Talk:Irelia/@comment-3546228-20160702150745

Ah, and here we are again with Irelia being perma banned through nearly all Elo ranges. Who would have thought that the biggest balance fuck-up could be a problem again?

What's hilarious is that 6 years later there are STILL people defending her, lol.

Everything about Irelia screams design and balance ineptness - she's a 16 year old Mary Sue that's good at everything, hence has 4 abilities (5 including passive) that have both defensive AND offensive value, in very strong ways too! W and R weren't that crazy in season 1 when hyper sustain was so easily accessible, but in season 6 when even health pots are more expensive their value is insane. Q and E - both can be used to chase and both can be used for self peel (Q is situational but makes up for it with lack of cooldown when used on low hp minions).

Her weaknesses in "lack of escape/melee/mana based" are all superficial and don't matter in League Of Legends and with the nature of her kit and the fact that she survived 6 years being what she is is an embarassment to a game that claims to strive for competitive balance and integrity.