AP IRELIA IS SOOO BROKEN!!

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КОМЕНТАРІ • 757

  • @battyblaster9521
    @battyblaster9521 Рік тому +6668

    Babus, thank you for being so brave and risking perma ban every time you queue up for the sake of our entertainment. You are a real hero and the best league streamer :)

    • @gSys1337
      @gSys1337 Рік тому +124

      I feel like he even is the only non toxic streamer too

    • @user-oy6zi2rl9r
      @user-oy6zi2rl9r Рік тому +9

      @@gSys1337 katevolved is fine also

    • @blightbray127
      @blightbray127 Рік тому +51

      @@user-oy6zi2rl9r meh the professor akali situation makes me think otherwise. He’s really fucking good but he did kind of screw over PA

    • @smollelephant
      @smollelephant Рік тому

      @@blightbray127 what did he do?

    • @migaru7362
      @migaru7362 Рік тому +32

      @@gSys1337 there is a bunch, they are just not meta. toxicity is the best streaming strat for league

  • @floppyhobbit
    @floppyhobbit Рік тому +2479

    A true Bausen Classic: builds champ for wave clear, complains that he gets countered, then pops off like a madman after reaching his power spike (it’s 6 items).

    • @bakiyagzdindar7334
      @bakiyagzdindar7334 Рік тому +61

      Pops off? He literally inted so hard and made the game so much longer.

    • @reishima
      @reishima Рік тому +505

      @@bakiyagzdindar7334 complete 1v9 performance

    • @Variant_Delta
      @Variant_Delta Рік тому +187

      @@bakiyagzdindar7334 We got the anti fun guy here, arrest him !

    • @amirhoseinhemmaty5112
      @amirhoseinhemmaty5112 Рік тому +57

      @@Variant_Delta Bro reached plat and thought now he can flame a chall player.💀
      Relax buddy you are not that guy.😂😂

    • @bakiyagzdindar7334
      @bakiyagzdindar7334 Рік тому

      @@amirhoseinhemmaty5112 yo grandmaster here and always open for ur opgg. TrialbyCOMBAT

  • @user-js9qb7hz5e
    @user-js9qb7hz5e Рік тому +2255

    Riot about to pull out an emergency patch to nerf ap irelia

    • @Dracogame
      @Dracogame Рік тому

      Pretty sure not even his dumbest viewer would actually try to climb with this shit.

    • @jeremycastillo9459
      @jeremycastillo9459 Рік тому +43

      dont even doub it, they just nerf everything he use xD

    • @Avatarbee
      @Avatarbee Рік тому +5

      Better nerf Irelia.

    • @Mxtsoe
      @Mxtsoe Рік тому

      @@Avatarbee No! My Irelia, riot is not allowed to touch her.

    • @HennryHammerhead
      @HennryHammerhead Рік тому +2

      You can never nerf that thing enough.

  • @VenRyu2255
    @VenRyu2255 Рік тому +995

    Never in my wildest dreams would I see Thebausffs plays Irelia, the champ he despises most lmaooo

    • @donaldf9055
      @donaldf9055 Рік тому +92

      *AP irelia

    • @oxey_
      @oxey_ Рік тому +6

      ZING ZING ZING

    • @JojoBusta
      @JojoBusta Рік тому +31

      I think he hates Jax more but your point stands

    • @travistravis8463
      @travistravis8463 Рік тому +125

      @@JojoBusta dont let him find ap jax lmao

    • @yeah4851
      @yeah4851 Рік тому +2

      Well it's AP irelia so its fine

  • @KingOfMalevolence
    @KingOfMalevolence Рік тому +1536

    She's so broken he managed to get 21% winrate with her! 😍

  • @MaskedWolf
    @MaskedWolf Рік тому +299

    Baus you should open your own buffet .. i think with your extreme knowledge on feeding well you would run a good business.

  • @faloughasch9239
    @faloughasch9239 Рік тому +518

    Baus really started out by saying poppy doesn't counter irelia huh.

    • @bman6198
      @bman6198 Рік тому +12

      W has left the chat.

