

the only reason why i say it's irelia's "worst matchup as a whole" is because he outscales THE SHIT out of you in the sidelanes. obviously if jax uses E and it's on CD you should look for trades/all-ins. if you play around minions and hit your stun, you can beat him. hopefully you can use that W to hit him AND some minions, stack up your stacks and start trading/all-inning depending on how both your HPs look. if you can't (or can't risk having Q on cooldown) that's okay -> USE W and hold it while he's auto'ing you so he does less DMG. walk AWAY and kite jax's counterstrike if he uses it. the only way you beat him is if jax is stupid and i mean it. Jax is arguably the worst champ irelia can go against as a whole.

sorry, wish i could tell you more on how to beat this mf. truly, truly an impossible matchup if he has half a brain. just know that if he has ignite, it don't matter if he's 0-3. if your jungler comes by when voli is pushing (which is likely cause of his electric passive) and it can lead to a kill? then take advantage of it. ideally, you don't get hit by it in the first place though. if his Q hitting you is inevitable, W it. never let him get a 2nd W on you and always save a Q or prepare to sidestep his E. you genuinely do not win this matchup in any way except maybe the 1st three waves by getting lane prio and minion advantage (my guide will teach you that if you continue reading). focus his carries and squishies, not him. my best tips would be to just farm and focus on the mid-game+ shove and roam. idk how else to beat him as he shreds almost all melee matchups. in my experience i've only ever won lane VS volibear when i play so passive that they die under my tower trynna get something.

unplayable unless he's dumb or you're ultra patient.
