Talk:Irelia/@comment-122.151.252.203-20120224191630/@comment-2124153-20120227163932

The problem with Riven isn't finding a way to counter her (Armor, duh), it's lasting long enough to buy that countermeasure in the first place.

You can start with flat Armor Seals/Quints, Cloth + 5 potions, full defensive masteries... and that's still not enough. Irelia needs levels of Hiten in order to wins long-term trades with Riven, which means that she spends the first 7-9 levels of the lane getting her ass kicked. "Beating" Riven is less about winning the lane, and more about just not losing it.