The New Irelia Has Fans Excited To Play League of Legends

For months Riot Games have been hinting at a rework and visual update for Irelia, one of the older champions that has been languishing outside of competitive play for quite some time. with their previous reworks of characters such as Galio, Urgot, and Swain being such huge successes, it’s no surprise that fans of the former dominant top laner were keen to get a glimpse of what is to come.

While we haven’t been given a full list of her abilities and their stats just yet, the video that dropped today more than makes up for it, comprised entirely of in game assets, we can see the new and improved Irelia dancing in and out of combat with what will almost certainly be an impressive array of abilities.

While the previous iteration of Irelia may have felt like a very basic champion, this new version seems to flow in combat in a much more fluid manner, hopefully setting her apart from all the other slightly tanky champions who can dive the backline in a team fight.

Okay I just re-installed league of legends just cuz of that Irelia rework. Jesus christ that looks so fun to play.

— Alpay Kadiev (@KadievGaming) March 20, 2018

Fan reaction to the new video seems to be mixed, with some players expressing delight at the new style, while other lament the apparent difficulty in going up against the reworked champion. More than a few comparisons have been made to other high mobility champions, such as Yasuo, with some players expressing their desire to try her out simultaneously paired with their lack of desire to play against her.

i hope new irelia doesn't have the tenacity passive so i can pick lulu and pray to god that's enough CC to prevent her from massacring my entire team

— Jeff(rey), not Jeffery definitely not Geoffrey (@RiotZephyreal) March 19, 2018

The new reworked Irelia is due to come out alongside patch 8.7, and while we don’t have a firm date for that just yet, we should be seeing her full kit on the Public Beta Environment very soon. For more League of Legends news, check out the recent controversy around Korean top laner Smeb, and his punishment for account sharing.