Talk:Irelia/@comment-5763148-20131115000122/@comment-6862475-20131115045209

Trinity Force is OP, often worth rushing first. That and Blade of the Ruined King (chasing potential and anti-HP stacking) or Ravenous Hydra (more sustain, pushing and AoE damage) are the only damage items you need.

Defensive items she likes include: Sunfire Cape, Randuin's Omen, Guardian Angel, Warmog's Armor, Spirit Visage, Frozen Heart.

Max her W first and abuse the amazing damage without items. Try to abuse this and get fed early or farm up if having difficulty. She really shines mid-game dealing monstrous damage with tanky items and assasinating squishy targets. Save her E for when your opponent is equa/higher health than you to get the stun.

A standard harass combo in lane is: Q to a low-health enemy minion near your opponent, then quickly proceed to stun him/her while stabbing away with activated W. You can follow up with Q since it resets when you kill the minion.