How to Play Like an Irelia MAIN! - ULTIMATE IRELIA GUIDE

How to Play IRELIA in League of Legends!
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Irelia Guide Description: Welcome to the only irelia guide you need to play like a challenger irelia in League of Legends. You'll learn all of the irelia combos, tricks, tips, runes, to carry as Irelia!
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Concepts:
0:00 - Irelia Introduction
1:11 - Irelia Playstyle
2:40 - Irelia Powerspikes
3:20 - Irelia Tips and Tricks
11:23 - Irelia Combos
12:23 - Irelia Build and Runes
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[@skillcapped]

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[@user-qr5bi1gm8j]

Was about to say the same thank you not to mention the w minion prep lvl 10 when u don't need bcs they just said bork and lvl 9 is enough lmao

[@tarunraina3247]

Evelynn guide

[@delanmorstik7619]

I believe there is one mistake in this video. You said you need to cast w for whole duration early on when preparing minions for your q. But w deals maximum dmg after 0.75 seconds? Thats half the duration(1.5) ????

[@gamingwithmrgoblin]

Irelia: gets vamp scepter "ok guys im full build"

[@winnypoooo3546]

Well kinda but the botrk powerspike is the most important imo

[@gamingwithmrgoblin]

@@winnypoooo3546 I mean i accidentally got 90 percent wr in 10 games. Id say vampp scep is like where the game is over. But i agree bork is a better powerspike

[@jav1843]

Enemy toplaners:Gets either bramble vest or Steel caps in the same back "Ok guys i guess im dead now"

[@gamingwithmrgoblin]

@@jav1843 Me *builds wits end* Back at it again

[@fredartchannel7508]

@@winnypoooo3546 Bruh missed the joke?

[@Brandon_Eaton]

ADC: I have 4 items, I can now 1x1 their support Irelia: I have my vampiric scepter, I can now 1x5 their entire team

[@naenaecat300]

I just 1v1 irelia as miss fortune

[@xenn4958]

@@naenaecat300 vs bots?

[@drixcek9782]

@@naenaecat300 yes and you get 1 shot no? Just e q w q in whatever order and you die before you can auto attack

[@soliddilos5205]

ADCs are incredibly potent when you don't have G4 supports who run @ their team instead of peeling for you.

[@chillbro2275]

hahahah "i can now 1x1 their support" supports man they are strong.

[@khalledahmada2341]

As an irelia main I'm still watching these videos in hope of being able to play as irelia main

[@Iyurelia]

SAME HEREE

[@prismaticfalcon]

same

[@karimmahmoud6789]

Same haha

[@tulipsnrosess]

lol

[@bluey4579]

Haha

[@kennethg1092]

I will, and i repeat; I WILL MASTER THIS CHAMPION. Ill see you in 5 years.

[@nezper4339]

I’ll be here when you do

[@chriscringlee]

I too will be here. Msg just in case I miss it. See ya in 5 yrs

[@eggsinabasket]

@@nezper4339 i shall be here too, and I will join you in mastery :D

[@exots3296]

how is it so far ?

[@jaysonpatel659]

this is the exact energy I have rn

[@sizzleortizzle]

More champ breakdowns like this please! Whether I play the champ or not theres alot to learn

[@JokkaCokka]

There are enough Irelias running around, why you gotta throw gasoline on the fire?

[@skillcapped]

:P sorry!

[@cheungkwokhei]

I am going to join the firepit

[@crimson9093]

i am the fire

[@muhammadhelmi6653]

Im watching this to learn her so that i know how to play against her……

[@crimson9093]

@@muhammadhelmi6653 this is big brain time

[@juicebrik8777]

one thing i believe you missed is how important it can be to "hide your E animation" for example there are 2 combos you can use: when you go for a Q on a minion in lane, you just Q and E at the same time to cover up the animation and then you can easily hit the second part of E, or if you go into W stance you can W and E (on your self) to cover up the first part of the E animation once more. This is important because irelias E animation is very telegraphed, she jumps slightly into the air whenever you press E.

