Irelia is a highly mobile bruiser who excels in mid lane, particularly against mage champions. Her unique skillset combines healing, mobility, and burst damage potential, making her a formidable pick despite being mechanically challenging.

Core Strengths:

• Excellent farming capability with Q (Bladesurge)
• Strong early and mid-game power spikes
• High mobility for skillshot dodging
• Effective against immobile mages

Key Weaknesses:

• Falls off in late game
• Vulnerable to AP assassins early
• Requires proper ultimate timing
• Mechanically intensive

Abilities Overview:

Passive - Ionian Fervor

• Grants attack speed for 6 seconds when hitting abilities
• Stacks up to 4 times
• Full stacks add magic damage on-hit
• Duration refreshes with attacks

Q - Bladesurge

• Point-and-click dash that deals damage and heals
• Resets on marked targets or kills
• Primary farming and mobility tool
• Max first for wave control

W - Defiant Dance

• Damage reduction while charging
• Releases damage based on charge time
• Maximum damage at 0.75 seconds
• Max second for reduced cooldown

E - Flawless Duet

• Places two blades that stun enemies between them
• Marks enemies for Q reset
• 3.5-second window for second blade placement
• Max last due to reliability issues

R - Vanguard's Edge

• Launches blades that mark champions
• Creates damaging walls on hit
• Slows enemies crossing walls by 90%
• Passively reduces Q cooldown

Standard Combo:

1. E (first cast)
2. R
3. Q to target
4. Auto Attack
5. E (second cast)
6. Auto Attack
7. Q
8. Auto Attack
9. W
10. Auto Attack
11. Q
12. Auto Attack

Build Path Strategy:

• Focus on items with on-hit effects
• Balance AD and attack speed
• Include some durability for survivability
• Prioritize early power spike items

Best performed against immobile mages like Syndra, Ryze, or Malzahar, while being cautious against AP assassins such as Diana, Fizz, or Vex.

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