Game patch, matey 26.20Data Dragon 16.20.1

Arrr, reference patch 16.20.1

Irelia

the Blade Dancer

Irelia be a burst-focused champion who looks fer a reachable priority target and a course back aboard out. This overview keeps th' explanation practical and leaves patch-sensitive numbers to Riot's structured data and th' present in-battle tooltip.

TopArrr, mostly physical damageArrr, melee attacks

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Arrr, usual roleTop

ClassArrr, fighter · Assassin

DifficultyArrr, medium · 5/10

Arrr, basic attacksMeleeArrr, melee basic attacks · 200 range.

Arrr, damage profileArrr, mostly physical damageMost normal kit pressure be physical. Armour may lend a hand, but inspect whether attacks or tricks be th' main source.

Arrr, reference patch16.20.1

Arrr, strengths and limits

What Irelia does well, and what can go wrong

These be kit-level patterns, nay a promise that every course or matchup plays th' same way.

Arrr, good patterns

Arrr, threatens reachable priority targets through burst, mobility or an unusual angle.
Arrr, combines damage and durability in committed skirmishes or extended exchanges.

Arrr, limits to respect

Arrr, a failed commitment can leave no clean exit and little value until cooldowns return.
Can be worn down or controlled afore reaching th' range where th' kit be strongest.
Basic attacks require belay access, so foe range, slows and displacement can deny a clean trade.

Arrr, riot ally tips

Use these while learning th' champion

Use Bladesurge to cover great distances by targeting low life minions on yer way to champion targets.

Defiant Dance be nay interrupted by crowd control, try timing it fer incoming disables.

Flawless Duet does nay have a maximum travel distance, try using it in creative ways.

Riot foe tips

What an foe be told to watch fer

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

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

Beware o' wasting yer high impact spells on Defiant Dance.

Arrr, practical champion reading

Arrr, how to read Irelia in a real fight

Use these patterns to ask better questions afore choosing an gear, target or commitment. They describe th' kit, nay a promised result.

Arrr, damage delivery

Arrr, primarily physical pressure

Armour can reduce th' broad physical profile. Separate basic attacks from physical tricks afore relying on an gear passive that only affects attacks.

Arrr, fight rhythm

Arrr, repeated access matters

Th' threat grows while this champion can keep attacking a useful target. Break target access, create distance or use control afore th' repeated pattern settles in.

Arrr, range and access

Needs belay access fer basic attacks

Range, slows, displacement and terrain can deny th' clean contact this champion wants. Course th' course in as carefully as th' damage after arrival.

Typical crew job

Arrr, threaten a reachable priority target

A clean angle matters more booty than attacking th' nearest unit immediately. Keep an exit, reset th' course or follow-up course in mind afore committing.

Control inspect

Identify th' exact movement restriction

Tenacity can shorten only eligible control. Displacements, airborne effects and repeated slows need their own positioning, blocking or movement captain's answer.

Arrr, protection and sustain

Inspect whether recovery changes th' fight

Anti-heal or anti-shielding be situational. Buy it only when th' effect be materially protecting targets and yer champion can apply th' captain's answer reliably.

Arrr, resource pattern

Arrr, mana and cooldowns both matter

A spell being available does nay mean th' shipshape sequence be sustainable. Watch th' resource bar as well as th' setup and escape cooldowns.

Defensive gear reference

What can help against Irelia?

Set sail wit' th' threat that be actually affecting th' clash. These be conditional comparisons, nay an automatic counter loadout.

Pre-battle choices

Arrr, dEFENSIVE BOOTS

Plated Steelcaps most often fit better

Armour and attack reduction address repeated physical basic attacks. Th' passive does nay reduce every physical trick.

Pick Mercury's Treads instead when magic damage or reducible crowd control across th' full crew matters more booty.

Arrr, repeated attacksArrr, reducible controlSlowsArrr, healing or sustain

Arrr, pHYSICAL DEFENCE

Arrr, physical defence

Armour · hull · role-appropriate defence

Armour can reduce physical damage, but Plated Steelcaps' passive be specific to attacks.

Clash th' gear to attacks, critical strikes or trick burst rather than buying armour from th' label alone.

Arrr, rEPEATED ATTACKS

Arrr, repeated attacks

Arrr, Plated Steelcaps · Frozen Heart

These can reduce attack-focused pressure when their stats fit yer champion.

