How to Play Irelia ADC: Tips & Power Spikes (26.20)

Max order: Q > W > E
First item: Blade of The Ruined King10.6 min
Gold vs lane at 15: +892
Win rate 1k gold ahead: 60.9%

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Irelia Power Spikes (Patch 26.20)

Bot

When Irelia Bot gets stronger, in the order it happens in a typical ranked game: ability unlocks from the most common skill order, item spikes at the median minute players finish them, and the game length Irelia wins most.

Lv 3
All three basic abilities at level 3
Irelia's full combo is online — the first point where trading all-in is realistic.
Lv 6
Ultimate rank 1 at level 6
The biggest early spike: look for a kill or a roam as soon as Irelia hits it.
Lv 11
Ultimate rank 2 at level 11
Lower ultimate cooldown means more fights Irelia can start or win.
Lv 16
Ultimate rank 3 at level 16
Lower ultimate cooldown means more fights Irelia can start or win.
10.6 min
First item at 10.6 min
Blade of The Ruined King is done — Irelia's first real damage or durability spike.
17.2 min
Two items at 17.2 min
Blade of The Ruined King + Kraken Slayer: the window to group and take objectives.

Item timings are medians: half of players finish later. Fall behind in farm and every item spike moves back with it.

Irelia Bot Laning Plan

Irelia is a lane bully: trade early and often, push the advantage, and turn the gold lead into the first item spike. On average Irelia Bot is 892 gold ahead of the lane opponent at 15 minutes and ahead in 64% of games. Irelia averages 0.66 solo kills by 15 minutes.

Irelia win rate by gold at 15

1,000+ gold ahead60.9%
Ahead56.4%
Behind29.0%

Irelia Mid and Late Game

What Irelia does better or worse than other champions after laning, from this patch's ranked games — percentiles where 100 is the highest of every champion.

Play to these strengths

Irelia farms well (percentile 99): keep catching side waves between fights.
Side-lane pressure pays: Irelia rates 97/100 for damage to buildings. Push a side wave while the team holds mid.
Irelia heals a lot (percentile 81): extended fights and sieges favor Irelia.
Irelia soaks damage well (percentile 78): stand between the enemy and your carries.
Play around dragons, Grubs and Baron — Irelia rates 74/100 for objective control.

Mistakes to avoid

Vision is a weak spot (16/100): buy Control Wards and sweep before you face-check.

Playing Irelia

Use Bladesurge to cover great distances by targeting low life minions on your way to champion targets.
Defiant Dance is not interrupted by crowd control, try timing it for incoming disables.
Flawless Duet does not have a maximum travel distance, try using it in creative ways.

Playing Against Irelia

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.

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How to Play Irelia FAQ - Patch 26.20

When does Irelia power spike?

Irelia's spikes in a typical ranked game: All three basic abilities at level 3; Ultimate rank 1 at level 6; Ultimate rank 2 at level 11; Ultimate rank 3 at level 16; First item at 10.6 min.

Can Irelia come back from behind?

Irelia wins 29% of games when behind in gold at 15 minutes (over 31 games), against 56% when ahead — so a lost lane costs Irelia games, but it is not decisive.

What is Irelia's first item?

Most Irelia players finish Blade of The Ruined King first, at a median of 10.6 minutes.

How do you play Irelia Bot?

From this patch's ranked data, Irelia wins by playing to these strengths: keep farming side waves; pressure side lanes; take long fights and sieges.

Irelia How to Play: Tips & Power Spikes