Talk:V1.0.0.136/@comment-209.18.49.15-20120320123603/@comment-87.100.191.176-20120320132408

This game is supposed to be competitive e-sport which means that it's almost completely balanced around the tournaments. The only things I can think of that aren't based on tournament results completely are Xin Zhao, Tryndamere, Master Yi and the perma-stealths (Eve and Twitch). Xin Zhao would need a pretty significant buff to be tourny viable but they refuse to do so with his current kit because he already destroys lower levels. Same with perma-stealths though.

The thing with Irelia is that she's tanky, has three types of damage with Wit's End, lane pushing skills, a stun/slow, a gapcloser and she also had lots of sustain without using mana. This is something most newer/less skilled players like me cannot use that well. Irelia is not as easy to play as, say, Wukong who destroys Irelia pre-level 4/5. Good players know not to take 1v1 in lane against Wukong on Irelia because if they manage to stay even in CS/levels before level 9, they can kill Wukong pretty easily.