Irelia - League of Legends Champion
Win Rate
50.7%
Pick Rate
3.3%

Ireliavs Vex

AFighterAssassin
Patch26.11
Matches776,441
LaneAll Lanes
TierAll Tiers
Last UpdatedJun 10, 2026
MethodologyData Methodology

Irelia vs Vex is a decisive matchup in LoL patch 26.11. Vex wins with a 53.5% win rate (+6.9%) over Irelia based on 58 games. Irelia wins the early laning phase while Vex scales better into the late game. Below you'll find the best Irelia build, runes, laning stats, and strategies for the Irelia vs Vex matchup.

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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.

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Irelia - 46.5% win rate in this matchup
Irelia
46.5% WR
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Vex vs Irelia matchup - 53.5% win rate
Vex
53.5% WR

Who Wins the Irelia vs Vex Matchup?

Vex wins the Irelia vs Vex matchup
Winner
Vex
Matches: 58
46.5%
Win Rate
53.5%
7.2
CS / min
5.9
749
DMG / min
1,076
13,158
Gold / game
12,244
385
Heal / min
94
1,158
DMG Mitigated / min
587
0.6
CC / min
1.2
59.1%
Early Game WR
40.9%
38.9%
Late Game WR
61.1%

Irelia vs Vex Matchup Summary

The Irelia vs Vex matchup is a decisive matchup in League of Legends ranked play. Based on 58 recent matches analyzed, Vex wins with a 53.5% win rate compared to Irelia's 46.5%, giving Vex a 6.9 percentage point advantage. Game phase dynamics play a critical role here: Irelia controls the early laning stage, but Vex outscales as the game goes longer. The matchup shifts dramatically depending on game length — Irelia needs to press advantages before Vex reaches their power spikes, while Vex should focus on safe farming and hitting key item breakpoints. The most significant statistical gap is in sustain, where Irelia leads by 862 HP/min — a difference that heavily influences the outcome of trades and skirmishes. Vex has a strong advantage in this matchup. Irelia players should play defensively, prioritize safe farming under tower, and look for opportunities created by jungle pressure or Vex overextending. Avoid prolonged trades and wait for team fights where positioning and coordination matter more. Understanding these matchup dynamics is essential for champion select decisions and in-game strategy when facing this lane opponent.

Irelia vs Vex Laning Phase Breakdown

Irelia wins the laning phase against Vex in League of Legends

Irelia is favored during the laning phase against Vex, 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
7.2Irelia
5.9Vex
Irelia significantly out-farms Vex by 1.3 CS per minute, accumulating an estimated 19 CS lead by mid game. This substantial farming gap gives Irelia a major gold advantage and earlier item completions. Vex players should prioritize wave management techniques like freezing near tower and using abilities efficiently to minimize the deficit.
Damage
749Irelia
1,076Vex
Vex heavily out-damages Irelia by 327 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 Vex's sustained damage advantage take over.
Economy
13,158Irelia
12,244Vex
Irelia generates a commanding 914 more gold per game than Vex. This substantial economic advantage means Irelia consistently reaches key item breakpoints earlier, creating a compounding lead that grows throughout the game. Vex should focus on cost-effective item choices and avoid unnecessary deaths to prevent falling further behind.
Utility
0.6Irelia
1.2Vex
Vex provides 0.7 seconds more crowd control per minute than Irelia, offering better gank setup potential and slightly more team fight utility. This CC advantage helps Vex coordinate with their jungler and control the pace of skirmishes.
Sustain
1,543Irelia
681Vex
Irelia vastly out-sustains Vex, healing and mitigating 862 more damage per minute. This massive durability gap means Irelia can absorb significant punishment and remain in lane while Vex is forced to recall. Building grievous wounds early is essential for Vex, and focusing on burst trade patterns rather than sustained fights is critical.

Best Irelia Build Against Vex

Chainlaced Crushers is the optimal boots choice against Vex, providing the mobility and stats Irelia needs most in this matchup. The top-performing core items for Irelia against Vex are Kraken Slayer, Death's Dance and Blade of The Ruined King. This combination gives Irelia an effective balance of damage, survivability, and utility for the matchup. This build performs exceptionally well, achieving a 62.5% win rate across 8 games — well above average and making it the top item path against Vex. Adjustments may be needed based on team compositions and game state, but this build provides the strongest foundation for the Irelia vs Vex matchup.

