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Irelia vs Zeri

How to Beat Zeri as Irelia in LoLIrelia is in the b tier of champions
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How to Beat Zeri as Irelia

based on 1,068 Irelia vs Zeri matchups
Win Rate
56.5 %
K/D/A
1.88
Pick Rate
1 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We summarize our matchup statistics from the millions of recently ranked League of Legends games that we review each and every week. Our guide on how to beat Zeri as Irelia resulted from an evaluation of 1068 ranked matches where both champs engaged each other. This particular counter matchup is somewhat rare. Irelia has to counter Zeri in only 1.0% of her games.

Irelia vs Zeri Matchup Summary

Irelia has done a great job of beating Zeri. On average, she wins a whopping 56.5% of games the champions fight one another in. In Irelia versus Zeri matches, Irelia’s team is 0.1% more expected to obtain first blood. This implies that she probably will get first blood versus Zeri.

Best Irelia vs Zeri Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Doran's BladeHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
Recurve BowVampiric Scepter

Core Irelia Items

~22 Mins
Experimental HexplateBlade of The Ruined KingDeath's Dance

Optional Items

Sterak's GageTerminusWit's EndSundered 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 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
5
Q
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R
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Q
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Guide to Countering Zeri as Irelia

Tips for Playing as Irelia against Zeri

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.

Irelia vs Zeri Counter Stats

Irelia Image
Win Rate
56.5 %
VS
Win Rate
43.5 %
Zeri Image
7.5
< Kills >
6.7
6.7
< Deaths >
6.1
5.1
< Assists >
6.9
1.74
< Killing Sprees >
1.6
208
< Minions Killed >
186
0.1
< Dragons Killed >
0.18
0.54
< Inhibitors >
0.41
16,569
< Physical Damage >
13,132
6,336
< Magic Damage >
6,196
761
< True Damage >
655
23,666
< Damage Dealt >
19,983
30,786
< Damage Taken >
22,631
13,060
< Gold Earned >
12,338
2.48
< Towers >
2.13
0.03
< Baron Takedowns >
0.05
10,894
< Total Healing >
4,173
15,117
< Experience >
12,573
17
< Vision Score >
17
8
< Wards Placed >
8
110
< Time Dealing CC >
117

How to Counter Zeri with Irelia in LoL

The stats provided here highlight several important Irelia against Zeri counter statistics that may help us interpret the differences and similarities between this set of champions. Irelia’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is greater than Zeri’s ratio of NaN, highlighting that Irelia may be more central to her team's team fighting capacity than Zeri..

Irelia normally has a similar longest killing spree as her enemy does. Typically, she receives more damage than Zeri. This is usually reflective of different amounts of tankyness, yet it can also illustrate that the champ with higher HP has less agility and thus is unable to flee from further damage when poked or engaged.

Differences between Irelia and Zeri

Damage Types Compared

Irelia
Zeri
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Irelia
Zeri

Who is Better, Irelia or Zeri?

Both League champs are great. Both champs have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In the game's current meta, Irelia usually wins when taking on Zeri, with a 56.5% win rate. Therefore, Irelia makes a fantastic counter to Zeri.

While Irelia does have a much higher win rate than Zeri, when they face off with one another, Irelia also has a lower difficulty level that makes her a less challenging character to learn and master. You don't need to be too worried when picking Irelia into Zeri.

Furthermore, Irelia also has some amount of utility and CC, a similar amount to Zeri. This makes her just as valuable during teamfights, especially when trying to counter champions with a lot of burst damage.

While there isn't one best champion in League of Legends, in Irelia vs Zeri 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 teammates during late stage team fights.

Irelia is a great counter for Zeri. Focus your gameplay on increasing your gold and cs and taking out objectives. If you do that, you should do very well as Irelia against Zeri.

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 Zeri Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Zeri as Irelia, we analyzed 1,068 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 Zeri 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 Zeri Build

Further Insights to Win this Matchup

To truly master Irelia to counter Zeri during both the lane 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 listen to the build and suggestions displayed here, you will grow your win rate significantly and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.

Irelia typically picks up a similar amount of CS as Zeri. Champions who on average don't take many minion kills usualy don't require much CS to be valuable teammates, such as sup champs. These kinds of champions are capable of scaling well off of their skills, stats, and first items alone. Yet, champions with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, typically have to have several high cost items to be effective. In either situation, try to exceed the numbers displayed here to do well.

The best items to use in your Irelia versus Zeri build consist of Experimental Hexplate, Blade of The Ruined King, and Death's Dance. When Irelia used at least these three pieces in her build, she performed a lot better vs Zeri than with many other commonly used builds. In fact, Irelia had an average win rate of 56.5% battling Zeri with this counter build.

To have the highest chance of defeating Zeri as Irelia, Irelia players should equip the Conqueror, Triumph, Legend: Alacrity, Last Stand, Biscuit Delivery, and Cosmic Insight runes from the Precision and Inspiration rune sets. Of all the rune builds players chose for Irelia vs Zeri battles, this blending of runes yielded the highest win rate. Moreover, these runes provided a 56.5% win rate overall.

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