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gtrsrs
Profile Joined June 2010
United States9109 Posts
January 13 2011 23:43 GMT
#141
On January 14 2011 08:28 xDaunt wrote:
If you're doing some kind of AP build, I'd think that you'd want to get lichbane as one of your first 2 items after boots.


my math might be wrong here but
isn't 100% of 80 AP less than or equal to 80% of ~100 AD (not sure what irelia's AD will be when you get sheen/lichbane)? so unless you have more AP from somewhere else, you're essentially paying gold for a 0-increase in damage? i don't think lichbane should ever be rushed imo, unless you *really* need the movespeed/MR and you're gonna stack AP later anyways

i could be wrong though, i don't play any champs that build lichbane. i've just never understood the logic behind lichbane rush
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ZERG_RUSSIAN
Profile Blog Joined November 2008
10417 Posts
January 14 2011 00:22 GMT
#142
Idk if you guys have seen atlanta play her but she's borderline OP when he does and he rushes a triforce with a vamp scepter in there.
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Phrost
Profile Blog Joined May 2010
United States4008 Posts
January 14 2011 00:25 GMT
#143
On January 14 2011 08:43 gtrsrs wrote:
Show nested quote +
On January 14 2011 08:28 xDaunt wrote:
If you're doing some kind of AP build, I'd think that you'd want to get lichbane as one of your first 2 items after boots.


my math might be wrong here but
isn't 100% of 80 AP less than or equal to 80% of ~100 AD (not sure what irelia's AD will be when you get sheen/lichbane)? so unless you have more AP from somewhere else, you're essentially paying gold for a 0-increase in damage? i don't think lichbane should ever be rushed imo, unless you *really* need the movespeed/MR and you're gonna stack AP later anyways

i could be wrong though, i don't play any champs that build lichbane. i've just never understood the logic behind lichbane rush



Sheen is base damage, doesnt include items.
Lichbane gives bonus move speed and MR and the champions that get it usually want the extra AP.




I do the triforce build that atlanta does, works like a charm. You basically cant die if you survive to lvl 6
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BlackPaladin
Profile Joined May 2010
United States9316 Posts
January 14 2011 00:25 GMT
#144
On January 14 2011 09:22 ZERG_RUSSIAN wrote:
Idk if you guys have seen atlanta play her but she's borderline OP when he does and he rushes a triforce with a vamp scepter in there.


Does he build her tanky afterwards?
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Phunkapotamus
Profile Joined April 2010
United States496 Posts
January 14 2011 00:28 GMT
#145
You don't want to build Lichbane unless unless the bonus AP will put you over your base AD.
The proc on Lichbane is also physical, so you're not gaining anything by building it most of the time.

LB should almost never be anyone's first item after boots. Most character have enough AD that they outscale or come very close to whatever AP they'd have from just Starter Items + Boots + Lichbane.

The combine cost for LB is 950, and you only gain +15 AP. IMO, that 950 is better spent getting a Catalyst for RoA or Giant's Belt for the Crystal Scepter. The only time LB should be your first item if is if you have a surplus of gold enough to buy LB and also purchase a followup + AP item.
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Two_DoWn
Profile Blog Joined October 2009
United States13684 Posts
Last Edited: 2011-01-14 01:53:05
January 14 2011 01:49 GMT
#146
What is atlanta's skill order? And it looks like he starts off with the vamp scepter? Is that right?
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xDaunt
Profile Joined March 2010
United States17988 Posts
January 14 2011 05:36 GMT
#147
I'm pretty sure he starts D-blade and goes QEQEQR. Not positive though. I still like the EQW, R>E>W>Q.
xDaunt
Profile Joined March 2010
United States17988 Posts
January 20 2011 18:45 GMT
#148
So I've been dicking around with AP Irelia a bit. She takes a little bit more farm than triforce/AD Irelia to get going, but holy shit is she strong against squishy-heavy teams. The build I've been using is d-blade => boots => sheen => deathcap => lichbane. From there, I build CDR boots and whatever +AP item I need that also gives the type of defense that I need (Rylai, hourglass, and abyssal are all candidates).

Your damage is pretty good once you finish the deathcap and it becomes REALLY GOOD when you finish the lichbane. The coolest part is what heavy AP does to your ult. Not only do you do a ton of AoE damage (assuming that you can aim properly) in teamfights, but you also become surprisingly durable because of how much each blade shot will heal you.
Mogwai
Profile Blog Joined January 2009
United States13274 Posts
January 21 2011 20:17 GMT
#149
I've been playing irelia a bit and my build is similar to Atlanta's I think.

Ghost/Ignite

0/21/9

ArPen/Armor/MRes/HP

d-shield
boots
sheen
phage
triforce
merc treads or w/e
GA + BV
More tanking crap

EQWEER -> R > E > Q > W

take solo top, farm your ass off, kill them if they're asking for it. never die and kill everyone.
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NeoIllusions
Profile Blog Joined December 2002
United States37500 Posts
Last Edited: 2011-01-21 20:28:23
January 21 2011 20:22 GMT
#150
On January 22 2011 05:17 Mogwai wrote:
I've been playing irelia a bit and my build is similar to Atlanta's I think.

Ghost/Ignite

0/21/9

ArPen/Armor/MRes/HP

d-shield
boots
sheen
phage
triforce
merc treads or w/e
GA + BV
More tanking crap

EQWEER -> R > E > Q > W

take solo top, farm your ass off, kill them if they're asking for it. never die and kill everyone.


