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

Irelia vs Volibear

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

based on 2,177 Irelia vs Volibear matchups
Win Rate
49.9 %
K/D/A
1.78
Pick Rate
2.1 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We calculate our counter statistics from the millions of recently rated LoL matches that we get from Riot Games each week. This guide on how to beat Volibear as Irelia resulted from an analysis of 2177 ranked matches where both champions clashed against one another. This counter pairing is relatively rare. Irelia is forced to battle against Volibear in only 2.1% of her rounds.

Irelia vs Volibear Matchup Summary

Irelia does a average job of beating Volibear. Typically, she wins a acceptable 49.9% of the time the champs face each other in. In Irelia versus Volibear matches, Irelia’s team is 0.0% more expected to gain first blood. This indicates that she most likely will be able to get first blood against Volibear.

Best Irelia vs Volibear Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Doran's BladeHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
PickaxeVampiric Scepter

Core Irelia Items

~22 Mins
Sterak's GageExperimental HexplateBlade of The Ruined King

Optional Items

Sundered SkyTerminusDeath's DanceWit's End

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
6
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 Volibear as Irelia

Tips for Playing as Irelia against Volibear

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 Volibear Counter Stats

Irelia Image
Win Rate
49.9 %
VS
Win Rate
50.1 %
Volibear Image
7.1
< Kills >
6
6.9
< Deaths >
6.4
5.2
< Assists >
5.8
1.61
< Killing Sprees >
1.37
199
< Minions Killed >
135
0.09
< Dragons Killed >
0.47
0.46
< Inhibitors >
0.5
15,670
< Physical Damage >
11,412
6,000
< Magic Damage >
8,420
727
< True Damage >
801
22,398
< Damage Dealt >
20,634
30,429
< Damage Taken >
32,534
12,508
< Gold Earned >
11,704
2.23
< Towers >
2.5
0.03
< Baron Takedowns >
0.1
10,384
< Total Healing >
8,454
14,613
< Experience >
14,271
16
< Vision Score >
17
8
< Wards Placed >
8
109
< Time Dealing CC >
579

How to Counter Volibear with Irelia in LoL

The stat comparisons provided here emphasize several important Irelia vs. Volibear matchup statistics that can help us understand the differences between this set of champs. As an example, Irelia’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is greater than Volibear’s KDA ratio of NaN, demonstrating that Irelia may be more central to her team's team fighting capacity than Volibear..

Irelia typically has a similar longest kill spree as her foe does. On average, she receives a similar amount of damage to Volibear. This commonly reflects different amounts of tankyness, but it can also indicate that the champion with increased health has less mobility and thus is unable to flee from further harm when poked or engaged.

Differences between Irelia and Volibear

Damage Types Compared

Irelia
Volibear
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Irelia
Volibear

Who is Better, Irelia or Volibear?

Both League of Legends champs are great. Both have their pros and cons. In the game's current meta, Irelia usually fairs equally well when facing off against Volibear, with a 49.9% win rate. As a result, Irelia makes an ok counter to Volibear.

While Irelia does have a lower win rate than Volibear, when on opposite teams, Irelia also has a greater difficulty level that makes her a more challenging character to pick up and master. You should be careful when picking Irelia into Volibear.

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

While there isn't one best champion for every situation in League of Legends, in Irelia vs Volibear matchups, Volibear is the better champion with a similar win rate, more champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your allies during late stage team fights.

Irelia is a somewhat poor counter for Volibear. You will do well by focussing your gameplay on maximizing your gold income and destroying objectives. If you do that, you should be able to stand on your own as Irelia against Volibear.

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 Volibear Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Volibear as Irelia, we analyzed 2,177 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 Volibear 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 Volibear Build

Further Insights to Win this Matchup

If you would like to truly master Irelia to counter Volibear during both the early game and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should continue reading to pick up a few extra tricks and insights into this matchup. If you pay attention to the build and suggestions displayed above, you should grow your win rate significantly and be closer to League of Legends pro players.

Irelia on average gets a similar amount of CS compared to Volibear. Champions who typically don't acquire many minion kills typically don't need much CS to be valuable teammates, such as support champions. They are able to scale properly off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champions with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, typically require many items to be effective. In either case, try to surpass the values displayed here to do well.

The ideal items to have in your Irelia versus Volibear build include Sterak's Gage, Experimental Hexplate, and Blade of The Ruined King. When Irelia included at least these three items in her build, she performed significantly better when facing Volibear than with many other typical counter builds. In fact, Irelia boasted an average winrate of 49.9% battling Volibear with this build.

To have the highest likelihood of coming out on top against Volibear 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 picked for Irelia vs Volibear clashes, this set of runes yielded the greatest win rate. Notably, these runes provided a 49.9% win rate overall.

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