Do nay use this as an captain's answer to physical spells that be nay attacks.

Arrr, cONTROL AND ONE KEY SPELL

Arrr, control and one key spell

Arrr, Mercury's Treads · Quicksilver Sash · Banshee's Veil · Edge of Night

Tenacity and a removable-control active can lend a hand agin' th' relevant disabling effects.

Inspect th' present tooltip and whether th' exact effect can be shortened, removed or blocked.

Arrr, rEPEATED SLOWS

Arrr, repeated slows

Arrr, Boots of Swiftness

Slow resistance can be more booty useful than Tenacity when repeated slowing strength be th' main problem.

It gives no armour or magic resistance, so compare th' rest o' th' opposing crew.

Arrr, mEANINGFUL HEALING

Arrr, meaningful healing

Arrr, bramble Vest or Thornmail · Morellonomicon · Mortal Reminder

A role-appropriate Grievous Wounds gear can reduce healing.

Buy it only when healing be materially changing fights and yer champion can apply it reliably.

Normal Draft and Ranked role sea chart

Where Irelia fits on Summoner's Rift

Each course be assessed separately. Unfurl a role to reach its queue-specific loadout and matchup preparation.

TopArrr, primary role

Old chart, matey. Recommendations await inspection. Irelia has an established solo-course course wit' th' income and space needed to trade, manage waves and influence a side course.

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JungleUnestablished course

Old chart, matey. Recommendations await inspection. Irelia be normally played Top and does nay currently have a reviewed Jungle course. Jungle most often needs repeatable monster clear th' deck, seaworthy pathing and prize control without course income. Treat this as a deliberate experiment, nay a standard recommendation.

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MidSecond berth

Old chart, matey. Recommendations await inspection. Irelia has a secondary station in this historical log, matey. It be less common than the main stations, but has a recognisable plan for that station.

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BotUnestablished course

Old chart, matey. Recommendations await inspection. Irelia be normally played Top and does nay currently have a reviewed Bot course. Bot most often needs dependable duo-course scaling and sustained damage wit' shared early pressure. Treat this as a deliberate experiment, nay a standard recommendation.

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SupportUnestablished course

Old chart, matey. Recommendations await inspection. Irelia be normally played Top and does nay currently have a reviewed Support course. Support most often needs useful engage, peel or utility while operating on low doubloons income. Treat this as a deliberate experiment, nay a standard recommendation.

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Arrr, kit reference

Irelia tricks

Trick names, descriptions and numeric fields come from Riot Data Dragon. Practical reads be independently written; th' present in-battle tooltip remains authoritative.

Tricks Data Dragon 16.20.1Cooldown / Cost / Range Data Dragon 16.20.1

Passive

Ionian Fervor

Arrr, what it doesEnglishWhen Irelia strikes enemies with spells she gains stacking bonus Attack Speed. At maximum stacks she also gains bonus damage on hit.

Arrr, practical readIonian Fervor be an automatic part o' th' kit involving basic-attack interaction and damage. Track when its condition be active instead o' treating every fight th' same way.

Q trick

Bladesurge

Arrr, what it doesEnglishIrelia dashes forward to strike her target, healing herself. If the target is Marked or dies to Bladesurge, its cooldown refreshes.

Arrr, practical readBladesurge contributes protection or sustain. Its value changes wit' cooldown, range and target access; recognise th' setup afore moving into its effective area.

CooldownArrr, 10/9/8/7/6 secCost15Arrr, listed rangeArrr, 600 units

Reset th' course condition

Meeting th' listed condition refreshes or reduces downtime. Lost overboard that condition changes th' next aboard available cast.

Protection

Th' protection or sustain be part o' th' cast's value. Compare its timing wit' incoming damage rather than reading only th' offensive effect.

Movement

Th' cast changes position or access. Sailor record fer where th' champion finishes, nay only where th' trick begins.

W trick

Defiant Dance

Arrr, what it doesEnglishIrelia charges a strike that deals more damage as she charges. She takes reduced physical damage during the charge.

Arrr, practical readDefiant Dance contributes movement or repositioning and damage. Its value changes wit' cooldown, range and target access; recognise th' setup afore moving into its effective area.

CooldownArrr, 20/18/16/14/12 secCost70/75/80/85/90Arrr, listed rangeArrr, 825 units

Arrr, cast commitment

This cast has a wind-up, charge or channel. Movement, interruption or a changing target state can matter afore th' effect completes.

