Outdraft.gg
Sign up

Aatrox vs Irelia

Aatrox
vs
47.7%

over 3654 games

Irelia
Analyze a draft with Aatrox

Skill matchup

Heavy AD damageSplit pushSustained DPSHigh burst

Build vs Irelia

Build adapted to this matchup

Recommended items for Aatrox: Eclipse, Sundered Sky, Death's Dance, Plated Steelcaps, Spear of Shojin, Bramble Vest, Black Cleaver, Executioner's Calling.

Starting items

Doran's Blade
Health Potion

Core build

Eclipse
1
Sundered Sky
2
Death's Dance
3

Standard

Boots of Swiftness
4vs Slow
Spear of Shojin
5

Summoner spells

FlashDot73%
FlashTeleport18%

Anti CC

Mercury's Treads
4vs CC

Other options

Spear of Shojin
Bramble Vest
Black Cleaver
Executioner's Calling
Voltaic Cyclosword
Sterak's Gage
Serylda's Grudge
Endless Hunger
Maw of Malmortius
Thornmail
Hubris
Mortal Reminder
Spirit Visage
Chempunk Chainsword
Profane Hydra
Stridebreaker
Serpent's Fang
Guardian Angel
Edge of Night
Randuin's Omen
Bastionbreaker
Serrated Dirk
Overlord's Bloodmail
Frozen Heart
B. F. Sword
Heartsteel
Iceborn Gauntlet
57.7% WR208 games
PrecisionPrecision
ConquerorConqueror
TriumphTriumph
Legend: HasteLegend: Haste
Last StandLast Stand
ResolveResolve
RevitalizeRevitalize
Bone PlatingBone Plating
Adaptive ForceAdaptive ForceHealth Scaling

Power Spikes

Strength by game phase

Irelia's abilities

Passive, spells and ultimate

Ionian Fervor (P)

When Irelia strikes enemies with spells she gains stacking bonus Attack Speed. At maximum stacks she also gains bonus damage on hit.

Cooldowns

Cooldowns by spell rank

LevelQWER
310s20s16s–
68s20s16s2m05
96s18s16s2m05
116s16s16s1m45
166s12s13s1m25
186s12s10s1m25

Playing as Aatrox

Tips to maximize your impact

  1. Hit with the edge of your blade

    Land the edge of The Darkin Blade (Q): enemies hit by the edge take a short knock-up and more damage, so Umbral Dash (E) heals you for more.

  2. Reposition your blade with your dash

    Cast Umbral Dash (E) during The Darkin Blade (Q) to put the edge on your target: the dash doesn't interrupt your other spells.

  3. Trap your target with your chains

    Cast Infernal Chains (W) when the target can't leave the zone, against a wall or in a chokepoint: if they stay inside, they get pulled back to the impact point.

  4. Transform before the teamfight

    Cast World Ender (R) before you engage, not in the middle of the teamfight: you instantly gain AD, increased healing and move speed.

Playing against Irelia

How to counter and exploit weaknesses

  1. Stay away from low-health minions

    Don't stand near your low-health minions: Bladesurge (Q) resets when it kills, so she chains dashes from minion to minion until she reaches you.

  2. Dodge the line of her blades

    As soon as the first blade of Flawless Duet (E) lands, change direction: the stun only hits enemies caught between the two blades.

  3. Trade before her passive stacks

    Take your trades when Ionian Fervor (passive) isn't stacked: she builds stacks with her abilities, and at max stacks her autos deal more damage.

  4. Wait out her Defiant Dance

    Save your burst for after Defiant Dance (W): while charging, she takes much less damage, but she can't do anything else.

  5. Dodge her blade ult

    Dodge Vanguard's Edge (R): its blades make you Unsteady, which resets Bladesurge (Q) on you, and the cage they form damages and slows anyone who crosses it.

Other Aatrox matchups

Patch 16.21.1