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How to Win Renekton vs Irelia Counter MatchupRenekton is in the b tier of champions

Renekton vs Irelia

How to Beat Irelia as Renekton in LoLRenekton is in the b tier of champions
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How to Beat Irelia as Renekton

based on 1,659 Renekton vs Irelia matchups
Win Rate
47.9 %
K/D/A
1.9
Pick Rate
2.7 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

At MOBA Champion, we summarize millions of ranked League of Legends games each week. Within our database, Renekton did battle with Irelia 1659 times. With so many games with Renekton vs Irelia gives us a lot of faith in our capability to produce useful stats and a recommended build to annihilate Irelia. This matchup is fairly rare. Renekton encounters Irelia in only 2.7% of his rounds.

Renekton vs Irelia Matchup Summary

Unfortunately, Renekton does a below average job of beating Irelia. Typically, he wins a lowly 47.9% of matches the champions battle each other in. In Renekton versus Irelia matches, Renekton’s side is 0.0% more probable to obtain first blood, indicating that he probably will get first blood versus Irelia.

Best Renekton vs Irelia Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Doran's BladeHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
Long SwordPickaxe

Core Renekton Items

~22 Mins
Sterak's GageBlack CleaverSundered Sky

Optional Items

Death's DanceRavenous HydraEclipseSpear of Shojin

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonerteleport summoner spell F

Skill Order

First skill for Renekton to level upq
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Second ability for Renekton to level upe
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Last skill for Renekton to max outw

Runes

PrecisionPress the AttackTriumphLegend: AlacrityLast Stand
ResolveBone PlatingUnflinching
Adaptive ForceAdaptive ForceArmor
Renekton's passive ability p
Renekton's q ability q
Renekton's w ability w
Renekton's e ability e
Renekton's ultimate ability r
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Guide to Countering Irelia as Renekton

Tips for Playing as Renekton against Irelia

Cull the Meek drains an enormous amount of life when used in the middle of the fray. You can use this to bait opponents into thinking you are weaker than you really are.

Slice and Dice excels at harassing maneuvers. Slice in, follow up with another skill and then Dice back out to safety.

Cooldown reduction is especially good for Renekton, allowing him to both quickly build up and use his Fury.

Advice to Win Against Irelia

Pay attention to Ionian Fervor stacks and try to engage Irelia when it is down.

Minion waves greatly enhance Irelia's mobility, beware fighting her inside one.

Beware of wasting your high impact spells on Defiant Dance.

Renekton vs Irelia Counter Stats

Renekton Image
Win Rate
47.9 %
VS
Win Rate
52.1 %
Irelia Image
5.9
< Kills >
6.8
6
< Deaths >
7
5.5
< Assists >
5.2
1.36
< Killing Sprees >
1.54
187
< Minions Killed >
206
0.08
< Dragons Killed >
0.09
0.44
< Inhibitors >
0.45
16,884
< Physical Damage >
16,582
3,259
< Magic Damage >
6,097
921
< True Damage >
782
21,065
< Damage Dealt >
23,462
35,713
< Damage Taken >
30,951
12,006
< Gold Earned >
12,624
2.26
< Towers >
2.18
0.02
< Baron Takedowns >
0.03
10,495
< Total Healing >
10,542
14,940
< Experience >
14,876
17
< Vision Score >
17
8
< Wards Placed >
8
72
< Time Dealing CC >
111

How to Counter Irelia with Renekton in LoL

The stats shown here clarify several critical Renekton against Irelia matchup stats that can help you explain the differences between the two. For instance, Renekton’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is better than Irelia’s KDA ratio of NaN, demonstrating that Renekton may be more central to his team's team fighting capability than Irelia..

Renekton often has a similar longest kill spree as his opponent does. On average, he takes more damage than Irelia. This typically indicates differing health capacities; however, it can also hint that the one champ has less mobility and thus is not able to flee from further harm when poked or engaged.

Differences between Renekton and Irelia

Damage Types Compared

Renekton
Irelia
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Renekton
Irelia

Who is Better, Renekton or Irelia?

Both League of Legends champions are great. Both champs have their pros and cons. In League's current meta, Renekton usually loses when facing off against Irelia, with a 47.9% win rate. Therefore, Renekton makes a bad counter for Irelia.

While Renekton does have a lower win rate than Irelia, when facing one another, Renekton also has a lower level of difficulty that makes him a less challenging champ to learn. You should be very concerned when picking Renekton into Irelia.

Furthermore, Renekton also has only a small amount of utility and CC, a similar amount to Irelia. This makes her just as valuable during team fights, especially when facing champions with a ton of burst damage.

While there is not a single best champion overall in League of Legends, in Renekton vs Irelia matchups, Irelia is the better champ with a lower win rate, less champion complexity, and a similar amount of utility to help out your team members during team fights.

Renekton is a bad counter to Irelia. Make sure you focus your gameplay on maximizing your gold income and clearing objectives. If you are able to do that, you should hold your own as Renekton against Irelia.

Additional Information for Renekton Players

How We Calculated Our Renekton vs Irelia Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Irelia as Renekton, we analyzed 1,659 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 Irelia as Renekton 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.

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Further Insights to Win this Matchup

To learn all of the intricacies of Renekton to counter Irelia during both the early game and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should keep reading to learn a few extra tricks and insights into this matchup. If you pay attention to the build and suggestions displayed above, you will grow your win rate significantly and be closer to League of Legends pro players.

Renekton typically picks up a similar amount of CS relative to Irelia. Champions who on average don't acquire many minion kills usualy don't require much CS to be effective, such as supports. They are capable of scaling well off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champs with large amounts of CS, such as hyper-carries, often have to have a lot of items to be effective. In either situation, try to do better than the values displayed on this page to do well.

The most important items to focus on in your Renekton versus Irelia build include Sterak's Gage, Black Cleaver, and Sundered Sky. When Renekton included at least these three items in his build, he did a lot better vs. Irelia than with many other common builds. In fact, Renekton boasted an average win rate of 47.9% when playing against Irelia with these items in his kit.

To have the best likelihood of defeating Irelia as Renekton, Renekton players should use the Press the Attack, Triumph, Legend: Alacrity, Last Stand, Bone Plating, and Unflinching runes from the Precision and Resolve rune sets. Out of all the runes players used for Renekton vs Irelia matchups, this combination of runes yielded the best win rate. Notably, these runes provided a 47.9% win rate overall.

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