[@radioactivepeaches2357]

I was gonna say that as well

[@masonpearson8]

A COUPLE REALLY IMPORTANT THING! new irela q does more damage to minions, w does more damage in general, and your q does more on hit damage at 4 stacks. so if you have your passive stacked you just have to get through the first few levels and you can start oneshoting caster minions. 2nd, irelia gets max w damage halfway through the charge, anything after that doesn't give you more damage for prepping minions 5:50. If you don't have enough damage to q minions, get about level 6, and just tap w, they will be low enough to one shot if you have passive stacked. She does more q damage than he makes it seem

[@benxr1058]

The sudden influx of new Irelia players needed this, thank you. -An Irelia main tired of seeing people instalock her and then int

[@theodorechatzis7881]

I mean, her skill floor is so low that someone has to be really bad to lose with her

[@robbiesmit]

So true I hate what this rework did to her I can't even play her anymore because of all the new players....

[@jackson-lb9lq]

@@robbiesmit exactly i had to completely readjust and i have gotten so few opportunities to play her that ive literally noticed myself getting worse

[@Josue-mt8ni]

@@robbiesmit I feel you bro! She's too popular now, always pick or ban

[@Seven-we1ks]

Other tips&tricks from me: It’s preferable to use your W for the damage reduction instead of the damage it deals since your fully stacked autos tend to deal more damage If you need that slightly faster burst, then instead of ERQEQ you can also EREQQ ( as long as you’re in Q range after you throw R then you can “double Q” provided that your E lands). A lot of people actually don’t know about this If for some reason you’re running minion dematerializer, then you can use it on a minion and if you time your Q right, you can get a reset. Perfect for the early levels when you don’t minions to Q on. R slows on hit, which means as long as you don’t misuse your E, you will definitely land that stun. Also those blade walls from R deal damage and also slows anyone who takes it so try to R in a way that would make it so if the enemies try to escape, they’d have to go through that Fun fact: She also has voicelines for when she buys BORK, Trinity force and Titanic Hydra. There may be others but I haven’t tried every single item so...

[@loghstrom7971]

Thanks

[@eki6662]

Started league exactly a week ago and I wanted to try Irelia out 3 days in cuz she was rly pretty plus I’ve seen so many cool clips of her so I basically fell in love. Thank you for the tutorial it’s helped me settle into the game and made sense of some questions

[@Jm96RoCk]

Literally why I want to play Irelia

[@srijanmishra2967]

Yess, I m also in love with her that's why I play her. She's so fun but hard to play

[@benthebloon9588]

How to play like a Shen main: Level 1 put q behind the wave if you don’t need to leash, walk near them once you get grasp and q. The slow should let you get 3 empowered autos off, winning you the trade and giving you control of the lane. If they don’t disrespect your sword, you get wave control for level 2 anyway. When you are near level 2 walk behind the minion that is going to die and get ready to level your taunt and go in on them. Against some matchups your level 3 is actually stronger like Renekton or other onhit stuns, so play around that as well (your w can block auto attack stuns). Against some champs like sett, consider saving your e for dodging his w. Other champs to save e against include: Tahm Kench (dodge his w with it if you need to) Irelia (use e to dodge stun and try and taunt her) etc, if champs have an ability you can dodge then saving your dash might be a good idea. Only ult when it turns a fight. Don’t ult to save someone’s life and only ult bot if you can rely on an engage supp to go in and get you a double taunt. It’s soloq so a lot of the time don’t rely on people. Champs with high mobility are great to ult as long as they are more mobile than the enemy laner. General Tips: Q through the enemy, wait. When your q is almost back up, taunt, auto 3 times, q again, 3 more autos. Very good burst in lane. Against ranged enemies, plan ahead your csing and try and time it with your passive, you can negate a lot of poke this way. Ulting junglers when they go to gank isn’t a bad idea. That’s all, thanks for coming to my Shen Ted Talk. If you think I missed anything comment below but if you guys are gonna make more guides like this 100% make one on Shen he is really good Edit: I forgot to mention what you do in team fights, 99% of the time I suggest peeling your carry. It can be tempting to taunt into the enemy team and do it if it wins you the fight, but a lot of the time they will just ignore you and kill your back line. Don’t hesitate to ult your carry for the shield. Also there is some secret technology with Warmog Shen, just lookup Warmog Shen trust me :)

