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Corki vs Irelia

How to Beat Irelia as Corki in LoLCorki is in the b tier of champions
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How to Beat Irelia as Corki

based on 1,091 Corki vs Irelia matchups
Win Rate
48.2 %
K/D/A
2.31
Pick Rate
2.7 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We at MOBA Champion analyze millions of recently ranked League of Legends rounds each and every week. In our database, Corki battled Irelia in 1091 rounds. Having so many matchups for Corki versus Irelia provides us a lot of faith in our ability to produce enlightening statistics and a supported build to shatter Irelia. This champ matchup is somewhat rare. Corki fights Irelia in only 2.7% of his matches.

Corki vs Irelia Matchup Summary

Unfortunately, Corki does a poor job of beating Irelia. Typically, he wins a lowly 48.2% of games the champs fight one another in. In Corki versus Irelia matches, Corki’s team is 0.1% less likely to obtain first blood, implying that he probably won't be able to get first blood against Irelia.

Best Corki vs Irelia Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Health PotionTear of the Goddess

Early Items

~5 Mins
Long SwordTear of the Goddess

Core Corki Items

~22 Mins
MuramanaMalignanceSpear of Shojin

Optional Items

Rapid FirecannonInfinity EdgeVoid StaffTrinity Force

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonerteleport summoner spell F

Skill Order

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

Runes

InspirationFirst StrikeMagical FootwearBiscuit DeliveryCosmic Insight
DominationTaste of BloodUltimate Hunter
Attack SpeedAdaptive ForceMagic Resist
Corki's passive ability p
Corki's q ability q
Corki's w ability w
Corki's e ability e
Corki's ultimate ability r
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E
2
Q
3
W
4
Q
5
Q
6
R
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Q
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E
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Guide to Countering Irelia as Corki

Tips for Playing as Corki against Irelia

Valkyrie can be used defensively as well, so try using it for a quick escape.

Phosphorus Bomb can be used to reveal enemy units that might be hiding in a nearby patch of brush.

Corki can continue to attack while using Gatling Gun. Maximizing Gatling Gun is key to mastering Corki.

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.

Corki vs Irelia Counter Stats

Corki Image
Win Rate
48.2 %
VS
Win Rate
51.8 %
Irelia Image
6.9
< Kills >
7.5
6.1
< Deaths >
6.9
7.2
< Assists >
4.9
1.6
< Killing Sprees >
1.74
185
< Minions Killed >
215
0.1
< Dragons Killed >
0.11
0.42
< Inhibitors >
0.49
3,671
< Physical Damage >
16,622
21,697
< Magic Damage >
6,497
1,028
< True Damage >
780
26,397
< Damage Dealt >
23,900
21,451
< Damage Taken >
32,881
12,645
< Gold Earned >
13,260
1.89
< Towers >
2.33
0.04
< Baron Takedowns >
0.03
3,270
< Total Healing >
11,772
14,641
< Experience >
15,553
18
< Vision Score >
17
9
< Wards Placed >
8
196
< Time Dealing CC >
119

How to Counter Irelia with Corki in LoL

The stat comparisons provided here feature some significant Corki versus Irelia counter statistics that may help us distinguish the differences between the two. As an example, Corki’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is more than Irelia’s ratio of NaN, indicating that Corki may be more central to his team's team fighting capacity than Irelia..

Corki usually has a similar longest kill spree as his enemy does. Commonly, he takes less damage than Irelia. This is usually reflective of differing health capacities, but it can also illustrate that the one champion has less mobility and thus is not able to kite away from additional harm when engaged or poked.

Differences between Corki and Irelia

Damage Types Compared

Corki
Irelia
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Corki
Irelia

Who is Better, Corki or Irelia?

Both League champs are great. Both champs have their pros and cons. In League's current meta, Corki usually loses when facing off against Irelia, with a 48.2% win rate. Therefore, Corki makes a poor counter to Irelia.

While Corki does have a lower winrate compared to Irelia, when on opposite teams, Corki also has a greater level of difficulty that makes him a more complex champion to develop with. You should be careful when picking Corki into Irelia.

Additionally, Corki also has only a small amount of CC and other utility, a similar amount to Irelia. This makes her just as valuable during team fights, especially when trying to counter champions with a lot of burst damage.

While there is not one best champion for every situation in League of Legends, in Corki vs Irelia matchups, Irelia is the better champ with a lower win rate, more champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your allied champions during team fights.

Corki is a somewhat poor counter for Irelia. Make sure you focus your strategy on keeping up your gold income and taking out objectives. If you do that, you should do very well as Corki against Irelia.

Other Champion Matchups Against Corki

Corki Loses Against

SkarnerSkarner42.2% winrateDr. MundoDr. Mundo42.3% winrateLilliaLillia43.1% winrateFiddlesticksFiddlesticks43.6% winrate

Corki Wins Against

OlafOlaf54.8% winrateShyvanaShyvana54.6% winrateJarvan IVJarvan IV54.2% winrateYuumiYuumi53.6% winrate

Top Synergies by Role

KledKled+ 52.4% 464 GamesSejuaniSejuani+ 53.1% 377 GamesMaokaiMaokai+ 53.2% 1887 GamesTalonTalon+ 55.3% 358 Games

Additional Information for Corki Players

How We Calculated Our Corki vs Irelia Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Irelia as Corki, we analyzed 1,091 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 Corki 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 Corki in order to counter Irelia during both the early game and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should continue reading to learn a few extra tricks and insights into this matchup. If you pay attention to the build and stats presented here, you will increase your win rate significantly and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.

Corki usually racks up a similar amount of CS compared to Irelia. Champs who on average don't earn much CS usualy don't need much CS to be effective, such as supports. These kinds of champions are capable of scaling well off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champs with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, usually need a lot of items to be effective. In either case, try to surpass the numbers reported on this page to do well.

The top items to use in your Corki versus Irelia build include Muramana, Malignance, and Spear of Shojin. When Corki used at least these three items in his build, he did significantly better against Irelia than with many other commonly used builds. In fact, Corki boasted an average win rate of 48.2% when countering Irelia with this counter build.

To have the highest probability of annihilating Irelia as Corki, Corki players should use the First Strike, Magical Footwear, Biscuit Delivery, Cosmic Insight, Taste of Blood, and Ultimate Hunter runes from the Inspiration and Domination rune sets. Of all the rune builds players picked for Corki vs Irelia matchups, this sequence of runes yielded the highest win rate. Notably, these runes gave a 48.2% winrate overall.

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