I think Atlanta runes 9 21 0, but don't quote me on this. I'll ask him when he gets on later today.

Shield + hp pot => Boots => Sheen => Vamp Scepter

For some reason, there's a big difference in survivability if you have that Vamp Scepter or not. But then you finish Trinity and Banshee's.

Edit: QWQEQR, R > Q > E > W
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Mogwai
Profile Blog Joined January 2009
United States13274 Posts
Last Edited: 2011-01-21 20:33:11
January 21 2011 20:29 GMT
#151
I'm never sure if merc treads make sense on her with that passive, any idea on that?

also, I don't really buy that vamp scepter is worth delaying the real core, but maybe I'll try it out at some point.

edit: I guess q over e makes sense but for some reason I've been focusing e.
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NeoIllusions
Profile Blog Joined December 2002
United States37500 Posts
Last Edited: 2011-01-21 20:37:34
January 21 2011 20:36 GMT
#152
On January 22 2011 05:29 Mogwai wrote:
I'm never sure if merc treads make sense on her with that passive, any idea on that?

also, I don't really buy that vamp scepter is worth delaying the real core, but maybe I'll try it out at some point.

edit: I guess q over e makes sense but for some reason I've been focusing e.


Less CC duration, the better imo. Her passive just makes her snared/stunned for even less.

Try it out. I'm simply conveying what Atlanta's build is. Adapt it as you see fit. ^^

Edit: One thing I really dislike is sometimes I Q while the enemy is retreat, yet somehow I can't get in range to do the follow up E. fuuuuuu
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Mogwai
Profile Blog Joined January 2009
United States13274 Posts
January 21 2011 20:39 GMT
#153
omg, yea, that pisses me off to no end. then i mass my face on R and they die anyway so it's all good.
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BlackPaladin
Profile Joined May 2010
United States9316 Posts
Last Edited: 2011-01-25 03:40:40
January 25 2011 03:38 GMT
#154
On January 22 2011 05:17 Mogwai wrote:
I've been playing irelia a bit and my build is similar to Atlanta's I think.

Ghost/Ignite

0/21/9

ArPen/Armor/MRes/HP

d-shield
boots
sheen
phage
triforce
merc treads or w/e
GA + BV
More tanking crap

EQWEER -> R > E > Q > W

take solo top, farm your ass off, kill them if they're asking for it. never die and kill everyone.


Exactly how I play her. Although I sometimes jungle with her instead of solo when I need to, so smite + ghost 1-14-15, but I haven't tried 1-21-8 before. I just love movespeed too much.

This is honestly how most of my games are with irelia. minus it being a loss of course

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xDaunt
Profile Joined March 2010
United States17988 Posts
January 25 2011 05:06 GMT
#155
I just don't like jungle Irelia. Seems like such a waste. She can farm like mad in lane and snowball out of control quickly.
BlackPaladin
Profile Joined May 2010
United States9316 Posts
January 25 2011 05:11 GMT
#156
Yeah, it's kind of like Xin jungle. Has a really strong gank but she's really good in lane too and normally while it's best for her to solo, if your team needs a jungle she can do it no problem. With redbuff she can q in, e, and autoattack for constant slows. Normally I gank without full hp so I stun when I QE too.
"Your full potential does not matter if you do not use all 100% of it."
Two_DoWn
Profile Blog Joined October 2009
United States13684 Posts
January 25 2011 06:30 GMT
#157
I find you NEEEEEEEEEED trinity as fast as possible in order to maximize your success as Irelia. Jungling doesnt let you do that very well, unless you get super farmed from ganks, which is a hair unreliable.
"What is the air speed velocity of an unladen courier?" "Dire or Radiant?"
xDaunt
Profile Joined March 2010
United States17988 Posts
January 25 2011 15:34 GMT
#158
On January 25 2011 15:30 Two_DoWn wrote:
I find you NEEEEEEEEEED trinity as fast as possible in order to maximize your success as Irelia. Jungling doesnt let you do that very well, unless you get super farmed from ganks, which is a hair unreliable.


The bigger problem is that you need to sink 1000 gold into madred's to jungle effectively with irelia as the game goes on. That is going to delay your trinity by quite a bit.
Zato-1
Profile Blog Joined March 2009
Chile4253 Posts
January 27 2011 13:08 GMT
#159
On January 26 2011 00:34 xDaunt wrote:
Show nested quote +
On January 25 2011 15:30 Two_DoWn wrote:
I find you NEEEEEEEEEED trinity as fast as possible in order to maximize your success as Irelia. Jungling doesnt let you do that very well, unless you get super farmed from ganks, which is a hair unreliable.


The bigger problem is that you need to sink 1000 gold into madred's to jungle effectively with irelia as the game goes on. That is going to delay your trinity by quite a bit.

Mandred's Razor is a pretty awful item if you don't plan on upgrading it into something else, IMO. Sure, it speeds up your jungling significantly, but if that's all you're getting out of a 1000 gold investment, then that's a pretty bad investment. Which is a way of saying, don't get Mandred's Razor on Irelia, even if you're jungling.
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barbsq
Profile Joined November 2009
United States5348 Posts
January 27 2011 14:22 GMT
#160
if you dont take razor tho, your jungle speed, buff-taking ability and dragoning takes a massive hit. irelia doesnt have a 'jungle killing' steroid like some other heroes that can go without razors without a problem (or at least could before creep mr buff)
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