    • @immendez6320
      @immendez6320 Рік тому +9

      he says poppy counter ad irelia, no ap irelia

    • @cukman1643
      @cukman1643 Рік тому +19

      @@immendez6320 and it counters both because you can't play the game as irelia.

    • @declaringpond2276
      @declaringpond2276 Рік тому +3

      As a poppy main, all the champs you think poppy counters just isnt true anymore, shes been nerfed to the ground, all her items nerfed aswell.

    • @user-cz9tw1fh5x
      @user-cz9tw1fh5x Рік тому

      he doesn't believe in impossible

  • @cleoh3
    @cleoh3 Рік тому +237

    Thank you babus for making ap Irelia look balanced so it doesn't get nerfed! Doing a big favor to the AP Irelia community. Thank you babus!

  • @HsFearless
    @HsFearless Рік тому +35

    I'm afraid this video will produce a new era of AP Irelia elo terrorists

  • @darakir
    @darakir Рік тому +53

    “Everytime ad irelia gets countered, there is a good chance ap irelia doesn’t get counter” so he says while playing against poppy😂

  • @user-un3tu2gl4b
    @user-un3tu2gl4b Рік тому +30

    IrelKing outplays enemies to kill them, Chad Babus outplays enemies to get wave

  • @lukacupic1107
    @lukacupic1107 Рік тому +179

    Babus is the embodiment of good looks, I mean just look at that jacket body and slick haircut!

    • @williamowens2063
      @williamowens2063 Рік тому +52

      his barber continously trolls him, must be the guy who asked him not to play ap irelia

    • @c3st0fd3rk
      @c3st0fd3rk Рік тому +1

      ​@@williamowens2063I thought he let his mom cut his hair

    • @bonkulous
      @bonkulous Рік тому +1

      i strive to be like babus

    • @Venoom-ji5dj
      @Venoom-ji5dj Рік тому

      XD are you joking? he is 40kg geek and on top of that his words are meaningless because he says something and then don't do things he said he would

  • @Springroll95
    @Springroll95 Рік тому +40

    I just played with a 1-10-0 AP irelia on my team that solo lost us the game, thanks Babus!

    • @enochzhen7133
      @enochzhen7133 Рік тому +5

      Then apparently the rest of your team held her back.

  • @sevenaries
    @sevenaries Рік тому +22

    You can take Baus off Sion but can't take the Sion out of Baus

  • @thendar823
    @thendar823 Рік тому +18

    Love how he did absolutly no damage in the first 20 mins lmao

  • @jay-z2716
    @jay-z2716 Рік тому +135

    WP to this Irelia she played safe during laning
    phase, minimized deaths and yea she let some
    cs go but now shes scaled and is working with
    her team to win the game! Well played to this
    Irelia !

  • @eidorandom
    @eidorandom Рік тому +24

    Those dancing around baron and dragon is insane, what could this champ do without the trolling ?

    • @NuclearNuke41
      @NuclearNuke41 Рік тому

      3ron?

    • @azuri6842
      @azuri6842 Рік тому +1

      @@NuclearNuke41 probably a mistype as 3 is "ba" in vietnamese, they use 3ron instead of baron in vietnamese soloq chat.

  • @mcshwami9009
    @mcshwami9009 Рік тому +54

    Nothing like watching babus run it down in master elo ❤️

    • @alicja_7
      @alicja_7 Рік тому

      isnt it challenger tho?

    • @mcshwami9009
      @mcshwami9009 Рік тому

      ​@@alicja_7 last I checked his main account was sitting around masters. Not a consistent viewer tho so I could be wrong

    • @thebluedragon89
      @thebluedragon89 Рік тому +4

      ​@@mcshwami9009 his main is master i think but his alt is challenger

    • @sin_gray8470
      @sin_gray8470 Рік тому +1

      @@alicja_7 he uses his main for streaming and entertainment

  • @bajczy9
    @bajczy9 Рік тому +45

    Baus is the only man in the universe who is able to make Riot nerf AP Irelia

    • @sogaria3561
      @sogaria3561 Рік тому

      Copege

    • @SafetyKitten
      @SafetyKitten Рік тому +1

      it used to actually be op, pekinwoof abused it mid for a bit lol

    • @Enttoma
      @Enttoma Рік тому

      ​@@SafetyKitten the day one reworked irelia?

