Talk:Irelia/@comment-5763148-20141215003144/@comment-25115166-20141217165352

@Solstius It might have something to do with you being too agressive. Despite the numerous tools in her kit from the get-go, Irelia only really spikes at certain levels, in certain matchups. I used to get really agressive with her and gave up first blood more than I can remember. :D

First you have to evaluate your damage, on her especially. Even I can sometimes get surprised by the HUGE damage of a few Hiten Style autos. Know how long you can attack after your stun, and try not to extend trades. You must play the harass game with your enemy, because you will eventually outsustain him. Max your stun against Squishies and your Hiten against tanks/heavy sustain.

Also, don't necessarily let yourself get low-life so you can pull out a stun instead of a slow. Huge mistake I used to make a lot and it cost me top a few times. Get something to buff your sustain even more. Double doran or even double scepter and nobody will outsustain you.

Nobody can harass you effectively as long as you remember to start building defenses early. A lot of people try to finish triforce before going tanky, that's a huge mistake imo. The powerspike from Sheen + double dorans is enough till 15 to 20m, and you should start to itemize defensively as soon as you get those items.

As far as items are concerned, Triforce + BotRK is quite enough for damage, and I'd advise you go tanky afterwards.

I hope I could be of some help.