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

Irelia vs Zoe

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

based on 1,220 Irelia vs Zoe matchups
Win Rate
53.7 %
K/D/A
1.73
Pick Rate
1.2 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

We at MOBA Champion evaluate millions of recently ranked LoL games each week. In our dataset, Irelia faced Zoe 1220 times. With so many games with Irelia versus Zoe gives us confidence in our capacity to provide useful stats and a solid build to shatter your opposition. This particular pairing is fairly rare. Irelia fights Zoe in only 1.2% of her rounds.

Irelia vs Zoe Matchup Summary

Irelia does a good job of beating Zoe. On average, she wins a whopping 53.7% of matches the champs battle one another in. In Irelia against Zoe rounds, Irelia’s team is 0.1% less probable to gain first blood. This implies that she most likely won't be able to get first blood against Zoe.

Best Irelia vs Zoe 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 KingSundered Sky

Optional Items

Sterak's GageWit's EndTerminusDeath's Dance

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
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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 Zoe as Irelia

Tips for Playing as Irelia against Zoe

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 Zoe

Zoe's Paddle Star deals more damage the further it has flown.

Sleepy Trouble Bubble travels further over walls. Stop Zoe from hiding in fog of war to prevent her from setting the spell up.

Zoe must return to her starting point after casting Portal Jump, making her vulnerable to a counterattack.

Irelia vs Zoe Counter Stats

Irelia Image
Win Rate
53.7 %
VS
Win Rate
46.3 %
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7.3
< Kills >
6.7
7
< Deaths >
5.9
4.8
< Assists >
7.7
1.66
< Killing Sprees >
1.56
206
< Minions Killed >
131
0.09
< Dragons Killed >
0.07
0.5
< Inhibitors >
0.4
15,683
< Physical Damage >
1,809
6,074
< Magic Damage >
17,699
734
< True Damage >
3,552
22,491
< Damage Dealt >
23,061
31,255
< Damage Taken >
18,739
12,962
< Gold Earned >
10,941
2.39
< Towers >
1.58
0.03
< Baron Takedowns >
0.03
10,675
< Total Healing >
2,198
15,079
< Experience >
13,227
17
< Vision Score >
25
9
< Wards Placed >
12
105
< Time Dealing CC >
137

How to Counter Zoe with Irelia in LoL

The stat comparisons provided here underscore some important Irelia vs. Zoe counter stats that may help us grasp the distinctions between the two. For instance, Irelia’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is greater than Zoe’s KDA ratio of NaN, indicating that Irelia may be more central to her team's team fighting effectiveness than Zoe..

Irelia typically has a similar longest killing spree as her enemy does. Commonly, she receives more damage than Zoe. This typically indicates different amounts of tankyness, yet it can also illustrate that the one champ has less agility and thus is unable to flee from further damage when poked or engaged.

Differences between Irelia and Zoe

Damage Types Compared

Irelia
Zoe
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Irelia
Zoe

Who is Better, Irelia or Zoe?

Both League champions are great champions. Both have their strengths, weaknesses, and counters. In the game's current meta, Irelia usually wins when trying to fight Zoe, with a 53.7% win rate. Therefore, Irelia makes a great counter to Zoe.

While Irelia does have a higher winrate than Zoe, when they face off with one another, Irelia also has a greater learning curve that makes her a more difficult champ to pick up and master. You should be be fine when picking Irelia into Zoe.

Moreover, Irelia also has some amount of CC and other utility, a similar amount to Zoe. This often makes her just as valuable during teamfights, especially when fighting champions with a ton of burst damage.

While there isn't a single best champion in League of Legends, in Irelia vs Zoe matchups, Irelia is the better champ with a noticably higher win rate, similar champion depth, and a similar amount of utility to help out your allied champions during teamfights.

Irelia is a great counter to Zoe. Focus your gameplay on maximizing your gold income and taking out objectives. If you can do that, you should be able to stand on your own as Irelia against Zoe.

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 Zoe Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Zoe as Irelia, we analyzed 1,220 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 Zoe 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 Zoe Build

Further Insights to Win this Matchup

To learn all of the intricacies of Irelia to counter Zoe 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 pay attention to the build and tips presented here, you will increase your win rate significantly and be closer to League of Legends pro players.

Irelia most often picks up more CS relative to Zoe. Champs who on average don't acquire many minion kills typically don't require much CS to be effective, such as support champions. They are able to scale properly off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champions with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, typically require several high cost items to be effective. In either situation, try to surpass the numbers reported here to do well.

The top items to use in your Irelia versus Zoe build include Experimental Hexplate, Blade of The Ruined King, and Sundered Sky. When Irelia bought at least these three items in her build, she did much better vs Zoe than with many other typical builds. In fact, Irelia boasted an average win rate of 53.7% when countering Zoe with this build.

To have the greatest probability of beating Zoe 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 runes players picked for Irelia vs Zoe battles, this blending of runes resulted in the highest win rate. In fact, these runes gave a 53.7% win rate overall.

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