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Irelia vs Vi

How to Beat Vi as Irelia in LoLIrelia is in the s tier of champions
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How to Beat Vi as Irelia

based on 2,805 Irelia vs Vi matchups
Win Rate
49.1 %
K/D/A
1.74
Pick Rate
2.8 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We summarize our matchup statistics from the millions of ranked League of Legends rounds that we evaluate each and every week. This guide on how to beat Vi as Irelia resulted from an analysis of 2805 ranked matches where both champs clashed against each other. This particular counter pairing is relatively rare. Irelia encounters Vi in only 2.8% of her games.

Irelia vs Vi Matchup Summary

Unfortunately, Irelia has done a dismal job of countering Vi. On average, she wins a acceptable 49.1% of games the champions face one another in. In Irelia vs Vi matches, Irelia’s team is 0.1% more likely to get first blood. This indicates that she probably will be able to get first blood against Vi.

Best Irelia vs Vi Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Doran's ShieldDoran's Blade

Early Items

~5 Mins
PickaxeVampiric Scepter

Core Irelia Items

~22 Mins
Blade of The Ruined KingTerminusDeath's Dance

Optional Items

Titanic HydraSterak's GageRavenous HydraSundered Sky

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

PrecisionConquerorTriumphLegend: 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
2
E
3
W
4
Q
5
Q
6
R
7
Q
8
W
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Q
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W
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R
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W
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W
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E
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R

Guide to Countering Vi as Irelia

Tips for Playing as Irelia against Vi

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 Vi

Vi cannot be stopped while using her ult. Remember to save your displacement effects until after she's done charging.

A fully charged Vault breaker deals double damage. If you see Vi start to charge you should back off or try to dodge it.

Vi will shred your Armor and gain Attack Speed if she manages to hit you three times in a row. Try not to engage in extended brawls with her.

Irelia vs Vi Counter Stats

Irelia Image
Win Rate
49.1 %
VS
Win Rate
50.9 %
Vi Image
7.1
< Kills >
6.5
7
< Deaths >
6.1
5.1
< Assists >
8.2
1.66
< Killing Sprees >
1.5
205
< Minions Killed >
33
0.1
< Dragons Killed >
1.58
0.46
< Inhibitors >
0.41
16,240
< Physical Damage >
16,052
5,993
< Magic Damage >
95
746
< True Damage >
939
22,979
< Damage Dealt >
17,086
31,284
< Damage Taken >
29,503
12,806
< Gold Earned >
11,583
2.32
< Towers >
1.34
0.03
< Baron Takedowns >
0.34
10,603
< Total Healing >
11,172
14,911
< Experience >
13,405
17
< Vision Score >
22
8
< Wards Placed >
6
114
< Time Dealing CC >
284

How to Counter Vi with Irelia in LoL

The stats shown on this page highlight several important Irelia against Vi counter statistics that can help us interpret the distinctions between the two. Irelia’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is better than Vi’s ratio of NaN, highlighting that Irelia may be more central to her team's team fighting effectiveness than Vi..

Irelia often has a similar longest killing spree as her foe does. Typically, she receives a similar amount of damage to Vi. This commonly reflects different amounts of tankyness, yet it can also hint that the one champion has less agility and thus is unable to flee from further harm when engaged or poked.

Differences between Irelia and Vi

Damage Types Compared

Irelia
Vi
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Irelia
Vi

Who is Better, Irelia or Vi?

Both LoL champions are great. Both have their pros and cons. In the game's current meta, Irelia usually fairs equally well when trying to fight Vi, with a 49.1% win rate. Thus, Irelia makes an ok counter to Vi.

While Irelia does have a lower winrate compared to Vi, when they face off with one another, Irelia also has a greater level of difficulty that makes her a more difficult champion to pick up and master. You still need to be cautious when picking Irelia into Vi.

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

While there isn't one best champion in League of Legends, in Irelia vs Vi matchups, Vi is the better champ with a similar win rate, more champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your team members during late stage team fights.

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

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

BardBard+ 54.1% 2868 GamesSingedSinged+ 54.1% 1444 GamesLilliaLillia+ 54.3% 7222 GamesTeemoTeemo+ 54.9% 6229 Games

Additional Information for Irelia Players

How We Calculated Our Irelia vs Vi Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Vi as Irelia, we analyzed 2,805 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 Vi 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 Vi Build

Further Insights to Win this Matchup

To truly master Irelia in order to counter Vi during both the early game and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should continue reading to pick up a few extra lessons on this matchup. If you pay attention to the build and stats displayed above, you will increase your win rate significantly and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.

Irelia on average accumulates much more CS compared to Vi. Champs who on average don't get many minion kills usualy don't require much CS to be effective, such as sup champs. These kinds of champions are able to scale well off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champions with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, usually have to have many items to be effective. In either case, try to surpass the values shown here to do well.

The ideal items to focus on in your Irelia versus Vi build consist of Blade of The Ruined King, Terminus, and Death's Dance. When Irelia combined at least these three pieces in her build, she did significantly better countering Vi than with most other common counter builds. In fact, Irelia had an average win rate of 49.1% when playing against Vi with this build.

To have the greatest chance of beating Vi as Irelia, you should equip the Conqueror, Triumph, Legend: Alacrity, Last Stand, Biscuit Delivery, and Cosmic Insight runes from the Precision and Inspiration rune sets. Out of all the rune builds players picked for Irelia vs Vi face-offs, this set of runes resulted in the highest win rate. In fact, these runes gave a 49.1% win rate overall.

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