Zaahen, Darius, Malphite are among the strongest counters to Irelia this patch, based on ranked win rate.

Irelia Counters

AIrelia · Top · patch 26.20

Win rate

50.5%

Pick

6.5%

Ban

21.7%

Games

19,158

Lane

Rank

Default All ranks Gold+Platinum+Emerald+Diamond+Master+Challenger

Region

Global TR EUW EUNE NA KR BR LAN LAS OCE RU JP

Data updated 7h agoPatch 26.202,936,320 ranked games analyzed

Best picks against Irelia

How often these champions beat Irelia. Pick one of these into it.

Zaahen60.6%241 games 2

Darius58.6%304 games 3

Malphite58.4%519 games 4

Volibear56.9%355 games 5

Jax53.2%554 games 6

Nasus52.6%215 games 7

Gangplank51.9%626 games 8

Fiora51.3%501 games

Worst picks against Irelia

How often these champions beat Irelia: they mostly don't. Avoid picking them into it.

Kennen40.7%204 games 2

Ambessa42.8%332 games 3

Gnar43.8%354 games 4

Jayce45.3%1,004 games 5

Yone45.7%817 games 6

Aatrox46.5%497 games 7

Yorick46.7%255 games 8

Garen47.5%238 games

How to play against Irelia

To beat Irelia in Top on patch 26.20, start by knowing what you are up against: Irelia is a balanced pick this patch with a 50.5% win rate across 19,158 ranked games at a 6.5% pick rate. The champions that beat Irelia hardest right now are Zaahen, Darius, Malphite: Zaahen wins 60.6% of the lane against it. Any of these is a safe counter pick. Irelia is strongest early (55.2% before 25 minutes) and falls off, so survive the early game and the matchup swings your way. Playing the matchup itself: Pay attention to Ionian Fervor stacks and try to engage Irelia when it is down. Minion waves greatly enhance Irelia's mobility, beware fighting her inside one. Beware of wasting your high impact spells on Defiant Dance. Pick a counter from the list above, respect Irelia's power spikes, and track its cooldowns so you only commit to trades when its key abilities are down. Counter data updates automatically every patch.