so I irelia tank or assasin build?
So I usually build irelia assasin with her core items 
of course but I was thinking since the meta has shifted towards tanks should I go for 
instead of 
and 
for survivability, tankiness and Peel?
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Why not just build bruiser?
Some damage, some defense. You don't have to build entirely defense and offense (and you shouldn't, unless you're the dedicated assassin of the team, and Irelia doesn't really have any defensive steroids in her kit or aoe cc and makes a rather lackluster tank).
Triforce is the only damage you should need for awhile. Depends on the comp, but I'll usually get mercs and a randuin's before thinking about bork - even then, if there's substantial AP on the other team, I'll start on a banshee's/visage first. Don't think I've ever gotten hydra.
My take is, Irelia needs to stay alive to be effective, since the majority of her damage comes from her W auto attacks. She'll never be a tank, but you'll be able to dive the back line and stay alive against 2-3 people long enough to make a serious difference in team fights.
Good idea if I do i was thinking randuin and bork to kill tanks since the as and passive synergizes very well with her as style and especially coupled with her w
The only real way to play Irelia: 
and last item lw/bt/ga depending on the enemy team comp