only a stun if the enemy has a higher percentage health than you, otherwise it is a slow.

Transcendent Blades (R)
Your ultimate (R) has three main purposes. It can be used to clear a single wave very quickly if you are planning to back soon or simply push a lane. It also gives you four Sheen procs which are very useful in lane trades and bursting people down. The health that it gives back is also useful in lane trades. Keep in mind that your R gives back health for each minion it hits, so it is important that you aim your ult through a large wave of minions so that you gain more health. It can also be used to kill low health enemies from a range.




























Laning with Irelia can be quite difficult but , if mastered, she can dominate against almost any champion.
On your first 2-3 backs try to buy at least 1 or 2
Mana Potions because Irelia's early mana costs are quite high, especially when you use
Bladesurge to last hit.
In difficult lanes, you want to spend the first few levels cs'ing. Try to only last hit the minions so that the enemy laner is forced push the wave into your tower so that you can farm easily and safely.
Bladesurge allows you to farm very well under your tower so don't worry about missing CS. You can also sustain well by activating
Hiten Style before you start cs'ing under tower.
Survive through the initial levels and then try to play more aggressive when you have 2-3 levels in your
Hiten Style because it will give you superior sustain for trades and increased damage due to the true damage per hit.
On your first 2-3 backs try to buy at least 1 or 2


In difficult lanes, you want to spend the first few levels cs'ing. Try to only last hit the minions so that the enemy laner is forced push the wave into your tower so that you can farm easily and safely.


Survive through the initial levels and then try to play more aggressive when you have 2-3 levels in your

Trading
As


The best way to trade during laning phase is to







All-Ins
If you are looking to kill the enemy laner rather than just trading, then proceed with the combo above but instead of Q'ing back to a minion continue by using your ultimate. Remember that you can use






Helpful Tips
Once you have enough AD, which you most likely will after completing









Mid-Game
In the mid game, your main objective in team fights is to assassinate squishy targets, such as their mid laner or ADC, by using the full combo explained in the last chapter. The enemy's teammates will be unable to peel hard enough for your target because your damage is so high at this point, but don't be overconfident and dive too far into the back line ahead of your own team.
Late Game
In late game, your main objective is to peel for your ADC by CC'ing and damaging the enemy that is diving on to the ADC. This honestly is not much of an impact for a top laner. Other top laners such as





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