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Irelia vs Locke

What is Irelia's win rate vs Locke?

In Top, Irelia wins 63% against Locke across 49 observed ranked games.

Global ranked sample: games from every region and every rank pooled together, not one server's stats. Data runs through patch 26.12; curves updated 2026-08-07.

By 15 minutes the median game has Irelia ahead by 624 gold.

Irelia at 15:00

Typical gap to Locke, from 49 games that reached 15:00.

Does Irelia counter Locke?

Too close to call. Irelia sits at 63% over 49 games, so neither pick counters the other here. The lane goes to whoever wins the spots below, like the gold lead at 10:00 or staying alive until 15:00, so play for those and let the pick argument go.

How to beat Locke as Irelia

The median first death in this lane comes at 2:46; the level 6 spike lands around 5:38. Respect the all-in window until your spike is online.

What does Irelia build in Top?

The most-finished Irelia core is Blade of The Ruined King, Hullbreaker, Wit's End: 58.0% across 5,176 games when all three got done. All matchups, patches 26.1-26.12.

Most games start Doran's Blade + Health Potion; the first finished item is usually Blade of The Ruined King (29,930 games).

Skill plan: Irelia players max Q first and take Q at level 1.

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