Irelia - League of Legends Champion
Win Rate
49.3%
Pick Rate
3.0%

Ireliavs Maokai

CFighterAssassin
Patch26.10
Matches788,689
LaneAll Lanes
TierAll Tiers
Last UpdatedMay 18, 2026
MethodologyData Methodology

Irelia vs Maokai is a decisive matchup in LoL patch 26.10. Irelia wins with a 60.0% win rate (+20.0%) over Maokai based on 5 games. Irelia holds the advantage in both the early and late game. Below you'll find the best Irelia build, runes, laning stats, and strategies for the Irelia vs Maokai matchup.

Irelia Matchup Breakdown

Use the dropdown to select an opponent and see a detailed breakdown of how Irelia 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
Maokai - 60.0% win rateMaokai(60.0%)
Irelia - 60.0% win rate in this matchup
Irelia
60.0% WR
VS
Maokai vs Irelia matchup - 40.0% win rate
Maokai
40.0% WR

Who Wins the Irelia vs Maokai Matchup?

Irelia wins the Irelia vs Maokai matchup
Winner
Irelia
Matches: 5
60.0%
Win Rate
40.0%
8.4
CS / min
6.2
1,027
DMG / min
793
15,363
Gold / game
11,998
449
Heal / min
562
1,183
DMG Mitigated / min
2,070
0.7
CC / min
2.5
100.0%
Early Game WR
0.0%
50.0%
Late Game WR
50.0%

Irelia vs Maokai Matchup Summary

The Irelia vs Maokai matchup is a decisive matchup in League of Legends ranked play. Based on 5 recent matches analyzed, Irelia wins with a 60.0% win rate compared to Maokai's 40.0%, giving Irelia a 20.0 percentage point advantage. Irelia dominates at every stage — from early laning through late game team fights. This consistent advantage makes it difficult for Maokai 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 Maokai leads by 1.8s CC/min — a difference that heavily influences the outcome of trades and skirmishes. Irelia players can confidently pick into Maokai and play aggressively from level 1. Look to establish lane dominance early through favorable trades and zone Maokai away from CS whenever possible. Understanding these matchup dynamics is essential for champion select decisions and in-game strategy when facing this lane opponent.

Irelia vs Maokai Laning Phase Breakdown

Irelia wins the laning phase against Maokai in League of Legends

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

Farming
8.4Irelia
6.2Maokai
Irelia significantly out-farms Maokai by 2.2 CS per minute, accumulating an estimated 33 CS lead by mid game. This substantial farming gap gives Irelia a major gold advantage and earlier item completions. Maokai players should prioritize wave management techniques like freezing near tower and using abilities efficiently to minimize the deficit.
Damage
1,027Irelia
793Maokai
Irelia heavily out-damages Maokai by 234 DMG/min, dominating both short trades and all-in fights. Maokai should avoid extended combat and instead focus on burst trade patterns — short engages followed by immediate disengagement — to avoid letting Irelia's sustained damage advantage take over.
Economy
15,363Irelia
11,998Maokai
Irelia generates a commanding 3,366 more gold per game than Maokai. This substantial economic advantage means Irelia consistently reaches key item breakpoints earlier, creating a compounding lead that grows throughout the game. Maokai should focus on cost-effective item choices and avoid unnecessary deaths to prevent falling further behind.
Utility
0.7Irelia
2.5Maokai
Maokai brings significantly more crowd control than Irelia, with 1.8 more seconds of CC per minute. This large utility gap makes Maokai 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
1,632Irelia
2,632Maokai
Maokai vastly out-sustains Irelia, healing and mitigating 1,000 more damage per minute. This massive durability gap means Maokai can absorb significant punishment and remain in lane while Irelia is forced to recall. Building grievous wounds early is essential for Irelia, and focusing on burst trade patterns rather than sustained fights is critical.

Best Irelia Build Against Maokai

Mercury's Treads is the optimal boots choice against Maokai, providing the mobility and stats Irelia needs most in this matchup. The top-performing core items for Irelia against Maokai are Death's Dance, Hullbreaker and Blade of The Ruined King. This combination gives Irelia an effective balance of damage, survivability, and utility for the matchup. This build achieves a solid 50.0% win rate across 2 games, proving it to be a reliable item path when facing Maokai. Adjustments may be needed based on team compositions and game state, but this build provides the strongest foundation for the Irelia vs Maokai matchup.