    • @SafetyKitten
      @SafetyKitten Рік тому

      @@Enttoma no, like a year ago or so lol

    • @PekinWoof
      @PekinWoof Рік тому +3

      @@SafetyKitten Was really weird seeing this at 6am while looking at League content on youtube which I never do for ideas

  • @ry0usama511
    @ry0usama511 Рік тому +21

    This have same energy as good old AP Pantheon

    • @gianghosi4961
      @gianghosi4961 Рік тому +1

      True, i used to love playing AP Pantheon, such a sad stage of lol nowaday

    • @SaytImam92
      @SaytImam92 Рік тому

      Nooo wayyy the ult oneshots ?? crazy times

  • @25onurcanbeyli14
    @25onurcanbeyli14 Рік тому +9

    "You think ap irelia is bad into poppy? You think like that bc ad irelia is bad into poppy"
    Literally 5 minutes later:
    "It is so fucking unplayable ?!!"

    • @freshlymemed5680
      @freshlymemed5680 Рік тому +1

      @@anon_148 Doesn't matter if you have magic damage vs armor when you don't do jack shit for magic damage in the first place.

    • @ktosiek1248
      @ktosiek1248 Рік тому

      Armor isn't bad into her, AP Irelia deals more AD damage in laning while maxing W, only later she does more AP damage

    • @jeffreyaquino4146
      @jeffreyaquino4146 Рік тому

      @@anon_148 True. Irelia's W is a Physical Damage. Even if you have a thousand AP, it still deals Physical damage. This is why I think playing AP Irelia on actual ranked games isn't worth it. Maybe for content creators and streamers, it's good content. But for casual players who just want to climb, nah. Just go AD.

  • @Steamthenics
    @Steamthenics Рік тому +2

    10:28 the oi oi oi killed me man😂😂😂😂

  • @matthewquirk7006
    @matthewquirk7006 Рік тому +1

    im bout to watch this again rn lol such a good video

  • @yahcool2283
    @yahcool2283 Рік тому +4

    "ap irelia is sooo broken" procedes to have one of the worst games ive ever seen on irelia

    • @pcmastergamerace6206
      @pcmastergamerace6206 Рік тому

      And win in high Elo 😮

    • @samcresswell518
      @samcresswell518 Рік тому +2

      @@pcmastergamerace6206 Hard to lose when all four of your teammates are ahead and you're playing vs a Poppy who can't solo carry.

    • @pcmastergamerace6206
      @pcmastergamerace6206 Рік тому

      @@samcresswell518 They are not a team for nothing. 😁

  • @voidroad
    @voidroad Рік тому +2

    viability chart for baus: can it one shot waves? Yes= viable No=dogshit

  • @jessevarinen2121
    @jessevarinen2121 Рік тому +1

    For the whole video i was wating for this ”SOOO BROKEN” part 🥲🤔

  • @mohammedsahil6250
    @mohammedsahil6250 Рік тому +15

    Actually, the best late game item for irellia is lichbane, since it gives empowered ap autos after each ability, with nashor's too, it will be like 400 ap auto after each Q

    • @GlacialScion
      @GlacialScion Рік тому +5

      The proc has a cooldown, so not quite after every ability.

    • @darthpotato1987
      @darthpotato1987 Рік тому +19

      Q applies on hit meaning the Q itself procs the sheen

    • @shiiine6314
      @shiiine6314 Рік тому

      sadly it doesnt work on practice tool with DS but with Riftmaker and Ludens works

    • @darthpotato1987
      @darthpotato1987 Рік тому

      @@shiiine6314 sheen items absolutley works on irelia q every time i would know i have 400k mastery points and thousands of games

    • @shiiine6314
      @shiiine6314 Рік тому

      @@darthpotato1987 yes sheen does work also Divine Sunderer but does Lichbane also workswith Divine togeher in practice tool i dont get any dmg numbers from lichbane?

