Riven Mid
HardWin Rate36.4%
Games143
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 · Emerald+ ranked games, all regions
Weak Against10
Strong Against10
Best CounterRiven (36.4%)
Best MatchupRyze (65.3%)
A Current tier: A Top — view tier list
Weak Against — Champions That Counter Irelia
Win rate shown from Irelia's perspective — lower means a harder matchup.
Garen Mid
HardWin Rate39.8%
Games239
Zac Top
HardWin Rate39.9%
Games243
Wukong Top
HardWin Rate42.9%
Games403
Malphite Mid
HardWin Rate43.7%
Games501
Heimerdinger Top
HardWin Rate43.9%
Games661
Brand Mid
HardWin Rate44.1%
Games161
Vex Mid
HardWin Rate44.2%
Games1,115
Strong Against — Champions Irelia Counters
Ryze Top
EasyWin Rate65.3%
Games331
Smolder Mid
EasyWin Rate61.4%
Games127
Mel Mid
EasyWin Rate57.1%
Games531
Jayce Mid
EasyWin Rate56.2%
Games251
Vayne Top
EasyWin Rate55.6%
Games732
Ambessa Top
EasyWin Rate55.6%
Games2,135
Yorick Top
EasyWin Rate55.4%
Games1,812
Jayce Top
EasyWin Rate55.3%
Games4,949
All Irelia Matchups
| Opponent | Role | Type | Win Rate | Games | Details |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Riven | Mid | Counter | 36.4% | 143 | — |
| Garen | Mid | Counter | 39.8% | 239 | — |
| Zac | Top | Counter | 39.9% | 243 | — |
| Wukong | Top | Counter | 42.9% | 403 | — |
| Malphite | Mid | Counter | 43.7% | 501 | — |
| Heimerdinger | Top | Counter | 43.9% | 661 | — |
| Brand | Mid | Counter | 44.1% | 161 | — |
| Vex | Mid | Counter | 44.2% | 1,115 | Matchup |
| Malphite | Top | Counter | 44.4% | 3,496 | — |
| Volibear | Top | Counter | 44.6% | 1,870 | — |
| Ryze | Top | Favorable | 65.3% | 331 | Matchup |
| Smolder | Mid | Favorable | 61.4% | 127 | — |
| Mel | Mid | Favorable | 57.1% | 531 | — |
| Jayce | Mid | Favorable | 56.2% | 251 | Matchup |
| Vayne | Top | Favorable | 55.6% | 732 | — |
| Ambessa | Top | Favorable | 55.6% | 2,135 | — |
| Yorick | Top | Favorable | 55.4% | 1,812 | — |
| Jayce | Top | Favorable | 55.3% | 4,949 | Matchup |
| Orianna | Mid | Favorable | 55.1% | 925 | — |
| Ryze | Mid | Favorable | 54.7% | 989 | Matchup |
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, so the numbers reflect 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
Riven is currently the strongest counter to Irelia — Irelia wins only 36.4% of 143 recorded games in that matchup. Other difficult opponents are listed in the Weak Against section above.
Irelia performs best against Ryze, winning 65.3% of those games — see the full Strong Against list above.
From ranked games at Emerald rank and above across all regions.
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.