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How to Win Rell vs Irelia Counter MatchupRell is in the b tier of champions

Rell vs Irelia

How to Beat Irelia as Rell in LoLRell is in the b tier of champions
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How to Beat Irelia as Rell

based on 1,279 Rell vs Irelia matchups
Win Rate
48.2 %
K/D/A
2.82
Pick Rate
2.6 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We get our counter stats from the millions of recently rated League matches that we get from Riot Games each week. This guide on how to beat Irelia as Rell resulted from an analysis of 1279 ranked matches where both champions opposed each other. This particular champ pairing is relatively rare. Rell fights Irelia in only 2.6% of her matches.

Rell vs Irelia Matchup Summary

Unfortunately, Rell does a below average job of countering Irelia. Normally, she wins a lowly 48.2% of matches the champs fight each other in. In Rell against Irelia matches, Rell’s team is 0.0% more probable to get first blood, implying that she most likely will be able to get first blood against Irelia.

Best Rell vs Irelia Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Health PotionWorld Atlas

Early Items

~5 Mins
BootsGlowing Mote

Core Rell Items

~22 Mins
TrailblazerFrozen HeartCelestial Opposition

Optional Items

ThornmailKnight's VowForce of NatureSolstice Sleigh

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonerdot summoner spell F

Skill Order

First skill for Rell to level upw
>
Second ability for Rell to level upe
>
Last skill for Rell to max outq

Runes

InspirationGlacial AugmentHextech FlashtraptionBiscuit DeliveryCosmic Insight
ResolveBone PlatingUnflinching
Ability HasteArmorArmor
Rell's passive ability p
Rell's q ability q
Rell's w ability w
Rell's e ability e
Rell's ultimate ability r
1
W
2
Q
3
E
4
W
5
W
6
R
7
W
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E
9
W
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E
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R
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E
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E
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Q
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Q
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R

Guide to Countering Irelia as Rell

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.

Rell vs Irelia Counter Stats

Rell Image
Win Rate
48.2 %
VS
Win Rate
51.8 %
Irelia Image
1.8
< Kills >
7.1
6.2
< Deaths >
7
15.7
< Assists >
5.5
0.31
< Killing Sprees >
1.61
28
< Minions Killed >
204
0.17
< Dragons Killed >
0.1
0.42
< Inhibitors >
0.48
1,782
< Physical Damage >
15,858
5,078
< Magic Damage >
6,113
877
< True Damage >
775
7,739
< Damage Dealt >
22,747
21,619
< Damage Taken >
30,785
8,512
< Gold Earned >
12,768
1.62
< Towers >
2.34
0.04
< Baron Takedowns >
0.04
2,756
< Total Healing >
10,563
10,608
< Experience >
14,811
53
< Vision Score >
17
23
< Wards Placed >
8
301
< Time Dealing CC >
115

How to Counter Irelia with Rell in LoL

The stat comparisons shown here highlight several influential Rell versus Irelia matchup statistics that may help you grasp the distinctions between the pair. As an example, Rell’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is more than Irelia’s ratio of NaN, showing that Rell may be more central to her team's team fighting capacity than Irelia. This observation is in large part fueled by the differences in assists.

Rell often has a significantly smaller longest kill spree than her counter does. Commonly, she takes less damage than Irelia. This often reflects different amounts of tankyness; however, it can also hint that the one champion has less mobility and thus is not able to flee from further damage when engaged or poked.

Differences between Rell and Irelia

Damage Types Compared

Rell
Irelia
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Rell
Irelia

Who is Better, Rell or Irelia?

Both League of Legends champs are great champions. Both champs have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In League's current meta, Rell usually loses when taking on Irelia, with a 48.2% win rate. As a result, Rell makes a bad counter for Irelia.

While Rell does have a lower winrate compared to Irelia, when on opposite teams, Rell also has a much lower learning curve that makes her a less complex champion to pick up and master. You still need to be cautious when picking Rell into Irelia.

Additionally, Rell also has a great amount of utility and CC, a similar amount to Irelia. This often makes her just as valuable during teamfights, especially when fighting champions with a lot of burst damage.

While there isn't one best champion overall in League of Legends, in Rell vs Irelia matchups, Irelia is the better champion with a lower win rate, less champion complexity, and a similar amount of utility to help out your teammates during team fights.

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

Other Champion Matchups Against Rell

Rell Loses Against

LilliaLillia42.3% winrateSingedSinged42.9% winrateLissandraLissandra44.5% winrateSwainSwain44.7% winrate

Rell Wins Against

YuumiYuumi56.6% winrateLee SinLee Sin56.6% winrateLeBlancLeBlanc55.8% winrateNautilusNautilus54.7% winrate

Top Synergies by Role

MordekaiserMordekaiser+ 53.1% 3196 GamesMiss FortuneMiss Fortune+ 53.4% 7804 GamesSwainSwain+ 54.2% 985 GamesLilliaLillia+ 56.3% 2856 Games

Additional Information for Rell Players

How We Calculated Our Rell vs Irelia Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Irelia as Rell, we analyzed 1,279 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 Rell 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

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Further Insights to Win this Matchup

To learn all of the intricacies of Rell 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 lessons on this matchup. If you pay attention to the build and tips shown here, you will grow your win rate significantly and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.

Rell often racks up a lot less CS relative to Irelia. Champs who on average don't get much CS often don't have to have much CS to be valuable teammates, such as support champions. They are capable of scaling well off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champions with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, usually require many items to be effective. In either situation, try to exceed the numbers reported on this page to do well.

The best items to prioritize in your Rell versus Irelia build consist of Trailblazer, Frozen Heart, and Celestial Opposition. When Rell incorporated at least these three items in her build, she did significantly better against Irelia than with many other common counter builds. In fact, Rell had an average winrate of 48.2% when playing against Irelia with these items in her kit.

To have the best chance of defeating Irelia as Rell, you should take the Glacial Augment, Hextech Flashtraption, Biscuit Delivery, Cosmic Insight, Bone Plating, and Unflinching runes from the Inspiration and Resolve rune sets. Of all the rune combinations that we analyzed for Rell vs Irelia LoL games, this combination of runes yielded the best win rate. Notably, these runes averaged a 48.2% winrate overall.

By default, tips, stats, and builds on how to beat Irelia as Rell are given for all skill levels, merged. If you would like to narrow the statistics and builds to a distinct skill level, you can use the selection menu located earlier on the page.