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How to Win Twitch vs Irelia Counter MatchupTwitch is in the a tier of champions

Twitch vs Irelia

How to Beat Irelia as Twitch in LoLTwitch is in the b tier of champions
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How to Beat Irelia as Twitch

based on 3,959 Twitch vs Irelia matchups
Win Rate
49.8 %
K/D/A
2.41
Pick Rate
2.6 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We at MOBA Champion analyze millions of ranked League games each week. Within our data, Twitch engaged Irelia in 3959 games. With so many games with Twitch versus Irelia provides us faith in our ability to provide informative stats and a recommended build to smash your enemy. This particular champion pairing is somewhat rare. Twitch is forced to battle against Irelia in only 2.6% of his rounds.

Twitch vs Irelia Matchup Summary

Twitch has done a average job of countering Irelia. Typically, he wins a acceptable 49.8% of games the champions face each other in. In Twitch against Irelia games, Twitch’s side is 0.0% more probable to obtain first blood, implying that he probably will get first blood versus Irelia.

Best Twitch vs Irelia Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Doran's BladeHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
PickaxeDagger

Core Twitch Items

~22 Mins
Runaan's HurricaneWit's EndTerminus

Optional Items

Infinity EdgeGuinsoo's RagebladeThe CollectorZhonya's Hourglass

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonerhaste summoner spell F

Skill Order

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

Runes

PrecisionLethal TempoPresence of MindLegend: AlacrityCoup de Grace
InspirationMagical FootwearBiscuit Delivery
Attack SpeedAdaptive ForceHealth Scaling
Twitch's passive ability p
Twitch's q ability q
Twitch's w ability w
Twitch's e ability e
Twitch's ultimate ability r
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Q
2
E
3
W
4
E
5
E
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R
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E
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Guide to Countering Irelia as Twitch

Tips for Playing as Twitch against Irelia

Contaminate has a large range; apply as many stacks of Deadly Venom as possible before using it.

You can catch up to an enemy out of attack range with Venom Cask.

Twitch's Attack Speed is among the highest in the game; try purchasing items with on-hit effects such as Black Cleaver or Wit's End.

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.

Twitch vs Irelia Counter Stats

Twitch Image
Win Rate
49.8 %
VS
Win Rate
50.2 %
Irelia Image
8.6
< Kills >
7.5
6.6
< Deaths >
7.1
7.3
< Assists >
5
1.98
< Killing Sprees >
1.74
145
< Minions Killed >
208
0.19
< Dragons Killed >
0.11
0.43
< Inhibitors >
0.47
15,885
< Physical Damage >
16,449
3,304
< Magic Damage >
6,182
4,416
< True Damage >
733
23,605
< Damage Dealt >
23,364
21,233
< Damage Taken >
31,552
12,185
< Gold Earned >
13,034
1.99
< Towers >
2.3
0.05
< Baron Takedowns >
0.03
4,723
< Total Healing >
10,767
12,644
< Experience >
15,157
20
< Vision Score >
17
9
< Wards Placed >
8
307
< Time Dealing CC >
114

How to Counter Irelia with Twitch in LoL

The stats provided here emphasize some important Twitch versus Irelia matchup stats that can help us understand the differences between this pair of champions. As an example, Twitch’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is greater than Irelia’s KDA ratio of NaN, demonstrating that Twitch may be more central to his team's team fighting capability than Irelia..

Twitch usually has a similar longest killing spree as his matchup does. On average, he takes less damage than Irelia. This often reflects differing health capacities, but it can also show that the one champ has less mobility and thus is not able to kite away from additional harm when poked or engaged.

Differences between Twitch and Irelia

Damage Types Compared

Twitch
Irelia
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Twitch
Irelia

Who is Better, Twitch or Irelia?

Both LoL champions are great. Both have their pros and cons. In League's current meta, Twitch usually fairs equally well when taking on Irelia, with a 49.8% win rate. Therefore, Twitch makes an ok counter for Irelia.

While Twitch does have a lower win rate than Irelia, when they face off with one another, Twitch also has a greater learning curve that makes him a more difficult champion to pick up and master. You should be careful when picking Twitch into Irelia.

Furthermore, Twitch also has only a small amount of utility and CC, a similar amount to Irelia. This often makes her just as valuable during team fights, especially when fighting champions with a lot of burst damage.

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

Twitch is a somewhat poor counter to Irelia. Focus your gameplay on increasing your CS and taking out objectives. If you do that, you should do very well as Twitch against Irelia.

Additional Information for Twitch Players

How We Calculated Our Twitch vs Irelia Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Irelia as Twitch, we analyzed 3,959 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 Twitch 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 truly master Twitch in order to counter Irelia during both the lane and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should continue reading to gather a few extra lessons on this matchup. If you pay attention to the build and suggestions displayed here, you will increase your win rate by a lot and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.

Twitch most often accumulates a similar amount of CS relative to Irelia. Champions who on average don't get many minion kills usualy don't require much CS to be effective, such as support champions. They 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 have to have a lot of items to be effective. In either case, try to exceed the numbers reported on this page to do well.

The top items to prioritize in your Twitch versus Irelia build consist of Runaan's Hurricane, Wit's End, and Terminus. When Twitch used at least these three pieces in his build, he did significantly better versus Irelia than with many other commonly used counter builds. In fact, Twitch had an average win rate of 49.8% when playing against Irelia with these items in his kit.

To have the greatest chance of vanquishing Irelia as Twitch, you should equip the Lethal Tempo, Presence of Mind, Legend: Alacrity, Coup de Grace, Biscuit Delivery, and Magical Footwear runes from the Precision and Inspiration rune sets. Out of all the runes players picked for Twitch vs Irelia fights, this combination of runes resulted in the greatest win rate. Notably, these runes gave a 49.8% winrate overall.

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