Fiddlesticks - League of Legends Champion
Win Rate
49.2%
Pick Rate
1.9%

Fiddlesticksvs Irelia

DMageSupport
Patch26.4
Matches974,630
LaneAll Lanes
TierAll Tiers
Last UpdatedFeb 27, 2026
MethodologyData Methodology

Fiddlesticks vs Irelia is a decisive matchup in LoL patch 26.4. Fiddlesticks wins with a 77.8% win rate (+55.6%) over Irelia based on 9 games. Fiddlesticks holds the advantage in both the early and late game. Below you'll find the best Fiddlesticks build, runes, laning stats, and strategies for the Fiddlesticks vs Irelia matchup.

Fiddlesticks Matchup Breakdown

Use the dropdown to select an opponent and see a detailed breakdown of how Fiddlesticks performs against them. You'll get head-to-head win rates, laning stats, the best build and runes for the matchup, and early vs late game analysis — all based on real ranked data.

Compare against an opponent
Irelia - 77.8% win rateIrelia(77.8%)
Fiddlesticks - 77.8% win rate in this matchup
Fiddlesticks
77.8% WR
VS
Irelia vs Fiddlesticks matchup - 22.2% win rate
Irelia
22.2% WR

Who Wins the Fiddlesticks vs Irelia Matchup?

Fiddlesticks wins the Fiddlesticks vs Irelia matchup
Winner
Fiddlesticks
Matches: 9
77.8%
Win Rate
22.2%
5.1
CS / min
6.7
1,007
DMG / min
811
12,127
Gold / game
12,283
400
Heal / min
364
773
DMG Mitigated / min
1,161
2.1
CC / min
0.6
80.0%
Early Game WR
20.0%
75.0%
Late Game WR
25.0%

Fiddlesticks vs Irelia Matchup Summary

The Fiddlesticks vs Irelia matchup is a decisive matchup in League of Legends ranked play. Based on 9 recent matches analyzed, Fiddlesticks wins with a 77.8% win rate compared to Irelia's 22.2%, giving Fiddlesticks a 55.6 percentage point advantage. Fiddlesticks dominates at every stage — from early laning through late game team fights. This consistent advantage makes it difficult for Irelia players to find favorable windows, so team-dependent strategies and avoiding solo confrontations are essential. The most significant statistical gap is in crowd control, where Fiddlesticks leads by 1.5s CC/min — a difference that heavily influences the outcome of trades and skirmishes. Fiddlesticks players can confidently pick into Irelia and play aggressively from level 1. Look to establish lane dominance early through favorable trades and zone Irelia away from CS whenever possible. Understanding these matchup dynamics is essential for champion select decisions and in-game strategy when facing this lane opponent.

Fiddlesticks vs Irelia Laning Phase Breakdown

Irelia wins the laning phase against Fiddlesticks in League of Legends

Irelia is favored during the laning phase against Fiddlesticks, winning 3 out of 5 key stat categories. Irelia holds advantages in farming, gold income and sustain, making them the stronger laner in this matchup.

Farming
5.1Fiddlesticks
6.7Irelia
Irelia significantly out-farms Fiddlesticks by 1.6 CS per minute, accumulating an estimated 24 CS lead by mid game. This substantial farming gap gives Irelia a major gold advantage and earlier item completions. Fiddlesticks players should prioritize wave management techniques like freezing near tower and using abilities efficiently to minimize the deficit.
Damage
1,007Fiddlesticks
811Irelia
Fiddlesticks heavily out-damages Irelia by 196 DMG/min, dominating both short trades and all-in fights. Irelia should avoid extended combat and instead focus on burst trade patterns — short engages followed by immediate disengagement — to avoid letting Fiddlesticks's sustained damage advantage take over.
Economy
12,127Fiddlesticks
12,283Irelia
Fiddlesticks and Irelia generate nearly equal gold per game, with just a 157 gold difference. Neither champion has a clear economic advantage, so gold leads will depend on individual play quality, kill participation, and objective contributions.
Utility
2.1Fiddlesticks
0.6Irelia
Fiddlesticks brings significantly more crowd control than Irelia, with 1.5 more seconds of CC per minute. This large utility gap makes Fiddlesticks far more valuable in setting up jungle ganks, controlling objectives, and locking down targets in team fights. Irelia should invest in tenacity and position carefully to avoid being chain-CC'd.
Sustain
1,173Fiddlesticks
1,525Irelia
Irelia vastly out-sustains Fiddlesticks, healing and mitigating 352 more damage per minute. This massive durability gap means Irelia can absorb significant punishment and remain in lane while Fiddlesticks is forced to recall. Building grievous wounds early is essential for Fiddlesticks, and focusing on burst trade patterns rather than sustained fights is critical.