  • @pophippo9421
    @pophippo9421 Рік тому +14

    It’s weird seeing irelia ap broken in the title but then seeing him go 3/10 7:51 💀

  • @tanuki88
    @tanuki88 Рік тому +19

    Nice to watch a League player who actually enjoys playing League

  • @viktorliljencrantz4910
    @viktorliljencrantz4910 Рік тому +42

    Really love your content baus, not scared to do anything in challanger 😂

    • @tyros98
      @tyros98 Рік тому +13

      he is not playing in challanger

    • @ignaciod06
      @ignaciod06 Рік тому +3

      You wish he was challenger

    • @thalesvondasos
      @thalesvondasos Рік тому +5

      @@ignaciod06 Well he is, it's just not this account

    • @michelgerber5781
      @michelgerber5781 Рік тому +12

      ​@@ignaciod06 he has a chall acc wtf are you talking about

    • @noahoraporfavor2432
      @noahoraporfavor2432 Рік тому +1

      @@ignaciod06 legit is rank 22 challenger but ok

  • @rokon4Heyseus
    @rokon4Heyseus Рік тому +1

    Bruh I laughed wayy too hard at this lol. Thoroughly enjoyed all the vintage typical Baus vids :D

  • @gibbyreq3139
    @gibbyreq3139 Рік тому +3

    Babus, thank you for showing me this OP strategy. I can't wait for my silver toplaner to use this

  • @c3st0fd3rk
    @c3st0fd3rk Рік тому +3

    Thebaus forcing himself to play the most obscure things or else he perma locks in rank 1

  • @nguyenhainguyen1
    @nguyenhainguyen1 Рік тому +1

    Baus is the the type of person that makes me "Nah" to prepare for his "Wow"

  • @chriszak31
    @chriszak31 Рік тому +1

    Can always count on a few "unlaaacky" plays :DDDD

  • @Musmus28
    @Musmus28 Рік тому +6

    Comon guys, NOBODY expected this, it actually worked, 9:39 that damage on Senna was a joke 🤣🤣🤣🤣

    • @whitevortex8323
      @whitevortex8323 Рік тому +2

      i mean the guy has rabadons with infernal soul and is 2 lvls up. if it didnt kill that, this pick would not even be above 10% wr.

  • @fatguy4137
    @fatguy4137 Рік тому +6

    Honestly I wanted to see more of that AP Irelia damage.

  • @svantesandblom8447
    @svantesandblom8447 Рік тому +1

    I like how you find new picks, could it be time to Chow off again?

  • @eduardonaranjo3302
    @eduardonaranjo3302 Рік тому +1

    Baus Plays Irelia
    Riot: ANOTHER TARGET NERF BRUH?

  • @raul281
    @raul281 Рік тому +12

    i want to have a team that carries me every game and plays 4v5

  • @ktosiek1248
    @ktosiek1248 Рік тому +6

    21% win rate in 14 games, at this point I'm starting to wonder if trolling some games like that shouldn't be a bannable offense

  • @lucozademan999
    @lucozademan999 Рік тому

    Baus's comment section is the best. Literally creasing at the responses.

  • @reiidiota4387
    @reiidiota4387 Рік тому

    everytime i see that bauss posted a video, before i even watch it, i do some bauss impresions, trying to copy his way of speaking and saying "solobolo", "we chilling", "oh my goowd".

  • @itzxxmclpcrafterhdpvpxx0074

    Having Fluffy Flamingo on your team is always a free win POG

  • @bradenallen1241
    @bradenallen1241 Рік тому +1

    Ok but at the end that was actually crazy damage wtf

  • @Fr0m
    @Fr0m Рік тому +1

    so weird to me that the plant still pops up for a second at 5:01 despite it obviously already being used, just because he stepped into vision of where it WOULD be.

  • @help1ng316
    @help1ng316 Рік тому +6

    Hybrid ap/ad + Jaksho Irelia at 36 min full build is something else btw

    • @hexpetri
      @hexpetri Рік тому +1

      what would the build be?

  • @zacbeames2562
    @zacbeames2562 Рік тому +10

    WP to this Sion he played safe during laning phase, minimized deaths and yea he let some cs go but now hes scaled and is working with his team to win the game! Well played to this Sion!

  • @wlafy3359
    @wlafy3359 Рік тому +1

    I think its about time I lose faith in baus lol

  • @notmemoryy
    @notmemoryy Рік тому +1

    When are we getting the next "Best of Twitch Clips" video?

