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How to Synergize Blitzcrank with Irelia on the Same TeamBlitzcrank is in the s tier of champions

Blitzcrank with Irelia

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How to Synergize Blitzcrank and Irelia

based on 3,703 Blitzcrank with Irelia pairs
Win Rate
49.9 %
K/D/A
2.48
Pick Rate
2.5 %

How We Analyze Champion Pairings in LoL

We take in data from from millions of League rounds straight from Riot Games each week. Blitzcrank has gone into battle with Irelia in 3703 recently played, competitive matches. By accumulating so much great data straight from the developers of League, we are confident that we can provide you with high quality, accurate builds to help Blitzcrank synergize with Irelia. It is relatively rare for Blitzcrank to play alongside Irelia as teammates. This has only happened in about 2.5% of rounds with Blitzcrank.

Blitzcrank Irelia Synergy Summary

Blitzcrank has done a average job of fighting on the same side as Irelia. Typically, he wins an acceptable 49.9% of matches the champs play on the same team. If you want to play better as Blitzcrank when fighting on the same team as Irelia by figuring out how to better synergize your tactics with her, then review the full build (with items, runes, summoner spells, and skills) below!

Best Blitzcrank vs Irelia Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Health PotionWorld Atlas

Early Items

~5 Mins
Ruby CrystalMobility Boots

Core Blitzcrank Items

~22 Mins
TrailblazerZeke's ConvergenceFrozen Heart

Optional Items

Kaenic RookernForce of NatureKnight's VowShurelya's Battlesong

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonerdot summoner spell F

Skill Order

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

Runes

InspirationGlacial AugmentHextech FlashtraptionBiscuit DeliveryCosmic Insight
ResolveBone PlatingUnflinching
Ability HasteArmorHealth Scaling
Blitzcrank's passive ability p
Blitzcrank's q ability q
Blitzcrank's w ability w
Blitzcrank's e ability e
Blitzcrank's ultimate ability r
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Q
2
E
3
W
4
Q
5
Q
6
R
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Q
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Guide to Synergizing Blitzcrank and Irelia

Tips for Playing as Blitzcrank with Irelia

Using Blitzcrank's grab to pull an enemy into your tower range followed by a Power Fist will allow the tower to get several hits on them.

The 1-2-3 combo of Rocket Grab, Power Fist, and Static Field can devastate an individual opponent.

Advice to Understand How Irelia Will Play

Defiant Dance is not interrupted by crowd control, try timing it for incoming disables.

Flawless Duet does not have a maximum travel distance, try using it in creative ways.

Use Bladesurge to cover great distances by targeting low life minions on your way to champion targets.

Blitzcrank Irelia Synergy Stats

Blitzcrank Image
Win Rate
49.9 %
VS
Win Rate
50.1 %
Irelia Image
2.1
< Kills >
2.2
6.1
< Deaths >
6.1
13
< Assists >
13.5
0.37
< Killing Sprees >
0.41
28
< Minions Killed >
29
0.04
< Dragons Killed >
0.04
0.37
< Inhibitors >
0.4
2,641
< Physical Damage >
2,758
5,803
< Magic Damage >
5,893
944
< True Damage >
962
9,389
< Damage Dealt >
9,615
22,610
< Damage Taken >
22,973
8,363
< Gold Earned >
8,486
1.3
< Towers >
1.34
0.01
< Baron Takedowns >
0.01
2,210
< Total Healing >
2,319
10,308
< Experience >
10,470
55
< Vision Score >
56
24
< Wards Placed >
25
310
< Time Dealing CC >
312

How to Play with Irelia as Blitzcrank in LoL

The Blitzcrank Irelia synergy stats shown here demonstrate the areas of his gameplay that do better (or worse) when paired with Irelia, compared to his overall stats. Significant differences are areas of focus that highlight how his gameplay changes when paired with this other champion.

Overall, Blitzcrank sees a large worsening in his KDA (ratio of kills and assists to deaths) when paired with Irelia. His KDA worsened from NaN to NaN. This decrease shows that Irelia helps Blitzcrank perform worse in ranked LoL rounds. Yet, the small difference shows that this performance change is only marginal.

When Blitzcrank is paired with Irelia, he sees a little drop in his total damage output. This may signal that Irelia does not support by providing cover for him to dish out more damage or that her support also helps extend the match's duration. Similarly, when Blitzcrank is played alongside Irelia on the same side, he usually scores many fewer killing sprees compared to when he plays on his own. This is contrasting evidence that he is worse when playing alongside Irelia.

Moreover, when Blitzcrank plays with Irelia on the same team, he on average takes a little less damage than when he fights alone. Taking not as much damage could indicate that Irelia does a decent job of protecting Blitzcrank during teamfights.

Synergies between Blitzcrank and Irelia

Damage Types Compared

Blitzcrank
Irelia
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Contrasted

Blitzcrank
Irelia

Is Blitzcrank better when played alongside Irelia?

There is no one best synergy for Blitzcrank that will 100% of the time be his #1 teammate. Yet, overall, Irelia is a not very good companion for Blitzcrank. By being on the same side as Blitzcrank, she lowers their win rate by -1.7% to 49.9%. This shows that there is a negative bond between Blitzcrank and Irelia that allows them to perform worse together than without each other.

Irelia has a greater difficulty than Blitzcrank. That means you must be cautious when arranging Irelia allies to go into battle on the same side as, as they will need a greater level of skill to be able to do well with you.

When playing alongside, Blitzcrank players should expect to observe an overall large increase in your team’s capability to tank a lot of damage. When paired, these champs will be a great protective duo.

Conversely, by aligning Blitzcrank and Irelia together, you will not be granting your other teammates much magic damage. We recommend you have other champs on your team that fills this relative gap in their kit.

Regardless of the ability of your Irelia teammate, you need to focus on increasing your gold income, staying alive by avoiding foolish fights, and taking down objectives. If you follow these simple suggestions, you will do well anyway.

Additional Information for Blitzcrank Players

How We Calculated Our Blitzcrank Irelia Synergy Build and Stats

For this guide on pairing Blitzcrank and Irelia, we analyzed 3,703 ranked and recent League of Legends matches. We perform advanced data cleaning and statistical methods to guarantee that our team synergy stats are accurate and reliable. You can be confident that our recommended build to pair Blitzcrank with Irelia comes from actual 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 your division's most relevant stats and build.

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Further Insights to Win with this Champion Pairing

If you would like to learn all of the intricacies of Blitzcrank in order to work well with Irelia during both the lane and mid / late game phases of League, you should keep reading to pick up some more tricks and insights into this champion pairing. If you use the build and suggestions presented here, you will grow your win rate by a lot.

The best finished items to include in your Blitzcrank and Irelia synergy build include Trailblazer, Zeke's Convergence, and Frozen Heart. When Blitzcrank incorporated at least these three great items in his build, he performed much better when paired up with Irelia than with many other typical builds. In fact, Blitzcrank boasted an average win rate of 49.9% helping carry Irelia with this build.

To have the greatest likelihood of defeating your oponents, Blitzcrank players should use 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 players chose for this team composition, this blending of runes resulted in the greatest win rate. In fact, these runes provided a 49.9% win rate overall.

By default, tips, statistics, and builds on how to synergize Irelia with Blitzcrank are given for all skill levels combined. If you want to scope the stats and builds to a specific division, you should use the selection menu at the top of this page.