Irelia/Trivia

General

 * Irelia's swords stab her as she dies. Whether Irelia does this out of or due to losing control of her blades is up to debate.
 * Irelia was one of the champions chosen for the Ionian pool available during the Ionia versus Noxus: Rematch. However, she was not one of the selected champions.
 * Irelia has the highest potential tenacity stat in the game, capped at 88%: 40% from her (granted at least 3 enemy champions are within her sight); 15% from the  mastery, 25% from  and 35% from any tenacity item in the game, after being calculated with diminishing returns.
 * Previously, could achieve 86.18% tenacity, the highest, while using,  and 35% from tenacity items in-game. This is no longer possible, however, due to the fact that the tenacity boost from Zac's ultimate has been removed.

Development

 * Irelia is the focus of a LoL meme, "Better Nerf Irelia," in which Morello determines that a certain champion is currently overpowered, but chooses instead to nerf Irelia, due to his numerous alterations to her skillset.
 * Irelia received nerfs one day before her release because Morello said she was too "annoying to play against".

Lore

 * The floating object behind her head is the "Mantle of Decorum", which is Ionia's highest decoration.
 * The naming of her style, "Hiten Style", her backstory, and Xypherous' confirmation show Irelia is based on Kenshin Himura of Rurouni Kenshin.
 * Ricklessabandon stated that Irelia is somewhat similar to a lich, and her weapon acts as her phylactery.
 * Lore states however Irelia was saved before she died, meaning she is not actually dead. A lich is a being that chooses undeath in order to become immortal. Irelia is not immortal, nor is she dead.
 * What this means for Irelia is that if someone was to destroy her blades, then she would die.

Quotes

 * Her French jokes are references to the character of from the eponymous French film.
 * Her joke "My blade is not only precise, but totally gnarly" references that she rides her weapon like a surfboard and "gnarly" being a term used by most surfers to express if something is cool or good.
 * shares two quotes with : "Forge onward." and "I will not falter."
 * She shares a quote with, , , and : "This way."
 * She shares a quote with : "It ends here."
 * She shares a quote with : "Cut them down."

Skins

 * It is a reference to, the first woman to fly solo across the Atlantic Ocean.
 * It is a reference to, the first woman to fly solo across the Atlantic Ocean.


 * The splash art is similar to the cover, both Ezio and Irelia bearing the hidden blade on both of their arms and making the same stance.
 * She bares similarities to Marvel Comic's character "Black Widow" due to the black outfit and red belt buckle.
 * She also shares a striking resemblance to in design.
 * She also shares a striking resemblance to in design.


 * She shares this theme with.
 * She shares this theme with.

Relations

 * was responsible for saving a nearly deceased Irelia during the Noxian invasion of Ionia.