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Irelia vs Vayne

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

based on 5,458 Irelia vs Vayne matchups
Win Rate
47.3 %
K/D/A
1.73
Pick Rate
5.4 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We produce our counter statistics from the millions of recently rated League matches that we evaluate every week. This guide on how to beat Vayne as Irelia came out of an examination of 5458 ranked rounds where both champions fought one another. This particular pairing is fairly uncommon. Irelia has to counter Vayne in only 5.4% of her games.

Irelia vs Vayne Matchup Summary

Unfortunately, Irelia does a below average job of countering Vayne. On average, she wins a lowly 47.3% of games the champions fight one another in. In Irelia against Vayne games, 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 against Vayne.

Best Irelia vs Vayne Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Doran's ShieldHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
PickaxeVampiric Scepter

Core Irelia Items

~22 Mins
Sterak's GageBlade of The Ruined KingTitanic Hydra

Optional Items

Guardian AngelSundered SkyWit's EndDeath's Dance

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
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
5
Q
6
R
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Q
8
W
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Q
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W
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W
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W
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E
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E
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R

Guide to Countering Vayne as Irelia

Tips for Playing as Irelia against Vayne

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 Vayne

Deny Vayne the opportunity to pin you against walls.

Vayne is fragile - turn the pressure up on her and she will be forced to play cautiously.

Irelia vs Vayne Counter Stats

Irelia Image
Win Rate
47.3 %
VS
Win Rate
52.7 %
Vayne Image
7.1
< Kills >
7.8
7
< Deaths >
6.3
5
< Assists >
5.8
1.62
< Killing Sprees >
1.78
205
< Minions Killed >
163
0.11
< Dragons Killed >
0.2
0.47
< Inhibitors >
0.51
15,560
< Physical Damage >
15,043
5,868
< Magic Damage >
1,513
749
< True Damage >
4,601
22,177
< Damage Dealt >
21,159
30,824
< Damage Taken >
21,276
12,770
< Gold Earned >
12,196
2.27
< Towers >
2.33
0.03
< Baron Takedowns >
0.06
10,309
< Total Healing >
5,973
14,896
< Experience >
12,918
16
< Vision Score >
17
8
< Wards Placed >
8
115
< Time Dealing CC >
69

How to Counter Vayne with Irelia in LoL

The stats shown on this page emphasize some significant Irelia vs. Vayne matchup statistics that may help us explain the differences between the pair. For instance, Irelia’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is greater than Vayne’s KDA ratio of NaN, highlighting that Irelia may be more central to her team's team fighting capability than Vayne..

Irelia typically has a similar longest killing spree as her counter does. On average, she takes more damage than Vayne. This typically indicates differing health capacities; however, it can also illustrate that the one champion has less mobility and thus is not able to kite away from further damage when engaged or poked.

Differences between Irelia and Vayne

Damage Types Compared

Irelia
Vayne
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Irelia
Vayne

Who is Better, Irelia or Vayne?

Both League champions are great champions. Both have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In League's current meta, Irelia usually loses when trying to fight Vayne, with a 47.3% win rate. Thus, Irelia makes a bad counter for Vayne.

While Irelia does have a lower winrate than Vayne, when facing one another, Irelia also has a lower level of difficulty that makes her a less challenging champ to learn and master. You should expect to face a difficult match when picking Irelia into Vayne.

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

While there is not one best champion in League of Legends, in Irelia vs Vayne matchups, Vayne is the better champ with a lower win rate, less champion complexity, and a similar amount of utility to help out your allied champions during teamfights.

Irelia is a terribly counter to Vayne. You will do well by focussing your play on increasing your CS and clearing objectives. If you can do that, you should do very well as Irelia against Vayne.

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 Vayne Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Vayne as Irelia, we analyzed 5,458 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 Vayne 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 Vayne Build

Further Insights to Win this Matchup

If you would like to learn all of the intricacies of Irelia to counter Vayne 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 mind the build and tips displayed above, you will increase your win rate significantly and be closer to League of Legends pro players.

Irelia usually accumulates a similar amount of CS compared to Vayne. Champs who on average don't get many minion kills often don't have to have much CS to be effective, such as supports. These kinds of champions are capable of scaling properly off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champs with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, often require a lot of items to be effective. In either situation, try to exceed the values displayed on this page to do well.

The top items to prioritize in your Irelia versus Vayne build include Sterak's Gage, Blade of The Ruined King, and Titanic Hydra. When Irelia included at least these three pieces in her build, she did a lot better versus Vayne than with many other commonly used builds. In fact, Irelia boasted an average winrate of 47.3% when playing against Vayne with this build.

To have the greatest probability of crushing Vayne as Irelia, Irelia players should take the Lethal Tempo, Triumph, Legend: Alacrity, Last Stand, Bone Plating, and Unflinching runes from the Precision and Resolve rune sets. Out of all the rune combinations players chose for Irelia vs Vayne LoL games, this set of runes resulted in the best win rate. Moreover, these runes averaged a 47.3% win rate overall.

By default, tips, stats, and builds on how to beat Vayne as Irelia are shown for all ranked divisions combined. If you want to narrow the statistics and builds to a specific rank, you should use the selection menu located earlier on the page.