[@ridikelus4413]

ok who asked

[@okayipullup361]

I was thinking to main shen, thanks

[@vanjamenadzer]

And then main panth comes along to shit on you.

[@denisb5795]

Thank you for sharing this knowledge. The level breakpoints on W is something i didn't know it helped A LOT at confidently engaging and waveclearing. My Irelia stats are terrible so far but i feel like i'm learning something new every game. I've been getting much more confident at the lanephase, only problem is landing e consistently - sometimes the second part doesn't even go off for some reason if i double tap it very fast. Teamfighting has been rough however since whenever i go R 3 people i get tossed around like a pinball and hit by every single cc imaginable the second i q onto the first target. One thing i learned about teamfighting is always holding your second e until you reach their backline. Using it instantly is pretty useless most of the time even if it hits since you are most like to get cc/ed or they flash after being hit with your ult.

[@Deadbird]

Skill capped always have the best presentation and explanations, really appreciate what you guys are doing. Good stuff

[@Offisian]

2:03 JESUS if i was on the enemy team id just turn of my pc after that

[@sandag202]

"bork is the only power spike you need to worry about" I think you missed vamp scepter lmfao

[@theodorechatzis7881]

-Spam q on the wave -Get 3 stacks -Press Q on enemy laner -100-0 him with your autos -Win lane -Carry game

[@Stefanmkd91]

Thanks man. Appreciate the guide. I've been wanting to play her but wasn't comfortable trying her till I watched this. Cheers!

[@andrewelymedina6381]

5:30 I shed a *tear* as an Aatrox main 😢

[@Ibrisky]

great production as always. amazing guide keep it up guys

[@Gregster86]

wow.....the best Irelia guide i've found. Thank you so much for this!!!

[@hutsonmccullough]

Best irellia guide yet! As one of the harder most intimidating champions this was so helpful! Just apply these tips and play a lot of irellia and you’ll be good!

[@morifan1462]

Irelia the champ where you can unintentionally outplay your enemy without you noticing your out playing them

[@aBanabis]

yehhh she's got a couple things about her right. you gotta be quick and decisive enough to use her mobility efficiently, and her stun takes a bit to get the hang of too. but she also has incredible attack range for a melee champion, and one of the best auto-attack animations in the game. like, it comes out fast. her "wind-up" is fast, while her "backswing" is much longer. meaning her attack animation gives her some incredible chase-down potential. like, she can kite and chase as if she were ranged because, well, yeah, what i said.

[@JannahSWT]

A very helpful guide, thanks!:)

[@Lambinoyt]

Guess there's only so much to cover, I remember you guys saying you were going to do champ guides. Regardless, we appreciate it.

[@chillbro2275]

i have always felt Irelia was too hard for me to play (especially being a bronzie), and that's a lot of the reason why i never really played her (outside of an ARAM or two). I am glad you addressed that in this video.

[@ronniekoomba922]

This helped me a lot!! Thank you

[@Anonymously115]

Thanks a lot for making this video it really helped me

[@hadimatar2337]

Thx for the video. I will try to master this champ now! See you in a month

[@nymblog1858]

that was well explained. Thak you!

