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How to Win Lux vs Irelia Counter MatchupLux is in the b tier of champions

Lux vs Irelia

How to Beat Irelia as Lux in LoLLux is in the b tier of champions
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How to Beat Irelia as Lux

based on 9,918 Lux vs Irelia matchups
Win Rate
49.5 %
K/D/A
2.69
Pick Rate
2.6 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

At MOBA Champion, we analyze millions of recently ranked League matches each and every week. In our database, Lux faced Irelia 9918 times. Using so many matchups for Lux versus Irelia provides us confidence in our capability to provide informative statistics and a pro build to destroy your foe. This particular counter matchup is fairly rare. Lux is forced to battle against Irelia in only 2.6% of her matches.

Lux vs Irelia Matchup Summary

Lux does a ok job of countering Irelia. Typically, she wins a acceptable 49.5% of matches the champions battle each other in. In Lux versus Irelia games, Lux’s team is 0.0% more expected to obtain first blood, indicating that she most likely will be able to get first blood versus Irelia.

Best Lux vs Irelia Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Health PotionWorld Atlas

Early Items

~5 Mins
BootsDark Seal

Core Lux Items

~22 Mins
Rabadon's DeathcapZaz'Zak's RealmspikeShadowflame

Optional Items

Seraph's EmbraceHorizon FocusStormsurgeCryptbloom

Summoner Spells

summonerexhaust summoner spell D
summonerflash summoner spell F

Skill Order

First skill for Lux to level upe
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Second ability for Lux to level upq
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Last skill for Lux to max outw

Runes

SorceryArcane CometManaflow BandTranscendenceScorch
DominationCheap ShotUltimate Hunter
Adaptive ForceAdaptive ForceArmor
Lux's passive ability p
Lux's q ability q
Lux's w ability w
Lux's e ability e
Lux's ultimate ability r
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E
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Guide to Countering Irelia as Lux

Tips for Playing as Lux against Irelia

If you have trouble landing Prismatic Barrier, remember that it returns to you after it reaches max range. Try positioning yourself to hit your allies with its return trip.

Lux has great zone control abilities. Try to set up Lucent Singularity to prevent an enemy's advance or escape.

Lucent Singularity is a great scouting tool. Try throwing it into brush before walking into it to check for ambushes.

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.

Lux vs Irelia Counter Stats

Lux Image
Win Rate
49.5 %
VS
Win Rate
50.5 %
Irelia Image
4.9
< Kills >
7.5
5.8
< Deaths >
7
10.7
< Assists >
4.8
1.13
< Killing Sprees >
1.71
90
< Minions Killed >
209
0.08
< Dragons Killed >
0.11
0.47
< Inhibitors >
0.47
1,019
< Physical Damage >
16,003
17,970
< Magic Damage >
6,135
1,246
< True Damage >
741
20,237
< Damage Dealt >
22,879
15,464
< Damage Taken >
32,059
10,236
< Gold Earned >
13,127
1.87
< Towers >
2.29
0.02
< Baron Takedowns >
0.03
1,247
< Total Healing >
11,117
12,233
< Experience >
15,394
43
< Vision Score >
17
19
< Wards Placed >
9
293
< Time Dealing CC >
114

How to Counter Irelia with Lux in LoL

The stats shown here clarify several vital Lux against Irelia matchup statistics that can help us distinguish the distinctions between this pair of champions. Lux’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is better than Irelia’s ratio of NaN, highlighting that Lux may be more central to her team's team fighting potential than Irelia. This observation is in large part fueled by the differences in assists.

Lux usually has a slightly smaller longest killing spree than her foe does. Commonly, she receives less damage than Irelia. This typically indicates different amounts of tankyness; however, it can also illustrate that the one champion has less mobility and thus is not able to kite away from additional damage when engaged or poked.

Differences between Lux and Irelia

Damage Types Compared

Lux
Irelia
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Lux
Irelia

Who is Better, Lux or Irelia?

Both League of Legends champs are great. Both have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In the game's current meta, Lux usually fairs equally well when trying to fight Irelia, with a 49.5% win rate. Therefore, Lux makes an ok counter for Irelia.

While Lux does have a lower win rate compared to Irelia, when they face off with one another, Lux also has a greater level of difficulty that makes her a more complex character to learn. You should be careful when picking Lux into Irelia.

Additionally, Lux has a good 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 overall in League of Legends, in Lux vs Irelia matchups, Irelia is the better champ with a similar win rate, similar champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your allied champions during late stage team fights.

Lux is a somewhat poor counter for Irelia. Focus your strategy on increasing your gold and cs and taking out objectives. If you are able to do that, you should do very well as Lux against Irelia.

Additional Information for Lux Players

How We Calculated Our Lux vs Irelia Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Irelia as Lux, we analyzed 9,918 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 Irelia as Lux 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

If you would like to learn all of the intricacies of Lux in order to counter Irelia during both the early game and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should keep reading to pick up a few extra tips and tricks for this matchup. If you listen to the build and stats presented above, you should grow your win rate significantly and be closer to League of Legends pro players.

Lux on average gets less CS relative to Irelia. Champs who on average don't get much CS often don't need much CS to be valuable teammates, such as support champions. These kinds of champions 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 many items to be effective. In either situation, try to exceed the numbers displayed on this page to do well.

The best items to have in your Lux versus Irelia build consist of Rabadon's Deathcap, Zaz'Zak's Realmspike, and Shadowflame. When Lux bought at least these three items in her build, she performed much better against Irelia than with many other typical item sets. In fact, Lux boasted an average win rate of 49.5% when playing against Irelia with these items in her kit.

To have the highest chance of annihilating Irelia as Lux, you should use the Arcane Comet, Manaflow Band, Transcendence, Scorch, Ultimate Hunter, and Cheap Shot runes from the Sorcery and Domination rune sets. Out of all the runes we have analyed for Lux vs Irelia face-offs, this order of runes resulted in the best win rate. Notably, these runes averaged a 49.5% winrate overall.

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