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How to Win Gragas vs Irelia Counter MatchupGragas is in the a tier of champions

Gragas vs Irelia

How to Beat Irelia as Gragas in LoLGragas is in the b tier of champions
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How to Beat Irelia as Gragas

based on 1,759 Gragas vs Irelia matchups
Win Rate
48.7 %
K/D/A
2.34
Pick Rate
2.7 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We at MOBA Champion evaluate millions of ranked LoL rounds every week. Within our data, Gragas faced off against Irelia in 1759 rounds. Having so many games with Gragas vs Irelia provides us a lot of confidence in our capacity to produce useful stats and a solid build to shatter Irelia. This champ pairing is relatively rare. Gragas fights Irelia in only 2.7% of his matches.

Gragas vs Irelia Matchup Summary

Unfortunately, Gragas has done a poor job of countering Irelia. Typically, he wins a acceptable 48.7% of the time the champions clash against one another in. In Gragas vs Irelia matches, Gragas’s side is 0.1% less likely to get first blood, implying that he probably won't get first blood against Irelia.

Best Gragas vs Irelia Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Doran's RingHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
BootsHextech Alternator

Core Gragas Items

~22 Mins
Rabadon's DeathcapLich BaneStormsurge

Optional Items

ShadowflameRod of AgesZhonya's HourglassHextech Rocketbelt

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonerteleport summoner spell F

Skill Order

First skill for Gragas to level upq
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Second ability for Gragas to level upe
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Last skill for Gragas to max outw

Runes

DominationElectrocuteSudden ImpactEyeball CollectionUltimate Hunter
SorceryTranscendenceGathering Storm
Adaptive ForceAdaptive ForceHealth Scaling
Gragas's passive ability p
Gragas's q ability q
Gragas's w ability w
Gragas's e ability e
Gragas's ultimate ability r
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E
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Q
3
W
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Q
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Q
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R
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Guide to Countering Irelia as Gragas

Tips for Playing as Gragas against Irelia

Try to knock enemies back into your towers with Explosive Cask.

Try to combo Body Slam with Explosive Cask to set up kills for your team.

The damage reduction from Drunken Rage is applied when you start drinking, try to use it when you see damage coming your way.

Advice to Win Against Irelia

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.

Gragas vs Irelia Counter Stats

Gragas Image
Win Rate
48.7 %
VS
Win Rate
51.3 %
Irelia Image
6
< Kills >
6.9
5.8
< Deaths >
7
7.6
< Assists >
5
1.36
< Killing Sprees >
1.57
111
< Minions Killed >
210
0.58
< Dragons Killed >
0.09
0.36
< Inhibitors >
0.48
1,515
< Physical Damage >
15,917
18,418
< Magic Damage >
6,263
729
< True Damage >
724
20,662
< Damage Dealt >
22,904
29,305
< Damage Taken >
31,674
11,280
< Gold Earned >
12,912
1.45
< Towers >
2.34
0.13
< Baron Takedowns >
0.03
12,087
< Total Healing >
10,997
14,030
< Experience >
15,153
21
< Vision Score >
17
8
< Wards Placed >
9
411
< Time Dealing CC >
109

How to Counter Irelia with Gragas in LoL

The stats provided here clarify some vital Gragas against Irelia matchup statistics that may help you grasp the differences and similarities between the pair. For instance, Gragas’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is better than Irelia’s ratio of NaN, showing that Gragas may be more central to his team's team fighting capability than Irelia..

Gragas usually has a similar longest kill spree as his counter does. On average, he takes a similar amount of damage to Irelia. This is usually reflective of differing health capacities; however, it can also illustrate that the one champion has less mobility and thus is unable to escape further harm when poked or engaged.

Differences between Gragas and Irelia

Damage Types Compared

Gragas
Irelia
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Gragas
Irelia

Who is Better, Gragas or Irelia?

Both LoL champions are great champions. Both have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In League's current meta, Gragas usually loses when trying to fight Irelia, with a 48.7% win rate. Thus, Gragas makes a poor counter to Irelia.

While Gragas does have a lower winrate compared to Irelia, when they face off with one another, Gragas also has a greater learning curve that makes him a more challenging champ to learn and master. You should be careful when picking Gragas into Irelia.

Additionally, Gragas has a good amount of CC and other utility, a similar amount to Irelia. This makes her just as valuable during team fights, especially when trying to counter champions with a ton of burst damage.

While there isn't a single best champion overall in League of Legends, in Gragas vs Irelia matchups, Irelia is the better champ with a lower win rate, similar champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your team members during team fights.

Gragas is a somewhat poor counter for Irelia. Focus your actions on increasing your gold and cs and clearing objectives. If you can do that, you should hold your own as Gragas against Irelia.

Other Champion Matchups Against Gragas

Gragas Loses Against

SingedSinged43.2% winrateLeonaLeona43.5% winrateNilahNilah43.8% winrateTahm KenchTahm Kench43.9% winrate

Gragas Wins Against

NidaleeNidalee53.5% winrateYuumiYuumi53.3% winrateAkshanAkshan52.6% winrateKarthusKarthus52.5% winrate

Top Synergies by Role

Master YiMaster Yi+ 52.2% 2152 GamesDr. MundoDr. Mundo+ 52.4% 787 GamesTaricTaric+ 52.5% 602 GamesLilliaLillia+ 53.7% 2056 Games

Additional Information for Gragas Players

How We Calculated Our Gragas vs Irelia Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Irelia as Gragas, we analyzed 1,759 matchups from recent LoL games. We use rigorous data cleaning and processing methods to ensure that our counter stats are of the highest quality. You can rest assured that the recommended build to counter Irelia as Gragas comes from real data and is not the fabrication of some random LoL player, as some other sites provide. You can use the filters at the top of the page to view the most relevant stats and items to your rank.

Other Useful Resources

Gragas Build Irelia Build

Further Insights to Win this Matchup

To learn all of the intricacies of Gragas to counter Irelia during both the lane and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should keep reading to gather a few extra lessons on this matchup. If you mind the build and suggestions displayed here, you will increase your win rate significantly and be closer to League of Legends pro players.

Gragas typically gets less CS compared to Irelia. Champions who on average don't earn much CS usualy don't require much CS to be valuable teammates, such as sup champs. They are capable of scaling properly off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champions with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, usually have to have several high cost items to be effective. In either case, try to surpass the values reported here to do well.

The ideal items to focus on in your Gragas versus Irelia build include Rabadon's Deathcap, Lich Bane, and Stormsurge. When Gragas incorporated at least these three items in his build, he performed a lot better against Irelia than with most other typical builds. In fact, Gragas boasted an average win rate of 48.7% when playing against Irelia with this build.

To have the highest probability of beating Irelia as Gragas, Gragas players should equip the Electrocute, Sudden Impact, Eyeball Collection, Ultimate Hunter, Gathering Storm, and Transcendence runes from the Domination and Sorcery rune sets. Of all the rune builds players picked for Gragas vs Irelia counter picks, this mixture of runes yielded the greatest win rate. Moreover, these runes averaged a 48.7% win rate overall.

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