E trick

Flawless Duet

Arrr, what it doesEnglishIrelia sends out two blades which converge on each other. Enemies caught in between are damaged, stunned and Marked.

Arrr, practical readFlawless Duet be part o' Irelia's E pattern. Read its listed effect first aboard, then track th' cooldown and condition that make th' next aboard use valuable.

CooldownArrr, 16/14.5/13/11.5/10 secCost50Arrr, listed rangeArrr, 850 units

Ultimate

Vanguard's Edge

Arrr, what it doesEnglishIrelia fires a massive number of blades that explode outward upon hitting an enemy champion. Enemies hit by the blades are damaged and Marked. Afterwards the blades form a wall that will damage and slow enemies that walk through it.

Arrr, practical readVanguard's Edge be a ranged cast involving a slowing effect and damage. Respect its line or target area, and avoid spending it when th' foe can simply step astern afore th' fit fer th' captain's eye exchange.

CooldownArrr, 125/105/85 secCost100Arrr, listed rangeArrr, 950 units

Arrr, levels 1–18

Irelia · Health, arr / Mana, arr · Tricks

Base values exclude gear, runes, temporary buffs and mode-specific modifiers. Cooldowns be th' listed base cooldown afore trick haste.

Arrr, level 1630 Health, arr350 Mana, arr

Arrr, level 3800 Health, arr424 Mana, arr

Arrr, level 61,084 Health, arr548 Mana, arr

Arrr, level 111,639 Health, arr789 Mana, arr

Arrr, level 162,295 Health, arr1,074 Mana, arr

Arrr, level 182,585 Health, arr1,200 Mana, arr

Cooldown Data Dragon 16.20.1

Basic trickBladesurge

Can receive its first aboard point from level 1. Later ranks normally become available at levels 3, 5, 7 and 9.

Arrr, rank 1Arrr, 10 secArrr, rank 2Arrr, 9 secArrr, rank 3Arrr, 8 secArrr, rank 4Arrr, 7 secArrr, rank 5Arrr, 6 sec

Basic trickDefiant Dance

Can receive its first aboard point from level 1. Later ranks normally become available at levels 3, 5, 7 and 9.

Arrr, rank 1Arrr, 20 secArrr, rank 2Arrr, 18 secArrr, rank 3Arrr, 16 secArrr, rank 4Arrr, 14 secArrr, rank 5Arrr, 12 sec

Basic trickFlawless Duet

Can receive its first aboard point from level 1. Later ranks normally become available at levels 3, 5, 7 and 9.

Arrr, rank 1Arrr, 16 secArrr, rank 2Arrr, 14.5 secArrr, rank 3Arrr, 13 secArrr, rank 4Arrr, 11.5 secArrr, rank 5Arrr, 10 sec

UltimateVanguard's Edge

First aboard rank becomes available at level 6; later ranks normally become available at levels 11 and 16.

Arrr, rank 1Arrr, 125 secArrr, rank 2Arrr, 105 secArrr, rank 3Arrr, 85 sec

Unfurl every levelHull and mana from level 1 to 18

Rank	Health, arr	Mana, arr	Trick milestone
1	630	350 Mana, arr	Pick th' first aboard basic trick
2	713	386 Mana, arr	Stow another basic trick or rank
3	800	424 Mana, arr	Stow another basic trick or rank
4	890	463 Mana, arr	Spend one trick point
5	985	505 Mana, arr	Spend one trick point
6	1,084	548 Mana, arr	First aboard ultimate rank normally available
7	1,187	592 Mana, arr	Spend one trick point
8	1,294	639 Mana, arr	Spend one trick point
9	1,405	687 Mana, arr	Spend one trick point
10	1,520	737 Mana, arr	Spend one trick point
11	1,639	789 Mana, arr	Arrr, second ultimate rank normally available
12	1,762	842 Mana, arr	Spend one trick point
13	1,889	898 Mana, arr	Spend one trick point
14	2,020	955 Mana, arr	Spend one trick point
15	2,155	1,013 Mana, arr	Spend one trick point
16	2,295	1,074 Mana, arr	Arrr, final ultimate rank normally available
17	2,438	1,136 Mana, arr	Spend one trick point
18	2,585	1,200 Mana, arr	Spend one trick point

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