Best Fiddlesticks Build Against Irelia

Sorcerer's Shoes is the optimal boots choice against Irelia, providing the mobility and stats Fiddlesticks needs most in this matchup. The top-performing core items for Fiddlesticks against Irelia are Bloodletter's Curse, Liandry's Torment and Morellonomicon. This combination gives Fiddlesticks an effective balance of damage, survivability, and utility for the matchup. This build performs exceptionally well, achieving a 100.0% win rate across 1 games — well above average and making it the top item path against Irelia. Adjustments may be needed based on team compositions and game state, but this build provides the strongest foundation for the Fiddlesticks vs Irelia matchup.

Early Game vs Late Game

Early Game
Fiddlesticks
80.0%
+60.0% advantage
Fiddlesticks early game win rateFiddlesticks80.0%
Irelia early game win rateIrelia20.0%
Late Game
Fiddlesticks
75.0%
+50.0% advantage
Fiddlesticks late game win rateFiddlesticks75.0%
Irelia late game win rateIrelia25.0%

Fiddlesticks dominates the early game (first 15 minutes) with a commanding 80.0% win rate — a 60.0 percentage point lead over Irelia. This lopsided early game means Fiddlesticks can dictate the pace of the lane from level 1, controlling trades, wave state, and river priority.

Fiddlesticks is far superior in the late game (25+ minutes), boasting a 75.0% win rate — 50.0 points above Irelia. Extended games heavily favor Fiddlesticks, whose kit and scaling make them a dominant force in team fights and objective control.

Fiddlesticks holds the advantage at every stage of the game, making this a consistently favorable matchup from lane through late game team fights. Irelia players should look for outplays, team-dependent strategies, and picks rather than relying on scaling to win this matchup.

Best Fiddlesticks Runes Against Irelia

Inspiration rune tree - Fiddlesticks primary runes vs IreliaInspiration
First Strike - best Fiddlesticks rune vs IreliaCash Back - best Fiddlesticks rune vs IreliaTriple Tonic - best Fiddlesticks rune vs IreliaCosmic Insight - best Fiddlesticks rune vs Irelia
Domination rune tree - Fiddlesticks secondary runes vs IreliaDomination
Cheap Shot - best Fiddlesticks rune vs IreliaUltimate Hunter - best Fiddlesticks rune vs Irelia
100.0% WR

Running Inspiration primary with Domination secondary allows Fiddlesticks to press their advantage against Irelia, amplifying the strengths that make this a favorable matchup.


Fiddlesticks matchup data for League of Legends patch 26.4. The table below shows Fiddlesticks's win rate, gold difference, and performance stats against every champion in the current meta. Click any champion name to see a detailed head-to-head breakdown including the best Fiddlesticks build, runes, laning stats, and early vs late game analysis for that specific matchup.

