Talk:Irelia/@comment-76.93.19.248-20110309050609/@comment-3107063-20110309121940

She was considered weak for the first 3 months that she was out but all of a sudden she is now considered OP despite any significant buffs. From what I can tell the issue is with her CC reduction through her passive stacking with Merc's Treads. Because of that she can reduce the time of a slow/stun by more than half if she happens to have 3+ enemy champs surrounding her.

I did also read on the LoL forums that some admins for the game think her base stats are too high. I'm not sure what stat in particular they are referring to.

In my personal opinion she has no definite advantage over other champs and she just happens to be the target because some high profile players of the game have figured out how to use her well.