Irelia vs Akali

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VS

Skill matchupPre-6 MediumPost-6 MediumTake Ignite

How to play it

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W her E engage

Save your W to eat her E (Shuriken Flip) when she flips in: same for her R2; that's the engage you must block.

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All-in on empty Q

Fight right after she misses or uses her Q: her Qs are energy-costly, so bait them and all-in when she's low on energy.

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Punish shroud pokes

When she pops shroud (W) and comes out to poke, Q her instantly for a trade: and save a melee minion to dash to for disengage.

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Never force a trade after whiffing your E into her shroud: back off, wait for E to reset, and don't eat her Q poke for free.

Runes

PRECISION

INSPIRATION

SHARDS

Spells

FLASH

IGNITE

Items

Start

Core

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16.14 Emerald+ - 52% WR - 1.5k games

Skill order

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18
	Q			Q	Q		Q	Q
		W							W	W		W	W
			E											E	E		E	E
						R					R					R

MAXQ→W→E

Irelia vs Akali in Top lane is a skill matchup on patch 26.17. The one thing to respect: her E is her hard engage, hold your W to block it (and her R2), it's the hit that lets her all-in.

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