Early Game vs Late Game

Early Game
Irelia
59.1%
+18.2% advantage
Irelia early game win rateIrelia59.1%
Vex early game win rateVex40.9%
Late Game
Vex
61.1%
+22.2% advantage
Irelia late game win rateIrelia38.9%
Vex late game win rateVex61.1%

Irelia dominates the early game (first 15 minutes) with a commanding 59.1% win rate — a 18.2 percentage point lead over Vex. This lopsided early game means Irelia can dictate the pace of the lane from level 1, controlling trades, wave state, and river priority.

Vex is far superior in the late game (25+ minutes), boasting a 61.1% win rate — 22.2 points above Irelia. Extended games heavily favor Vex, whose kit and scaling make them a dominant force in team fights and objective control.

This matchup features a dramatic power shift: Irelia must aggressively press their early advantage and close out the game before Vex reaches their scaling breakpoints. If Vex survives the laning phase without falling too far behind, the matchup flips in their favor. Dragon and Rift Herald control are pivotal — the team that secures early objectives can snowball or buy time to scale.

Best Irelia Runes Against Vex

Precision rune tree - Irelia primary runes vs VexPrecision
Conqueror - best Irelia rune vs VexTriumph - best Irelia rune vs VexLegend: Alacrity - best Irelia rune vs VexLast Stand - best Irelia rune vs Vex
Resolve rune tree - Irelia secondary runes vs VexResolve
Bone Plating - best Irelia rune vs VexUnflinching - best Irelia rune vs Vex
68.8% WR

The Precision and Resolve rune setup gives Irelia the best tools to compete against Vex in this difficult matchup, compensating for the statistical disadvantages with optimal rune synergies.


Irelia matchup data for League of Legends patch 26.11. 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 26.11
Opponent
Win Rate
Matches
CS/min
DMG/min
Gold/game
Early WR
Late WR
44.12%1367.872512,53445.2%43.2%
49.25%1347.583012,96653.3%46.0%
43.85%1307.678413,28352.7%37.3%
51.24%1217.685213,08957.6%45.2%
40.17%1177.681812,38036.4%43.5%
53.04%1158.298514,02767.3%40.0%
40.87%1157.686314,12647.7%36.6%
53.33%1057.888513,45550.0%55.7%
59.60%997.490612,60564.3%53.5%
44.68%947.379111,41245.3%43.9%
56.82%887.684813,23157.9%56.0%
46.51%867.091613,13347.2%46.0%
52.38%847.273211,89553.3%51.3%
56.96%798.190313,48366.7%46.0%
46.75%777.781813,25338.9%53.7%
40.00%757.581212,75741.2%39.0%
51.39%727.81,20112,34651.3%51.5%
56.34%717.584012,87856.7%56.1%
56.34%717.81,13113,50945.2%65.0%
46.97%667.279312,37343.3%50.0%
56.06%667.385814,48860.0%53.7%
46.88%647.783813,28451.9%43.2%
37.50%647.582712,41135.3%40.0%
54.69%647.487913,40748.3%60.0%
44.44%637.799512,72643.3%45.5%
56.45%628.087412,87261.8%50.0%
50.00%627.784912,72248.3%51.5%
50.00%607.384412,50048.5%51.9%
48.28%587.399312,40453.6%43.3%
46.55%587.274913,15859.1%38.9%
42.11%577.687513,84450.0%35.5%
57.89%577.883113,41157.1%58.6%
43.64%557.479612,53932.1%55.6%
40.00%557.792313,17259.3%21.4%
40.74%547.795913,61340.0%41.4%
50.00%527.787912,06750.0%50.0%
43.14%517.677012,53746.1%40.0%
62.00%507.689413,00962.5%61.5%
58.00%507.996713,65556.5%59.3%
48.98%497.774312,33345.5%51.9%
57.14%497.276012,85352.2%61.5%
58.70%468.288513,61165.2%52.2%
52.17%468.394013,52642.1%59.3%
57.78%457.71,03415,42753.3%60.0%
47.73%447.196312,51845.0%50.0%
56.82%447.587111,81348.3%73.3%
46.51%437.979212,62559.1%33.3%
46.51%437.587512,57350.0%44.0%
45.24%427.787113,02147.8%42.1%
45.24%427.879811,93950.0%35.7%
50.00%427.886212,31450.0%50.0%
48.78%417.793711,69450.0%47.4%
58.97%397.684911,85871.4%44.4%
56.41%398.087013,06165.0%47.4%
50.00%387.089012,69050.0%50.0%
59.46%377.789012,93366.7%52.6%
58.33%367.877313,50675.0%45.0%
58.33%367.284913,62260.0%57.1%
50.00%347.895414,60361.5%42.9%
66.67%338.293413,33386.7%50.0%
54.55%337.692312,52261.1%46.7%
43.75%327.382213,32145.5%42.9%
61.29%317.986210,96964.7%57.1%
48.39%318.381612,75343.8%53.3%
68.97%297.893813,97566.7%70.6%
46.43%288.01,04612,97664.3%28.6%
50.00%287.473513,15857.1%42.9%
46.43%287.585813,32155.6%42.1%
42.86%287.883013,48558.3%31.3%
50.00%288.073012,14361.5%40.0%
59.26%277.71,02814,59183.3%40.0%
65.38%268.076713,17778.6%50.0%
57.69%267.682810,98566.7%37.5%
38.46%267.891312,81833.3%42.9%
36.00%257.079411,72146.7%20.0%
68.00%257.997113,39272.7%64.3%
45.83%247.776712,78646.1%45.5%
50.00%247.570712,34850.0%50.0%
58.33%247.390413,51254.5%61.5%
45.83%247.274312,95933.3%53.3%
33.33%216.987212,71222.2%41.7%
57.14%217.995511,87154.5%60.0%
47.37%197.682214,19866.7%38.5%
36.84%196.983711,91036.4%37.5%
72.22%187.687810,68275.0%66.7%
47.06%177.883913,00783.3%27.3%
56.25%167.595914,70840.0%63.6%
53.33%157.475814,52271.4%37.5%
57.14%148.468411,81555.6%60.0%
28.57%147.177911,69528.6%28.6%
61.54%138.11,04715,86183.3%42.9%
38.46%137.596714,72960.0%25.0%
27.27%116.776612,0540.0%42.9%
54.55%117.692514,05160.0%50.0%
36.36%117.157712,43320.0%50.0%
81.82%116.387810,45787.5%66.7%
54.55%118.494311,64050.0%66.7%
80.00%108.41,02613,63680.0%80.0%
60.00%106.165112,44160.0%60.0%
77.78%98.01,15411,74766.7%100.0%
62.50%87.698313,230100.0%40.0%
57.14%77.392813,458100.0%40.0%
71.43%78.39869,45960.0%100.0%
57.14%78.31,04613,245100.0%25.0%
66.67%67.491410,01075.0%50.0%
50.00%66.986914,068100.0%25.0%
100.00%67.980811,284100.0%100.0%
83.33%67.363113,74366.7%100.0%
33.33%67.487812,46366.7%0.0%
100.00%67.886914,433100.0%100.0%
33.33%67.985214,46850.0%25.0%
40.00%57.182912,3640.0%66.7%
60.00%58.485614,68975.0%0.0%
80.00%57.999718,293100.0%66.7%
20.00%59.11,04613,56733.3%0.0%
60.00%58.478212,920100.0%33.3%
80.00%58.11,20012,487100.0%50.0%
60.00%57.895914,509100.0%0.0%
40.00%58.082013,69166.7%0.0%

