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How to Win Zoe vs Irelia Counter MatchupZoe is in the b tier of champions

Zoe vs Irelia

How to Beat Irelia as Zoe in LoLZoe is in the b tier of champions
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How to Beat Irelia as Zoe

based on 1,220 Zoe vs Irelia matchups
Win Rate
46.3 %
K/D/A
2.44
Pick Rate
2.5 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

At MOBA Champion, we analyze millions of ranked League rounds each and every week. Within our dataset, Zoe engaged Irelia 1220 times. Having so many matchups for Zoe vs Irelia gives us a lot of confidence in our ability to provide actionable statistics and a recommended build to crush Irelia. This particular matchup is relatively rare. Zoe has to counter Irelia in only 2.5% of her games.

Zoe vs Irelia Matchup Summary

Unfortunately, Zoe does a pathetic job of countering Irelia. Typically, she wins a lowly 46.3% of games the champs fight one another in. In Zoe versus Irelia games, Zoe’s side is 0.1% more expected to gain first blood, indicating that she most likely will get first blood against Irelia.

Best Zoe vs Irelia Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Doran's RingHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
Sapphire CrystalAmplifying Tome

Core Zoe Items

~22 Mins
Horizon FocusStormsurgeLuden's Companion

Optional Items

Lich BaneRabadon's DeathcapShadowflameZaz'Zak's Realmspike

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonerdot summoner spell F

Skill Order

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

Runes

DominationElectrocuteTaste of BloodEyeball CollectionTreasure Hunter
SorceryManaflow BandScorch
Attack SpeedAdaptive ForceMagic Resist
Zoe's passive ability p
Zoe's q ability q
Zoe's w ability w
Zoe's e ability e
Zoe's ultimate ability r
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Q
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E
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W
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Q
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Q
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R
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Guide to Countering Irelia as Zoe

Tips for Playing as Zoe against Irelia

Sleepy Trouble Bubble travels further over walls. Find a hiding spot to set up for a long distance kill.

Break Sleep with your biggest damage source, since enemies who are asleep take double damage.

Paddle Star deals more damage the further it has flown. Casting it behind yourself before redirecting can deal tons of damage.

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.

Zoe vs Irelia Counter Stats

Zoe Image
Win Rate
46.3 %
VS
Win Rate
53.7 %
Irelia Image
6.7
< Kills >
7.3
5.9
< Deaths >
7
7.7
< Assists >
4.8
1.56
< Killing Sprees >
1.66
131
< Minions Killed >
206
0.07
< Dragons Killed >
0.09
0.4
< Inhibitors >
0.5
1,809
< Physical Damage >
15,683
17,699
< Magic Damage >
6,074
3,552
< True Damage >
734
23,061
< Damage Dealt >
22,491
18,739
< Damage Taken >
31,255
10,941
< Gold Earned >
12,962
1.58
< Towers >
2.39
0.03
< Baron Takedowns >
0.03
2,198
< Total Healing >
10,675
13,227
< Experience >
15,079
25
< Vision Score >
17
12
< Wards Placed >
9
137
< Time Dealing CC >
105

How to Counter Irelia with Zoe in LoL

The stats provided here emphasize several significant Zoe against Irelia counter stats that can help you figure out the differences between this pair of champs. For instance, Zoe’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is better than Irelia’s ratio of NaN, demonstrating that Zoe may be more central to her team's team fighting effectiveness than Irelia..

Zoe often has a similar longest kill spree as her matchup does. On average, she takes less damage than Irelia. This is usually reflective of differing health capacities; however, it can also indicate that the champ with more HP has less mobility and thus is unable to escape additional damage when poked or engaged.

Differences between Zoe and Irelia

Damage Types Compared

Zoe
Irelia
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Zoe
Irelia

Who is Better, Zoe or Irelia?

Both LoL champs are great champions. Both champs have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In the game's current meta, Zoe usually loses when trying to fight Irelia, with a 46.3% win rate. As a result, Zoe makes a bad counter to Irelia.

While Zoe does have a lower winrate than Irelia, when on opposite teams, Zoe also has a greater difficulty level that makes her a more time consuming champion to pick up and master. You should expect to face a difficult match when picking Zoe into Irelia.

Furthermore, Zoe also has almost no amount of CC and other utility, a similar amount to Irelia. This often makes her just as valuable during teamfights, especially when trying to counter champions with a ton of burst damage.

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

Zoe is a trash counter for Irelia. You will do well by focussing your actions on maximizing your gold and cs and taking out objectives. If you do that, you should do very well as Zoe against Irelia.

Other Champion Matchups Against Zoe

Zoe Loses Against

ZacZac42.7% winrateMorganaMorgana43.1% winrateUrgotUrgot43.2% winrateZyraZyra43.4% winrate

Zoe Wins Against

YuumiYuumi53.6% winrateRenektonRenekton53.4% winrateXayahXayah53.1% winrateKindredKindred52.5% winrate

Top Synergies by Role

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Additional Information for Zoe Players

How We Calculated Our Zoe vs Irelia Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Irelia as Zoe, we analyzed 1,220 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 Zoe 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

Zoe Build Irelia Build

Further Insights to Win this Matchup

To learn all of the intricacies of Zoe in order to counter Irelia during both the early game and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should keep reading to learn a few extra lessons on this matchup. If you listen to the build and stats displayed here, you should grow your win rate significantly and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.

Zoe typically accumulates less CS compared to Irelia. Champions who typically don't take much CS usualy 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 large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, often need many items to be effective. In either situation, try to exceed the values shown on this page to do well.

The most crucial items to use in your Zoe versus Irelia build include Horizon Focus, Stormsurge, and Luden's Companion. When Zoe combined at least these three items in her build, she did a lot better when facing Irelia than with most other commonly used counter builds. In fact, Zoe had an average winrate of 46.3% when countering Irelia with this build.

To have the greatest chance of defeating Irelia as Zoe, Zoe players should take the Electrocute, Taste of Blood, Eyeball Collection, Treasure Hunter, Manaflow Band, and Scorch runes from the Domination and Sorcery rune sets. Of all the rune combinations players picked for Zoe vs Irelia fights, this mix of runes resulted in the highest win rate. In fact, these runes gave a 46.3% winrate overall.

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