Talk:Irelia/@comment-5009341-20120615205913/@comment-5196742-20120615232632

Her early game is horrendous, and she will essentially be forced to farm and disengage any fight until around the 10-15 minute mark depending how much farm she gathers. Some champions still counter her rather painfully;, , and come to mind.

While she does get stronger with level, she is no longer the sustaining beast she was before and has no innate tankiness to her - her passive only makes her difficult to lock down, not straight up burst down. She is very reliant on items (Namely, Attack Speed) to make up for her shortcomings.

Early ganks and someone who knows how to freeze their lane to their end are her hardest counters.