Irithel, The Jungle Heart is the only Marksman in Mobile Legends with an explosive basic attack and one of two marksmen, aside from Kimmy who can deal damage while moving. She deals Physical Damage while Kimmy deals Magic Damage. Irithel specializes in Burst as a Finisher and has a range of skills that have Buff, Area of Effect, Debuff, Slow and Blink attributes. Before digging into her top builds, here are her strengths and weaknesses.
Strengths
- Specialties - Irithel specializes in Burst and Finish Damage. She has an explosive basic skill through the use of her Ultimate Skill (Heavy Crossbow). She is easy to master and versatile in utilizing her specialties.
- Movement - She is the only marksman who can move while spamming her basic attack. This is a unique advantage that provides her versatility in dealing damage, whether in team fights, ganking or pushing the opponent front lanes.
- Area of Effect - Her Second Skill (Force of the Queen) deals 200–350 (+60% Total Physical Attack) Physical Damage to nearby enemies and slows them by 40% for 2 seconds. This is a perfect initiation and push skill that effectively disrupts opponents gameplay and formation.
- Buff - Her Ultimate Skill (Heavy Crossbow) has a buff that sees her leap and empower her crossbow for 10 seconds. This is a vital asset that inspires attack and may also be used as a retreat strategy.
- Passive Skill (Jungle Heart) - Movement builds Jungle Heart that shoots an additional basic attack. This is greatly inspired by her Ultimate Skill.
Weaknesses
- Squishy - As a high damage dealer, Irithel is highly vulnerable to high damage and soft against opponent damage dealers such as Mages and Assassins. Her items focus on her specialties, with no emphasis on defense. She utilizes HP regen to survive close encounters.
- Lacks offense mechanism - Aside from her Area of Effect and damage dealing capabilities, Irithel lacks a defense mechanism against direct attacks. She is vulnerable and best played behind other heroes.
- Assassin's - Irithel is a target for assassins who can use the element of surprise in attack. If caught in the middle of an ambush, she has a low chance of survival.
Now here are Top 3 Irithel Builds that win games.
3. Sustained DPS
This build engages an Assassin Emblem, which increases Irithel’s damage and attack speed. It's a fast paced build aimed at pushing and initiating team engagements. It forces the opponent front-line heroes into retreat and paves the way for successful attack strategies in gaining ground and team fights. In the late game, her damage is amped by the last two items, which provides her with more ground and opportunities to create and capitalize on.
Use This Build If:
- You’re Pushing Lanes - The continuous damage added on to attack speed, splash damage and physical penetration allows this build to rapidly push lanes, with an opportunity to initiate, harass and disrupt opposing team formation.
- You’re Taking on a Well Rounded Team - This is a steady build that can effectively penetrate lines of defense and launch attacks on the back line damage dealers. It is perfect for team fights, with impact from range.
- You’re Initiating Engagements - The continuous impact and high damage dealt from this build enables Irithel to be steadily engaged in the battle frontiers. She may be used in creating attack strategies that the team may engage and capitalize on.
Skills:
Level up her Second Skill (Force of the Queen) first, since it is more impactful through area of effect in pushing, harassing and clearing lanes. Level up her First Skill (Strafe) next, and follow up with her Ultimate Skill (Heavy Crossbow) when available.
- Level One: Second Skill (Force of the Queen)
- Level Two: First Skill (Strafe)
- Level Three: Second Skill (Force of the Queen)
- Level Four: Ultimate Skill (Heavy Crossbow)
Items:
- Haas’ Claws Lifesteal ($2020) - Life Steal
- Swift Boots ($710) - Attack Speed
- Berserker's Fury ($2500) - Crit Chance and Damage
- Sea Halberd ($2050) - Healing Reduction
- Great Dragon Spear ($2140) - CD Reduction and Crit
- Malefic Roar ($2060) - High Physical Penetration
What kind of enemy lineup should you use this build on?
This build is best used against Tanks in penetrating and diminishing their resistance. It is worthy against a well-rounded team in continuously pushing and attacking their front-lines.
