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Irelia vs Gragas

How to Beat Gragas as Irelia in LoLIrelia is in the a tier of champions
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How to Beat Gragas as Irelia

based on 1,759 Irelia vs Gragas matchups
Win Rate
51.3 %
K/D/A
1.7
Pick Rate
1.7 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We at MOBA Champion analyze millions of ranked League rounds each and every week. In our database, Irelia fought Gragas 1759 times. Using so many games with Irelia versus Gragas provides us a lot of confidence in our ability to produce informative data and a supported build to smash your enemy. This champion pairing is fairly rare. Irelia has to counter Gragas in only 1.7% of her rounds.

Irelia vs Gragas Matchup Summary

Irelia has done a decent job of countering Gragas. Normally, she wins a acceptable 51.3% of matches the champions fight each other in. In Irelia against Gragas matches, Irelia’s side is 0.1% more probable to earn first blood. This indicates that she probably will get first blood against Gragas.

Best Irelia vs Gragas Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Doran's BladeHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
PickaxeVampiric Scepter

Core Irelia Items

~22 Mins
Wit's EndBlade of The Ruined KingTitanic Hydra

Optional Items

Sterak's GageSundered SkyExperimental HexplateDeath's Dance

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonerteleport summoner spell F

Skill Order

First skill for Irelia to level upq
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Second ability for Irelia to level upw
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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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Guide to Countering Gragas as Irelia

Tips for Playing as Irelia against Gragas

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 Gragas

Body Slam is on a very low cooldown, making it difficult to pursue Gragas. Don't overextend yourself chasing him.

Gragas can knock everybody away with his ultimate. Be careful that you don't get knocked into him or, worse, an enemy tower.

Irelia vs Gragas Counter Stats

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

How to Counter Gragas with Irelia in LoL

The stat comparisons shown here clarify some valuable Irelia versus Gragas counter stats that may help us understand the distinctions between the pair. Irelia’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is better than Gragas’s KDA ratio of NaN, demonstrating that Irelia may be more central to her team's team fighting capability than Gragas..

Irelia typically has a similar longest kill spree as her opponent does. Typically, she receives a similar amount of damage to Gragas. This typically indicates different amounts of tankyness, yet it can also indicate that the champion with more health has less agility and thus is unable to flee from additional harm when poked or engaged.

Differences between Irelia and Gragas

Damage Types Compared

Irelia
Gragas
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Irelia
Gragas

Who is Better, Irelia or Gragas?

Both LoL champions are great champions. Both have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In the game's current meta, Irelia usually wins when taking on Gragas, with a 51.3% win rate. Thus, Irelia makes a good counter for Gragas.

While Irelia does have a higher winrate compared to Gragas, when on opposite teams, Irelia also has a greater difficulty level that makes her a more difficult character to develop with. You should be careful when picking Irelia into Gragas.

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

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

Irelia is a decent counter for Gragas. Make sure you focus your play on keeping up your CS and destroying objectives. If you do that, you should hold your own as Irelia against Gragas.

Other Champion Matchups Against Irelia

Irelia Loses Against

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Irelia Wins Against

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

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Additional Information for Irelia Players

How We Calculated Our Irelia vs Gragas Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Gragas as Irelia, 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 Gragas 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 Gragas Build

Further Insights to Win this Matchup

To learn all of the intricacies of Irelia in order to counter Gragas during both the laning and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should keep reading to learn a few extra lessons on this matchup. If you mind the build and tips displayed here, you will grow your win rate by a lot and be closer to League of Legends pro players.

Irelia on average picks up more CS relative to Gragas. Champs who on average don't acquire many minion kills typically don't require much CS to be valuable teammates, such as support champions. They are capable of scaling well off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champs with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, often require a lot of items to be effective. In either situation, try to do better than the values shown on this page to do well.

The top items to prioritize in your Irelia versus Gragas build include Wit's End, Blade of The Ruined King, and Titanic Hydra. When Irelia bought at least these three items in her build, she did much better when facing Gragas than with many other common item sets. In fact, Irelia had an average winrate of 51.3% when countering Gragas with this build.

To have the highest likelihood of crushing Gragas as Irelia, you should use the Conqueror, Triumph, Legend: Alacrity, Last Stand, Bone Plating, and Unflinching runes from the Precision and Resolve rune sets. Of all the runes players chose for Irelia vs Gragas fights, this blending of runes yielded the best win rate. Moreover, these runes provided a 51.3% winrate overall.

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