Wild Rift Irelia Build Guide with Item Builds, Runes and Summoners spells

In League of Legends Wild Rift, Irelia is a diver assassin champion commonly played in a Mid and Baron Lane. Irelia primarily deals physical damage with attacks and abilities and can do lots of damage with her ability combos. Irelia is considered as a Hard to Play champion in Wild Rift based on her abilities and playstyle.

In Wild Rift, Irelia is considered as an S-tier pick for Mid and Baron lane. In this post, we will look at the Best Item Builds, Runes, Summoners spells, and Ability analysis with attack combos for Irelia, including some amazing gameplay tips and tricks we have found especially for you, which will help you to master Irelia much quickly. 

Wild Rift Irelia Build Guide with Item Builds, Runes and Summoners spell

Let’s begin with the Runes first, 

Best Runes for Irelia in Wild Rift

Name	Stats
Conqueror	Stacking Damage: Gain Stacks of adaptive force when hitting a champion with a separate attack or abilities. It stacks up to 5 times. When fully stacked, deals bonus adaptive damage to and champion. Per Stack: (2-6) bonus AD or (3-9) AP for 6 seconds. Fully Stacked Bonus: Melee: 10% Ranged: 7% Bonus adaptive damage to champions.
Brutal	AD/AP, Penetration Gain 7 AD and 2% armor penetration, or 14 AP and 2% Magic penetration (Adaptive).
Adaptive Carapace	Health, AR/ MR Gain 50 Health. While below 50 health, gain 12 AR or MR based on the damage type you took more over the last 60 seconds (Physical damage grants AR, Magic damage grants MR).
Hunter Genius	CDR Gain 2.5 Ability Haste, Unique champion takedown grants 2.5 ability haste.

Now, Let’s look at the Best Summoner Spells for Irelia, 

Best Summoner Spells for Irelia in Wild Rift

Name	Stats
Ignite	Ignites target enemy champion, dealing (60-410) true damage based on the champion level over 5 seconds and inflicting them with grievous wounds. Grievous wounds reduce healing effects by 50%.
Flash	Flash undoubtedly the best spell for any champion you play. Flash is used to teleport your champion forward for any aimed direction. (Cooldown: 150 seconds)

Now, Let’s start with the most important part of this guide, “Best Item Builds for Irelia”,

Best Item Builds for Irelia in Wild Rift

In Wild Rift, You can build multiple items on Irelia based on the enemy champion you are facing and your playstyle. For example, suppose you are playing against a champion like Zed. In that case, building an Armor is beneficial as Zed is an AD assassin, whereas if you are playing against a champion like Akali, then building Magic resist will be a great choice.

1. Irelia Item Build (Mid-Baron Lane)

Blade of the Ruined King	Trinity Force	Gluttonous Greaves	Death’s Dance
Sterak’s Gage	Guardian Angel	Gluttonous Protobelt	Ward

2. Irelia Item Build vs AP Champions

Blade of the Ruined King	Trinity Force	Mercury’s Tread	Maw of Maltorius
Force of Nature	Guardian Angel	Mercury’s Stasis	Ward

3. Irelia Item Build vs AD Champions

Blade of the Ruined King	Trinity Force	Plated Steelcaps	Death’s Dance
Sterak’s Gage	Guardian Angel	Steel-plated Stasis	Ward

4. Irelia Item Build vs Tanks

Blade of the Ruined King	Trinity Force	Gluttonous Greaves	Black Cleaver
Sterak’s Gage	Guardian Angel	Gluttonous Protobelt	Ward

Now, Let’s look at the Irelia Ability analysis with Attack combos, 

Wild Rift Irelia’s Ability analysis with Best Attack Combos

Let’s begin with Irelia’s Ability analysis first, as it will help us to understand Irelia’s ability in-depth so that you can perform attack combos more quickly and effectively,

1. Ionian Forever (Passive)

Ionian Forever

Hitting an enemy with ability grants 8% (Based on the level) bonus attack speed for 6 seconds, stacking up to 4 times. At max stacks, attacks deal an additional 14 magic damage (14 + 25% bonus AD) on hit.  Attacking an enemy champion refreshes the duration, An ability grants multiple stacks upon hitting multiple champions/

2. Bladesurge (First Ability)

Bladesurge

Dashes through an enemy, dealing 49 physical damage (10 + 60% AD) and healing herself for 9 (14% AD). Bladesurge’s cooldown is refreshed if the target is marked or dies to Bladesurge.  When aimed, Bladesurgewill prioritizes targets it will reset on. Deals 150% damage to minions.  Cooldown: 10.7/9.8/8.8/7.8 Base Damage: 10/40/70/100 Heal: 14%/16%/18%/20% Mana: 20

