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How to Win Zeri vs Irelia Counter MatchupZeri is in the b tier of champions

Zeri vs Irelia

How to Beat Irelia as Zeri in LoLZeri is in the b tier of champions
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How to Beat Irelia as Zeri

based on 1,068 Zeri vs Irelia matchups
Win Rate
43.5 %
K/D/A
2.23
Pick Rate
2.7 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We produce our counter statistics from the millions of ranked LoL games that we review every week. This guide on how to beat Irelia as Zeri came out of an examination of 1068 ranked games where both champions faced off against each other. This matchup is somewhat rare. Zeri has to counter Irelia in only 2.7% of their games.

Zeri vs Irelia Matchup Summary

Unfortunately, Zeri has done a awful job of beating Irelia. On average, they wins a lowly 43.5% of matches the champions battle one another in. In Zeri vs Irelia games, Zeri’s team is 0.1% less expected to gain first blood, implying that they probably won't be able to get first blood versus Irelia.

Best Zeri vs Irelia Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Doran's BladeHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
Long SwordNoonquiver

Core Zeri Items

~22 Mins
BloodthirsterExperimental HexplateRunaan's Hurricane

Optional Items

Titanic HydraLord Dominik's RegardsNavori QuickbladesStormrazor

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonerhaste summoner spell F

Skill Order

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

Runes

PrecisionLethal TempoTriumphLegend: AlacrityLast Stand
ResolveConditioningOvergrowth
Attack SpeedAdaptive ForceArmor
Zeri's passive ability p
Zeri's q ability q
Zeri's w ability w
Zeri's e ability e
Zeri's ultimate ability r
1
E
2
W
3
Q
4
Q
5
R
6
Q
7
E
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Q
9
E
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R
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E
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W
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W
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W

Guide to Countering Irelia as Zeri

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.

Zeri vs Irelia Counter Stats

Zeri Image
Win Rate
43.5 %
VS
Win Rate
56.5 %
Irelia Image
6.7
< Kills >
7.5
6.1
< Deaths >
6.7
6.9
< Assists >
5.1
1.6
< Killing Sprees >
1.74
186
< Minions Killed >
208
0.18
< Dragons Killed >
0.1
0.41
< Inhibitors >
0.54
13,132
< Physical Damage >
16,569
6,196
< Magic Damage >
6,336
655
< True Damage >
761
19,983
< Damage Dealt >
23,666
22,631
< Damage Taken >
30,786
12,338
< Gold Earned >
13,060
2.13
< Towers >
2.48
0.05
< Baron Takedowns >
0.03
4,173
< Total Healing >
10,894
12,573
< Experience >
15,117
17
< Vision Score >
17
8
< Wards Placed >
8
117
< Time Dealing CC >
110

How to Counter Irelia with Zeri in LoL

The stat comparisons shown on this page show some vital Zeri against Irelia counter statistics that may help us appreciate the differences and similarities between the pair. For instance, Zeri’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is greater than Irelia’s ratio of NaN, highlighting that Zeri may be more central to their team's team fighting potential than Irelia..

Zeri normally has a similar longest kill spree as their opponent does. Typically, they receives less damage than Irelia. This often reflects differing health capacities, yet it can also illustrate that the champ with higher health has less mobility and thus is unable to escape additional harm when engaged or poked.

Differences between Zeri and Irelia

Damage Types Compared

Zeri
Irelia
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Zeri
Irelia

Who is Better, Zeri or Irelia?

Both LoL champs are great. Both have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In the game's current meta, Zeri usually loses when taking on Irelia, with a 43.5% win rate. Therefore, Zeri makes a bad counter for Irelia.

While Zeri does have a much lower win rate compared to Irelia, when on opposite teams, Zeri also has a greater level of difficulty that makes them a more challenging champion to pick up and master. You should expect to face a difficult match when picking Zeri into Irelia.

Furthermore, Zeri has some amount of CC and other utility, a similar amount to Irelia. This often makes her just as valuable during team fights, especially when fighting champions with a ton of burst damage.

While there is not a single best champion overall in League of Legends, in Zeri vs Irelia matchups, Irelia is the better champion with a much lower win rate, more champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your teammates during teamfights.

Zeri is a trash counter for Irelia. Make sure you focus your gameplay on increasing your gold and cs and taking out objectives. If you can do that, you should do very well as Zeri against Irelia.

Other Champion Matchups Against Zeri

Zeri Loses Against

LilliaLillia39.3% winrateSingedSinged39.9% winrateMaokaiMaokai40.6% winrateRyzeRyze41.3% winrate

Zeri Wins Against

NidaleeNidalee58.8% winrateZoeZoe54.3% winrateEliseElise54.2% winrateKassadinKassadin53% winrate

Top Synergies by Role

TaricTaric+ 50% 388 GamesBraumBraum+ 50.1% 419 GamesLilliaLillia+ 50.4% 2311 GamesZyraZyra+ 50.5% 1459 Games

Additional Information for Zeri Players

How We Calculated Our Zeri vs Irelia Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Irelia as Zeri, we analyzed 1,068 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 Zeri 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 Zeri in order to counter Irelia during both the lane and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should keep reading to pick up a few extra lessons on this matchup. If you pay attention to the build and tips shown here, you should grow your win rate by a lot and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.

Zeri usually accumulates a similar amount of CS compared to Irelia. Champions who typically don't take much CS often don't have to have much CS to be effective, such as supports. These kinds of champions are able to scale well off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champs with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, typically need a lot of items to be effective. In either case, try to exceed the values displayed here to do well.

The best items to prioritize in your Zeri versus Irelia build include Bloodthirster, Experimental Hexplate, and Runaan's Hurricane. When Zeri used at least these three pieces in their build, they did a lot better versus Irelia than with many other commonly used builds. In fact, Zeri boasted an average winrate of 43.5% when countering Irelia with these items in their kit.

To have the highest probability of vanquishing Irelia as Zeri, you should equip the Lethal Tempo, Triumph, Legend: Alacrity, Last Stand, Conditioning, and Overgrowth runes from the Precision and Resolve rune sets. Out of all the runes players used for Zeri vs Irelia fights, this composite of runes yielded the best win rate. In fact, these runes averaged a 43.5% win rate overall.

If you would like to view Zeri vs Irelia tips and builds for a an individual division, feel free to choose one from the selection menu provided above. At first, the stats and strategies given are calculated using all matches with data with both champions.