Fiddlesticks matchup win rates and stats in League of Legends patch 26.4
Opponent
Win Rate
Matches
CS/min
DMG/min
Gold/game
Early WR
Late WR
49.62%1321.172213,17661.5%41.8%
47.97%1241.168812,14858.5%40.0%
40.00%1101.174211,88538.5%41.4%
48.00%1001.176212,56262.5%34.6%
52.17%941.072612,36953.7%51.0%
51.14%892.196511,57243.9%57.5%
45.78%831.073612,46141.9%48.1%
45.57%791.372913,91244.0%46.3%
49.37%791.479412,56635.5%58.3%
61.11%721.079212,66765.4%58.7%
53.52%721.072311,72658.1%50.0%
49.28%711.069211,88438.2%60.0%
49.23%651.680513,13357.9%45.6%
35.38%651.180812,10230.8%38.5%
53.97%641.274312,73758.3%51.3%
50.00%601.278613,64643.8%52.3%
62.07%581.171912,35065.4%59.4%
42.11%571.677111,80252.2%35.3%
46.43%561.676711,45140.0%53.9%
50.91%551.267212,11240.9%57.6%
44.00%521.182013,52453.9%40.5%
50.00%501.075812,01355.6%43.5%
58.00%501.172613,04777.8%46.9%
43.75%481.074512,75352.9%38.7%
55.56%451.176212,32944.4%63.0%
48.84%430.971111,98740.0%53.6%
47.50%401.963910,06755.6%40.9%
56.41%401.677012,27562.5%52.2%
56.41%402.877912,12046.1%61.5%
43.24%371.074512,06447.1%40.0%
55.56%361.467810,03671.4%45.5%
55.56%361.877611,80565.2%38.5%
47.06%341.578612,64750.0%45.5%
48.48%331.372812,32350.0%47.4%
42.42%331.287412,88842.9%42.1%
68.75%321.167412,23971.4%66.7%
51.61%311.681312,77633.3%63.2%
70.00%301.180212,94983.3%61.1%
46.67%302.585011,84930.8%58.8%
53.33%303.591410,69280.0%26.7%
50.00%302.083012,44355.6%47.6%
51.72%301.072812,44675.0%23.1%
32.14%293.075210,88646.1%20.0%
44.44%281.279211,73830.8%57.1%
46.43%281.67319,22533.3%61.5%
42.86%282.066710,00129.4%63.6%
59.26%271.878911,89458.3%60.0%
44.44%271.172312,35616.7%66.7%
48.15%271.770511,12333.3%55.6%
29.63%271.167010,86418.8%45.5%
61.54%261.666610,07472.7%53.3%
50.00%251.779910,61240.0%57.1%
66.67%244.31,07011,23362.5%68.8%
37.50%242.484812,93940.0%35.7%
39.13%231.087014,1730.0%50.0%
65.22%231.771411,09966.7%63.6%
61.90%221.282912,18377.8%50.0%
54.55%221.372112,56637.5%64.3%
40.91%221.367211,53716.7%50.0%
45.45%221.068912,24637.5%50.0%
42.86%214.497612,22740.0%43.8%
35.00%214.895311,69328.6%38.5%
50.00%201.370111,35457.1%46.1%
57.89%191.276312,64860.0%55.6%
47.37%191.785213,08650.0%46.1%
52.63%191.676210,20462.5%45.5%
31.58%195.383610,05944.4%20.0%
52.63%194.893911,35955.6%50.0%
52.94%172.18409,74042.9%60.0%
64.71%171.984511,22160.0%71.4%
52.94%171.45938,20575.0%0.0%
47.06%172.190312,86920.0%58.3%
43.75%163.989212,25516.7%60.0%
62.50%161.66939,80437.5%87.5%
64.29%161.580011,323100.0%58.3%
46.67%151.967910,32357.1%37.5%
53.33%151.879311,981100.0%22.2%
53.85%142.083413,46640.0%62.5%
28.57%143.56978,27828.6%28.6%
35.71%145.186712,19650.0%25.0%
57.14%145.394310,32066.7%50.0%
57.14%141.25729,34640.0%66.7%
35.71%141.884911,31433.3%36.4%
35.71%143.293911,58360.0%22.2%
30.77%135.886610,73520.0%37.5%
30.77%130.862612,84133.3%28.6%
41.67%122.378110,96637.5%50.0%
33.33%121.55469,26314.3%60.0%
41.67%122.279611,43350.0%33.3%
58.33%121.86049,56157.1%60.0%
41.67%121.876810,04833.3%50.0%
58.33%123.087910,02550.0%66.7%
41.67%121.468710,57350.0%40.0%
36.36%112.35929,01042.9%25.0%
70.00%101.197614,39866.7%71.4%
40.00%105.067911,14150.0%25.0%
60.00%101.86548,87366.7%50.0%
70.00%105.278110,58080.0%60.0%
50.00%105.889411,84360.0%40.0%
40.00%105.197611,02520.0%60.0%
60.00%105.11,07612,78560.0%60.0%
60.00%101.27039,91550.0%66.7%
30.00%102.574911,4330.0%42.9%
33.33%92.062810,18533.3%33.3%
77.78%94.294312,032100.0%66.7%
62.50%94.88818,26460.0%66.7%
55.56%93.992511,5180.0%71.4%
44.44%92.985713,73833.3%50.0%
77.78%95.11,00712,12780.0%75.0%
55.56%95.985812,49066.7%50.0%
50.00%85.073310,88566.7%40.0%
50.00%82.688614,23225.0%75.0%
37.50%84.81,00014,7070.0%42.9%
62.50%81.57679,485100.0%40.0%
62.50%84.976410,637100.0%50.0%
75.00%83.877011,999100.0%33.3%
42.86%72.678011,24533.3%50.0%
57.14%73.089112,29450.0%66.7%
42.86%75.093510,76533.3%50.0%
42.86%74.388211,71650.0%40.0%
16.67%61.35527,47720.0%0.0%
50.00%63.896512,200100.0%40.0%
66.67%62.75998,68175.0%50.0%
40.00%51.37009,37033.3%50.0%
40.00%53.51,02811,4390.0%50.0%
60.00%52.767411,5020.0%60.0%
40.00%55.39416,87325.0%100.0%
60.00%54.87418,41166.7%50.0%
60.00%55.092910,71650.0%66.7%
40.00%54.681310,65433.3%50.0%
50.00%55.081811,78850.0%50.0%
60.00%54.01,02413,16950.0%66.7%
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Fiddlesticks vs Irelia - Frequently Asked Questions

