Irelia
Champions that beat Irelia
- Camilletop
Hookshot (E) stuns through Bladesurge (Q) dash and pins Irelia to a wall; Precision Protocol (Q) second-cast true damage shreds her Defiant Dance (W) damage reduction. The Hextech Ultimatum (R) cage cannot be reset out of by Q chain refunds.
- Cho'Gathtop
Rupture (Q) knockup catches Bladesurge (Q) mid-dash, breaking her reset chain. Feral Scream (W) silence blocks her Flawless Duet (E) follow-up, and Feast (R) executes her once she retreats below threshold post Vanguard's Edge (R).
- Gwentop
Her power spike arrives at item 2-3 around minute 25; Gwen reaches Riftmaker first and snowballs the side lane before Bladesurge (Q) chain-reset comes online. Defiant Dance (W) damage reduction does not block true damage from Snip Snip! (Q).
- Malzaharmid
Nether Grasp (R) suppress is point-and-click and cancels Bladesurge (Q) resets mid-cast; Malefic Visions (E) DOT chips Irelia outside engage range. Void Shift (P) damage immunity tanks the Flawless Duet (E) stun burst on first commit.
- Poppytop
Irelia's Bladesurge dash gets grounded by Steadfast Presence mid-cast, denying her the mark-reset chain her DPS depends on. Defiant Dance damage reduction cannot save her from Heroic Charge wall-stun follow-up, and Flawless Duet stun cannot fire on a grounded target.
- Tahm Kenchtop
Irelia's Bladesurge Q spam needs minion or champion resets and her Defiant Dance W charge-up window leaves her stuck in place. Tahm Tongue Lash slow procs before she can E mark him, the Bladesurge Q damage feeds Thick Skin grey-health on each hit,
- Tryndameretop
Battle Fury (P) crit autos ignore Defiant Dance (W) damage reduction, and Undying Rage (R) survives every Bladesurge (Q) reset chase. Mocking Shout (E) Spinning Slash (E) dash keeps Tryndamere in melee through Vanguard's Edge (R) cage.
- Vaynebot
Tumble (Q) auto-resets shred Irelia from outside Flawless Duet (E) range, and Condemn (E) wall-stun pins her during a Bladesurge (Q) dash. Silver Bolts (W) true damage scales with her HP build — Irelia needs Stridebreaker just to engage.
- Wukongtop
Warrior Trickster (W) decoy breaks the Bladesurge (Q) reset chain — Irelia dashes onto a clone and the cooldown does not refund. Cyclone (R) knockup interrupts Flawless Duet (E) stun setup and clears Vanguard's Edge (R) cage.
Champions Irelia beats
- Anniemid
Bladesurge (Q) multi-stack dashes through Summon: Tibbers (R) AOE and Flawless Duet (E) stun lands inside the 600 R range before Pyromania fires. Defiant Dance (W) damage reduction blunts the burst combo for the duel return.
- Azirmid
Short-range squishy without a dash gets one-shotted once Irelia hits Trinity Force. Shifting Sands (E) single dash is the only escape from Flawless Duet (E) stun setup, and Emperor's Divide (R) wall is sidestepped by Bladesurge (Q) reset chain.
- Corkimid
Bladesurge (Q) reset chain matches Valkyrie (W) mobility one-for-one, and Flawless Duet (E) stun shuts down Missile Barrage (R) poke setup. Defiant Dance (W) blocks the burst and Vanguard's Edge (R) root locks Corki for the kill commit.
- Garentop
Bladesurge (Q) gap-close and Defiant Dance (W) damage reduction during Decisive Strike (Q) silence window let Irelia win extended trades. Garen cannot kite her, and Judgment (E) spin is interrupted by Flawless Duet (E) stun once Conqueror stacks up.
- Gnartop
Bladesurge (Q) chain resets through Mini Gnar minions ignoring the Mega R wall angle setup. Defiant Dance (W) damage reduction tanks the GNAR! (R) initial impact and Vanguard's Edge (R) wall pins Gnar before he can Hop (E) into Mega form positioning.
- Heimerdingertop
Bladesurge (Q) dashes through the turret zone, resets on minions and reaches Heimerdinger before he repositions; Flawless Duet (E) stun setup locks him during turret repair. Defiant Dance (W) damage reduction tanks Hextech Micro-Rockets (W) poke.
- Illaoitop
Bladesurge (Q) chain-resets enter Tentacle range, burst Illaoi, then dash out before Conqueror reaches full stacks. Defiant Dance (W) damage reduction tanks Tentacle Smash (Q) hits; Vanguard's Edge (R) wall pins Illaoi during repositioning.
- Ornntop
Ornn cannot disengage from Flawless Duet (E) stun and has no answer to repeated Bladesurge (Q) resets through the wave. Volcanic Rupture (Q) terrain is sidestepped by Q dash, and Call of the Forge God (R) charge is interrupted by Vanguard's Edge (R) wall pin.
- Rumbletop
Bladesurge (Q) resets through minions to land inside Flamespitter's (Q) blind spot behind Rumble, and Defiant Dance (W) blocks a chunk of his magic damage during the channel. Flawless Duet (E) double stun and Vanguard's Edge (R) wall pin him.
- Smolderbot
Smolder needs uninterrupted Super Scorcher Breath (Q) stacks to scale. Flawless Duet (E) stun lands cleanly on a target with no escape, and Bladesurge (Q) reset chains shut his stack pace down — once Trinity Force is online, MMOOOMMMM! (R) cannot peel her.
- Teemotop
Irelia's Bladesurge Q resets cooldown on minion kills, so blinding one auto does nothing — the next Q dash already reset her combo. Flawless Duet E mark-stun chains hard CC, Defiant Dance W shield mitigates Toxic Shot E poison ticks,
- Yonetop
Mortal Steel (Q) third-hit sweep is the only kill button Yone commits in lane. Flawless Duet (E) stun interrupts the Q3 windup before the knockup connects, and Defiant Dance (W) absorbs the burst from Fate Sealed (R) so Irelia outlasts his Soul Unbound (E) dash window.
- Yoricktop
Bladesurge Q resets on Mist Walker minion kills, chaining infinite dashes through Dark Procession W cage. Defiant Dance W reduces incoming damage to a fraction during the windup, and Flawless Duet E stun locks Yorick out of his combo entirely.
