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How to Win Udyr vs Irelia Counter MatchupUdyr is in the s tier of champions

Udyr vs Irelia

How to Beat Irelia as Udyr in LoLUdyr is in the b tier of champions
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How to Beat Irelia as Udyr

based on 3,013 Udyr vs Irelia matchups
Win Rate
48 %
K/D/A
2.19
Pick Rate
2.6 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We calculate our matchup stats from the millions of recently rated League of Legends games that we get from Riot Games every week. Our guide on how to beat Irelia as Udyr came out of an analysis of 3013 ranked rounds where both champs opposed each other. This particular matchup is somewhat rare. Udyr encounters Irelia in only 2.6% of his rounds.

Udyr vs Irelia Matchup Summary

Unfortunately, Udyr has done a poor job of countering Irelia. Typically, he wins a lowly 48.0% of matches the champions fight one another in. In Udyr vs Irelia matches, Udyr’s team is 0.1% less expected to get first blood, implying that he probably won't be able to get first blood versus Irelia.

Best Udyr vs Irelia Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Mosstomper SeedlingHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
Blasting WandAmplifying Tome

Core Udyr Items

~22 Mins
Trinity ForceBlade of The Ruined KingDead Man's Plate

Optional Items

Sterak's GageRiftmakerForce of NatureKaenic Rookern

Summoner Spells

summonerhaste summoner spell D
summonersmite summoner spell F

Skill Order

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

Runes

ResolveGrasp of the UndyingShield BashSecond WindRevitalize
InspirationBiscuit DeliveryApproach Velocity
Attack SpeedAdaptive ForceArmor
Udyr's passive ability p
Udyr's q ability q
Udyr's w ability w
Udyr's e ability e
Udyr's ultimate ability r
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Q
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R
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W
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E
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Q
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Q
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Q
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Guide to Countering Irelia as Udyr

Tips for Playing as Udyr against Irelia

Udyr is one of the best junglers in the game. Taking advantage of this can give your team a large XP advantage and map control.

Damage is applied to turtle shield post-mitigation. Therefore, buying defensive items can drastically increase your survivability.

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.

Udyr vs Irelia Counter Stats

Udyr Image
Win Rate
48 %
VS
Win Rate
52 %
Irelia Image
5.3
< Kills >
7.3
5.8
< Deaths >
6.7
7.4
< Assists >
5
1.21
< Killing Sprees >
1.66
80
< Minions Killed >
207
1.08
< Dragons Killed >
0.11
0.44
< Inhibitors >
0.47
7,788
< Physical Damage >
16,184
8,779
< Magic Damage >
6,203
842
< True Damage >
730
17,410
< Damage Dealt >
23,118
31,856
< Damage Taken >
30,964
11,430
< Gold Earned >
12,851
1.73
< Towers >
2.32
0.23
< Baron Takedowns >
0.03
13,153
< Total Healing >
10,952
14,050
< Experience >
15,008
19
< Vision Score >
16
6
< Wards Placed >
8
2,074
< Time Dealing CC >
112

How to Counter Irelia with Udyr in LoL

The stats shown here highlight some valuable Udyr versus Irelia matchup stats that may help you distinguish the differences and similarities between the two. Udyr’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is better than Irelia’s ratio of NaN, showing that Udyr may be more central to his team's team fighting capacity than Irelia..

Udyr normally has a slightly smaller longest killing spree than his matchup does. On average, he receives a similar amount of damage to Irelia. This typically indicates differing health capacities; however, it can also imply that the champ with increased HP has less agility and thus is not able to escape additional damage when engaged or poked.

Differences between Udyr and Irelia

Damage Types Compared

Udyr
Irelia
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Udyr
Irelia

Who is Better, Udyr or Irelia?

Both League champions are great champions. Both have their pros and cons. In League's current meta, Udyr usually loses when trying to fight Irelia, with a 48.0% win rate. Thus, Udyr makes a bad counter for Irelia.

While Udyr does have a lower win rate compared to Irelia, when they face off with one another, Udyr also has a greater learning curve that makes him a more complex champion to pick up and master. You should expect to face a difficult match when picking Udyr into Ireliaas his relative depth means that you may not be able to reach his full potential without a significant amount of practice beforehand.

Moreover, Udyr also has some 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 one best champion for every situation in League of Legends, in Udyr 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 teammates during late stage team fights.

Udyr is a bad counter for Irelia. Make sure you focus your strategy on increasing your gold income and taking out objectives. If you are able to do that, you should be able to stand on your own as Udyr against Irelia.

Other Champion Matchups Against Udyr

Udyr Loses Against

LilliaLillia44.8% winrateRyzeRyze46% winrateNilahNilah46.6% winrateZileanZilean46.6% winrate

Udyr Wins Against

YuumiYuumi57% winrateNidaleeNidalee56% winrateZeriZeri54.3% winrateZoeZoe54.2% winrate

Top Synergies by Role

MordekaiserMordekaiser+ 53.3% 4967 GamesLilliaLillia+ 53.4% 2581 GamesFizzFizz+ 53.6% 5681 GamesMiss FortuneMiss Fortune+ 53.7% 15042 Games

Additional Information for Udyr Players

How We Calculated Our Udyr vs Irelia Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Irelia as Udyr, we analyzed 3,013 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 Udyr 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

Udyr Build Irelia Build

Further Insights to Win this Matchup

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

Udyr usually gets less CS relative to Irelia. Champs who on average don't acquire much CS typically don't require much CS to be effective, such as supports. These kinds of champions are able to scale properly off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champs with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, usually have to have a lot of items to be effective. In either situation, try to exceed the values shown on this page to do well.

The most crucial items to focus on in your Udyr versus Irelia build include Trinity Force, Blade of The Ruined King, and Dead Man's Plate. When Udyr incorporated at least these three pieces in his build, he did significantly better versus Irelia than with many other typical builds. In fact, Udyr boasted an average winrate of 48.0% when countering Irelia with these items in his kit.

To have the greatest likelihood of defeating Irelia as Udyr, Udyr players should take the Grasp of the Undying, Shield Bash, Second Wind, Revitalize, Approach Velocity, and Biscuit Delivery runes from the Resolve and Inspiration rune sets. Out of all the rune sets that we analyzed for Udyr vs Irelia face-offs, this sequence of runes resulted in the highest win rate. Moreover, these runes gave a 48.0% winrate overall.

By default, tips, stats, and builds on how to beat Irelia as Udyr are shown for all ranked divisions combined. To narrow the stats and builds to a distinct rank, you should use the selection menu located earlier on the page.