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

Irelia vs Vex

How to Beat Vex as Irelia in LoLIrelia is in the b tier of champions
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How to Beat Vex as Irelia

based on 1,955 Irelia vs Vex matchups
Win Rate
49.3 %
K/D/A
1.72
Pick Rate
1.9 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We summarize our counter stats from the millions of rated League of Legends matches that we analyze each and every week. Our guide on how to beat Vex as Irelia resulted from an analysis of 1955 ranked rounds where both champs battled one another. This particular champ pairing is relatively rare. Irelia encounters Vex in only 1.9% of her games.

Irelia vs Vex Matchup Summary

Unfortunately, Irelia has done a below average job of countering Vex. Normally, she wins a acceptable 49.3% of matches the champs oppose each other in. In Irelia against Vex rounds, Irelia’s side is 0.0% more expected to obtain first blood, indicating that she most likely will get first blood versus Vex.

Best Irelia vs Vex 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 KingTerminus

Optional Items

Sterak's GageExperimental HexplateSundered SkyRavenous 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

PrecisionConquerorTriumphLegend: 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
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R
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Q
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W
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W
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E
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R

Guide to Countering Vex as Irelia

Tips for Playing as Irelia against Vex

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.

Irelia vs Vex Counter Stats

Irelia Image
Win Rate
49.3 %
VS
Win Rate
50.7 %
Vex Image
7.4
< Kills >
7.4
7.2
< Deaths >
6.4
5
< Assists >
7.7
1.68
< Killing Sprees >
1.7
204
< Minions Killed >
160
0.09
< Dragons Killed >
0.05
0.47
< Inhibitors >
0.41
15,491
< Physical Damage >
1,533
6,190
< Magic Damage >
21,936
694
< True Damage >
1,019
22,376
< Damage Dealt >
24,489
31,713
< Damage Taken >
19,047
12,931
< Gold Earned >
11,496
2.3
< Towers >
1.82
0.03
< Baron Takedowns >
0.02
10,717
< Total Healing >
2,111
15,095
< Experience >
14,190
17
< Vision Score >
19
8
< Wards Placed >
9
110
< Time Dealing CC >
548

How to Counter Vex with Irelia in LoL

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

Irelia often has a similar longest kill spree as her foe does. On average, she takes more damage than Vex. This often reflects different amounts of tankyness, yet it can also hint that the champ with more HP has less mobility and thus is unable to kite away from additional damage when engaged or poked.

Differences between Irelia and Vex

Damage Types Compared

Irelia
Vex
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Irelia
Vex

Who is Better, Irelia or Vex?

Both LoL champs are great. Both champs have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In League's current meta, Irelia usually fairs equally well when playing against Vex, with a 49.3% win rate. As a result, Irelia makes an ok counter to Vex.

While Irelia does have a lower win rate than Vex, when on opposite teams, Irelia also has a much greater level of difficulty that makes her a more time consuming champ to learn and master. You still need to be cautious when picking Irelia into Vex.

Additionally, Irelia also has some amount of utility and CC, a similar amount to Vex. This makes her just as valuable during team fights, especially when trying to counter champions with a lot of burst damage.

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

Irelia is a somewhat poor counter to Vex. Focus your strategy on keeping up your gold income and taking out objectives. If you can do that, you should hold your own as Irelia against Vex.

Additional Information for Irelia Players

How We Calculated Our Irelia vs Vex Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Vex as Irelia, we analyzed 1,955 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 Vex 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 Vex during both the lane and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should continue reading to pick up a few extra tips and tricks for this matchup. If you mind the build and stats displayed here, you should increase your win rate significantly and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.

Irelia typically accumulates a similar amount of CS as Vex. Champions who on average don't acquire many minion kills typically don't have to have much CS to be effective, such as sup champs. They are capable of scaling properly off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champions with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, typically require a lot of items to be effective. In either case, try to surpass the values displayed here to do well.

The ideal items to use in your Irelia versus Vex build consist of Wit's End, Blade of The Ruined King, and Terminus. When Irelia included at least these three items in her build, she did significantly better vs. Vex than with most other common counter builds. In fact, Irelia had an average winrate of 49.3% when countering Vex with these items in her kit.

To have the best probability of crushing Vex as Irelia, Irelia players should use the Conqueror, Triumph, Legend: Alacrity, Last Stand, Biscuit Delivery, and Cosmic Insight runes from the Precision and Inspiration rune sets. Out of all the runes players used for Irelia vs Vex battles, this combo of runes resulted in the best win rate. Moreover, these runes provided a 49.3% win rate overall.

By default, tips, statistics, and builds on how to beat Vex as Irelia are presented for every ranked division. If you want to narrow the stats and builds to a distinct player tier, you should use the selection menu earlier in the counter matchup guide.