Why is Irelia allowed to be broken?
Well, for a champion with an overloaded kit containing almost everything you could want in a fighter/skirmisher, being damage reduction, insane mobility, a stun that allows for more mobility, an ult that allows for more mobility; slows and has a form of "CC" that completely invalidates a damage source, and a passive that not only gives attack speed AND AD but also shreds through shields like paper; she sure does lack any form of consistent counterplay.
So, the only counter to Irelia is to CC her....but guess what, she can still channel her W (damage reduction) throughout the entirety of the CC. Oh, and if that wasn't enough she also builds Sterak's, so CC'ing her is pretty much pointless.
Yeah, that -5 movement speed reaaaallly made her impossible to play. She's too weak guys, far too weak. Like, that 5 ms is so meaningful on a champ that already has an abundance of mobility......
With that said I'm going to spitball some ideas to nerf her, some more drastic than others (obviously not to be done all at once):
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Remove the Q mark from her E
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Correct E's hitbox (it's really forgiving)
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Remove the bonus damage Q does to minions and as compensation add 5-10 damage to each rank.
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Increase the cooldown of her ultimate
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Make W cancel-able by CC
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Remove the damage reduction from her W
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Nerf her passive's bonus attack speed and/or AD
I will say that E's hitbox being corrected is a necessity, because right now it's ridiculous (similar to Lux Q's hitbox).
Anyways, Irelia needs to be nerfed, she's easily THE single most broken champion in the game. Akali, Graves and Jax don't even compare since they only really have 1-2 aspects of their kit that make them broken....Irelia's ENTIRE kit is broken.
tl;dr -5 MS DID NOTHING NERF HER PROPERLY!!!!
if that's the case
usually). And many champions can outright destroy her in a strict 1v1. If she dodges you hits, and she lands hers, its not because she op, but because she either good, or your bad at trading. She also has a poor early game before her first item... and in that regard she not the only one (Many champions have this affect). Late game is another matter, but I consider it to be unfair to judge a champions balance outside a 1v1. Some champions after all have better team fighting, you can also try and "choose" your opponent to your advantage. That's why a good
would try and seek out your back line, even when behind. Not because she's OP, but because that's where her strengths lie. (PS. Screw English for spelling Lie and lie the same)
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do really well
could do well but i need to test it more