Talk:Irelia/@comment-77.100.244.225-20120416133621/@comment-64.229.81.6-20120417185532

It was just an unnecessary nerf. Her early game now is arguably one of the worst ones in the game, and her mid-game took a severe drop along with it due to the sustain cut. Your inability to trade hits anymore means you are constantly pushed out of lane by other easy-mode sustain champs (Warwick, Rumble, Garen, Renekton, etc.), and lanes that used to be winnable at least via skill are now just lost entirely.

She's gone from a safe pick to an incredibly situational counter-pick, and the list of champions she can actually counter is embarassingly short.

I know you shouldn't look at the pros for /everything/, but if you think that her going from an almost #1 top laner to absolutely trash and forgotten in tournament play after a single patch update isn't a significant nerf then you're just a fanboy. And I love the hell out of her.