How does Fiddlesticks do against Irelia in League of Legends?

Fiddlesticks wins the Fiddlesticks vs Irelia matchup with a 77.8% win rate compared to Irelia's 22.2%, a 55.6 percentage point difference. This data is based on 9 recent ranked games in patch 26.4.

How does Fiddlesticks do against Irelia in the early game?

In the early game, Fiddlesticks has the advantage against Irelia with a 80.0% win rate versus 20.0%. Fiddlesticks players should look to press their lane advantage through aggressive trades and wave control during the first 15 minutes.

How does Fiddlesticks do against Irelia in the late game?

In the late game, Fiddlesticks takes over the Fiddlesticks vs Irelia matchup with a 75.0% win rate compared to 25.0%. Fiddlesticks scales better into team fights and objective contests after 25 minutes.

Who wins the Fiddlesticks vs Irelia matchup?

Fiddlesticks wins the matchup against Irelia with a 77.8% win rate in League of Legends patch 26.4. The 55.6 percentage point advantage means Fiddlesticks is significantly favored in this lane matchup based on 9 games analyzed.

What is the best Fiddlesticks build against Irelia?

The best Fiddlesticks build against Irelia includes Bloodletter's Curse, Liandry's Torment, Morellonomicon with Sorcerer's Shoes. This build achieves a 100.0% win rate in the matchup. Check the matchup breakdown above for the full item path and build order.

What are the best Fiddlesticks runes against Irelia?

The best Fiddlesticks runes against Irelia use the Inspiration primary tree with Domination secondary. This rune setup achieves a 100.0% win rate in the Fiddlesticks vs Irelia matchup. See the full rune breakdown in the matchup comparison above.

Does Fiddlesticks counter Irelia?

Yes, Fiddlesticks has a favorable matchup against Irelia with a 77.8% win rate. Fiddlesticks strongly counters Irelia in lane based on current patch 26.4 data.

How do I play Fiddlesticks against Irelia?

When playing Fiddlesticks against Irelia, leverage your statistical advantages by trading aggressively during favorable windows. You have early game priority — look for kills and zone control before first recall. Build the recommended items and runes for this specific matchup for the best results.