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the Blade Dancer

Irelia

DifficultyHigh
Role
FighterAssassin
Lane
MidTop

Roles and difficulty from the global official site, lane from the China-server official site

Latest Meta Stats

Mid
C
Win Rate49.2%
Pick Rate2.1%#29
Ban Rate1.1%

Not in the Master+ sample — figures from All ranks

Top (Solo)
D
Win Rate50.8%
Pick Rate1.8%#31
Ban Rate1.3%

Popular Irelia builds in game

Taken from the in-game loadout screen as of 2026-08-26. The pick count and win rate are shown exactly as the game reports them.

Build 1Win rate 53.89%Picks 5,630

Stacking Armor and Magic Penetration on-hit

  • Immortal Treads
  • Blade of the Ruined King
  • Trinity Force
  • Hullbreaker
  • Terminus
  • Guardian Angel

When enemy frontliners stack both Armor and Magic Resistance

Terminus alternates its on-hit effect between Light and Dark. A Dark attack grants 11% Armor Penetration and 11% Magic Penetration for 5 seconds, stacking up to 3 times. Immortal Treads adds 5% bonus damage while you sit above 50% HP. Build 1 totals +95% Attack Speed and +205 Attack Damage.

Build 2Win rate 54.31%Picks 1,350

Two shields with different trigger conditions

  • Blade of the Ruined King
  • Armored Advance
  • Trinity Force
  • Hullbreaker
  • Sterak's Gage
  • Guardian Angel

When enemy damage focuses on you and your HP gets ground down

Build 2 totals +1283 Max Health and +70 Armor. Armored Advance's Noxian Endurance fires after you take physical damage from a champion, granting a physical shield worth 20-140 plus 5% max HP for 5 seconds on a 12-second cooldown. Its Block passive also cuts damage from champion attacks by 10%. Sterak's Gage gives Lifeline, a shield equal to 75% bonus HP when damage drops you below 35% HP, and Sterak's Fury adds 30% Tenacity for 8 seconds when Lifeline triggers.

The commentary is AI-written. It is cross-checked against this site’s item data and the official lane assignments before publishing.

Skill Order (Lv 1 - 15)

1
3
2
1
Ult
1
1
3
Ult
3
3
2
Ult
2
2

Max Skill 1 first, as it is essential for last-hitting minions and mobility.

Irelia Skills

Ionian Fervor
Passive

Ionian Fervor

Hitting enemies with abilities grant 3% ((Lv)) bonus Attack Speed for 6 seconds, stacking up to 4 times.

At max stacks, attacks deal an additional 25 magic damage (25 + 30% bonus AD) to champions and minions on hit.

Attacking enemy champions refreshes the duration.
An ability grants multiple stacks upon hitting multiple champions.
Bladesurge
Skill 1

Bladesurge

9s
Dashes through an enemy, dealing 48 physical damage (10 + 65%AD) and healing herself for 7 (11%AD).
Bladesurge's cooldown is refreshed if the target was Marked or dies to Bladesurge.

When aimed, Bladesurge will prioritize targets it will reset on.
Deals 150% damage to minions.
DetailsLVL 1LVL 2LVL 3LVL 4
Cooldown9876
Base Damage104070100
Heal11%14%17%20%
Defiant Dance
Skill 2

Defiant Dance

14s
Hold: Defends with her blades for up to 1.5 seconds, taking 60% (60 + 7%AP) reduced damage.

Release: Whips the blades forward, dealing 49 physical damage (20 + 50%AD + 40%AP), increased by up to 100% with charge time.

Cannot be interrupted.
DetailsLVL 1LVL 2LVL 3LVL 4
Cooldown14131211
Cost75808590
Base Damage20355065
Flawless Duet
Skill 3

Flawless Duet

12s
Send a blade to target location. May be recast within 3 second(s) to send another blade.

The blades converge upon reaching their destination, dealing 80 magic damage (80 + 80%AP), stunning for 1 second(s), and Marking enemy champions and large monsters hit for 5 second(s).
DetailsLVL 1LVL 2LVL 3LVL 4
Cooldown1211109
Base Damage80130180230
Vanguard's Edge
Ult

Vanguard's Edge

70s
Fires a storm of blades that deals 125 magic damage (125 + 70%AP) and Marks enemy champions and Large Monsters for 5 second(s).

The blades explode into a wall for 3 seconds upon hitting an enemy champion. The bladewall deals 100 magic damage (100 + 70%AP) and slows by 90% for 1 second(s).
DetailsLVL 1LVL 2LVL 3
Cooldown706560
Base Damage125250375
Bonus Damage100225350

Base Stats

League of Legends: Wild Rift (China) official champion library (patch 7.2, as of 2026-08-25)

The site's latest patch is 7.2d, but these figures come from 7.2. The 8 champions adjusted since then — Yone, Jinx, Leona, Rumble, Nasus, Ryze, Jayce, Nidalee — no longer match the live game.

Official ratings
Damage2/3
Survivability2/3
Utility1/3
Difficulty3/3

A three-step guide set by the official champion library. For difficulty, a higher number means harder to play.

1
Health690LV15 2482
Mana345LV15 807
Attack Damage58LV15 121.7
Armor46LV15 116
Magic Resist38LV15 66
Movement Speed350

Critical damage is 175% for every champion. These figures exclude items and runes.

Irelia Strengths

  • High mobility and outplay potential by dashing through minions
  • High sustained damage at max passive stacks
  • Can quickly reach and dive enemy backline carries

Irelia Weaknesses

  • ×Loses mobility without minions to dash through
  • ×High mechanical difficulty requiring precise execution
  • ×Easily burst down once locked in place by hard CC

Early Game

Trading with 4 passive stacks is very strong. Track minion HP and use Skill 1 resets to move fluidly around your opponent.

Mid Game

Push side lanes to draw attention, and win the 1v1 and 1v2 skirmishes that follow. Your damage is high once your core items are complete.

Late Game

In teamfights, don't engage head-on; dive the backline right after the enemy has used their CC. Catching several targets with Flash plus Ult is the ideal outcome.

Teamfights

Mark targets with your Ult and Skill 3, then dash across the fight with Skill 1. Take down the dangerous carries quickly, and use Skill 2 to reduce enemy burst and survive.

⚠️ Common Mistakes

All-in without passive stacks

Going all-in without your passive stacks is a mistake. You lack both damage and attack speed and get turned on. Build stacks on minions with Skill 1 before committing. Keep your stacks in mind when engaging with your Ult as well.

Irelia Combos

Full Stack Engage

Stun and mark with Skill 3, dash in with Skill 1 and auto, use Skill 1 again for damage, then block attacks with Skill 2.

3(1st)
3(2nd)
1
AA
1
2

Ultimate Combo

Mark several enemies with Ult and dive in with Skill 1, add more marks with Skill 3, then keep resetting Skill 1.

Ult
1
3(1st)
3(2nd)
1
AA
1

Champions Irelia struggles against (reader votes)

↑ loses the matchup / ↓ not really

Jax
Renekton

Irelia Patch History

Irelia
IreliaPatch 7.1
Nerf
Bladesurge Healing: 16/20/24/28% AD → 11/14/17/20% AD Bladesurge can be dashed onto minions and jungle camps, so Irelia could top herself back up while pushing the wave without ever touching the enemy. With the heal cut at every rank, wiping away a lost trade with a single Bladesurge no longer works. Win an early trade against her and that health lead now sticks, which also opens a wider window for a jungle gank.

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