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Irelia matchups

Tier 4#43 Mid4Full build
You playIrelia

Tier 448.3% win · #43 mid

Irelia favoured51.5%Irelia wins 51.5% of games into Zed, well above the 48.3% Irelia wins overall.
AgainstZed

Tier 249.0% win · #10 mid

51.5%49.0%

1,057 gamesSample B 52.4%Sample C 51.5%Gold at 15 +482Sample A, Sample B, Sample C · Emerald+ · 6 Nov

Overall win rate by rank, not this matchup:Irelia: Gold 49.5% · Plat 51.0% · Emerald 47.8% · Diamond 49.7%Zed: Gold 49.5% · Plat 48.9% · Emerald 49.5% · Diamond 49.2%

Lane plan

No lane tip for this matchup yet; the facts on the right still hold.

  • Blade of The Ruined King

    You complete Blade of The Ruined King at ~11 min; Zed completes Voltaic Cyclosword at ~11 min. You spike together.

  • Level 3: Zed's Living Shadow (W) is 20s, your Defiant Dance (W) is 20s, so you're back together. Level 6: Zed's ultimate 120s, yours 125s.

  • Ignite

    Zed takes Flash + Ignite in 90.1% of games. You take Flash + Ignite (83.8%).

Build into Zed

Sample B · Emerald+ · 586 games · 6 Nov

Items

Most built at each step, in buy order; small icons are the other picks

  1. Start0:00

    Doran's BladeHealth Potion

    Doran's Blade + Health Potion

    84.3% of games · 54.3% win
    • Doran's BowHealth PotionHealth Potion44.9%

  2. First back

    Vampiric ScepterRecurve BowPickaxe

    Vampiric Scepter, Recurve Bow, Pickaxe

    Bought in most games

  3. 1st item11 min

    Blade of The Ruined King

    Blade of The Ruined King

    96.8% of games · 52.9% win

  4. 2nd item17 min

    Kraken Slayer

    Kraken Slayer

    45.1% of games · 58.3% win
    • Hullbreaker58.3%
    • Death's Dance40.2%

  5. 3rd item23 min

    Death's Dance

    Death's Dance

    40.8% of games · 59.8% win
    • Wit's End53.7%
    • Hullbreaker52.9%

  6. Boots12 min

    Plated Steelcaps

    Plated Steelcaps

    72.4% of games · 52.1% win
    • Gluttonous Greaves59.8%
    • Mercury's Treads47.5%

  7. Late29–29 min

    Guardian AngelWit's EndDeath's Dance

    Guardian Angel, Wit's End or Death's Dance

    One of them, for what you're facing

Runes

Most played page, 526 games

PrecisionPrecision

  1. ConquerorConquerorpicked in 89.8%
  2. TriumphTriumphpicked in 93.7%
  3. Legend: AlacrityLegend: Alacritypicked in 96.2%
  4. Last StandLast Standpicked in 91.1%

InspirationInspiration

  1. Triple TonicTriple Tonicpicked in 47.1%
  2. Jack Of All TradesJack Of All Tradespicked in 35.3%

Shards

Attack SpeedAdaptive ForceHealthAttack Speed · Adaptive Force · Health

KeystoneWin rate

Skill order

Most played order, 158 games
Q14579
W38101113
E21415
R612

Max

  1. QWE85.7% pick · 498 games53.4%

Zed: Q start, max QEW10,520 games

Summoner spells

FlashIgniteFlash + Ignite83.8% pick

FlashIgniteZed: Flash + Ignite, 90.1%33,126 games

Play against Zed

Cooldowns at levels 1, 3, 6 and 11 on each side's most played skill order, before ability haste

Zed's abilities

Your opponent · uses energy
  1. P Contempt for the WeakPassive
  2. Q Razor Shuriken6s cooldown · 75 / 70 / 65 / 60 / 55 energy · 900 range6s6s6s6s
  3. W Living Shadow20 / 19 / 18 / 17 / 16s cooldown · 40 / 35 / 30 / 25 / 20 energy · 650 range—20s20s20s
  4. E Shadow Slash5 / 4.5 / 4 / 3.5 / 3s cooldown · 40 energy · 290 range—5s5s3.5s
  5. R Death Mark120 / 110 / 100s cooldown · No cost · 625 range——120s120s

Living Shadow (W) is the long one early: 20s at level 3, so trade once it's down. — means not learned yet at that level.

Irelia's abilities

You · uses mana
  1. P Ionian FervorPassive
  2. Q Bladesurge10 / 9 / 8 / 7 / 6s cooldown · 15 mana · 600 range10s10s8s6s
  3. W Defiant Dance20 / 18 / 16 / 14 / 12s cooldown · 70 / 75 / 80 / 85 / 90 mana · 825 range—20s20s14s
  4. E Flawless Duet16 / 14.5 / 13 / 11.5 / 10s cooldown · 50 mana · 850 range—16s16s16s
  5. R Vanguard's Edge125 / 105 / 85s cooldown · 100 mana · 950 range——125s125s

Defiant Dance (W) is the long one early: 20s at level 3, so trade once it's down. — means not learned yet at that level.

All 21 mid matchups

Irelia's win rate into each one · green beats Irelia's average, rose falls short
40.0%42.0%44.0%46.0%48.0%50.0%52.0%

Numbers from Sample A (collected 6 Nov), Sample B (Emerald+, collected 6 Nov) and Sample C (Emerald+, collected 6 Nov), ranked Solo/Duo, patch 16.22. Combined win rates weight each sample by its games. Next Queue doesn't collect these games itself.