MacroMind matchup data: real ranked games, not opinions
Zaahen vs Irelia
How often does Zaahen beat Irelia in Top?
Zaahen into Irelia in Top: 52% observed win rate across 1,028 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 Zaahen behind by 646 gold.
Zaahen at 15:00
- Gold: -646
- CS: -20
- XP: -205
Typical gap to Irelia, from 1,024 games that reached 15:00.
Does Zaahen counter Irelia?
No counter here: Zaahen sits at 52% over 1,028 games. The swing lives in the spots below, so play the side you know better and chase the row that moves the number the most in this lane, then hold that lead through the first back.
Beating Irelia: the Zaahen game plan
A gold lead at 10:00 puts Zaahen at 68% across 413 games. Flip the lead and Zaahen falls to 42% across 615.
| The spot | Win rate | Games |
|---|---|---|
| Ahead in gold at 10:00 | 68% | 413 |
| Behind in gold at 10:00 | 42% | 615 |
| First blood | 61% | 431 |
| +kills at 10:00 | 68% | 400 |
| +CS at 10:00 | 65% | 274 |
| 0 deaths at 10:00 | 70% | 174 |
| 0 deaths at 15:00 | 80% | 71 |
Someone usually dies here around 3:48 in the median game, and level 6 lands near 5:45. Until your spike is online, respect the all-in.
Zaahen's Top build, with receipts
Into Irelia specifically, Zaahen finishes Trinity Force first most often: 54.9% over 368 games of this matchup.
The most-finished core in this exact matchup is Trinity Force, Sundered Sky, Death's Dance: 67.5% across 80 games.
The most-finished Zaahen core is Trinity Force, Sundered Sky, Death's Dance: 61.2% across 2,680 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 Trinity Force (16,619 games).
Skill plan: Zaahen players max Q first and take Q at level 1.