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How to Synergize Irelia with Caitlyn on the Same TeamIrelia is in the b tier of champions

Irelia with Caitlyn

How to Win With Irelia and Caitlyn Paired TogetherIrelia is in the a tier of champions
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How to Synergize Irelia and Caitlyn

based on 9,732 Irelia with Caitlyn pairs
Win Rate
49.7 %
K/D/A
1.74
Pick Rate
9.6 %

How We Analyze Champion Pairings in LoL

Our servers download the results of from millions of League of Legends rounds straight from Riot Games each week. Irelia has gone into battle with Caitlyn in 9732 recent, competitive matches. By pooling so much complete data from the creators of League of Legends, we have complete confidence that we can present to you high quality, usable builds to help Irelia play with Caitlyn. It is common for Irelia to play alongside Caitlyn as teammates. This has happened in approx. 9.6% of games with Irelia.

Irelia Caitlyn Synergy Summary

Irelia does a ok job of teaming up with Caitlyn. Normally, she wins an acceptable 49.7% of the time the champs play on the same team. If you want to maximize your potential as Irelia when playing with Caitlyn by learning how to better synergize your play style with her, then check out the complete build (with items, runes, summoner spells, and skills) below!

Best Irelia vs Caitlyn Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Doran's ShieldDoran's Blade

Early Items

~5 Mins
PickaxeRecurve Bow

Core Irelia Items

~22 Mins
Sterak's GageWit's EndSundered Sky

Optional Items

Guardian AngelTitanic HydraTerminusMaw of Malmortius

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonerteleport summoner spell F

Skill Order

First skill for Irelia to level upq
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Second ability for Irelia to level upw
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Last skill for Irelia to max oute

Runes

PrecisionConquerorTriumphLegend: AlacrityLast Stand
ResolveSecond WindUnflinching
Attack SpeedAdaptive ForceMagic Resist
Irelia's passive ability p
Irelia's q ability q
Irelia's w ability w
Irelia's e ability e
Irelia'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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Guide to Synergizing Irelia and Caitlyn

Tips for Playing as Irelia with Caitlyn

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.

Advice to Understand How Caitlyn Will Play

Fire 90 Caliber Net away from the opponent to close the gap or hop over walls.

Avoid using Ace in the Hole in large team melees as it might be blocked by the wrong target.

Make use of her Yordle Snap Traps by placing them pre-emptively to ensure that you'll have one off of cooldown during combat.

Irelia Caitlyn Synergy Stats

Irelia Image
Win Rate
49.7 %
VS
Win Rate
50.3 %
Caitlyn Image
7.2
< Kills >
7.3
6.9
< Deaths >
7
4.8
< Assists >
5
1.64
< Killing Sprees >
1.66
206
< Minions Killed >
206
0.1
< Dragons Killed >
0.1
0.47
< Inhibitors >
0.47
16,075
< Physical Damage >
16,208
6,127
< Magic Damage >
6,139
742
< True Damage >
751
22,945
< Damage Dealt >
23,099
31,220
< Damage Taken >
31,302
12,857
< Gold Earned >
12,894
2.24
< Towers >
2.3
0.03
< Baron Takedowns >
0.03
10,770
< Total Healing >
10,768
15,025
< Experience >
15,027
17
< Vision Score >
17
8
< Wards Placed >
8
111
< Time Dealing CC >
113

How to Play with Caitlyn as Irelia in LoL

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

Overall, Irelia sees a large worsening in her KDA (ratio of kills and assists to deaths) when paired with Caitlyn. His KDA fell from NaN to NaN. This fall shows that Caitlyn helps Irelia perform worse in competitive League matches. Yet, the small difference shows that this performance change is not very impactful.

When Irelia is an ally to Caitlyn, she gets a little drop in her complete damage output. This difference may indicate that Caitlyn does not support by providing cover for her to deal more damage or that her presence also helps increase the match's duration. Similarly, when Irelia is played alongside Caitlyn on the same side, he usually scores many fewer killing sprees compared to when she plays without Caitlyn. This is contrasting evidence that she is worse when playing with Caitlyn.

Additionally, when Irelia plays with Caitlyn on the same team, she usually receives a little less damage than when she fights alone. Getting dealt not as much damage may mean that Caitlyn does a decent job of protecting Irelia during teamfights.

Synergies between Irelia and Caitlyn

Damage Types Compared

Irelia
Caitlyn
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Contrasted

Irelia
Caitlyn

Is Irelia better when played alongside Caitlyn?

There is no top champion pairing for Irelia that will no matter what be her best teammate. However, Caitlyn is a very typical companion for Irelia. By being on the same team as Irelia, she lowers their win rate by -0.1% to 49.7%. This proves that there is only a small bond between Irelia and Caitlyn that results in them performing worse together than alone.

Caitlyn has a greater difficulty than Irelia. That means Irelia players should be cautious when finding Caitlyn comrades to play with, as they will have to have a greater level of skill to fight well with you.

Working on the same side, Irelia players should expect to observe an overall large increase in your team’s capacity to destroy wih physical damage. When paired, these two can tear through the other team with a lot of physcial damage.

Although, by pairing Irelia and Caitlyn together, you probably will not be giving your side a great deal of engage. Make sure to bring other champions on your team that fills this relative disparity in this pairing's kit.

Regardless of the skill of your Caitlyn teammate, you need to focus on increasing your income, staying alive by avoiding foolish fights, and clearing objectives. If you follow these simple suggestions, you should do well anyway.

Additional Information for Irelia Players

How We Calculated Our Irelia Caitlyn Synergy Build and Stats

For this guide on pairing Irelia and Caitlyn, we analyzed 9,732 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 Irelia with Caitlyn 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 Irelia in order to work well with Caitlyn during both the early game and mid / late game phases of League rounds, you should continue reading to learn some more lessons on this champion pairing. If you pay attention to the build and tips displayed above, you will grow your win rate significantly.

The top finished items to include in your Irelia and Caitlyn synergy build consist of Sterak's Gage, Wit's End, and Sundered Sky. When Irelia used at least these three great items in her build, she did significantly better when fighting alongside Caitlyn than with most other typical item sets. In fact, Irelia had an average win rate of 49.7% helping carry Caitlyn with these items in her kit.

To have the greatest likelihood of beating your oponents, you should use the Conqueror, Triumph, Legend: Alacrity, Last Stand, Second Wind, and Unflinching runes from the Precision and Resolve rune sets. Of all the runes players used for this champion pairing, this sequence of runes resulted in the top win rate. Notably, these runes provided a 49.7% winrate overall.

If you want to see Irelia with Caitlyn collaboration tips and builds for a a distinct division, feel free to select one from the selection menu above. If viewing for the first time, the stats and strategies displayed are calculated using all matches finished with these champions.