Malphite Mid
HardWin Rate40.3%
Games357
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 CounterMalphite (40.3%)
Best MatchupAurora (61.4%)
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.
Singed Top
HardWin Rate41.9%
Games920
Warwick Top
HardWin Rate42.8%
Games691
Gwen Mid
HardWin Rate43.3%
Games194
Wukong Top
HardWin Rate43.3%
Games330
Vex Mid
HardWin Rate43.4%
Games793
Camille Top
HardWin Rate43.4%
Games762
Sett Top
HardWin Rate43.5%
Games2,471
Strong Against — Champions Irelia Counters
Aurora Top
EasyWin Rate61.4%
Games215
Naafiri Mid
EasyWin Rate56.9%
Games376
Vel'Koz Mid
EasyWin Rate55.9%
Games188
Ambessa Top
EasyWin Rate55.5%
Games1,854
Mel Mid
EasyWin Rate55.1%
Games465
Jayce Top
EasyWin Rate54.9%
Games4,006
Kayle Top
EasyWin Rate54.8%
Games1,076
Ryze Top
EasyWin Rate54.8%
Games270
All Irelia Matchups
| Opponent | Role | Type | Win Rate | Games | Details |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Malphite | Mid | Counter | 40.3% | 357 | — |
| Singed | Top | Counter | 41.9% | 920 | — |
| Warwick | Top | Counter | 42.8% | 691 | Matchup |
| Gwen | Mid | Counter | 43.3% | 194 | — |
| Wukong | Top | Counter | 43.3% | 330 | — |
| Vex | Mid | Counter | 43.4% | 793 | Matchup |
| Camille | Top | Counter | 43.4% | 762 | — |
| Sett | Top | Counter | 43.5% | 2,471 | — |
| Annie | Mid | Counter | 44.4% | 390 | — |
| Zoe | Mid | Counter | 44.8% | 590 | — |
| Aurora | Top | Favorable | 61.4% | 215 | Matchup |
| Naafiri | Mid | Favorable | 56.9% | 376 | — |
| Vel'Koz | Mid | Favorable | 55.9% | 188 | Matchup |
| Ambessa | Top | Favorable | 55.5% | 1,854 | — |
| Mel | Mid | Favorable | 55.1% | 465 | — |
| Jayce | Top | Favorable | 54.9% | 4,006 | Matchup |
| Kayle | Top | Favorable | 54.8% | 1,076 | — |
| Ryze | Top | Favorable | 54.8% | 270 | Matchup |
| Aurelion Sol | Mid | Favorable | 54.4% | 318 | — |
| Swain | Mid | Favorable | 53.7% | 177 | — |
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
Malphite is currently the strongest counter to Irelia — Irelia wins only 40.3% of 357 recorded games in that matchup. Other difficult opponents are listed in the Weak Against section above.
Irelia performs best against Aurora, winning 61.4% 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.