Lucian vs Irelia
How to Beat Irelia as Lucian
based on 6,341 Lucian vs Irelia matchupsHow We Analyze LoL Champion Counters
Lucian vs Irelia Matchup Summary
Best Lucian vs Irelia Counter Build
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Guide to Countering Irelia as Lucian
Tips for Playing as Lucian against Irelia
For optimal burst, try to combine Relentless Pursuit into Piercing Light.
Ardent Blaze actually explodes in a star pattern. Try to line it up so the spokes hit enemy champions.
Because of Lightslinger, Lucian benefits more from Attack Damage than he does from Attack Speed.
Once you have chosen an angle for The Culling, you cannot change it. Pick your moment well!
Advice to Win Against Irelia
Pay attention to Ionian Fervor stacks and try to engage Irelia when it is down.
Minion waves greatly enhance Irelia's mobility, beware fighting her inside one.
Beware of wasting your high impact spells on Defiant Dance.
Lucian vs Irelia Counter Stats
How to Counter Irelia with Lucian in LoL
The stat comparisons provided here clarify some important Lucian vs. Irelia counter stats that can help you appreciate the differences between the two. As an example, Lucian’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is better than Irelia’s ratio of NaN, indicating that Lucian may be more central to his team's team fighting potential than Irelia..
Lucian normally has a similar longest killing spree as his opponent does. Typically, he receives less damage than Irelia. This is usually reflective of different amounts of tankyness; however, it can also hint that the one champ has less agility and thus is not able to escape further damage when poked or engaged.
Differences between Lucian and Irelia
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Who is Better, Lucian or Irelia?
Both LoL champions are great. Both champs have their pros and cons. In the game's current meta, Lucian usually loses when taking on Irelia, with a 48.6% win rate. Therefore, Lucian makes a bad counter for Irelia.
While Lucian does have a lower win rate compared to Irelia, when on opposite teams, Lucian also has a greater level of difficulty that makes him a more challenging champ to develop with. You should be careful when picking Lucian into Irelia.
Furthermore, Lucian also has only a small amount of utility and CC, a similar amount to Irelia. This makes her just as valuable during teamfights, especially when trying to counter champions with a lot of burst damage.
While there isn't one best champion in League of Legends, in Lucian vs Irelia matchups, Irelia is the better champion with a lower win rate, more champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your allied champions during late stage team fights.
Lucian is a somewhat poor counter for Irelia. Make sure you focus your tactics on maximizing your CS and taking out objectives. If you are able to do that, you should do very well as Lucian against Irelia.
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Further Insights to Win this Matchup
If you would like to truly master Lucian in order to counter Irelia during both the laning 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 pay attention to the build and stats shown here, you will increase your win rate significantly and be closer to League of Legends pro players.
Lucian on average racks up a similar amount of CS compared to Irelia. Champs who typically don't get much CS typically don't require much CS to be valuable teammates, such as sup champs. They are able to scale properly off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champions with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, usually require several high cost items to be effective. In either case, try to do better than the numbers shown on this page to do well.
The top items to have in your Lucian versus Irelia build include Lord Dominik's Regards, Bloodthirster, and Rapid Firecannon. When Lucian bought at least these three items in his build, he did a lot better versus Irelia than with many other typical builds. In fact, Lucian had an average win rate of 48.6% when playing against Irelia with these items in his kit.
To have the best likelihood of crushing Irelia as Lucian, Lucian players should equip the Press the Attack, Presence of Mind, Legend: Bloodline, Coup de Grace, Biscuit Delivery, and Magical Footwear runes from the Precision and Inspiration rune sets. Of all the runes players chose for Lucian vs Irelia matchups, this order of runes resulted in the best win rate. In fact, these runes gave a 48.6% winrate overall.
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