Talk:Irelia/@comment-5266525-20150407211325

I've tanked the surge in Irelia's popularity for a while now but it was pretty early on in S5 that I realised I find her stun to be preeeetty obnoxious. That's still the case even after they nerfed the base damage so that maxing it first wasn't guaranteed. It isn't even the duration.

If you're higher health than her, you actually might be at a disadvantage. If she's higher health than you, you actually might be at an advantage.

It's not even a comeback mechanic in the same vein as Olaf's passive as it is punishing one player for being stronger than the other, even if only by the barest of margins. It's just counterintuitive in both directions.