[@boop7441]

correct me if I'm wrong about 5:45 but for the level 4 one he says that you have to channel the W for the entire duration, however, at least on release of the rework, the W max damage is hit at 0.75s, or the middle of the channel duration, just like in the level 5 one. maybe they changed this, I haven't checked, but it definitely was at 0.75s last time I played her

[@Sparr0wWhite]

TY buddy Learn a Lot

[@oifishfish7257]

I would love more videos like this for more champs

[@gigavirgin]

Irelia is easy to learn but hard to master in my opinion. Today I bought Irelia and played it for first time straight up in Drafts. Managed to do some outplays.

[@luka-lx1rj]

Yeah bro First its draft and you are bronze

[@Maxezation]

Dang, this channel really saved me, since i baught irelia due to the 1RP event. Baught sentinel irelia for 1 RP now i need to learn her. Thank you for this!

[@GryphShot]

What's the 1 rp event? I haven't heard of it before.

[@Maxezation]

@@GryphShot 1RP pop event. It maybe an event only available for asia's server. lol.garena.ph/news/articles/5505

[@GryphShot]

@@Maxezation Ooh, got'cha. Sounds like a super cool event!

[@blitzhacker6981]

thank you for this guide. I've been playing for quite a few years.. ran into this hero .. and was horrible. much appreciated

[@tabyrsgrylls9854]

very nice guide thank you

[@nowanknows8979]

I disagree with a few points but there was still a lot of useful information in here. Thanks!

[@aBanabis]

I've been wondering, does anyone know how death's dance interacts with the "rock solid" passive on Warden's mail/Frozen Heart/Randuin's? Like, which one is calculated first? It does actually matter... You'd take more burst damage initially if Rock Solid was calculated first. The idea is similar to how flat pen and % pen works. like, you'd do more magic dmg if % pen is calculated before flat pen, rather than the other way around...which is the reason it works like that. I've never seen anyone use both DD + Rock Solid together before, so idk how its calculated or if its coded for the 2 passives to work optimally with each other.

[@nosoyunapersonaignorenme2025]

This videos is so good

[@suri8451]

I've played Irelia for a long time and always fed as soon as I played her. It was so frustraring. 😪After ur video, I tried to implement things. Every lane lost except mine. I was so fed and we won. Might be a coincidence but I almost never lose my lane now. Thanks for the video. 🤗❤

[@Hanson032]

Probably because you’re silver lol

[@klausmeine9171]

congrats

[@Nole2701]

5:50 W damage maxes out mid-way through the cast, when you hear a sound and Irelia starts to glow.

[@kayliee1534]

Good content!!

[@mostafammdoh7978]

The best channel ever

[@alexandrospapadopoulos3377]

Omg finallyyyyyyy a good guide

[@akaMortred]

Please make a guide for camille, great vid btw.

[@leonardopires4836]

Great stuff

[@alexm4610]

One of my problems with irelia personally is just that although she has a high skill ceiling she has a very low skill floor. Like perfecting her takes time but her overall kit is strong and ez to pick up in a short period of games

[@lceQueen]

That’s why she’s so fun to me. Even though I suck I still accidentally have a lot of cool moments.

[@DeadlySins-op1gl]

You forgot to mention hidding your first E by casting it directly on top of a low health minion and last hitting it with Q immediately.

[@joaoborges1764]

They removed that together with multiple of her mechanics on her "rework" she rly is just an simplified shell of what she used to be

[@WhiteNoiseEsp]

like num 10k the most satisfaying thing ever just seeing the 9.999 go up to 10.000 in a single push of a button. Now seriously this guide helped me alot ty so much!!

[@rylie1737]

When i realized i know everything told about her in this video and did every single thing in my games (and even more things that aren't shown in the video) already before i watch this, i smiled ;p

[@ignaciorciampa]

great video and age's pretty well

[@andrews9719]

Who else is watching this because they’re sick of this “high skill” champ steam rolling their team after getting one item?

