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How to Win Sett vs Irelia Counter MatchupSett is in the a tier of champions

Sett vs Irelia

How to Beat Irelia as Sett in LoLSett is in the b tier of champions
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How to Beat Irelia as Sett

based on 3,067 Sett vs Irelia matchups
Win Rate
53 %
K/D/A
1.91
Pick Rate
2.8 %

How We Analyze LoL Champion Counters

At MOBA Champion, we evaluate millions of recently ranked League of Legends games each and every week. In our database, Sett faced Irelia in 3067 matches. Having so many games with Sett versus Irelia provides us faith in our ability to provide actionable data and a recommended build to destroy Irelia. This champion pairing is fairly rare. Sett is forced to battle against Irelia in only 2.8% of his games.

Sett vs Irelia Matchup Summary

Sett has done a good job of countering Irelia. Normally, he wins a whopping 53.0% of the time the champs clash against one another in. In Sett vs Irelia games, Sett’s team is 0.1% more expected to get first blood. This implies that he probably will get first blood versus Irelia.

Best Sett vs Irelia Counter Build

Items

Starter Items

Time Target
Doran's BladeHealth Potion

Early Items

~5 Mins
BootsTunneler

Core Sett Items

~22 Mins
Sterak's GageTrinity ForceTitanic Hydra

Optional Items

HullbreakerDead Man's PlateBlack CleaverSundered Sky

Summoner Spells

summonerflash summoner spell D
summonerdot summoner spell F

Skill Order

First skill for Sett to level upq
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Second ability for Sett to level upw
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Last skill for Sett to max oute

Runes

PrecisionConquerorTriumphLegend: AlacrityLast Stand
ResolveSecond WindUnflinching
Attack SpeedAdaptive ForceHealth Scaling
Sett's passive ability p
Sett's q ability q
Sett's w ability w
Sett's e ability e
Sett's ultimate ability r
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Q
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Guide to Countering Irelia as Sett

Advice to Win Against Irelia

Pay attention to Ionian Fervor stacks and try to engage Irelia when it is down.

Minion waves greatly enhance Irelia's mobility, beware fighting her inside one.

Beware of wasting your high impact spells on Defiant Dance.

Sett vs Irelia Counter Stats

Sett Image
Win Rate
53 %
VS
Win Rate
47 %
Irelia Image
6.7
< Kills >
7.2
6.4
< Deaths >
7.2
5.5
< Assists >
5.2
1.53
< Killing Sprees >
1.65
158
< Minions Killed >
198
0.09
< Dragons Killed >
0.1
0.56
< Inhibitors >
0.42
18,404
< Physical Damage >
16,238
283
< Magic Damage >
6,070
5,399
< True Damage >
726
24,087
< Damage Dealt >
23,034
34,875
< Damage Taken >
31,234
11,933
< Gold Earned >
12,595
2.71
< Towers >
2.16
0.03
< Baron Takedowns >
0.04
6,501
< Total Healing >
10,507
14,571
< Experience >
14,698
18
< Vision Score >
16
9
< Wards Placed >
8
172
< Time Dealing CC >
114

How to Counter Irelia with Sett in LoL

The stat comparisons shown on this page clarify some vital Sett against Irelia counter stats that may help you explain the differences between the pair. For instance, Sett’s KDA ratio ([kills + assists] / deaths) of NaN is more than Irelia’s ratio of NaN, highlighting that Sett may be more central to his team's team fighting capacity than Irelia..

Sett typically has a similar longest killing spree as his counter does. On average, he takes more damage than Irelia. This often reflects different amounts of tankyness, but it can also hint that the champ with higher HP has less agility and thus is unable to escape further damage when poked or engaged.

Differences between Sett and Irelia

Damage Types Compared

Sett
Irelia
Physical Damage
Magic Damage
True Damage

Champion Playstyles Compared

Sett
Irelia

Who is Better, Sett or Irelia?

Both League champs are great. Both champs have their pros and cons. In the game's current meta, Sett usually wins when taking on Irelia, with a 53.0% win rate. Therefore, Sett makes a good counter to Irelia.

While Sett does have a higher winrate compared to Irelia, when on opposite teams, Sett also has a lower difficulty level that makes him a less complex champion to develop with. You should be be fine when picking Sett into Irelia.

Moreover, Sett has only a small amount of utility and CC, a similar amount to Irelia. This makes her just as valuable during team fights, especially when facing champions with a lot of burst damage.

While there is not one best champion overall in League of Legends, in Sett vs Irelia matchups, Sett is the better champion with a noticably higher win rate, less champion complexity, and a similar amount of utility to help out your allies during late stage team fights.

Sett is a good counter for Irelia. You will do well by focussing your play on increasing your gold income and taking out objectives. If you can do that, you should hold your own as Sett against Irelia.

Additional Information for Sett Players

How We Calculated Our Sett vs Irelia Build and Stats

For this guide on countering Irelia as Sett, we analyzed 3,067 matchups from recent LoL games. We use rigorous data cleaning and processing methods to ensure that our counter stats are of the highest quality. You can rest assured that the recommended build to counter Irelia as Sett comes from real data and is not the fabrication of some random LoL player, as some other sites provide. You can use the filters at the top of the page to view the most relevant stats and items to your rank.

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Further Insights to Win this Matchup

If you would like to learn all of the intricacies of Sett to counter Irelia during both the lane and mid / late game phases of League of Legends, you should keep reading to pick up a few extra lessons on this matchup. If you mind the build and tips shown here, you will increase your win rate by a lot and be that much closer to League of Legends pro players.

Sett usually picks up a similar amount of CS relative to Irelia. Champs who typically don't earn many minion kills usualy don't require much CS to be valuable teammates, such as supports. They are able to scale well off of their abilities and first items alone. Yet, champs with a lot of CS, such as hyper-carries, typically need a lot of items to be effective. In either case, try to do better than the numbers shown here to do well.

The most crucial items to focus on in your Sett versus Irelia build consist of Sterak's Gage, Trinity Force, and Titanic Hydra. When Sett combined at least these three pieces in his build, he did a lot better when facing Irelia than with many other common builds. In fact, Sett had an average winrate of 53.0% when playing against Irelia with this build.

To have the highest chance of beating Irelia as Sett, you should use the Conqueror, Triumph, Legend: Alacrity, Last Stand, Second Wind, and Unflinching runes from the Precision and Resolve rune sets. Out of all the rune combinations we have analyed for Sett vs Irelia fights, this composite of runes resulted in the greatest win rate. Moreover, these runes averaged a 53.0% winrate overall.

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