Irelia is a highly mobile bruiser champion that excels in the midlane, particularly against mage champions. Her unique playstyle combines high mechanical skill requirements with strong snowball potential.

Core Strengths:

• Excellent farming capability with Q (Bladesurge)
• Strong early and mid-game power spikes
• High mobility for dodging skillshots
• Effective against immobile mages

Key Weaknesses:

• Falls off in late game
• Vulnerable to AP assassins early
• Reliant on hitting ultimate ability
• Mechanically demanding

Ability Priority: Q > W > E Ultimate: Level at 6, 11, and 16

Passive - Ionian Fervor:

• Gains attack speed from ability hits (stacks up to 4 times)
• Full stacks grant bonus magic damage on-hit
• Maintained by continuing combat

Core Abilities:

1. Q (Bladesurge)

• Point-and-click dash that deals damage and heals
• Resets on marked targets or kills
• Primary farming and mobility tool

2. E (Flawless Duet)

• Places two blades that stun enemies between them
• Marks enemies for Q reset
• 3.5-second window for second blade placement

3. W (Defiant Dance)

• Channels for damage reduction
• Deals damage based on charge time
• Maximum damage at 0.75 seconds

Ultimate - Vanguard's Edge:

• Launches blades that mark champions
• Creates wall that slows enemies
• Reduces Q cooldown passively

Standard Combo: E > R > Q > AA > E > AA > Q > AA > W > AA > Q > AA

Tips:

• Stack passive before engaging
• Use Q resets for mobility and damage
• Time W to mitigate burst damage
• Hit multiple targets with ultimate when possible
• Focus on early and mid-game advantages

Best Matchups:

• Syndra
• Ryze
• Malzahar

Challenging Matchups:

• Diana
• Fizz
• Vex

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