[@WindWalker337]

I recall a game I had a couple of days ago as Talon vs Irelia, she did not hit a single W or E on me on the lane, but having fully stacked passive she Q'd and atuto'd me once and dealt more damage than Talon's QW+passive proc

[@andrews9719]

@@WindWalker337 I know the feeling... I have spent so many early games causing an Irelia to go 0/5 in lane, just for her to get BOTRK, stack passive, then dominate every team fight. Everyone says "wAiT oUt tHe PasSive", but it is just so easy for her to stack. She is always a threat cus she doesn't need her stun to gap close, and only needs passive to out duel anyone who isn't ridiculously fed...

[@maxzerbini_music]

I liked being an Irelia main last season, I started playing her because I loved her kit and the challenge of learning to play her (like if you missed your E you would lose a lot of damage, so mistakes were punished). Now with the rework I feel like E is too easy to dodge, but even if you miss you still win the fight. I'm kinda sad, maybe others aren't like me but my love for this game comes from taking my time to learn something I like and challenging myself, weather I win or lose. That's why I don't like playing stuff like Garen or Annie, simple is good but I wished they'd keep a certain "skill cap" (pun intended)

[@dontflamemepls7256]

@@maxzerbini_music I completelly agree I as an Irelia main hate this mini rework, It took out the joy of playing her. Its clunky and her dmg sometimes is unreasonable. Her learning curve was challenging and I felt the progression with every match I played.

[@RyutaShinohara]

How to play like an Irelia Main Step 1: Main Irelia Done!

[@shyboievris834]

Yep. I need this as a Support primary.

[@baxterlee1573]

that beginning top lane play tho GOT DAMN

[@kurohaneko8955]

4:45 Jhin: [Visible confusion]

[@ben_8998]

So what about eclipse does that also work if not why I’m new to mobas and wanna get better at top lane so maybe I’m missing why. I can see one arguement being you already have enough life steal so more dmg is better

[@gabrielgrassia6763]

In 6:00 you talk about having to hold max W to prep minions. If I'm right, W only increases in damage in the first 0.75 seconds of channeling (half of max channel). There's no point in holding it over half of its duration.

[@crimson9093]

for mythic i recommend tri-force since it raises your attack speed by 50% and when you full stack that only raises it 20% along with the (i think) 15% for the blade of the ruined king for a total of +85% crazy dmg numbers you should try

[@marielou8289]

PLEASE do it for Fiora too !

[@lanceroygames]

Whoever does this narration reminds of World of Warcraft arena guides a lot

[@senorfusion4993]

Can you make a Riven Guide aswell?

[@georgepapasimeonidis2636]

The Akali 1v1 was one of the best ire plays I've seen lol

[@deadshot9050]

hello, loved your videos. btw please increase your voice in the video since its kinda hard to hear even at full volume

[@poyo2036]

this is great but im sad the invisible e didnt get mentioned, because you can e during your q dash if you q to a minion or player and use your e at the same time the e is hidden behind the dash animation, this can make e engage very easy and also how you see those high level irelia players have instant e procs that look impossible to do

[@cy_crack8179]

nc vid helped me a LOT

[@ninisky2706]

Here after a 2/9/2 game 😫 she’s so cool but I’m terrible at playing her. One day!!

[@hediwang591]

was the game like this? 4:08 100-0 lux through W shield and irelia has doran + long sword + potion

[@LuisSoto-lt2hf]

5:50 that's false you don't have to hold W for the entire duration it should be charged after you hear the sound getting sharper and well it's on the description of W the ability I think it's 1.5 secs for max damage

[@dannygoats6887]

how did she get the q active again on 7:23 ?? im trying to understand her

[@SirBukos]

Thx

[@geologestein726]

Man i never appreciated how high skill irelia is, that's a really nice guide

[@lastblockbuster]

How to p[lay like a main shoiuld def be a series, id love to learn how to play other champs too, like ornn or more complex ones like shen

[@iforgot383]

shen is a complex one? you only need map awareness

[@CaprielleHarmony]

1:45 man I was so expecting a pentakill and now I'm disappointed

[@DoctorNerf]

'You're going to inadvertently outplay your opponents even if you're just randomly dashing around minions'. It is me, and I am it.

