Irelia poke relentlessly with Bladesurge (Q) resets to disrupt Nasus stacking last-hits on Siphoning Strike (Q), and tanks his empowered Siphoning Strike (Q) with Defiant Dance (W) to dominate melee trades.

Against early Kassadin, who is weak in waveclear and trades, Irelia close the gap with Bladesurge (Q) resets off minions and lock him down with the Flawless Duet (E) stun combo to crush the lane before level 5.

Against immobile Ryze, Irelia stick with Bladesurge (Q) and interrupt his Overload (Q) combo with the Flawless Duet (E) stun to finish the all-in.

In the early game before his healing scales, Irelia win trades by chaining Bladesurge (Q) resets in the gaps between his Transfusion (Q) cooldowns, snowballing hard to control the lane.

Before her ranged transformation at level 5, Irelia dive weak Kayle hard with Bladesurge (Q) approach and the Flawless Duet (E) stun to shut down her scaling entirely.

Fiora parry Irelia's Flawless Duet (E) stun with Riposte (W) to nullify the all-in, and win the duel through sustained trades off Grand Challenge (R) vital true damage.

With stacked armor and the Granite Shield (P), Malphite shrug off Irelia's auto-reliant AD damage so she can't trade, and ignore her poke as well.

Pantheon blocks Irelia's autos with Aegis Assault (E) to deny her Ionian Fervor (P) stacks, and pressures the very early lane hard with the Shield Vault (W) stun and Comet Spear (Q) poke.

A dominant early laner, Renekton lock Irelia to the lane before level 5 and overpower her with the Fury-empowered Ruthless Predator (W) stun from Reign of Anger (P) and superior trades.

Jax dodge Irelia's autos and Ionian Fervor (P) damage with Counter Strike (E) and stun back to turn around the extended duel.