  • @davidcabreravasquez1194
    @davidcabreravasquez1194 Рік тому

    Thebaus: "Ya cumplí mi misión aquí"
    Su team: "De que misión está hablando? usted no hizo nada"
    Thebaus: "Ah no?" (Desaparece)

  • @theodosiskostouros2974
    @theodosiskostouros2974 Рік тому

    Babus going "Oi oi oi oi oi" reminds me of that old man from weatheria in One Piece

  • @3khoDance
    @3khoDance Рік тому +1

    I think it’s just bad build path. You go recurve bow, into lich bane, then Night Harvester. And same build you had at the end.

  • @crazy_skull5991
    @crazy_skull5991 Рік тому +5

    DID BAUS JUST PLAYED AP IRELIA AND HE WAS THE HIGHEST DMG IN "MASTERS" WHAT A LEGEND

  • @gamekingstudios
    @gamekingstudios Рік тому +1

    Man reason ap doesnt really work is you kill the wave that irelia uses to get her stacks which makes her op in matchups

  • @miloufromsaigon
    @miloufromsaigon Рік тому +1

    He's so cute 😂 baus is like everyone's lost lil brother

  • @nelson2535
    @nelson2535 Рік тому +2

    love you baus, you are the father figure I never had

  • @parmenasparmenas001
    @parmenasparmenas001 Рік тому

    best league youtube right now

  • @yatedmate3288
    @yatedmate3288 10 місяців тому

    BAUS COOKS AND DANG IT TURNS TO A FINE DINING ONE

  • @bboyfang00
    @bboyfang00 Рік тому

    Can’t watch baus no more, just ints and deaths is all I see.

  • @gmmorning8035
    @gmmorning8035 Рік тому +2

    Me: *picks K'sante top*
    Thebaus: 10:34

  • @diggin8741
    @diggin8741 Рік тому

    Finally my TRIPLE OYY GANG IS BACK ❤

  • @Hclody95
    @Hclody95 Рік тому +4

    this video of ap irelia is a proof of how vayne buffs made her so stupidly op, so broken that can even carry an ap irelia

  • @hosanlim5142
    @hosanlim5142 Рік тому +14

    love these off sion non meta picks. so interesting to see a build like this work

    • @SkavenEnjoyerYesYes
      @SkavenEnjoyerYesYes Рік тому +11

      You call this working? lol

    • @otb_javede
      @otb_javede Рік тому

      ​@@SkavenEnjoyerYesYesThat's what I'm saying 😂 dying 15 times is not working. No idea why Baus kept saying AP is better than AD, he has to be trolling

    • @samcresswell518
      @samcresswell518 Рік тому

      If you need 6 items to do anything, your build isn't working. Everyone else on his team was ahead, otherwise he just loses the game.
      AP Irelia isn't necessarily a complete troll pick, but toplane into Poppy/Hecarim? And with first strike instead of conq and night harvester instead of riftmaker?

  • @hamsg
    @hamsg Рік тому +1

    Difference in AP and AD irelia is that AD actually does something midgame and good in late while AP only does good late

  • @krusherrox
    @krusherrox Рік тому +1

    Oui Oui Oui Faker is gonna play AP Irelia against Chovy next Saturday after watching this video

  • @tensei7082
    @tensei7082 Рік тому +1

    honestly this man's Irelia is mechanicly clean

  • @jamestierro1234
    @jamestierro1234 Рік тому

    COME OOOON man now that you did it i have to follow ur footsteps and play ap irelia in my high plat games. probably gonna get perma banned. thx for that

  • @RodrigoAlves-yr1ct
    @RodrigoAlves-yr1ct Рік тому

    That's why I watch Baus

  • @user-hf6go4se6m
    @user-hf6go4se6m 8 місяців тому

    That champ pool makes me happy.

  • @chrisjacobs6773
    @chrisjacobs6773 Рік тому

    I LOVE THESE AP IRELIAS VIDEOS!!

