Talk:Irelia/@comment-213.202.103.42-20120806112133/@comment-98.234.51.166-20120814004831

Nope, just bad at irelia. Played properly she is almost impossble to lose hard in lane, even against "counterpicks." She obviously does not win every lane but it is easy for her to lane when behind because of her sustain and ability to farm under towers, and she scales hard for a bruiser which allows her to make a come back with more levels and items. As proof, even after multiple nerfs she has come back to the scene as one of the strongest top laners in COMPETATIVE play.

She has a high skill cap to be played to her full potential due to the "situationality" of her moves, but with good planning and use of abilities and itemization this can be overcome.