Talk:Irelia/@comment-75.72.55.220-20120519192256

Irelia's role seems somewhat vague.

It seems to me that she's an assassin-type, but without a proper assassination mechanism, a good way to catch enemies unaware or conceal herself.

So she's forced to build like a tankydps to prevent melting instantly, since her core fighting mechanism is extremely straightforward. Stick to your butt with that gap closer and slowing ability, and autoattack you into pulp.

I don't claim to be super great with Irelia but it almost seems as if her ability to stick onto people and slow them down with low CD is more useful in fights than Irelia herself's damage capabilities. You can gum up someone really well while your teammates finish them off.