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Malphite vs Irelia

Malphite
vs
58.1%

over 3532 games

Irelia
Analyze a draft with Malphite

Favorable matchup

Heavy AD damageSplit pushSustained DPSHigh burst

Build vs Irelia

Build adapted to this matchup

Recommended items for Malphite: Bramble Vest, Sunfire Aegis, Thornmail, Plated Steelcaps, Frozen Heart, Kaenic Rookern, Jak'Sho, The Protean, Malignance.

Starting items

Doran's Ring
Health Potion
x2

Core build

Bramble Vest
1
Sunfire Aegis
2
Thornmail
3

Standard

Boots of Swiftness
4vs Slow
Frozen Heart
5

Summoner spells

FlashTeleport75%
FlashDot22%

Anti CC

Mercury's Treads
4vs CC

Other options

Frozen Heart
Kaenic Rookern
Jak'Sho, The Protean
Malignance
Randuin's Omen
Hollow Radiance
Unending Despair
Zeke's Convergence
Iceborn Gauntlet
Stormsurge
Abyssal Mask
Force of Nature
Shadowflame
Dark Seal
Zhonya's Hourglass
Rabadon's Deathcap
Knight's Vow
Protoplasm Harness
Mejai's Soulstealer
Heartsteel
Spirit Visage
Eclipse
Dead Man's Plate
Fimbulwinter
Tear of the Goddess
Oblivion Orb
Bandlepipes
68.0% WR259 games
ResolveResolve
Grasp of the UndyingGrasp of the Undying
Shield BashShield Bash
ConditioningConditioning
OvergrowthOvergrowth
SorcerySorcery
TranscendenceTranscendence
Manaflow BandManaflow Band
Attack SpeedHealth ScalingHealth 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 Malphite

Tips to maximize your impact

  1. Wait for them to group for R

    Save Unstoppable Force (R) for when the enemy carries are grouped: nothing stops your charge, and the impact knocks every enemy in the area into the air.

  2. Steal speed with Seismic Shard

    Cast Seismic Shard (Q) before engaging or to escape: it slows the target and gives you the speed it steals.

  3. Trade with your shield up

    Take your trades while Granite Shield (passive) is up: it absorbs 10% of your max health, and Thunderclap (W) then triples your bonus armor.

  4. Ground Slam against attackers

    Against a champion who lives on autos, start your trades with Ground Slam (E): it lowers their attack speed, and its damage scales with your armor.

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 Malphite matchups

Patch 16.21.1