Talk:Irelia/@comment-7409578-20130516111740/@comment-4834593-20130516194517

Depends on who you ask.

Many say she's a weak jungler, but as someone who has jungled herself, I can tell you, that if you just get smiteless blue + red (and your level 3), you can gank a lane with Q to low health minion (cooldown reset), then stun (you won't be at full health) with your E, activate W (or do that to kill the minion, if needed), and it's basically a flash burned or kill. Stun + red buff + potential gapcloser AFTER already closing the gap once is really dangerous.

For skills, start W, then take Q, take stun at level three. Q at level 2 because it's better for clear times than E.

And of course you can't zone her from farm if she's jungling. And no, counterjungling doens't work. In my experience zoning Irelia is only possible with poking (eg Yorick, Rumble), while she's one of the strongest champions if it's just a 1v1. I've won many a lane by going agressive in an autoattack trade while playing Irelia. It's amazing how strong a rank 1 W is for dueling.