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Irelia vs Vex - Frequently Asked Questions

How does Irelia do against Vex in League of Legends?

Vex wins the Irelia vs Vex matchup with a 53.5% win rate compared to Irelia's 46.5%, a 6.9 percentage point difference. This data is based on 58 recent ranked games in patch 26.11.

How does Irelia do against Vex in the early game?

In the early game, Irelia has the advantage against Vex with a 59.1% win rate versus 40.9%. 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 Vex in the late game?

In the late game, Vex takes over the Irelia vs Vex matchup with a 61.1% win rate compared to 38.9%. Vex scales better into team fights and objective contests after 25 minutes.

Who wins the Irelia vs Vex matchup?

Vex wins the matchup against Irelia with a 53.5% win rate in League of Legends patch 26.11. The 6.9 percentage point advantage means Vex is significantly favored in this lane matchup based on 58 games analyzed.

What is the best Irelia build against Vex?

The best Irelia build against Vex includes Kraken Slayer, Death's Dance, Blade of The Ruined King with Chainlaced Crushers. This build achieves a 62.5% 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 Vex?

The best Irelia runes against Vex use the Precision primary tree with Resolve secondary. This rune setup achieves a 68.8% win rate in the Irelia vs Vex matchup. See the full rune breakdown in the matchup comparison above.

Does Irelia counter Vex?

No, Irelia struggles against Vex with only a 46.5% win rate. Vex has the advantage in this matchup. Irelia players should focus on safe farming and avoiding extended trades to minimize Vex's lead.

How do I play Irelia against Vex?

When playing Irelia against Vex, play cautiously and avoid Vex's power spikes. Look for jungle assistance and team-dependent plays since Vex has the statistical advantage at most stages. Use the matchup-specific build and runes above to optimize your chances.