Block his combo with your W whenever he has you in range with no minions between you.

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Irelia vs Ryze

Q: All-in at 6

All-in at 6: he has no laning ult, so once you hit your spike you can commit on him.

YOU · TOP

ENEMY · TOP

Swings with levelsPre-6 MediumPost-6 EasyTake Ignite

How to play it

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Bait his W root

His W (Rune Prison) is his key cooldown and only real setup: trade once it's down, and look to commit right after he's used it.

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All-in at 6

he has no laning ult, so once you hit your spike you can commit on him.

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Don't sit in wave

Don't stand in the minion wave so he can't spread his E onto you; once he uses E on the wave, hit your E and all-in, then rinse and repeat.

Never sit in the minion wave: it lets him spread his E onto you for free poke.

Runes

PRECISION

INSPIRATION

SHARDS

Spells

FLASH

IGNITE

Items

Start

Core

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16.14 Emerald+ - 54% WR - 741 games

Skill order

1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18
Q			Q	Q		Q	Q
	W							W	W		W	W
		E											E	E		E	E
					R					R					R

MAX

Q→

W→

Irelia · Top · Patch 26.17 · Ranked Solo · Updated Sep 5, 2026

Irelia vs Ryze in Top lane is a lane that swings with levels on patch 26.17. The one thing to respect: his W root (Rune Prison) is his key cooldown, it's how he catches you, so wait it out before you commit.

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