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Irelia vs Viktor

How to Beat Viktor as Irelia in LoLIrelia is in the s tier of champions
FighterAssassin
Mage

How to Beat Viktor as Irelia

based on 1,502 Irelia vs Viktor matchups
Win Rate
52.3 %
K/D/A
1.8
Pick Rate
1.5 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

At MOBA Champion, we analyze millions of recently ranked LoL games each week. In our dataset, Irelia battled Viktor in 1502 games. With so many games with Irelia versus Viktor provides us confidence in our ability to prepare informative statistics and a recommended build to wreck Viktor. This counter pairing is somewhat rare. Irelia encounters Viktor in only 1.5% of her matches.

Irelia vs Viktor Matchup Summary

Irelia has done a good job of beating Viktor. On average, she wins a terrific 52.3% of games the champs fight one another in. In Irelia vs Viktor rounds, Irelia’s team is 0.1% more probable to obtain first blood. This implies that she probably will be able to get first blood versus Viktor.

Best Irelia vs Viktor Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Doran's BladeHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
PickaxeVampiric Scepter

Core Irelia Items

~22 Mins
Sterak's GageWit's EndBlade of The Ruined King

Optional Items

Titanic HydraDeath's DanceExperimental HexplateTerminus

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 ForceArmor
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
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Q
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R
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Q
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Guide to Countering Viktor as Irelia

Tips for Playing as Irelia against Viktor

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 Viktor

Be careful about how close you let Viktor get to you. Viktor's control of the battlefield increases with his proximity to his opponent.

Be aware of how many augments Viktor has upgraded by looking at the color of the light on his staff (purple, yellow, blue, red).

Irelia vs Viktor Counter Stats

Irelia Image
Win Rate
52.3 %
VS
Win Rate
47.7 %
Viktor Image
7.3
< Kills >
6.2
6.6
< Deaths >
5.8
4.6
< Assists >
7
1.64
< Killing Sprees >
1.36
210
< Minions Killed >
179
0.08
< Dragons Killed >
0.07
0.46
< Inhibitors >
0.43
15,354
< Physical Damage >
692
5,983
< Magic Damage >
23,551
704
< True Damage >
773
22,042
< Damage Dealt >
25,017
31,282
< Damage Taken >
18,267
12,860
< Gold Earned >
11,733
2.28
< Towers >
1.83
0.03
< Baron Takedowns >
0.03
10,925
< Total Healing >
1,607
15,065
< Experience >
14,611
17
< Vision Score >
18
8
< Wards Placed >
9
112
< Time Dealing CC >
264

How to Counter Viktor with Irelia in LoL

The stats provided here feature several significant Irelia versus Viktor counter stats that can help us understand the differences between the pair. Irelia’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is better than Viktor’s KDA ratio of NaN, indicating that Irelia may be more central to her team's team fighting capacity than Viktor..

Irelia usually has a similar longest killing spree as her enemy does. Typically, she receives more damage than Viktor. This is usually reflective of different amounts of tankyness, but it can also indicate that the champion with higher health has less agility and thus is unable to escape further damage when poked or engaged.

Differences between Irelia and Viktor

Damage Types Compared

Irelia
Viktor
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Irelia
Viktor

Who is Better, Irelia or Viktor?

Both League champs are great champions. Both champs have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In League's current meta, Irelia usually wins when playing against Viktor, with a 52.3% win rate. As a result, Irelia makes a good counter for Viktor.

While Irelia does have a higher win rate compared to Viktor, when facing one another, Irelia also has a much lower learning curve that makes her a less time consuming character to pick up and master. You don't need to be too worried when picking Irelia into Viktor.

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

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

Irelia is a good counter for Viktor. Focus your play on increasing your gold income and clearing objectives. If you are able to do that, you should hold your own as Irelia against Viktor.

Other Champion Matchups Against Irelia

Irelia Loses Against

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Irelia Wins Against

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

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Additional Information for Irelia Players

How We Calculated Our Irelia vs Viktor Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Viktor as Irelia, we analyzed 1,502 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 Viktor 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 Viktor Build

Further Insights to Win this Matchup

If you would like to learn all of the intricacies of Irelia to counter Viktor during both the early game and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should continue reading to gather a few extra lessons on this matchup. If you mind the build and stats shown here, you will increase your win rate by a lot and be closer to League of Legends pro players.

Irelia usually picks up a similar amount of CS relative to Viktor. Champions who typically don't take many minion kills often don't need much CS to be valuable teammates, such as support champions. They are capable of scaling well off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champs with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, often require several high cost items to be effective. In either situation, try to exceed the numbers shown here to do well.

The most crucial items to prioritize in your Irelia versus Viktor build include Sterak's Gage, Wit's End, and Blade of The Ruined King. When Irelia bought at least these three pieces in her build, she performed a lot better vs Viktor than with most other typical builds. In fact, Irelia had an average win rate of 52.3% when playing against Viktor with this counter build.

To have the highest probability of vanquishing Viktor as Irelia, Irelia players should take the Conqueror, Triumph, Legend: Alacrity, Last Stand, Biscuit Delivery, and Cosmic Insight runes from the Precision and Inspiration rune sets. Of all the rune sets players used for Irelia vs Viktor LoL games, this blending of runes resulted in the highest win rate. Notably, these runes averaged a 52.3% win rate overall.

By default, tips, statistics, and builds on how to beat Viktor as Irelia are given for all ranked divisions combined. If you want to narrow the statistics and builds to an individual division, you may use the selection menu at the top of this page.