Fighter · Assassin
Irelia
the Blade Dancer
Recommended Build
Patch 16.11 · Diamond+ Solo Queue · Updated 6/9/2026
52.9% wr in Top
Build path
- Boots any step
Plated Steelcaps1200 gold25 Armor45 Move SpeedPlating
Reduces incoming damage from Attacks by 10%.Plated Steelcaps60% pick · 53.3% wr - Item 1
Doran's Blade450 gold10 Attack Damage80 Health2.5% OmnivampDoran's Blade91% pick · 54.3% wr
- Item 2
Blade of The Ruined King3200 gold40 Attack Damage25% Attack Speed10% Life StealMist's Edge
Attacks deala percentage of enemy's current Health asbonus physical damage On-Hit .Clawing Shadows
Attacking a champion 3 timesSlows them by 30% for 1 second.Blade of The Ruined King90% pick · 53.8% wr
- Item 3 3 options
Hullbreaker3000 gold40 Attack Damage500 Health4% Move SpeedSkipper
Every fifth Attack against champions and epic monsters dealsbonus physical damage , increased against Structures.Boarding Party
Nearby allied siege and super minions gainArmor andMagic Resist .Hullbreaker44% pick · 60.7% wr
Kraken Slayer3000 gold45 Attack Damage40% Attack Speed4% Move SpeedBring It Down
Every third Attack dealsbonus physical damage On-Hit , increased based on their missing Health.or Kraken Slayer14% pick · 46.6% wr- Blade of The Ruined King3200 gold
40 Attack Damage25% Attack Speed10% Life StealMist's Edge
Attacks deala percentage of enemy's current Health asbonus physical damage On-Hit .Clawing Shadows
Attacking a champion 3 timesSlows them by 30% for 1 second.or Blade of The Ruined King10% pick · 59.5% wr
- Item 4 3 options
Death's Dance3300 gold60 Attack Damage50 Armor15 Ability HasteIgnore Pain
A percentage of damage taken is dealt to you over 3 seconds instead.Defy
When a champion that you damaged within 3 seconds dies, cleanseIgnore Pain's remaining damage and restoreHealth over 2 seconds.Death's Dance30% pick · 54.4% wr
Wit's End2800 gold50% Attack Speed45 Magic Resist20% TenacityFray
Attacks dealbonus magic damage On-Hit .or Wit's End26% pick · 57.1% wr- Hullbreaker3000 gold
40 Attack Damage500 Health4% Move SpeedSkipper
Every fifth Attack against champions and epic monsters dealsbonus physical damage , increased against Structures.Boarding Party
Nearby allied siege and super minions gainArmor andMagic Resist .or Hullbreaker11% pick · 67.6% wr
Most-built legendary at each step (purchase order).
Summoner spells
Teleports you a short distance toward your cursor.
Deals true damage over time to target enemy champion and reduces healing effects on them for the duration.
Skill order
— what to level when
Irelia dashes forward to strike her target, healing herself. If the target is Marked or dies to Bladesurge, its cooldown refreshes.
Irelia charges a strike that deals more damage as she charges. She takes reduced physical damage during the charge.
Irelia sends out two blades which converge on each other. Enemies caught in between are damaged, stunned and Marked.
Irelia 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.
Runes
Precision
Hitting an enemy champion 3 consecutive times deals bonus damage and amplifies your damage until you leave combat with champions.
Attacking an enemy champion grants you Attack Speed, up to 6 stacks. At max stacks, deal
Attacking and moving builds Energy stacks. At 100 stacks, your next attack heals you and grants increased
Gain stacks of adaptive force when attacking enemy champions. After reaching 12 stacks, heal for a portion of damage you deal to champions.
Killing a target heals you.
Restore a small amount of mana or energy when damaging an enemy champion. Takedowns restore mana or energy.
Deal more damage to low health enemy champions.
Deal more damage to high health enemy champions.
Deal more damage to champions while you are low on health.
Inspiration
While Flash is on cooldown it is replaced by Hexflash.
Hexflash: Channel, then blink to a new location.
You get free boots at 12 min but you cannot buy boots before then. Each
Get some gold back when you purchase Legendary Items.
Upon reaching level 3, gain an Elixir of Avarice.
Upon reaching level 6, gain an Elixir of Force.
Upon reaching level 9, gain an Elixir of Skill.
Potions grant some restoration immediately.
Gain a free Biscuit every 2 min, until 6 min. Consuming or selling a Biscuit permanently increases your max health and restores health.
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Bonus
For each different stat gained from items, gain one Jack stack. Each stack grants you
Gain bonus
Stat shards
+9 Adaptive Force (AD or AP — whichever helps more).
+10% Attack Speed.
+8 Ability Haste.
+9 Adaptive Force (AD or AP — whichever helps more).
+2% Move Speed.
+10–180 Bonus Health (based on level).
+65 flat Health.
+10% Tenacity and Slow Resist.
+10–180 Bonus Health (based on level).