Early Game vs Late Game

Early Game
Irelia
100.0%
+100.0% advantage
Irelia early game win rateIrelia100.0%
Maokai early game win rateMaokai0.0%
Late Game
Irelia
50.0%
+0.0% advantage
Irelia late game win rateIrelia50.0%
Maokai late game win rateMaokai50.0%

Irelia dominates the early game (first 15 minutes) with a commanding 100.0% win rate — a 100.0 percentage point lead over Maokai. This lopsided early game means Irelia can dictate the pace of the lane from level 1, controlling trades, wave state, and river priority.

Late game (25+ minutes) is equally balanced, with Irelia at 50.0% win rate — only 0.0 points ahead of Maokai. Team fight execution and macro play determine the winner at this stage, not champion matchup advantage.

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

Best Irelia Runes Against Maokai

Precision rune tree - Irelia primary runes vs MaokaiPrecision
Conqueror - best Irelia rune vs MaokaiTriumph - best Irelia rune vs MaokaiLegend: Alacrity - best Irelia rune vs MaokaiLast Stand - best Irelia rune vs Maokai
Resolve rune tree - Irelia secondary runes vs MaokaiResolve
Bone Plating - best Irelia rune vs MaokaiUnflinching - best Irelia rune vs Maokai
100.0% WR

Running Precision primary with Resolve secondary allows Irelia to press their advantage against Maokai, amplifying the strengths that make this a favorable matchup.


Irelia matchup data for League of Legends patch 26.10. The table below shows Irelia'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 Irelia build, runes, laning stats, and early vs late game analysis for that specific matchup.

Irelia matchup win rates and stats in League of Legends patch 26.10
Opponent
Win Rate
Matches
CS/min
DMG/min
Gold/game
Early WR
Late WR
43.45%1457.488212,79848.7%37.7%
48.28%1457.884912,75853.3%42.9%
51.52%1327.686312,54457.8%44.3%
46.21%1327.577512,68353.6%40.8%
50.47%1077.786313,85660.0%42.1%
46.73%1077.383312,23350.0%43.9%
38.68%1067.586012,78436.8%40.8%
51.43%1057.381612,76855.6%48.3%
47.96%987.573912,34840.5%53.6%
53.06%987.486813,27865.1%43.6%
55.67%977.998413,16260.7%48.8%
51.55%978.294813,44854.2%49.0%
50.00%907.482712,07750.0%50.0%
43.75%807.484112,30037.5%50.0%
56.58%767.991214,20761.1%52.5%
51.32%767.396813,65251.4%51.2%
53.33%757.679613,08046.7%57.8%
53.42%737.185712,26539.4%65.0%
48.61%727.885613,45942.4%53.9%
49.23%657.697312,99053.1%45.5%
50.77%657.783413,23044.8%55.6%
61.90%637.981912,94974.2%50.0%
63.33%607.796014,13759.3%66.7%
47.37%577.581312,86245.5%48.6%
47.27%557.583012,27547.8%46.9%
49.06%537.592311,37854.8%40.9%
41.51%537.574313,42252.4%34.4%
50.94%537.71,00613,23140.9%58.1%
59.62%527.472412,48948.0%70.4%
36.54%527.81,13313,04850.0%25.0%
62.75%518.188113,15169.6%57.1%
52.00%507.282413,28157.1%48.3%
51.02%497.61,00613,59960.0%44.8%
51.06%477.387112,44236.4%64.0%
54.35%467.390913,62763.2%48.1%
43.18%447.478611,58357.1%30.4%
44.19%437.574413,12641.2%46.1%
51.16%437.884213,13460.0%43.5%
58.14%438.31,31214,01262.5%52.6%
55.81%437.799313,70054.5%57.1%
43.90%418.483114,06447.4%40.9%
43.59%397.990012,07841.7%46.7%
51.28%397.786912,87442.1%60.0%
52.63%387.189513,51230.8%64.0%
51.35%377.788212,38844.4%57.9%
58.33%367.579612,14971.4%40.0%
55.56%367.372913,46663.2%47.1%
42.86%357.389513,21743.8%42.1%
25.71%357.375211,56726.3%25.0%
47.06%347.486111,79542.1%53.3%
32.35%347.293013,48353.9%19.1%
58.82%347.782913,22157.9%60.0%
57.58%338.092413,63468.4%42.9%
66.67%337.087814,08960.0%69.6%
57.58%337.388113,36870.0%38.5%
40.63%327.574412,59143.8%37.5%
53.13%327.372011,86964.7%40.0%
65.63%328.386013,11176.2%45.5%
48.39%317.477713,44150.0%46.7%
38.71%317.687212,59235.3%42.9%
45.16%318.291314,44142.9%47.1%
46.67%307.51,08612,56046.7%46.7%
50.00%307.791213,08057.1%43.8%
37.93%297.480312,01345.5%14.3%
39.29%287.480913,33840.0%38.9%
25.00%287.475611,84931.3%16.7%
44.44%277.772812,83253.9%35.7%
64.00%257.91,15013,55453.3%80.0%
40.00%257.483611,66538.5%41.7%
52.00%257.687512,01269.2%33.3%
40.00%257.580712,54450.0%22.2%
58.33%247.984812,36163.6%53.9%
54.17%247.686413,24063.6%46.1%
60.87%238.276612,47162.5%57.1%
54.55%227.083712,79050.0%58.3%
59.09%227.981212,01858.3%60.0%
66.67%217.985613,50483.3%60.0%
47.62%217.270510,40145.5%50.0%
50.00%207.474411,70869.2%14.3%
63.16%198.495312,36361.5%66.7%
61.11%188.294113,68066.7%55.6%
33.33%187.878411,10927.3%42.9%
41.18%177.898914,18844.4%37.5%
47.06%177.686412,36525.0%66.7%
37.50%167.781712,23850.0%25.0%
46.67%157.377612,28350.0%42.9%
40.00%157.71,06413,41850.0%33.3%
73.33%158.073111,86383.3%66.7%
60.00%157.891113,45150.0%71.4%
42.86%147.894013,66033.3%50.0%
42.86%147.891913,21050.0%25.0%
64.29%147.586213,67255.6%80.0%
50.00%147.892314,74650.0%50.0%
50.00%127.567112,68860.0%42.9%
54.55%117.696415,70250.0%57.1%
63.64%117.592813,48960.0%66.7%
63.64%116.97459,09662.5%66.7%
70.00%108.088213,46375.0%66.7%
40.00%106.267712,53425.0%50.0%
66.67%97.285214,38375.0%60.0%
42.86%78.193914,5190.0%75.0%
42.86%76.590911,11033.3%50.0%
71.43%77.395913,09860.0%100.0%
57.14%78.11,05311,68560.0%50.0%
28.57%78.191915,33433.3%25.0%
50.00%68.296514,13950.0%50.0%
83.33%67.41,05817,52366.7%100.0%
66.67%66.384316,081100.0%50.0%
66.67%67.990815,093100.0%50.0%
66.67%68.393310,66480.0%0.0%
50.00%67.992915,12266.7%33.3%
20.00%56.87087,93625.0%0.0%
80.00%57.71,01114,708100.0%66.7%
20.00%57.98519,14825.0%0.0%
60.00%57.779314,43766.7%50.0%
60.00%58.41,02715,363100.0%50.0%
40.00%57.166912,4420.0%50.0%
40.00%57.11,20411,75750.0%33.3%

