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

Irelia vs Lissandra

How to Beat Lissandra as Irelia in LoLIrelia is in the a tier of champions
FighterAssassin
Mage

How to Beat Lissandra as Irelia

based on 1,283 Irelia vs Lissandra matchups
Win Rate
50.3 %
K/D/A
1.72
Pick Rate
1.3 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

At MOBA Champion, we evaluate millions of recently ranked League games every week. In our dataset, Irelia fought Lissandra in 1283 matches. Having so many games with Irelia versus Lissandra provides us a lot of confidence in our ability to prepare enlightening statistics and a supported build to defeat Lissandra. This champ matchup is relatively rare. Irelia is forced to battle against Lissandra in only 1.3% of her rounds.

Irelia vs Lissandra Matchup Summary

Irelia does a ok job of countering Lissandra. On average, she wins a acceptable 50.3% of matches the champions battle each other in. In Irelia vs Lissandra matches, Irelia’s team is 0.0% more expected to obtain first blood. This indicates that she most likely will be able to get first blood versus Lissandra.

Best Irelia vs Lissandra Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Doran's BladeHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
BootsLong Sword

Core Irelia Items

~22 Mins
Experimental HexplateWit's EndBlade of The Ruined King

Optional Items

Sterak's GageDeath's DanceTerminusSundered Sky

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 ForceArmor
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 Lissandra as Irelia

Tips for Playing as Irelia against Lissandra

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 Lissandra

Lissandra's Ring of Frost has a long cooldown at early ranks; engage her while it's on cooldown.

Lissandra's Ice Shard only slows the first unit it hits. Approach Lissandra from behind your team's minions to avoid being slowed.

The best way to stop Lissandra from moving using her Glacial Path is to immobilize her before she reactivates it.

Irelia vs Lissandra Counter Stats

Irelia Image
Win Rate
50.3 %
VS
Win Rate
49.7 %
Lissandra Image
7.1
< Kills >
5.7
7.1
< Deaths >
6.2
5.1
< Assists >
9.1
1.64
< Killing Sprees >
1.34
212
< Minions Killed >
166
0.1
< Dragons Killed >
0.05
0.47
< Inhibitors >
0.4
16,055
< Physical Damage >
1,253
6,408
< Magic Damage >
19,219
702
< True Damage >
1,108
23,166
< Damage Dealt >
21,581
32,043
< Damage Taken >
22,656
13,058
< Gold Earned >
11,294
2.36
< Towers >
1.82
0.03
< Baron Takedowns >
0.02
10,791
< Total Healing >
3,512
15,314
< Experience >
14,211
17
< Vision Score >
22
9
< Wards Placed >
10
114
< Time Dealing CC >
501

How to Counter Lissandra with Irelia in LoL

The stat comparisons provided here emphasize some significant Irelia versus Lissandra matchup statistics that may help you interpret the distinctions between the pair. Irelia’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is more than Lissandra’s ratio of NaN, indicating that Irelia may be more central to her team's team fighting capability than Lissandra..

Irelia usually has a similar longest kill spree as her counter does. Typically, she takes more damage than Lissandra. This is usually reflective of different amounts of tankyness; however, it can also show that the champ with higher HP has less agility and thus is not able to escape additional damage when poked or engaged.

Differences between Irelia and Lissandra

Damage Types Compared

Irelia
Lissandra
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Irelia
Lissandra

Who is Better, Irelia or Lissandra?

Both LoL champions are great. Both have their pros and cons. In the game's current meta, Irelia usually fairs equally well when taking on Lissandra, with a 50.3% win rate. Therefore, Irelia makes an ok counter to Lissandra.

While Irelia does have a higher win rate compared to Lissandra, when they face off with one another, Irelia also has a lower difficulty level that makes her a less complex character to develop with. You still need to be cautious when picking Irelia into Lissandra.

Furthermore, Irelia also has some amount of utility and CC, a similar amount to Lissandra. This often makes her just as valuable during teamfights, especially when fighting champions with a ton of burst damage.

While there is not a single best champion overall in League of Legends, in Irelia vs Lissandra matchups, Irelia is the better champion with a similar win rate, less champion complexity, and a similar amount of utility to help out your allies during team fights.

Irelia is a decent counter for Lissandra. Focus your tactics on increasing your CS and taking out objectives. If you do that, you should be able to stand on your own as Irelia against Lissandra.

Additional Information for Irelia Players

How We Calculated Our Irelia vs Lissandra Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Lissandra as Irelia, we analyzed 1,283 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 Lissandra 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 learn all of the intricacies of Irelia in order to counter Lissandra during both the laning and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should continue reading to gather a few extra tricks and insights into this matchup. If you mind the build and suggestions presented above, you will increase your win rate significantly and be closer to League of Legends pro players.

Irelia often racks up a similar amount of CS as Lissandra. Champions who on average don't acquire much CS often don't have to have much CS to be valuable teammates, such as sup champs. They are capable of scaling well off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champs with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, often have to have a lot of items to be effective. In either case, try to surpass the numbers displayed on this page to do well.

The top items to focus on in your Irelia versus Lissandra build consist of Experimental Hexplate, Wit's End, and Blade of The Ruined King. When Irelia combined at least these three pieces in her build, she performed significantly better countering Lissandra than with many other typical builds. In fact, Irelia boasted an average winrate of 50.3% when playing against Lissandra with this counter build.

To have the highest chance of vanquishing Lissandra as Irelia, Irelia players 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 Lissandra counterpicks, this combination of runes yielded the best win rate. Moreover, these runes gave a 50.3% winrate overall.

By default, tips, statistics, and builds on how to beat Lissandra as Irelia are displayed for all ranked divisions. If you want to scope the statistics and builds to a particular skill level, you can use the selection menu located earlier in the counter matchup guide.