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the Blade Dancer

Irelia Top build & stats

FighterAssassin B 1,080 games · patch 16.18
Win rate
49.0%
Pick rate
4.0%
Ban rate
13.0%
Solo/Duo Flex ARAM
16.18 16.17 16.16
Division
Master
All divisions Challenger no data Grandmaster Master Diamond no data Emerald no data Platinum no data Gold no data Silver no data Bronze no data Iron no data
Build, runes, spells and skill order are from Master games only.

Recommended build

Chosen by win rate among builds with enough games, from ranked matches of high-elo players on patch 16.18

Solid sample

Finish these three

Blade of The Ruined King
Blade of The Ruined King
3,200 gold
Hullbreaker
Hullbreaker
3,000 gold
Death's Dance
Death's Dance
3,300 gold
9,500 gold
72.7% WR 11 games

Boots

Plated Steelcaps
Plated Steelcaps
1,200 gold
49.5% 105 games

Runes

Precision Precision + Inspiration Inspiration
51.5% WR
33 games · 3% pick
Conqueror
Conqueror

Gain stacks of adaptive force when attacking enemy champions. After reaching 12 stacks, heal for a portion of damage you deal to champions.

Precision Precision
Press the Attack Lethal Tempo Conqueror Fleet Footwork
Presence of Mind Absorb Life Triumph
Legend: Bloodline Legend: Alacrity Legend: Haste
Coup de Grace Cut Down Last Stand
Inspiration Inspiration
Magical Footwear Hextech Flashtraption Cash Back
Triple Tonic Biscuit Delivery Time Warp Tonic
Jack Of All Trades Cosmic Insight Approach Velocity
Shards
Adaptive Force Attack Speed Ability Haste
Adaptive Force Move Speed Health Scaling
Health Tenacity and Slow Resist Health Scaling

Summoner spells

Flash Ignite
51.0% 104 games

Each line is the variant with the best win rate among those played enough times, not simply the most popular one. Win rates are smoothed so a lucky three-game build can't top the list. Sample sizes are shown next to every choice.

Tips for Irelia

Generated from this patch's numbers

  • Irelia wins 49.0% of games as Top on patch 16.18 (1,080 games).
  • Most common core: Wit's End → Blade of The Ruined King → Hullbreaker — 56% win rate over 207 games.
  • Take Conqueror as keystone: picked in 95% of games with a 49% win rate.
  • Best matchup: Sion (78% over 9 games). Hardest: Urgot (23% over 13 games) — consider a ban or a different pick when you see it.
  • Irelia is an early-game champion: 56% win rate in games under 25 minutes but 42% after 35. Snowball your lead into towers and objectives.

Items

Most common sets of three completed items

Core build

Wit's End
Wit's End
Blade of The Ruined King
Blade of The Ruined King
Hullbreaker
Hullbreaker
44.4% WR
36 games · 3% pick
Blade of The Ruined King
Blade of The Ruined King
Hullbreaker
Hullbreaker
Death's Dance
Death's Dance
72.7% WR
11 games · 1% pick
Guardian Angel
Guardian Angel
Wit's End
Wit's End
Blade of The Ruined King
Blade of The Ruined King
70.0% WR
10 games · 1% pick

Boots

Plated Steelcaps
Plated Steelcaps
49.5% WR
105 games · 10% pick
Mercury's Treads
Mercury's Treads
48.9% WR
47 games · 4% pick

Legendary items by win rate

ItemWin ratePick
Frozen Heart Frozen Heart
 80.0% 0% (5)
Maw of Malmortius Maw of Malmortius
 66.7% 0% (3)
Terminus Terminus
 66.7% 0% (3)
Kraken Slayer Kraken Slayer
 60.0% 2% (20)
Death's Dance Death's Dance
 57.8% 4% (45)
Guardian Angel Guardian Angel
 55.6% 2% (18)
Hullbreaker Hullbreaker
 55.1% 10% (107)
Blade of The Ruined King Blade of The Ruined King
 50.3% 15% (163)
Wit's End Wit's End
 48.5% 6% (66)
Sterak's Gage Sterak's Gage
 42.9% 1% (7)
Randuin's Omen Randuin's Omen
 20.0% 0% (5)

Runes

Most played full pages and keystone win rates

Precision Precision + Inspiration Inspiration
50.0% WR
48 games · 4% pick
Conqueror
Conqueror

Gain stacks of adaptive force when attacking enemy champions. After reaching 12 stacks, heal for a portion of damage you deal to champions.

Precision Precision
Press the Attack Lethal Tempo Conqueror Fleet Footwork
Presence of Mind Absorb Life Triumph
Legend: Bloodline Legend: Alacrity Legend: Haste
Coup de Grace Cut Down Last Stand
Inspiration Inspiration
Magical Footwear Hextech Flashtraption Cash Back
Triple Tonic Biscuit Delivery Time Warp Tonic
Jack Of All Trades Cosmic Insight Approach Velocity
Shards
Adaptive Force Attack Speed Ability Haste
Adaptive Force Move Speed Health Scaling
Health Tenacity and Slow Resist Health Scaling
Precision Precision + Inspiration Inspiration
51.5% WR
33 games · 3% pick
Conqueror Triumph Legend: Alacrity Last Stand Jack Of All Trades Triple Tonic
Precision Precision + Inspiration Inspiration
20.0% WR
15 games · 1% pick
Conqueror Triumph Legend: Alacrity Last Stand Cosmic Insight Triple Tonic

Keystones

  • Conqueror Conqueror Gain stacks of adaptive force when attacking enemy champions. After reaching 12 stacks, heal for a portion of damage you deal to champions. 47.8%15% pick
  • Lethal Tempo Lethal Tempo Attacking an enemy champion grants you Attack Speed, up to 6 stacks. At max stacks, deal bonus adaptive damage On-Attack. 75.0%0% pick

Summoner spells

  • Flash Ignite Flash + Ignite 51.0%10% pick
  • Exhaust Flash Exhaust + Flash 48.9%4% pick
  • Flash Teleport Flash + Teleport 38.9%2% pick

Abilities & skill order

  • PIonian Fervor

    When Irelia strikes enemies with spells she gains stacking bonus Attack Speed. At maximum stacks she also gains bonus damage on hit.

  • QBladesurge

    Irelia dashes forward to strike her target, healing herself. If the target is Marked or dies to Bladesurge, its cooldown refreshes.

  • WDefiant Dance

    Irelia charges a strike that deals more damage as she charges. She takes reduced physical damage during the charge.

  • EFlawless Duet

    Irelia sends out two blades which converge on each other. Enemies caught in between are damaged, stunned and Marked.

  • RVanguard's Edge

    Irelia fires a massive number of blades that explode outward upon hitting an enemy champion. Enemies hit by the blades are damaged and Marked. Afterwards the blades form a wall that will damage and slow enemies that walk...