by Hyorr

[2.6a] Irelia Guide - Unconventional Jungler Series - Irelia.

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Perfectionist World Cultural Heritage
Patch 2.6a
February 22, 2022 00:06
Jungle

Unconventional Jungler Series - Irelia.

Irelia, considered as an top / mid laner is so weak in the laning phase due to how small amount minions in the Wild Rift than in PC. So, why not, bring her into the jungle and let's see if you can use it in the jungle?

Pros

  • Monstrosity in mobility aspect.
  • Sustainable jungle health.
  • Decent speed jungler.
  • Can 1 vs 9 with snowball effect.

Cons

  • mechanic demanding champion.
  • need 3 expensive core items.

Irelia Build

Best Build Guide for Irelia

Starting Items
Long Sword
Core Items
Trinity Force
Mercury's Treads
Teleport Enchant
Blade of the Ruined King
situational damage
Death's Dance
Mortal Reminder
Maw of Malmortius
Wit's End
Bloodthirster
Situational Def
Sterak's Gage
Spirit Visage
Randuin's Omen
Frozen Heart
situational neutral
Guardian Angel

Item Build Description

Additional information on the items

You will need Trinity ForceTrinity Force and Blade of the Ruined KingBlade of the Ruined King as you will slip auto-attack each time in your steroid mode Ionian FervorIonian Fervor and also the stats that they provide also beneficial to you. attack damage, sustainability, what else you really need more from that? however the cost of your core items are 7,133 gold (it will become 7,633 if using 500 gold enchantment, 7,933 if using 800 gold enchantment) so you will need a lot of time for that.

Situational Damage : 

  • Death's DanceDeath's Dance is sweet item for bruiser as it will delay damage, life steal, and also more HP. very useful if you're really want to go all-in.
  • Mortal ReminderMortal Reminder is your anti-tank anti-sustain answer. 
  • Maw of MalmortiusMaw of Malmortius is your answer if needing magic resist while need offensive item.
  • Wit's EndWit's End is because magic resist, or if you don't give a fuck about MR, MORE ATTACK SPEED, BABY! THIS ITEM IS BROKEN BUT NO ONE USE IT.
  • BloodthirsterBloodthirster is another item that make your sustain even greater. i'm thinking replacing TriForce with this item.

Situational Defense : 

Situational Neutral : Guardian AngelGuardian Angel if needed.

Irelia Runes

Best Runes for Irelia

Keystone
Conqueror
Conqueror
Domination
Brutal
Brutal
Resolve
Hunter Titan
Hunter Titan
Inspiration
Mastermind
Mastermind

Skill Order

How to distribute skill points

Ionian Fervor
Ionian Fervor - Passive
Bladesurge
Bladesurge
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15
Defiant Dance
Defiant Dance
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15
Flawless Duet
Flawless Duet
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15
Vanguard's Edge
Vanguard's Edge
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15

Summoner Spells

When to take which summoners

Smite
Flash

Combos

Learn how to maximize the champions potential

Flawless Duet
3rd
Vanguard's Edge
Ult
Bladesurge
1st
Flawless Duet
3rd
Bladesurge
1st
Bladesurge
1st
Auto Attack
AA
Flawless Duet
3rd
Flawless Duet
3rd
Bladesurge
1st
Defiant Dance
2nd
Bladesurge
1st

to trigger her passive in the jungle.

Irelia Matchups & Counters

Detailed information on how to play matchups and counters

Amumu
Easy
Amumu
Master Yi
Easy
Master Yi
Rammus
Easy
Rammus
Dr. Mundo
Easy
Dr. Mundo
Pantheon
Easy
Pantheon
Diana
Easy
Diana
Evelynn
Medium
Evelynn
Kha'Zix
Medium
Kha'Zix
Xin Zhao
Medium
Xin Zhao
Olaf
Medium
Olaf
Vi
Medium
Vi
Lee Sin
Hard
Lee Sin
Camille
Hard
Camille
Graves
Hard
Graves
Fizz
Hard
Fizz
Jarvan Iv
Skill
Jarvan Iv
Jax
Skill
Jax
Shyvana
Skill
Shyvana
Rengar
Skill
Rengar
Wukong
Skill
Wukong

Who, the hell still playing this guy?

Irelia

BLADESURGE SECTION.

It is important to learn the mechanics of Bladesurge. It has a target prioritization mechanic depending on how it is activated:

  1. When tapped, it will prioritize:
    1. Marked champions.
    2. Marked large monsters.
    3. Champions.
    4. furthest minions.
  2. When dragged, it will prioritize:
    1. Low health champions.
    2. Low health minions / monster.
    3. Marked champions.
    4. Marked large monsters.
    5. Champions
    6. Targeted minions

For single monster in the jungle you may tap, however for many monster such as Krugs, Wolves, and Raptor, drag your first ability and make sure that target is low enough to reset your BladesurgeBladesurge . try this mechanic first in PvP or training first before using her in ranked. this will make a difference in your game.

Irelia

early game

okay get your starting item and straight to red buff.

you will need to keep stacking your Ionian FervorIonian Fervor while in the jungle for make your steroid attack speed bonus high and running and you will be faster than the rest of the jungle roster in clearing section. get your level 5 and one crab plus upgrade your smite as soon as possible, and recall if there's no gank potential, classic.

in team fight, try to land your Vanguard's EdgeVanguard's Edge into your enemies and kill them as soon as possible, because you're SUPPOSED TO BE a slippery bitch. DO NOT GET CAUGHT ON TOO MUCH CC.

Irelia

Mid - Late

This is where IreliaIrelia starts to be crazy and more slippery. more sustain from items and your usage of combos are the keys to success to team fight. try to get your item as soon as possible and start fighting like crazy.

Comments
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Volk
2 years ago
Irelia is one of the strongest laners in the game even after patch 2.6 nerf. What the heck are you even talking about?! You just need to learn how to play her well. You just don't know how to play her
Volk
2 years ago
Also, don't say she's weak to attract attention to your "unconventional jungle" guide
Volk
2 years ago
I appreciate that you took the time to create this guide but don't say she's weak if you don't know how to play her in lane
Volk
2 years ago
I get first blood in around 70 percent of my games when I play Irelia. And from then on it's a matter of ganking and getting a few more kills. And after that, it comes comes to team fights.