  • @GrayNotGrey_
    @GrayNotGrey_ Рік тому

    5:15 ah yes the phoenix codex, my favorite item

  • @thereptilianking1096
    @thereptilianking1096 Рік тому +1

    5 item powerspike ap vs 1 item powerspike ad that is also a deadly late game champ. wonder which is better :)

  • @jeffernaut5556
    @jeffernaut5556 Рік тому

    HE CANT KEEP GETTING AWAY WITH IIIIIIIIT

  • @ThienNguyen-ef2kg
    @ThienNguyen-ef2kg Рік тому

    this is probably the best video in a while.

  • @tralala5113
    @tralala5113 Рік тому

    quinn, ad sion, ap irelia. I believe baus is just a secret assassin main.

  • @Lsir
    @Lsir Рік тому +1

    Ad Sion , Ap-Relia whats next? tank veigar?

  • @eski40021
    @eski40021 Рік тому

    Prefect as always Baus, May We Toplane Mains Have a Rammus Top Guide Viedo Like The Sion Guide You Posted For Us?

  • @Dfrty43
    @Dfrty43 Рік тому +2

    This build makes Irelia look balanced for once 😂

  • @nit47
    @nit47 Рік тому

    You definitively made me laugh all game long. Stay that guy :)

  • @faleashe6981
    @faleashe6981 11 місяців тому

    2:01 nice flash

  • @bettycestmonnom614
    @bettycestmonnom614 Рік тому +1

    très très fort ce monsieur.

  • @Vikingrae
    @Vikingrae Рік тому

    this actually made me laugh, thank you!

  • @KhuongNguyen-sw2ke
    @KhuongNguyen-sw2ke Рік тому

    I have never been and will never be a Baus's doubter.

  • @pcmastergamerace6206
    @pcmastergamerace6206 Рік тому +5

    Ver a TheBauffss jugar irelia Ap con la "mejor skins" y ganar.... si señor, fue un gran video 👏😁

  • @tylerroberson1112
    @tylerroberson1112 Рік тому

    not taking a 2 week vacation after all kekw

  • @armando2814
    @armando2814 Рік тому +9

    baus, i need to bear your son already

  • @mllhild
    @mllhild Рік тому

    Baus is just build different.

  • @theforgotten7763
    @theforgotten7763 Рік тому

    This guy is embodiment of derrangment, even mid beast, mechanically A- talented guy makes his own creation(ap irela) work 10x better, his whole content is based on him being cringey, yayyy that's how to wanna view yourself bauffs, cg

  • @yurilopes420
    @yurilopes420 6 місяців тому

    0:00 man's build like a one legged cricket

  • @carlosa.4516
    @carlosa.4516 Рік тому

    Can't wait to see my ranked games played by ap irelia instead of ad sions now, thanks baus for being an inspiration to top lane inters everywhere

    • @carlosa.4516
      @carlosa.4516 Рік тому

      This is sarcasm by the way, I love you baus

  • @andrestoro2391
    @andrestoro2391 Рік тому

    First 7 minutes of the video felt like CAN'T WIN instead of CAN WIN

  • @user-mb1me1tc8w
    @user-mb1me1tc8w Рік тому

    Baus actually completely destroyed the game solo. Keep it man, ggwp

  • @TheAgileFatman
    @TheAgileFatman Рік тому

    Poppy’s name giving me flashbacks

  • @YoMaM87
    @YoMaM87 Рік тому +1

    Not sure if Irelia w maxes out the damage at 50% of the hold but if it doesnt I dont understand why he doesnt fully charge it. I have seen 2 missed kills so far.

  • @jodenhd3277
    @jodenhd3277 Рік тому +1

    Literally inting until 40 min in, look baus i love your content but this is straight up inting lol

  • @rainbowunicorn2945
    @rainbowunicorn2945 Рік тому +1

    lmao baus trolling his whole stream with troll pick so bad ap zed might be better xD

  • @hugoerrera8827
    @hugoerrera8827 Рік тому

    "oioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioioi" -Thebausffs

  • @furkanaytekin2944
    @furkanaytekin2944 Рік тому

    lethal tempo + rift + nashor glhf

  • @Lelekoz
    @Lelekoz Рік тому

    Baus on Irelia?? Ok Les go

    • @Lelekoz
      @Lelekoz Рік тому

      Ok he kinda inted early poppy is hard af