Talk:Irelia/@comment-4929329-20120327223604/@comment-2124153-20120327225011

I don't find J4 to be a particularly easy match-up as Irelia. I am not going to win early-game trades with him, so I have to wait until Hiten Style is high enough level to get past his Armor. By the way, you can mitigate almost every sustain problem by entering the secret cheat code "spend money on potions". Doesn't mean you win your lane, but at least you can guard against losing it.

The sustain nerf on Irelia is not a big deal. You can spend 435g on a Pendant and you've gotten back all of your old passive last-hit minion sustain, with interest. It maintains efficacy on trades with champions because the active is going. Doesn't change how she fights in mid-to-lategame, either.