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How to Win Irelia vs Cassiopeia Counter MatchupIrelia is in the b tier of champions

Irelia vs Cassiopeia

How to Beat Cassiopeia as Irelia in LoLIrelia is in the s tier of champions
FighterAssassin
Mage

How to Beat Cassiopeia as Irelia

based on 965 Irelia vs Cassiopeia matchups
Win Rate
50.1 %
K/D/A
1.77
Pick Rate
0.9 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We summarize our counter stats from the millions of ranked LoL games that we review every week. This guide on how to beat Cassiopeia as Irelia came out of an analysis of 965 ranked games where both champions faced each other. This particular champion pairing is somewhat rare. Irelia encounters Cassiopeia in only 0.9% of her matches.

Irelia vs Cassiopeia Matchup Summary

Irelia does a average job of countering Cassiopeia. Normally, she wins a acceptable 50.1% of the time the champions fight each other in. In Irelia against Cassiopeia matches, Irelia’s side is 0.1% more likely to earn first blood. This indicates that she most likely will get first blood against Cassiopeia.

Best Irelia vs Cassiopeia Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Doran's BladeHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
PickaxeVampiric Scepter

Core Irelia Items

~22 Mins
Sterak's GageWit's EndBlade of The Ruined King

Optional Items

Sundered SkyDeath's DanceTerminusExperimental Hexplate

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
ResolveBone PlatingUnflinching
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
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Q
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R
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Q
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Guide to Countering Cassiopeia as Irelia

Tips for Playing as Irelia against Cassiopeia

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 Cassiopeia

Be wary of Cassiopeia's damage potential with Twin Fang when she has you poisoned.

Turn away from Cassiopeia when she is casting Petrifying Gaze to get slowed instead of stunned.

Irelia vs Cassiopeia Counter Stats

Irelia Image
Win Rate
50.1 %
VS
Win Rate
49.9 %
Cassiopeia Image
7.4
< Kills >
6.8
7
< Deaths >
6.4
5
< Assists >
6.4
1.66
< Killing Sprees >
1.57
206
< Minions Killed >
172
0.08
< Dragons Killed >
0.13
0.5
< Inhibitors >
0.44
16,143
< Physical Damage >
654
6,240
< Magic Damage >
22,008
704
< True Damage >
449
23,087
< Damage Dealt >
23,112
31,046
< Damage Taken >
26,277
12,874
< Gold Earned >
11,571
2.37
< Towers >
1.83
0.02
< Baron Takedowns >
0.04
10,525
< Total Healing >
6,718
14,970
< Experience >
15,041
16
< Vision Score >
18
8
< Wards Placed >
9
107
< Time Dealing CC >
445

How to Counter Cassiopeia with Irelia in LoL

The stat comparisons shown on this page show several significant Irelia vs. Cassiopeia matchup statistics that can help us understand the distinctions between the two. Irelia’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is more than Cassiopeia’s ratio of NaN, highlighting that Irelia may be more central to her team's team fighting potential than Cassiopeia..

Irelia typically has a similar longest killing spree as her foe does. Typically, she receives more damage than Cassiopeia. This is usually reflective of different amounts of tankyness; however, it can also indicate that the one champ has less agility and thus is unable to kite away from further harm when engaged or poked.

Differences between Irelia and Cassiopeia

Damage Types Compared

Irelia
Cassiopeia
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Irelia
Cassiopeia

Who is Better, Irelia or Cassiopeia?

Both League champions are great champions. Both have their pros and cons. In League's current meta, Irelia usually fairs equally well when trying to fight Cassiopeia, with a 50.1% win rate. As a result, Irelia makes an ok counter for Cassiopeia.

While Irelia does have a higher winrate than Cassiopeia, when facing one another, Irelia also has a much lower learning curve that makes her a less complex champ to pick up and master. You still need to be cautious when picking Irelia into Cassiopeia.

Moreover, Irelia has some amount of CC and other utility, a similar amount to Cassiopeia. This often makes her just as valuable during team fights, especially when trying to counter champions with a lot of burst damage.

While there isn't a single best champion in League of Legends, in Irelia vs Cassiopeia matchups, Irelia is the better champ with a similar win rate, less champion complexity, and a similar amount of utility to help out your teammates during late stage team fights.

Irelia is a decent counter to Cassiopeia. You will do well by focussing your play on increasing your CS and clearing objectives. If you are able to do that, you should hold your own as Irelia against Cassiopeia.

Additional Information for Irelia Players

How We Calculated Our Irelia vs Cassiopeia Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Cassiopeia as Irelia, we analyzed 965 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 Cassiopeia 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.

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Further Insights to Win this Matchup

To truly master Irelia in order to counter Cassiopeia during both the early game and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should continue reading to gather a few extra tips and tricks for this matchup. If you listen to the build and stats presented here, you will grow your win rate by a lot and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.

Irelia often gets a similar amount of CS as Cassiopeia. Champions who on average don't earn much CS often don't require much CS to be valuable teammates, such as supports. These kinds of champions are able to scale properly off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champions with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, usually need many items to be effective. In either situation, try to exceed the numbers displayed here to do well.

The best items to focus on in your Irelia versus Cassiopeia build include Sterak's Gage, Wit's End, and Blade of The Ruined King. When Irelia incorporated at least these three items in her build, she performed much better against Cassiopeia than with many other commonly used item sets. In fact, Irelia boasted an average win rate of 50.1% when playing against Cassiopeia with this build.

To have the highest likelihood of crushing Cassiopeia as Irelia, Irelia players should take the Conqueror, Triumph, Legend: Alacrity, Last Stand, Bone Plating, and Unflinching runes from the Precision and Resolve rune sets. Out of all the rune sets that we analyzed for Irelia vs Cassiopeia LoL games, this mixture of runes resulted in the highest win rate. Moreover, these runes provided a 50.1% winrate overall.

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