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How to Win Irelia vs Veigar Counter MatchupIrelia is in the b tier of champions

Irelia vs Veigar

How to Beat Veigar as Irelia in LoLIrelia is in the b tier of champions
FighterAssassin
Mage

How to Beat Veigar as Irelia

based on 3,583 Irelia vs Veigar matchups
Win Rate
50 %
K/D/A
1.78
Pick Rate
3.5 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

At MOBA Champion, we analyze millions of ranked League games every week. In our dataset, Irelia battled Veigar in 3583 matches. With so many matchups for Irelia vs Veigar gives us a lot of confidence in our capability to prepare informative statistics and a recommended build to destroy your opposition. This pairing is somewhat rare. Irelia fights Veigar in only 3.5% of her matches.

Irelia vs Veigar Matchup Summary

Irelia does a ok job of countering Veigar. Normally, she wins a acceptable 50.0% of matches the champs oppose each other in. In Irelia vs Veigar matches, Irelia’s side is 0.1% more expected to earn first blood. This implies that she most likely will get first blood against Veigar.

Best Irelia vs Veigar Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Doran's BladeHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
PickaxeVampiric Scepter

Core Irelia Items

~22 Mins
Experimental HexplateBlade of The Ruined KingSundered Sky

Optional Items

Titanic HydraTerminusSterak's GageWit's End

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonerteleport summoner spell F

Skill Order

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

Runes

PrecisionConquerorPresence of MindLegend: AlacrityLast Stand
InspirationBiscuit DeliveryCosmic Insight
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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Q
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Q
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Guide to Countering Veigar as Irelia

Tips for Playing as Irelia against Veigar

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 Win Against Veigar

Dark Matter deals very high damage, but it can be avoided. Pay attention to the sound and visual indicator to be aware of when and where the spell will land.

Veigar's ultimate deals increased damage based on your missing health.

Event Horizon only stuns units on the edge. If you're inside the spell, you can still move and attack.

Irelia vs Veigar Counter Stats

Irelia Image
Win Rate
50 %
VS
Win Rate
50 %
Veigar Image
7.3
< Kills >
6.9
6.8
< Deaths >
6.2
4.8
< Assists >
6.7
1.66
< Killing Sprees >
1.57
206
< Minions Killed >
164
0.11
< Dragons Killed >
0.11
0.48
< Inhibitors >
0.46
15,381
< Physical Damage >
706
6,140
< Magic Damage >
21,588
742
< True Damage >
704
22,264
< Damage Dealt >
22,999
31,503
< Damage Taken >
18,619
12,945
< Gold Earned >
11,997
2.29
< Towers >
1.98
0.03
< Baron Takedowns >
0.04
10,684
< Total Healing >
1,845
15,272
< Experience >
14,394
17
< Vision Score >
21
8
< Wards Placed >
11
107
< Time Dealing CC >
85

How to Counter Veigar with Irelia in LoL

The stat comparisons shown on this page feature some critical Irelia against Veigar matchup statistics that may help us figure out the differences between the pair. For instance, Irelia’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is greater than Veigar’s ratio of NaN, demonstrating that Irelia may be more central to her team's team fighting potential than Veigar..

Irelia usually has a similar longest killing spree as her foe does. On average, she takes more damage than Veigar. This typically indicates differing health capacities, but it can also imply that the champion with higher health has less agility and thus is not able to escape additional harm when engaged or poked.

Differences between Irelia and Veigar

Damage Types Compared

Irelia
Veigar
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Irelia
Veigar

Who is Better, Irelia or Veigar?

Both League of Legends champions are great. Both champs have their pros and cons. In League's current meta, Irelia usually fairs equally well when playing against Veigar, with a 50.0% win rate. Therefore, Irelia makes an ok counter to Veigar.

While Irelia does have a higher win rate compared to Veigar, when facing one another, Irelia also has a lower level of difficulty that makes her a less challenging character to learn. You still need to be cautious when picking Irelia into Veigar.

Moreover, Irelia has some amount of utility and CC, a similar amount to Veigar. This makes her just as valuable during team fights, especially when trying to counter champions with a ton of burst damage.

While there is not one best champion in League of Legends, in Irelia vs Veigar matchups, Veigar is the better champion with a similar win rate, less champion complexity, and a similar amount of utility to help out your teammates during late stage team fights.

Irelia is a decent counter for Veigar. Make sure you focus your actions on maximizing your gold income and taking out objectives. If you do that, you should be able to stand on your own as Irelia against Veigar.

Other Champion Matchups Against Irelia

Irelia Loses Against

TaricTaric43.5% winrateNilahNilah45.3% winrateTrundleTrundle45.4% winrateBel'VethBel'Veth45.8% winrate

Irelia Wins Against

ZeriZeri56.5% winrateYuumiYuumi55.7% winrateNidaleeNidalee55.5% winrateHweiHwei55.3% winrate

Top Synergies by Role

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Additional Information for Irelia Players

How We Calculated Our Irelia vs Veigar Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Veigar as Irelia, we analyzed 3,583 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 Veigar as Irelia 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

Irelia Build Veigar Build

Further Insights to Win this Matchup

To learn all of the intricacies of Irelia to counter Veigar during both the lane and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should continue reading to pick up a few extra tips and tricks for this matchup. If you mind the build and stats shown here, you will increase your win rate significantly and be closer to League of Legends pro players.

Irelia on average picks up a similar amount of CS compared to Veigar. Champs who on average don't acquire much CS often don't need much CS to be effective, such as support champions. They are capable of scaling properly off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champs with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, typically have to have several high cost items to be effective. In either situation, try to surpass the numbers shown here to do well.

The ideal items to use in your Irelia versus Veigar build include Experimental Hexplate, Blade of The Ruined King, and Sundered Sky. When Irelia included at least these three pieces in her build, she did much better versus Veigar than with many other common builds. In fact, Irelia boasted an average win rate of 50.0% when playing against Veigar with these items in her kit.

To have the highest likelihood of defeating Veigar as Irelia, Irelia players should use the Conqueror, Presence of Mind, Legend: Alacrity, Last Stand, Biscuit Delivery, and Cosmic Insight runes from the Precision and Inspiration rune sets. Out of all the rune combinations that we analyzed for Irelia vs Veigar fights, this composite of runes yielded the greatest win rate. Moreover, these runes provided a 50.0% win rate overall.

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