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Recommended Items
Runes: Best overall
+8 Ability Haste
+9 Adaptive (5.4 AD or 9 AP)
+65 Base Health
Spells:
Flash
Teleport
Items
Threats & Synergies
Akali
Extremely annoying match up. Her movement speed and invisibility makes it hard to hit your abilities. If you're even, she usually wins 1v1 if she has defensive runes. It is better to fight with your team.
Karthus
Any champion with at least one of the following are great with AP Irelia : high area of damage, good CC lockdown or divers that love low-health targets.
Karthus
Any champion with at least one of the following are great with AP Irelia : high area of damage, good CC lockdown or divers that love low-health targets.
Champion Build Guide
My story
Hello!
I am SkandaLoL. I have been a Diamond/Low Master player through out most of seasons since 2017. Last year, during season 13, I put a mission to take AP
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AP
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After seeing the streamer Thebausffs take AP
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I needed to find the best builds, so I played her with different runes and items sets... After 500+ games last season, from AP support to AP tank top lane, I tested so much stuff and I was finally able to get to Masters playing her in the mid lane. I was also playing AP
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Here in this guide I present you the best build and the best lane that is fit for AP
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Although I didn't reach higher ranks neither did well during the first split of season 14 (hardstuck Diamond IV), I believe the problem is me, not the build. I'd love to see better players try the build out, so that's why I am making the guide.
Why you should try AP
Irelia
In my opinion, playstyle and fun are something very subjective and special to each player. It's hard to convince someone that something is fun... It very much depends on them trying it out!
If you are curious about the gameplay, here is a vod review I made from a game in Diamond III :
I think AP
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For people who wonder how it is playing AP
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But there are so many mages already right ? What's so good about Irelia : Her unique area of damage, specially on her Ult. She can damage people from so far away with an ultimate that instantly develops the moment it touches someone. Her range and engage tools are extremely unique and there is no comparison with another mage.
She goes really well into some match-ups that are tough for AD
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Pros and cons
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Starting AP
Irelia
Even though AP Irelia's playstyle is different, most of the basics of
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After that, I suggest you to try some combos in Training or ARAM before going to Summoner's Rift. Like I said, think of AP
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Irelia's Abilities
Ionian fervor (Passive)
In this guide, I am not gonna cover too much on her passive. If you go with the auto-attack build, the gameplay is very similar to AD
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It's important to notice that during laning phase and early fights, independent of the build, knowing how to apply her passive is extremely important. It is also great for taking turrets down.
Bladesurge (Q)
Reposition, reposition, reposition!
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An important trick to know, is that you can dash to a dying target and
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Defiant Dance (W)
Irelia's
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The damage reduction in her
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And important trick to know is that her
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Flawless Duet (E)
Irelia's
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If you are sure you are hitting it, the moment you release the second part, you should immediately starting charging your
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Also, you have 3.5 seconds to throw the second blade to activate the stun, so in most of times it is a good idea to pre-cast the first part from out of vision to surprise your enemies.
Remember that this ability is blocked Yasuo and Samira's anti-projectile abilities. Specially with Yasuo, he basically can make your
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Vanguard's Edge (R)
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Even though
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Also, remember that you can cancel the animation and surprise enemies with flash. See the video below for an example :
Remember that this ability is blocked Yasuo and Samira's anti-projectile abilities.
Abilities max range
Irelia's abilities have a surprising long range. Learning her limits will make you able to hit huge combos from very far away.
The best items for AP
Irelia
When I am talking about best items, I take into account the price versus the damage output in fights.
During season 13, the best item for AP
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Here i present you a list of the best items for AP
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Considering the high AP scaling in Irelia's abilities, increasing her damage against a target by 10% is absolutely incredible. Although ![]() As a curiosity, Horizon Focus takes into account your position when the ability "leaves" the champion compared to where the enemy is the moment the ability damages them. So after you casted it from far away, you can instantly go in without waiting. See the video below for an example : |
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Combos and teamfighting
Combos
Trading in lane
Most effective combo after level 6
The most effective combo is
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With enough items, you'll be able to one shot squishies and deal a massive amount of area damage.
In situations where you are in number disavantage, you can force the enemy to walk into your ultimate damage by running away. Most enemies don't think about the extra damage they take. Also, all your three are abilities can hit multiple people at the same time, try to profit of that.
Teamfighting
When teamfighting, you should focus on targetting the most important and squishy targets and/or dealign as much area of damage as possible. Hitting your stun in one squishy target is essential, but you should be trying to constantly "connect dots" between enemies with your
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