Talk:Irelia/@comment-173.8.66.233-20120229104950/@comment-2124153-20120229161737

The only way to fail with her ult in a teamfight is to not use it. The damage and healing will never be good, so just tag whoever you can for assists. Rarely it will help you stay alive at the margins, or finish off a runner, but not that often.

No problem with using her ult on a minion wave, that's how you keep your top lane opponent honest. If they leave to go heal/buy, or harass another lane or your jungler, then you just push R, shred an entire wave, and knock down their tower as payment. This is also good defensively if you are up against a strong pusher, and need to get minions off your nuts.

If it's not up for a team fight, this is usually no big deal. If you spec her properly, it's available almost every 35 seconds or so.