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Irelia vs Heimerdinger

Irelia
vs
51.2%

over 162 games

Heimerdinger
Analyze a draft with Irelia

Skill matchup

Heavy AP damageHeavy pokeHeavy CCSplit push

You are stronger early. Look to snowball before your opponent scales.

Build vs Heimerdinger

Build adapted to this matchup

Recommended items for Irelia: Blade of The Ruined King, Wit's End, Hullbreaker, Mercury's Treads, Death's Dance, Kraken Slayer, Maw of Malmortius, Endless Hunger.

Starting items

Doran's Blade
Health Potion

Core build

Blade of The Ruined King
1
Wit's End
2
Hullbreaker
3

Standard

Boots of Swiftness
4vs Slow
Death's Dance
5

Summoner spells

FlashDot63%
ExhaustFlash22%

Other options

Death's Dance
Kraken Slayer
Maw of Malmortius
Endless Hunger
Guardian Angel
Kaenic Rookern
Sterak's Gage
Randuin's Omen
Terminus
Jak'Sho, The Protean
B. F. Sword
Seeker's Armguard
Force of Nature
Trinity Force
65.8% WR38 games
PrecisionPrecision
ConquerorConqueror
TriumphTriumph
Legend: AlacrityLegend: Alacrity
Last StandLast Stand
InspirationInspiration
Triple TonicTriple Tonic
Jack Of All TradesJack Of All Trades
Attack SpeedAdaptive ForceHealth

Power Spikes

Strength by game phase

Heimerdinger's abilities

Passive, spells and ultimate

Hextech Affinity (P)

Gain Move Speed while near allied towers and turrets deployed by Heimerdinger.

Cooldowns

Cooldowns by spell rank

LevelQWER
31s11s11s–
61s11s11s1m40
91s10s11s1m40
111s9s11s1m25
161s7s11s1m10
181s7s11s1m10

Playing as Irelia

Tips to maximize your impact

  1. Mark your target before you dash

    Mark your targets with Flawless Duet (E) or Vanguard's Edge (R) before Bladesurge (Q): if the target is Unsteady or dies to it, its cooldown resets.

  2. Stack your passive before trading

    Before a trade, hit minions with Bladesurge (Q) to stack Ionian Fervor (passive): each stack gives attack speed, and at max stacks your autos hit harder.

  3. Catch your target between blades

    Place the two blades of Flawless Duet (E) on either side of your target: only enemies caught between them are stunned.

  4. Tank burst with Defiant Dance

    Use Defiant Dance (W) to absorb a burst: you take less damage while charging, and the longer you hold it, the harder the release hits.

Playing against Heimerdinger

How to counter and exploit weaknesses

  1. Destroy his turrets first

    Take down his turrets before you trade, with your minions' help: each H-28 G Evolution Turret (Q) builds up charge over time, then fires a stronger shot.

  2. Dodge the center of his grenade

    Get out of the center of CH-2 Electron Storm Grenade (E): that's where it stuns, and if it hits a champion, it fully charges his nearby turrets.

  3. All-in after his grenade

    Start your all-in or gank after CH-2 Electron Storm Grenade (E): it's his only stun, it has an 11-second cooldown, and he has no dash.

  4. Pull him away from his turrets

    Take your trades away from his turrets: they deactivate when he moves too far from them, and Hextech Affinity (passive) speeds him up near them.

  5. Back off from his giant turret

    Stay out of his giant turret's range for its 8 seconds: placed with UPGRADE!!! (R), it slows, deals area damage and is immune to CC.

Other Irelia matchups

Patch 16.21.1