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Champions 8.20.1 · en_US

Irelia

The blade dancer

FighterAssassin Resource: Mana
Attack 7
Defense 4
Magic 5
Difficulty 5

Abilities

P · Q · W · E · R
Ionian Fervor
P

Ionian Fervor

When Irelia strikes enemies with spells she gains a stacking bonus damage buff on her basic attacks. At maximum stacks she also gains Attack Speed and deals bonus damage to shields.
Bladesurge
Q

Bladesurge

Cooldown: 12/11/10/9/8 Cost: 20 Range: 600
Irelia dashes forward to strike her target, healing herself. If the target is Marked or dies to Bladesurge, its cooldown refreshes.
Defiant Dance
W

Defiant Dance

Cooldown: 16/15/14/13/12 Cost: 70/75/80/85/90 Range: 825
Irelia charges a strike that deals more damage as she charges. She takes reduced damage during the charge.
Flawless Duet
E

Flawless Duet

Cooldown: 14/13/12/11/10 Cost: 50 Range: 850
Irelia sends out two blades which converge on each other. Enemies caught in between are damaged, stunned and Marked.
Vanguard's Edge
R

Vanguard's Edge

Cooldown: 140/120/100 Cost: 100 Range: 950
Irelia fires a massive number of blades that explode outward upon hitting an enemy champion. Enemies hit by the blades are damaged and Marked. Afterwards the blades form a wall that will damage, slow and disarm enemies that walk through it.

Skins

6

Lore

The Noxian occupation of Ionia produced many heroes, none more unlikely than young Irelia of Navori. Trained in the ancient dances of her province, she adapted her art for war, using the graceful and carefully practised movements to levitate a host of deadly blades. After proving herself as a fighter, she was thrust into the role of resistance leader and figurehead, and to this day remains dedicated to the preservation of her homeland.

Tips

Playing as

  • Use Bladesurge to cover great distances by targeting low life minions on your way to champion targets.
  • Defiant Dance is not interrupted by crowd control, try timing it for incoming disables.
  • Flawless Duet does not have a maximum travel distance, try using it in creative ways.

Playing against

  • Pay attention to Ionian Fervor stacks and try to engage Irelia when it is down.
  • Minion waves greatly enhance Irelia's mobility, beware fighting her inside one.
  • Beware of wasting your high impact spells on Defiant Dance.