[@user-kk5qe9fj2l]

Ehm... there are a lot more mechanical things you can do with irelia. -w flash, if you time it correctly the aou will move with you on the flash -w e, if you do it correctly the enemy will not notice the first and or the second e. The first e can be hidden by casting it on your position and starting the w. The second e can be placed anywhere where the w can reach. Combine this with the first combo and you can spend a few days in practice tool. If you need to get close you can also start this combo by q ing on a minion. -q r, when r is casted mid q the champion irelia used her q on will always be hit and the r can be cast in any direction. This can be really usefull against high mobility champions or teamfights -q flash, this is a little more obscure but buffering your q for long range engages might save you from wasting your flash and looking stupid. finally, there is a bit more to the r flash. when timed correctly, the animation will start at the posion where irelia was casting it but the hitbox will start from the point where irelia flashed to, making it pretty much impossible to dodge. If you don't cast it in the same direction you flashed in, it becomes even more confusing because the animation will move in the direction of the end point of the ults hitbox.

[@mooseroom]

i'm an irelia main with about 56% WR about 400 games played and i still have games that i just int my ass off

[@makcimedia5153]

How did you make the mouse blue?

[@vitas268]

can you do this guide for lee sin?

[@andreasagas22]

Does this apply to wild rift? Honest question.

[@karlo_1409]

wowe twanks this cmowwent hwelped me swo muwch

[@Troy5910]

As a TF main I want to have an AD mid when Im having a Ap top and Jungle/supp, play a champ that people fear and being respected for once ahaha. So Im trying to main irelia, but hate playing in normal game so Im sorry for my mates in ranked games who will have to deal with a noob first time irelia mid in their next game (I was maining the old irelia top, when she had a point and click stun on E and her ult was just some kind of firework she threw

[@assersamir2766]

Bro I don't play irelia but man this guide made me soo excited to main her good job man and keep going

[@cnarGunes-ld8vw]

2:36 fiora can do this things by using just q and w

[@angelolazatin6612]

i want to play this irelia and mastering this champion

[@remueldignos7144]

My Irelia's lvl 6 with 2 token for lvl 7, and the champion that's really hard to fight/combat as an Irelia is Illaoi. Illaoi cancels Irelia greatly, whenever I see an Illaoi pick as Irelia, I just play VERY safe.

[@goggins6121]

how does jax struggle in teamfights?

[@lastdracula4289]

Guys i was playing her and warwick were against me XD he smash my face even though i had ignite Any tips for this match up

[@cYc1e]

I came here not to learn about Irelia's strengths, but Irelia's weaknesses. It seems like her weakness is breaking keyboards mid-game.

[@KosturKos]

Do Akali next!

[@ObscenumLoL]

Isn't the damage on her W maxed when the swords shine? (About half of the duration)... In that case, holding it longer for "more damage" wouldn't work.

[@einzcookie4736]

0.75 Secs it's half of the w :) (Irelia main)

[@alethebest837]

I miss old irelia q e combos

[@Waryfuls2]

*_i promised myself, i'd never play tryhard champions - but this bs enemy diana gave me no other choice_*

[@astrozsfe9672]

sylas?

[@Waryfuls2]

@@astrozsfe9672 yea... played that one a lot a season or 2 back... irelia tried it once or twice, ain't for me - currently playing yone a lot

[@thembc7863]

Make an anti-irelia guide like you did with Zed

[@avatarinega656]

Is it easier to hit her E by put the E behind the enemy or Infront of the enemy?

[@gustavoaraujo8710]

on top is fine. the issue is they will try to dodge it. you can try hiding your first E by putting it inside a minion just before using Q.

[@rndfrd933]

i literally got my first irelia penta after watching that guide. tysm

[@Rqdkotegav]

Do vid for evelynn