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How to Win Evelynn vs Irelia Counter MatchupEvelynn is in the s tier of champions

Evelynn vs Irelia

How to Beat Irelia as Evelynn in LoLEvelynn is in the b tier of champions
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How to Beat Irelia as Evelynn

based on 2,661 Evelynn vs Irelia matchups
Win Rate
49.5 %
K/D/A
2.75
Pick Rate
2.7 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We generate our counter stats from the millions of rated League games that we analyze every week. Our guide on how to beat Irelia as Evelynn came out of an evaluation of 2661 ranked rounds where both champs battled each other. This champ pairing is relatively rare. Evelynn has to counter Irelia in only 2.7% of her games.

Evelynn vs Irelia Matchup Summary

Evelynn has done a ok job of beating Irelia. Normally, she wins a acceptable 49.5% of matches the champs face one another in. In Evelynn against Irelia matches, Evelynn’s team is 0.0% more probable to get first blood, implying that she probably will be able to get first blood versus Irelia.

Best Evelynn vs Irelia Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Gustwalker HatchlingHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
Dark SealHextech Alternator

Core Evelynn Items

~22 Mins
Rabadon's DeathcapLich BaneVoid Staff

Optional Items

ShadowflameStormsurgeHextech Rocketbelt

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonersmite summoner spell F

Skill Order

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

Runes

DominationElectrocuteSudden ImpactEyeball CollectionRelentless Hunter
InspirationMagical FootwearCosmic Insight
Adaptive ForceAdaptive ForceHealth Scaling
Evelynn's passive ability p
Evelynn's q ability q
Evelynn's w ability w
Evelynn's e ability e
Evelynn'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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Q
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Guide to Countering Irelia as Evelynn

Tips for Playing as Evelynn against Irelia

If at low health, you can take advantage of Demon Shade's healing and Camouflage to return to the fight and surprise opponents.

While stealthed, pay attention to when you are (near) being detected by enemy champions. This is identified by the glowing yellow and red eyes over nearby enemy champions.

Allure's arm time might seem long, but the Charm and magic resist shred put Evelynn at an exteme advantage so are worth the wait.

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.

Evelynn vs Irelia Counter Stats

Evelynn Image
Win Rate
49.5 %
VS
Win Rate
50.5 %
Irelia Image
8.9
< Kills >
7.2
5.9
< Deaths >
7.2
7.3
< Assists >
4.8
2
< Killing Sprees >
1.65
21
< Minions Killed >
208
1.31
< Dragons Killed >
0.1
0.3
< Inhibitors >
0.48
691
< Physical Damage >
15,948
20,727
< Magic Damage >
6,215
707
< True Damage >
707
22,126
< Damage Dealt >
22,870
30,656
< Damage Taken >
31,808
11,980
< Gold Earned >
12,966
0.86
< Towers >
2.41
0.33
< Baron Takedowns >
0.03
14,895
< Total Healing >
10,592
13,658
< Experience >
15,111
20
< Vision Score >
17
7
< Wards Placed >
8
197
< Time Dealing CC >
106

How to Counter Irelia with Evelynn in LoL

The stats shown here show several vital Evelynn against Irelia matchup stats that may help us explain the differences and similarities between this set of champs. Evelynn’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is better than Irelia’s ratio of NaN, highlighting that Evelynn may be more central to her team's team fighting capacity than Irelia..

Evelynn normally has a slightly larger longest killing spree than her opponent does. Typically, she takes a similar amount of damage to Irelia. This typically indicates different amounts of tankyness, yet it can also indicate that the champion with increased health has less agility and thus is unable to escape additional harm when poked or engaged.

Differences between Evelynn and Irelia

Damage Types Compared

Evelynn
Irelia
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Evelynn
Irelia

Who is Better, Evelynn or Irelia?

Both LoL champions are great champions. Both have their pros and cons. In League's current meta, Evelynn usually fairs equally well when facing off against Irelia, with a 49.5% win rate. Therefore, Evelynn makes an ok counter to Irelia.

While Evelynn does have a lower win rate than Irelia, when on opposite teams, Evelynn also has a much greater difficulty level that makes her a more complex champion to pick up and master. You still need to be cautious when picking Evelynn into Ireliaas her relative depth means that you may not be able to reach her full potential without a significant amount of practice beforehand.

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

While there isn't a single best champion for every situation in League of Legends, in Evelynn vs Irelia matchups, Irelia is the better champ with a similar win rate, more champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your allies during teamfights.

Evelynn is a somewhat poor counter to Irelia. You will do well by focussing your play on keeping up your gold income and destroying objectives. If you can do that, you should hold your own as Evelynn against Irelia.

Other Champion Matchups Against Evelynn

Evelynn Loses Against

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Evelynn Wins Against

YuumiYuumi55.7% winrateCorkiCorki55.5% winrateSkarnerSkarner55.5% winrateNidaleeNidalee55.3% winrate

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Additional Information for Evelynn Players

How We Calculated Our Evelynn vs Irelia Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Irelia as Evelynn, we analyzed 2,661 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 Evelynn 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

Evelynn Build Irelia Build

Further Insights to Win this Matchup

If you would like to learn all of the intricacies of Evelynn in order to counter Irelia during both the early game and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should keep reading to pick up a few extra tricks and insights into this matchup. If you mind the build and stats presented here, you will grow your win rate by a lot and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.

Evelynn most often accumulates a lot less CS as Irelia. Champs who on average don't acquire much CS usualy don't need much CS to be effective, such as sup champs. These kinds of champions are capable of scaling properly off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champions with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, usually need a lot of items to be effective. In either situation, try to do better than the numbers reported on this page to do well.

The most important items to focus on in your Evelynn versus Irelia build include Rabadon's Deathcap, Lich Bane, and Void Staff. When Evelynn combined at least these three pieces in her build, she did a lot better countering Irelia than with most other typical counter builds. In fact, Evelynn had an average win rate of 49.5% when countering Irelia with these items in her kit.

To have the highest chance of annihilating Irelia as Evelynn, you should take the Electrocute, Sudden Impact, Eyeball Collection, Relentless Hunter, Cosmic Insight, and Magical Footwear runes from the Domination and Inspiration rune sets. Of all the rune sets players chose for Evelynn vs Irelia counter picks, this combo of runes resulted in the highest win rate. In fact, these runes provided a 49.5% winrate overall.

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