Zaahen
Top
Hard Win Rate39.6%
Games111
Champion Counters
Irelia Counters
Find Irelia counters, difficult matchups and champions Irelia performs well against.
Top Patch 16.13.1 Updated Jul 2, 2026 op.gg data · 48h refresh
Weak Against10
Strong Against10
Best CounterZaahen (39.6%)
Best MatchupTeemo (61.0%)
B
Current tier: B Top — view tier list
Weak Against — Champions That Counter Irelia
Win rate shown from Irelia's perspective — lower means a harder matchup.
Sett
Top
Hard Win Rate41.4%
Games208
Malphite
Top
Hard Win Rate41.4%
Games215
Mordekaiser
Top
Hard Win Rate41.8%
Games182
Yasuo
Top
Hard Win Rate41.8%
Games134
Sylas
Mid
Hard Win Rate42.4%
Games191
Akali
Mid
Hard Win Rate43.3%
Games157
Viktor
Mid
Hard Win Rate45.3%
Games214
Strong Against — Champions Irelia Counters
Teemo
Top
Easy Win Rate61.0%
Games105
Dr. Mundo
Top
Easy Win Rate60.8%
Games153
Twisted Fate
Mid
Easy Win Rate57.4%
Games122
Shen
Top
Easy Win Rate56.3%
Games103
Gnar
Top
Easy Win Rate55.6%
Games225
Jayce
Top
Easy Win Rate55.0%
Games382
Lissandra
Mid
Easy Win Rate54.6%
Games121
Yone
Mid
Easy Win Rate52.6%
Games152
All Irelia Matchups
| Opponent | Role | Type | Win Rate | Games | Details |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Zaahen | Top | Counter | 39.6% | 111 | — |
| Sett | Top | Counter | 41.4% | 208 | — |
| Malphite | Top | Counter | 41.4% | 215 | — |
| Mordekaiser | Top | Counter | 41.8% | 182 | — |
| Yasuo | Top | Counter | 41.8% | 134 | — |
| Sylas | Mid | Counter | 42.4% | 191 | — |
| Akali | Mid | Counter | 43.3% | 157 | — |
| Viktor | Mid | Counter | 45.3% | 214 | — |
| Locke | Mid | Counter | 45.5% | 178 | — |
| Ahri | Mid | Counter | 47.6% | 166 | — |
| Teemo | Top | Favorable | 61.0% | 105 | — |
| Dr. Mundo | Top | Favorable | 60.8% | 153 | — |
| Twisted Fate | Mid | Favorable | 57.4% | 122 | — |
| Shen | Top | Favorable | 56.3% | 103 | — |
| Gnar | Top | Favorable | 55.6% | 225 | — |
| Jayce | Top | Favorable | 55.0% | 382 | Matchup |
| Lissandra | Mid | Favorable | 54.6% | 121 | — |
| Yone | Mid | Favorable | 52.6% | 152 | — |
| Syndra | Mid | Favorable | 52.2% | 186 | — |
| Zed | Mid | Favorable | 51.6% | 188 | — |
How to Use Irelia Counter Data
Everything on this page — who beats Irelia and who Irelia beats — is computed from live ranked matchup data for Top. Right now the hardest opponents for Irelia are Vel’Koz, Galio, Warwick — in these matchups Irelia’s win rate drops the furthest below its average. The single strongest counter is Vel’Koz, where Irelia wins just 41.0% of 134 recorded games. Irelia itself counters Jayce, Ryze, Aurora — favorable matchups worth exploiting in champion select.
Each card shows the win rate from Irelia’s perspective and the number of games behind it — a matchup with tens of thousands of games is far more trustworthy than one with a few hundred. The Easy/Even/Hard labels are computed from those win rates (below 48% reads as Hard, above 52% as Easy); they are a reading aid, not a separate source stat. Data comes from ranked games at Emerald rank and above across all regions, currently on patch 16.13.1, and refreshes automatically every 48 hours, so the numbers move with the meta. Counters are only half the picture: check the current Irelia build for the strongest items and runes, or the Irelia champion page for abilities and full details.
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Irelia Counters — FAQ
Zaahen is currently the strongest counter to Irelia — Irelia wins only 39.6% of 111 recorded games in that matchup. Other difficult opponents are listed in the Weak Against section above.
Irelia performs best against Teemo, winning 61.0% of those games — see the full Strong Against list above.
Automatically every 48 hours, from ranked games at Emerald rank and above across all regions (currently patch 16.13.1).
Yes — every matchup record carries the patch it was collected on, and the whole page refreshes with each data update, so the numbers always describe the current patch rather than an old meta.