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Irelia vs Ahri

How to Beat Ahri as Irelia in LoLIrelia is in the b tier of champions
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How to Beat Ahri as Irelia

based on 2,963 Irelia vs Ahri matchups
Win Rate
51 %
K/D/A
1.74
Pick Rate
2.9 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We get our counter stats from the millions of ranked League of Legends games that we review each and every week. Our guide on how to beat Ahri as Irelia resulted from an examination of 2963 ranked games where both champs faced one another. This particular matchup is relatively rare. Irelia has to counter Ahri in only 2.9% of her games.

Irelia vs Ahri Matchup Summary

Irelia has done a decent job of countering Ahri. Normally, she wins a acceptable 51.0% of the time the champions fight each other in. In Irelia vs Ahri matches, Irelia’s team is 0.0% more expected to get first blood, indicating that she probably will be able to get first blood versus Ahri.

Best Irelia vs Ahri Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Doran's BladeHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
PickaxeVampiric Scepter

Core Irelia Items

~22 Mins
Guardian AngelWit's EndBlade of The Ruined King

Optional Items

Titanic HydraTerminusSundered SkySterak's Gage

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonerteleport summoner spell F

Skill Order

First skill for Irelia to level upq
>
Second ability for Irelia to level upw
>
Last skill for Irelia to max oute

Runes

PrecisionConquerorTriumphLegend: AlacrityLast Stand
InspirationBiscuit DeliveryCosmic Insight
Attack SpeedAdaptive ForceMagic Resist
Irelia's passive ability p
Irelia's q ability q
Irelia's w ability w
Irelia's e ability e
Irelia's ultimate ability r
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Q
2
E
3
W
4
Q
5
Q
6
R
7
Q
8
W
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Q
10
W
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R
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W
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W
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E
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E
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R

Guide to Countering Ahri as Irelia

Tips for Playing as Irelia against Ahri

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.

Use Bladesurge to cover great distances by targeting low life minions on your way to champion targets.

Advice to Win Against Ahri

Stay behind minions to make Charm difficult to land, this will reduce Ahri's damage potential significantly.

Ahri's survivability is dramatically reduced when her Ultimate, Spirit Rush, is down.

Irelia vs Ahri Counter Stats

Irelia Image
Win Rate
51 %
VS
Win Rate
49 %
Ahri Image
7.2
< Kills >
6
6.9
< Deaths >
5.7
4.8
< Assists >
7.8
1.63
< Killing Sprees >
1.39
204
< Minions Killed >
162
0.1
< Dragons Killed >
0.07
0.47
< Inhibitors >
0.42
15,379
< Physical Damage >
1,551
6,162
< Magic Damage >
14,663
741
< True Damage >
5,304
22,283
< Damage Dealt >
21,519
31,232
< Damage Taken >
19,923
12,821
< Gold Earned >
11,039
2.31
< Towers >
1.87
0.03
< Baron Takedowns >
0.02
10,664
< Total Healing >
4,759
14,960
< Experience >
14,066
17
< Vision Score >
20
8
< Wards Placed >
9
109
< Time Dealing CC >
70

How to Counter Ahri with Irelia in LoL

The stat comparisons shown on this page highlight several valuable Irelia versus Ahri counter stats that can help us figure out the differences between the pair. As an example, Irelia’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is more than Ahri’s ratio of NaN, showing that Irelia may be more central to her team's team fighting capacity than Ahri..

Irelia usually has a similar longest kill spree as her counter does. Typically, she takes more damage than Ahri. This typically indicates differing health capacities; however, it can also imply that the one champ has less mobility and thus is unable to escape additional harm when engaged or poked.

Differences between Irelia and Ahri

Damage Types Compared

Irelia
Ahri
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Irelia
Ahri

Who is Better, Irelia or Ahri?

Both League champions are great champions. Both champs have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In League's current meta, Irelia usually wins when trying to fight Ahri, with a 51.0% win rate. Thus, Irelia makes a good counter for Ahri.

While Irelia does have a higher win rate compared to Ahri, when on opposite teams, Irelia also has a greater level of difficulty that makes her a more time consuming character to learn. You should be careful when picking Irelia into Ahri.

Moreover, Irelia also has some amount of CC and other utility, a similar amount to Ahri. This makes her just as valuable during teamfights, especially when trying to counter champions with a ton of burst damage.

While there isn't one best champion in League of Legends, in Irelia vs Ahri matchups, Irelia is the better champ with a similar win rate, similar champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your teammates during teamfights.

Irelia is a decent counter for Ahri. Make sure you focus your play on maximizing your gold income and clearing objectives. If you do that, you should do very well as Irelia against Ahri.

Other Champion Matchups Against Irelia

Irelia Loses Against

TaricTaric43.5% winrateNilahNilah45.3% winrateTrundleTrundle45.4% winrateBel'VethBel'Veth45.8% winrate

Irelia Wins Against

ZeriZeri56.5% winrateYuumiYuumi55.7% winrateNidaleeNidalee55.5% winrateHweiHwei55.3% winrate

Top Synergies by Role

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Additional Information for Irelia Players

How We Calculated Our Irelia vs Ahri Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Ahri as Irelia, we analyzed 2,963 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 Ahri as Irelia 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

Irelia Build Ahri Build

Further Insights to Win this Matchup

If you would like to truly master Irelia in order to counter Ahri during both the laning and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should keep reading to learn a few extra tips and tricks for this matchup. If you listen to the build and suggestions displayed above, you will increase your win rate significantly and be closer to League of Legends pro players.

Irelia on average racks up a similar amount of CS relative to Ahri. Champs who typically don't get much CS typically don't require much CS to be effective, such as supports. They are able to scale properly off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champions with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, typically require a lot of items to be effective. In either case, try to do better than the values displayed here to do well.

The top items to use in your Irelia versus Ahri build consist of Guardian Angel, Wit's End, and Blade of The Ruined King. When Irelia used at least these three items in her build, she performed much better countering Ahri than with many other typical counter builds. In fact, Irelia boasted an average win rate of 51.0% when countering Ahri with these items in her kit.

To have the highest likelihood of coming out on top against Ahri as Irelia, you should use the Conqueror, Triumph, Legend: Alacrity, Last Stand, Biscuit Delivery, and Cosmic Insight runes from the Precision and Inspiration rune sets. Of all the rune sets that we analyzed for Irelia vs Ahri fights, this mix of runes yielded the greatest win rate. Notably, these runes gave a 51.0% win rate overall.

By default, tips, stats, and builds on how to beat Ahri as Irelia are presented for all skill levels combined. If you would like to filter the statistics and builds to a distinct player tier, you may use the selection menu earlier in the counter matchup guide.