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Irelia vs Pyke

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

based on 3,370 Irelia vs Pyke matchups
Win Rate
51.4 %
K/D/A
1.75
Pick Rate
3.3 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We get our matchup stats from the millions of recently rated LoL rounds that we analyze each week. This guide on how to beat Pyke as Irelia resulted from an examination of 3370 ranked matches where both champs engaged one another. This champion matchup is relatively rare. Irelia fights Pyke in only 3.3% of her matches.

Irelia vs Pyke Matchup Summary

Irelia does a decent job of beating Pyke. On average, she wins a acceptable 51.4% of matches the champions face off with each other in. In Irelia against Pyke rounds, Irelia’s team is 0.2% less expected to get first blood. This implies that she probably won't be able to get first blood versus Pyke.

Best Irelia vs Pyke Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Doran's ShieldDoran's Blade

Early Items

~5 Mins
PickaxeVampiric Scepter

Core Irelia Items

~22 Mins
Guardian AngelBlade of The Ruined KingDeath's Dance

Optional Items

Sterak's GageTrinity ForceSundered SkyTerminus

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 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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Q
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E
3
W
4
Q
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Q
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R
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Guide to Countering Pyke as Irelia

Tips for Playing as Irelia against Pyke

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 Pyke

Pyke regenerates a significant amount of damage he has taken from enemy champions, but only when you can't see him!

When Pyke is hidden nearby in his Ghostwater Dive, sharks will circle underneath your feet.

Try not to stand near low health allies. If Pyke executes them using Death From Below, you might be next on the list.

Irelia vs Pyke Counter Stats

Irelia Image
Win Rate
51.4 %
VS
Win Rate
48.6 %
Pyke Image
7.5
< Kills >
7
7.2
< Deaths >
7
5.1
< Assists >
9.1
1.71
< Killing Sprees >
1.6
207
< Minions Killed >
39
0.1
< Dragons Killed >
0.07
0.5
< Inhibitors >
0.34
16,458
< Physical Damage >
9,951
6,232
< Magic Damage >
63
741
< True Damage >
2,463
23,431
< Damage Dealt >
12,478
31,357
< Damage Taken >
21,917
13,034
< Gold Earned >
10,280
2.4
< Towers >
1.18
0.03
< Baron Takedowns >
0.01
10,585
< Total Healing >
4,918
15,124
< Experience >
10,765
16
< Vision Score >
67
8
< Wards Placed >
31
117
< Time Dealing CC >
99

How to Counter Pyke with Irelia in LoL

The stat comparisons shown on this page highlight some influential Irelia vs. Pyke counter stats that can help us explain the differences and similarities between these two champions. For instance, Irelia’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is more than Pyke’s ratio of NaN, indicating that Irelia may be more central to her team's team fighting effectiveness than Pyke..

Irelia often has a similar longest killing spree as her foe does. On average, she receives more damage than Pyke. This typically indicates differing health capacities, yet it can also indicate that the one champion has less mobility and thus is unable to kite away from additional harm when engaged or poked.

Differences between Irelia and Pyke

Damage Types Compared

Irelia
Pyke
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Irelia
Pyke

Who is Better, Irelia or Pyke?

Both League of Legends champions are great. Both champs have their pros and cons. In League's current meta, Irelia usually wins when playing against Pyke, with a 51.4% win rate. As a result, Irelia makes a good counter for Pyke.

While Irelia does have a higher win rate compared to Pyke, when on opposite teams, Irelia also has a lower level of difficulty that makes her a less time consuming champion to pick up and master. You still need to be cautious when picking Irelia into Pyke.

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

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

Irelia is a decent counter to Pyke. Focus your strategy on keeping up your CS and destroying objectives. If you are able to do that, you should be able to stand on your own as Irelia against Pyke.

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 Pyke Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Pyke as Irelia, we analyzed 3,370 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 Pyke 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 Pyke Build

Further Insights to Win this Matchup

If you would like to truly master Irelia in order to counter Pyke during both the early game and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should keep reading to learn a few extra tricks and insights into this matchup. If you listen to the build and stats presented here, you will grow your win rate significantly and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.

Irelia often accumulates much more CS relative to Pyke. Champs who on average don't acquire many minion kills usualy don't require much CS to be effective, such as sup champs. They are capable of scaling properly off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champions 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 exceed the numbers displayed here to do well.

The most important items to use in your Irelia versus Pyke build consist of Guardian Angel, Blade of The Ruined King, and Death's Dance. When Irelia included at least these three pieces in her build, she performed much better vs. Pyke than with most other typical builds. In fact, Irelia had an average winrate of 51.4% when countering Pyke with these items in her kit.

To have the best probability of coming out on top against Pyke as Irelia, Irelia players should equip the Conqueror, Triumph, Legend: Alacrity, Last Stand, Bone Plating, and Unflinching runes from the Precision and Resolve rune sets. Out of all the rune builds players chose for Irelia vs Pyke LoL games, this mixture of runes resulted in the greatest win rate. In fact, these runes gave a 51.4% win rate overall.

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