2. Burst
Life Steal through the second item and the low HP shield in the last item maintains a form of defense that can sustain Irithel in attack, if her continuous damage is successfully spammed. Her mobility and damage is emphasized through the items in between. This allows her to transform within roles that suit gameplay. Since this is a Burst Build, Build, it is best implemented when playing roam.
Use This Build If:
- You’re Playing Jungle - It's very rare but Irithel can be utilized in the Jungle as a core, where her versatility, speed and attack power may be spammed in taking out jungle objectives.
- You’re Roaming - This is a more optimal position for Irithel, since she can gank and effectively stage team confrontations or poke and harass through the use of her skills with a high chance of survival.
- You’re Playing in the Front lines - The life steal and shield in this build allows her to freely exercise her skills in burst damage. With a higher chance of survival, Irithel can be successful in front-line engagement and duties.
Skills:
Level up her Second Skill (Force of the Queen) first, since it is more impactful through area of effect damage. Level up her First Skill (Strafe) next, and follow up with her Ultimate Skill (Heavy Crossbow) when available.
- Level One: Second Skill (Force of the Queen)
- Level Two: First Skill (Strafe)
- Level Three: Second Skill (Force of the Queen)
- Level Four: Ultimate Skill (Heavy Crossbow)
Items:
- Swift Boots ($710) - Attack Speed
- Haas’ Claws Lifesteal ($2020) - Life Steal
- Berserker's Fury ($2500) - Crit Chance and Damage
- Malefic Roar ($2060) - High Physical Penetration
- Great Dragon Spear ($2140) - CD Reduction and Crit
- Rose Gold Meteor ($2120) - Low-HP Shield
What kind of enemy lineup should you use this build on?
This build is best used against squishy heroes in harassing and engaging through versatile positioning and implementing Burst and Area of Effect in damage and gameplay strategies. This is a fast paced build that see’s Irithel take on the role of carry in battle.
1. Attack and Defend
This is a versatile build that can be engaged in a variety of battle situations. It is a utility build, where Wind of Nature is a key factor, as an active item that enhances her skill set. It is an assault build, capable of immense damage. It can take on all roles, from the front to back lines, with an emphasis on agility and life steal, while Physical Damage is implemented through her specialties in Burst.
Use This Build If:
- You’re Playing Hyper Carry - This is a utility build, where Irithel may rapidly transition between roles that allow her to effectively gain momentum and gold that may be transformed into attack and support power through versatility in the front and back lines of battle.
- You have mastered Irithel - This is a pro build, where Irithel depends on Wind of Nature to have an impact in the mid-late game as a soft damage dealer. It allows her to be played flexibly in different scenarios, hence the need to master her skills, which have a low difficulty rating. It also requires an understanding of her opponents.
- You have an incomplete line-up - Since this is a versatile build that emphasizes her specialty, Irithel can be played flexibly within versatile positions and roles. She is effective in utilizing Burst as an element of surprise in roles and objectives outside of her usual duties.
Skills:
Level up her Second Skill (Force of the Queen) first, since it is more impactful through area of effect damage that is enhanced by the focus on burst through this build. Level up her First Skill (Strafe) next, and follow up with her Ultimate Skill (Heavy Crossbow) when available.
- Level One: Second Skill (Force of the Queen)
- Level Two: First Skill (Strafe)
- Level Three: Second Skill (Force of the Queen)
- Level Four: Ultimate Skill (Heavy Crossbow)
Items:
- Haas’ Claws Lifesteal ($2020) - Life Steal
- Swift Boots ($710) - Attack Speed
- Berserker's Fury ($2500) - Crit Chance and Damage
- Great Dragon Spear ($2140) - CD Reduction and Crit
- Wind of Nature ($1910) - Immunity to Physical Damage
- Malefic Roar ($2060) - High Physical Penetration.
What kind of enemy lineup should you use this build on?
This build is versatile and may be used on any kind of team, since it can take on all hero roles, depending on positioning and impact in attack. It capitalizes on high energy impact and is great for taking on utility roles, and ultimately see’s Irithel take on the role of hyper carry in battle.
