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How to Win Qiyana vs Irelia Counter MatchupQiyana is in the a tier of champions

Qiyana vs Irelia

How to Beat Irelia as Qiyana in LoLQiyana is in the b tier of champions
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How to Beat Irelia as Qiyana

based on 1,245 Qiyana vs Irelia matchups
Win Rate
47.9 %
K/D/A
2.1
Pick Rate
2.6 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

At MOBA Champion, we summarize millions of ranked League of Legends games each week. Within our database, Qiyana did battle with Irelia in 1245 rounds. Using so many matchups for Qiyana versus Irelia gives us a lot of confidence in our capability to provide enlightening stats and a pro build to shatter your opponent. This particular champion pairing is somewhat rare. Qiyana has to counter Irelia in only 2.6% of her matches.

Qiyana vs Irelia Matchup Summary

Unfortunately, Qiyana has done a poor job of beating Irelia. Typically, she wins a lowly 47.9% of the time the champs clash against each other in. In Qiyana vs Irelia rounds, Qiyana’s team is 0.0% more expected to obtain first blood. This indicates that she most likely will be able to get first blood versus Irelia.

Best Qiyana vs Irelia Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Long SwordRefillable Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
Serrated DirkRectrix

Core Qiyana Items

~22 Mins
Youmuu's GhostbladeSerylda's GrudgeAxiom Arc

Optional Items

Edge of NightHubrisOpportunityProfane Hydra

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonerdot summoner spell F

Skill Order

First skill for Qiyana to level upq
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Second ability for Qiyana to level upw
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Last skill for Qiyana to max oute

Runes

DominationElectrocuteSudden ImpactEyeball CollectionTreasure Hunter
PrecisionPresence of MindLast Stand
Adaptive ForceAdaptive ForceMagic Resist
Qiyana's passive ability p
Qiyana's q ability q
Qiyana's w ability w
Qiyana's e ability e
Qiyana's ultimate ability r
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Guide to Countering Irelia as Qiyana

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.

Qiyana vs Irelia Counter Stats

Qiyana Image
Win Rate
47.9 %
VS
Win Rate
52.1 %
Irelia Image
8.2
< Kills >
7.5
6.9
< Deaths >
7
6.3
< Assists >
5.1
1.88
< Killing Sprees >
1.75
151
< Minions Killed >
208
0.18
< Dragons Killed >
0.13
0.32
< Inhibitors >
0.51
20,040
< Physical Damage >
16,414
1,899
< Magic Damage >
6,027
1,053
< True Damage >
728
22,993
< Damage Dealt >
23,169
23,911
< Damage Taken >
31,329
12,243
< Gold Earned >
13,079
1.47
< Towers >
2.44
0.05
< Baron Takedowns >
0.04
3,388
< Total Healing >
10,886
14,049
< Experience >
15,117
18
< Vision Score >
17
7
< Wards Placed >
8
98
< Time Dealing CC >
124

How to Counter Irelia with Qiyana in LoL

The stats shown on this page highlight some valuable Qiyana against Irelia matchup statistics that may help you realize the differences between the pair. As an example, Qiyana’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is better than Irelia’s KDA ratio of NaN, showing that Qiyana may be more central to her team's team fighting capacity than Irelia..

Qiyana often has a similar longest kill spree as her enemy does. Commonly, she takes less damage than Irelia. This often reflects different amounts of tankyness; however, it can also illustrate that the one champ has less mobility and thus is not able to kite away from further harm when engaged or poked.

Differences between Qiyana and Irelia

Damage Types Compared

Qiyana
Irelia
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Qiyana
Irelia

Who is Better, Qiyana or Irelia?

Both LoL champions are great. Both have their pros and cons. In the game's current meta, Qiyana usually loses when facing off against Irelia, with a 47.9% win rate. As a result, Qiyana makes a poor counter for Irelia.

While Qiyana does have a lower win rate compared to Irelia, when facing one another, Qiyana also has a much greater learning curve that makes her a more difficult champ to learn and master. You should be very concerned when picking Qiyana into Ireliaas her relative depth means that you may not be able to unleash her full potential without a lot of practice beforehand.

Furthermore, Qiyana has some amount of CC and other utility, a similar amount to Irelia. This makes her just as valuable during teamfights, especially when facing champions with a lot of burst damage.

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

Qiyana is a garbage counter for Irelia. Make sure you focus your tactics on increasing your CS and taking out objectives. If you do that, you should be able to stand on your own as Qiyana against Irelia.

Other Champion Matchups Against Qiyana

Qiyana Loses Against

BlitzcrankBlitzcrank42.7% winrateSwainSwain43.5% winrateMaokaiMaokai43.7% winrateMiss FortuneMiss Fortune43.8% winrate

Qiyana Wins Against

LuluLulu54.3% winrateCorkiCorki53.6% winrateZeriZeri53% winrateMaster YiMaster Yi52.5% winrate

Top Synergies by Role

OlafOlaf+ 52.2% 383 GamesMordekaiserMordekaiser+ 52.2% 4187 GamesBardBard+ 52.9% 1489 GamesLilliaLillia+ 54.1% 3856 Games

Additional Information for Qiyana Players

How We Calculated Our Qiyana vs Irelia Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Irelia as Qiyana, we analyzed 1,245 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 Qiyana 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

Qiyana Build Irelia Build

Further Insights to Win this Matchup

If you would like to learn all of the intricacies of Qiyana 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 suggestions presented here, you will grow your win rate significantly and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.

Qiyana typically accumulates a similar amount of CS compared to Irelia. Champions who on average don't take many minion kills often don't have to have much CS to be valuable teammates, such as support champions. These kinds of champions are able to scale well off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champions with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, typically require several high cost items to be effective. In either case, try to surpass the values shown on this page to do well.

The ideal items to use in your Qiyana versus Irelia build consist of Youmuu's Ghostblade, Serylda's Grudge, and Axiom Arc. When Qiyana used at least these three pieces in her build, she did significantly better versus Irelia than with most other typical counter builds. In fact, Qiyana had an average winrate of 47.9% when playing against Irelia with this counter build.

To have the best probability of coming out on top against Irelia as Qiyana, Qiyana players should equip the Electrocute, Sudden Impact, Eyeball Collection, Treasure Hunter, Last Stand, and Presence of Mind runes from the Domination and Precision rune sets. Of all the rune combinations players chose for Qiyana vs Irelia clashes, this mixture of runes resulted in the greatest win rate. Notably, these runes averaged a 47.9% winrate overall.

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