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

Irelia vs Mordekaiser

How to Beat Mordekaiser as Irelia in LoLIrelia is in the s tier of champions
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How to Beat Mordekaiser as Irelia

based on 6,403 Irelia vs Mordekaiser matchups
Win Rate
46.5 %
K/D/A
1.69
Pick Rate
6.3 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We calculate our counter statistics from the millions of recently ranked LoL games that we evaluate every week. Our guide on how to beat Mordekaiser as Irelia resulted from an examination of 6403 ranked games where both champs faced each other. This particular counter pairing is relatively uncommon. Irelia is forced to battle against Mordekaiser in only 6.3% of her rounds.

Irelia vs Mordekaiser Matchup Summary

Unfortunately, Irelia has done a awful job of beating Mordekaiser. Typically, she wins a lowly 46.5% of the time the champions battle one another in. In Irelia vs Mordekaiser rounds, Irelia’s team is 0.1% more expected to get first blood. This implies that she most likely will get first blood versus Mordekaiser.

Best Irelia vs Mordekaiser Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Doran's BladeHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
PickaxeVampiric Scepter

Core Irelia Items

~22 Mins
Sterak's GageBlade of The Ruined KingSundered Sky

Optional Items

Guardian AngelTitanic HydraJak'Sho, The ProteanRavenous Hydra

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

PrecisionLethal TempoTriumphLegend: 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
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Q
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Guide to Countering Mordekaiser as Irelia

Tips for Playing as Irelia against Mordekaiser

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 Mordekaiser

Mordekaiser builds up a powerful damage aura when fighting champions, so keep your distance.

Realm of Death will cut you off from your teammates completely. Try to save mobility spells to escape Mordekaiser once inside

Damage he deals can be converted into a large shield, and consumed for health

Irelia vs Mordekaiser Counter Stats

Irelia Image
Win Rate
46.5 %
VS
Win Rate
53.5 %
Mordekaiser Image
7.3
< Kills >
7.5
7.2
< Deaths >
5.9
4.9
< Assists >
5
1.64
< Killing Sprees >
1.66
200
< Minions Killed >
154
0.09
< Dragons Killed >
0.21
0.43
< Inhibitors >
0.44
16,240
< Physical Damage >
2,927
6,382
< Magic Damage >
20,415
761
< True Damage >
786
23,384
< Damage Dealt >
24,128
30,853
< Damage Taken >
31,258
12,696
< Gold Earned >
11,896
2.14
< Towers >
2.06
0.03
< Baron Takedowns >
0.06
10,597
< Total Healing >
9,377
14,791
< Experience >
15,086
17
< Vision Score >
17
8
< Wards Placed >
8
105
< Time Dealing CC >
236

How to Counter Mordekaiser with Irelia in LoL

The stats shown on this page emphasize some strategic Irelia against Mordekaiser counter stats that may help us interpret the differences and similarities between the pair. For instance, Irelia’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is better than Mordekaiser’s ratio of NaN, demonstrating that Irelia may be more central to her team's team fighting capacity than Mordekaiser..

Irelia typically has a similar longest kill spree as her foe does. Commonly, she receives a similar amount of damage to Mordekaiser. This typically indicates different amounts of tankyness, yet it can also imply that the one champion has less agility and thus is not able to escape further damage when engaged or poked.

Differences between Irelia and Mordekaiser

Damage Types Compared

Irelia
Mordekaiser
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Irelia
Mordekaiser

Who is Better, Irelia or Mordekaiser?

Both League of Legends champions are great. Both champs have their pros and cons. In League's current meta, Irelia usually loses when playing against Mordekaiser, with a 46.5% win rate. As a result, Irelia makes a poor counter for Mordekaiser.

While Irelia does have a lower winrate than Mordekaiser, when on opposite teams, Irelia also has a greater learning curve that makes her a more difficult champion to develop with. You should expect to face a difficult match when picking Irelia into Mordekaiser.

Moreover, Irelia has some amount of utility and CC, a similar amount to Mordekaiser. This often makes her just as valuable during team fights, especially when fighting champions with a ton of burst damage.

While there isn't a single best champion for every situation in League of Legends, in Irelia vs Mordekaiser matchups, Mordekaiser is the better champ with a much lower win rate, more champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your team members during teamfights.

Irelia is a terribly counter for Mordekaiser. You will do well by focussing your play on maximizing your gold and cs and destroying objectives. If you do that, you should do very well as Irelia against Mordekaiser.

Additional Information for Irelia Players

How We Calculated Our Irelia vs Mordekaiser Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Mordekaiser as Irelia, we analyzed 6,403 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 Mordekaiser 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 Mordekaiser during both the lane and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should continue reading to learn a few extra lessons on this matchup. If you mind the build and stats shown here, you should grow your win rate by a lot and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.

Irelia often accumulates a similar amount of CS relative to Mordekaiser. Champs who on average don't earn many minion kills typically don't need much CS to be valuable teammates, such as sup champs. They are able to scale properly off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champions with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, usually require many items to be effective. In either case, try to exceed the values displayed here to do well.

The most crucial items to focus on in your Irelia versus Mordekaiser build consist of Sterak's Gage, Blade of The Ruined King, and Sundered Sky. When Irelia incorporated at least these three items in her build, she did significantly better versus Mordekaiser than with many other typical counter builds. In fact, Irelia had an average winrate of 46.5% when playing against Mordekaiser with this counter build.

To have the highest probability of crushing Mordekaiser as Irelia, you should equip the Lethal Tempo, Triumph, Legend: Alacrity, Last Stand, Biscuit Delivery, and Cosmic Insight runes from the Precision and Inspiration rune sets. Out of all the runes players chose for Irelia vs Mordekaiser matchups, this order of runes yielded the greatest win rate. Moreover, these runes gave a 46.5% win rate overall.

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