Jax vs Irelia

Jax
vs
54.0%

over 3270 games

Irelia

Skill matchup

Heavy AD damageSplit pushSustained DPSHigh burst

Build vs Irelia

Build adapted to this matchup

Recommended items for Jax: Trinity Force, Sundered Sky, Zhonya's Hourglass, Plated Steelcaps, Blade of The Ruined King, Death's Dance, Dusk and Dawn, Hextech Gunblade.

Starting items

Doran's Blade
Health Potion

Core build

Trinity Force
1
Sundered Sky
2
Zhonya's Hourglass
3

Standard

Boots of Swiftness
4vs Slow
Blade of The Ruined King
5

Summoner spells

FlashDot77%
ExhaustFlash13%

Anti CC

Mercury's Treads
4vs CC

Other options

Blade of The Ruined King
Death's Dance
Dusk and Dawn
Hextech Gunblade
Wit's End
Sterak's Gage
Bramble Vest
Riftmaker
Seeker's Armguard
Stridebreaker
Frozen Heart
Executioner's Calling
Spear of Shojin
Experimental Hexplate
Hullbreaker
Thornmail
Navori Flickerblade
Randuin's Omen
Ravenous Hydra
Guardian Angel
Black Cleaver
Terminus
Zeke's Convergence
Dark Seal
Titanic Hydra
Tiamat
Kaenic Rookern
59.4% WR448 games
PrecisionPrecision
Lethal TempoLethal Tempo
TriumphTriumph
Legend: AlacrityLegend: Alacrity
Last StandLast Stand
ResolveResolve
UnflinchingUnflinching
Bone PlatingBone Plating
Attack SpeedAdaptive 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 Jax

Tips to maximize your impact

  1. Start trades with Counter Strike

    Start your trades with Counter Strike (E): you dodge autos and take less area damage, and each dodged auto adds damage to the stunning counterattack.

  2. Look for long trades

    Look for long trades: each consecutive auto increases your attack speed thanks to Relentless Assault (passive).

  3. Ward hop to escape

    To escape, place a ward and jump to it with Leap Strike (Q): it can target any unit or ward, allied or enemy.

  4. Activate your R up close

    Activate Grandmaster-at-Arms (R) up close: it only grants armor and magic resist if it hits a champion, and your bonus hits then land every other auto.

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.

Patch 16.21.1