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Irelia vs Maokai - Frequently Asked Questions

How does Irelia do against Maokai in League of Legends?

Irelia wins the Irelia vs Maokai matchup with a 60.0% win rate compared to Maokai's 40.0%, a 20.0 percentage point difference. This data is based on 5 recent ranked games in patch 26.10.

How does Irelia do against Maokai in the early game?

In the early game, Irelia has the advantage against Maokai with a 100.0% win rate versus 0.0%. Irelia players should look to press their lane advantage through aggressive trades and wave control during the first 15 minutes.

How does Irelia do against Maokai in the late game?

In the late game, Irelia takes over the Irelia vs Maokai matchup with a 50.0% win rate compared to 50.0%. Irelia scales better into team fights and objective contests after 25 minutes.

Who wins the Irelia vs Maokai matchup?

Irelia wins the matchup against Maokai with a 60.0% win rate in League of Legends patch 26.10. The 20.0 percentage point advantage means Irelia is significantly favored in this lane matchup based on 5 games analyzed.

What is the best Irelia build against Maokai?

The best Irelia build against Maokai includes Death's Dance, Hullbreaker, Blade of The Ruined King with Mercury's Treads. This build achieves a 50.0% win rate in the matchup. Check the matchup breakdown above for the full item path and build order.

What are the best Irelia runes against Maokai?

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

Does Irelia counter Maokai?

Yes, Irelia has a favorable matchup against Maokai with a 60.0% win rate. Irelia strongly counters Maokai in lane based on current patch 26.10 data.

How do I play Irelia against Maokai?

When playing Irelia against Maokai, 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.