3. Defiant Dance (Second Ability)

Defiant Dance

Hold: Defends with her blades for up to 1.5 seconds, taking 50% (50 + 7%) reduced damage.  Release: Whips the blade forward, dealing 42 physical damage (10 + 50% AD + 40% AP), increased by up to 100% with charge time.  Cooldown: 13.7/12.7/11.7/10.7 Mana Cost: 75/80/85/90 Base Damage: 10/30/50/70

4.Flawless Duet (Third Ability)

Flawless Duet

Send a blade to the target location. Maybe recast within 3 seconds to send another blade.  The blade converges upon reaching their destination, dealing 70 magic damage (70 + 80% AP), stunning for 1 second, and Marking enemy champion and large monsters hit for 5 seconds. Base Damage: 70/120/170/220 Cooldown: 12.7/11.7/10.7/9.8 Mana Cost: 50

5. Vanguard’s Edge (Ultimate)

Vanguard’s Edge

Fire a storm of blades that deals 125 magic damage (125 + 70% AP) and marks the enemy champion for 5 seconds.  The Blades explodes into a wall for 3 seconds upon hitting an enemy champion. The blade wall deals 75 magic damage (75 + 70% AP) and slows by 90% for 1.5 seconds. Base Damage: 125/225/325 Cooldown: 78/68.3/58.5 Bonus Damage: 75/125/175 Duration: 3/3.5/4

Now, Let’s look at “Irelia’s Ability up-gradation path”,

Which Irelia’s Ability I should upgrade first?

When upgrading Irelia’s abilities in the Wild Rift, first unlock her all three basic abilities. After that, keep upgrading her Q to max level, followed by her E and W. Don’t forget to unlock and upgrade her ultimate whenever available.

Irelia’s Ability Upgradation Path
Bladesurge	1	4	6	7
Defiant Dance	3	12	14	15
Flawless Duet	2	8	10	11
Vanguard’s Edge	5	9	13	–

Now, Let’s look at the Best Attack Combos for Irelia,

Best Attack Combo for Irelia in Wild Rift

In Wild Rift, You can create multiple attacks combos with Irelia based on the enemy champion you are facing and your playstyle. Irelia. Let’s look at the some Attack Combo’s used by the Irelia Main’s, 

Combo 1 (with Ultimate):

E (Flawless Duet) > E (Flawless Duet) > Q (Bladesurge) > Q (Bladesurge) > AA (Auto Attacks) > W (Defiant Dance) > Q (Blade Surge) > R (Vangurd’s Edge) > Q (Bladesurge) > AA (Auto attacks) > AA (Auto Attacks) 

Combos 2 (without ultimate):

E (Flawless Duet) > E (Flawless Duet) > Q (Bladesurge) > Q (Bladesurge) > AA (Auto Attacks) > W (Defiant Dance) > Q (Blade Surge) >AA (Auto Attacks)

Wild Rift Irelia’s Counter

For Baron Lane:

Riven

Olaf

Gargas

Geran

Fiora

Akali

For Mid Lane:

Katarina

Twisted Fate

Zed

Diana

Ahri

Wild Rift Irelia Gameplay Tips and Tricks

Early game: 

In Wild Rift, Irelia’s early game is pretty strong once she has all three basic abilities. Irelia can deal a massive amount of damage early game without getting caught by the enemy.

Irelia’s ultimate is very useful in the team fight, so try to save it for an objective fight. In the early game, just poke the enemy laner with your combos, and once their health drops below 50%, you can go all in and use your Ignite and flash to secure a sweet little first kill. If you do not find any good engagement opportunity, then just focus on farming and try to get your first item before the dragon fight.

Late Game: 

The late game is when Irelia becomes an assassin, and she can one-shot enemies squishy targets. In the late game, roam with your team and try to pick off enemy AD Carry before the objective fight. When Irelia has at least 2-3 Items, Irelia can fight 1 v 2, 1 v 3 enemy champions.

Frequently Asked Questions about Irelia

Which lane should I play as a Irelia?

In Wild Rift, Irelia is a Diver champion commonly played in a Baron lane and sometimes mid-lane.

How good is Irelia in Wild Rift?

In Wild Rift, Irelia is considered as an A-tier pick for Baron lane and Mid lane.

Which Irelia's Ability I should upgrade first?

When upgrading Irelia's ability, first unlock all three basic abilities. After that, keep upgrading her Q to max level followed by E and W. Don't forget to unlock and upgrade her ultimate whenever available.

Which Runes should I use with Irelia?

The Best Runes for Irelia are Conqueror, Brutal, Bone Plating and Hunter Genius.

Wild Rift Other Champions Guide: 

Lux

Ahri

Master Yi

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