AThe Electric
Gathering Storm Active
Call down lightning, dealing 10 (+20% Attack Speed, +10% Attack, +10% Magic) damage per Stall and Rush triggered this game.
Hero
Irini
Tier A
Duelist
Second Wind
Irini tier and best specialization
A
A tier on patch 0.5.12
Player tier lists for Red Rift agree on A for Irini, who runs The Electric in all three Rush Duelist comps. Her runs win in the upper half overall but near the bottom on SSS, and she needs a front line early.
Plays in these tier list comps
Specializations, best first
Picked at rank B and locked for the run. The order weighs what each one does for this hero in the comps that win, not the ability on its own.
- AThe Electric ActiveGathering Storm hits harder for every Stall and Rush triggered this game; players call it her best spec, and all three Rush Duelist comps run it.
- B
The Mighty PassiveA Backup that feeds every Duelist Attack Speed and Attack after Stall (10); its few runs win the most of her three, but no published comp uses it. - D
The Olympic PassivePlayers call it bait: it only grants the Zeus's Thunder quest item and, despite the 0.5.9 buff, its runs win the least; only Debuff Duelists takes it.
Guides
Tiers are reviewed by hand after each patch (latest: 0.5.12), weighing the runs players share, most of them in Red Rift, the comps that clear the high difficulties, current player tier lists and recent balance changes. All 25 heroes side by side are on the hero tier list.
Irini is a ramping Duelist: every auto attack adds Attack Speed, and past Stall (15) those attacks start converting the accumulated speed into bonus damage. She opens weak and ends fights very strong, so she wants a front line that buys her the first fifteen seconds and items that raise Attack Speed rather than raw Attack.
Gathering Storm counts the whole run
Irini begins every fight with 10 Mana, the lowest Starting Mana of any hero. Her only active ability comes from The Electric, which three of her four tier list builds take. Gathering Storm deals 10 damage plus 20% of her Attack Speed, 10% of her Attack and 10% of her Magic per Stall and per Rush triggered this game, so the strike grows across a run instead of resetting each combat.
In Rush Duelists she fights beside Nyx and Rip, whose base passives both refresh their Rush abilities mid-fight, and takes Rush Dynamo at rank A: 1 Attack Speed for every Duelist per Rush trigger this game.
Where she stands
Two item lines reward keeping her isolated. Deadeye Hood triples its stats, to 45 Crit and 60 Attack Speed, if nobody else shares the back row at the start of combat. The Shard Gen build trades the Hood and Thief's Dagger for two Lone Wolf's Bow, 75 Attack each, whose splash needs a 2-hex gap around her as the fight begins and then lands 66% damage on whichever enemy is closest to her target. Both keep Sacrificial Scythe, which strips 25% of her Max HP as combat starts in exchange for 30 Omnivamp and 15 Crit, and grants 5 Shards once per combat when her health is full again.
A quest only she can finish
The Olympic grants a single item, Zeus's Thunder, a Unique whose quest requires Irini as the holder. It gives 35 Attack Speed and 25 Crit at once; after 250 attacks, each auto attack also deals bonus damage to all enemies equal to 66% of her Attack Speed. Debuff Duelists takes it, with Squire's Sword alongside: if exactly one hero stands in front of her when combat starts, both permanently gain 10 Attack.
No build picks The Mighty. After Stall (10), every Duelist auto attack gives that Duelist 1 Attack Speed and 1 Attack per rank, and the effect also works from Backup. The Stall gate dates from 0.5.2.
Base stats
- Health
- 650
- Defence
- 29
- Attack
- 31
- Crit
- 15
- Magic
- 0
- Range
- 3
- Max mana
- 75
- Mana regen
- 4
What Irini gains per rank
A hero climbs C → B → A → S — 3 upgrades in all. Every stat rises at the same rate on every hero, with one exception: the primary stat of the class rises three to four times faster. For Irini that stat is Attack speed.
| Stats | Per rank | C → S |
|---|---|---|
| Health | +12.5% | +37.5% |
| Defence | +8 | +24 |
| Attack | +6 | +18 |
| Magic | +6 | +18 |
| Attack speedprimary | +20 | +60 |
| Crit | +4 | +12 |
| Mana regen | +1 | +3 |
Health rises as a percentage of base health; every other stat is a flat addition. The specialization is chosen at rank B, and the class modifier pools open at A and S.
Starting ability
Limitless Passive
Each auto attack, gain 1 Attack Speed. After Stall (15), auto attacks deal 100% Attack Speed bonus damage.
Specializations
A hero unlocks one of these at rank B. The choice is locked for the run, and it decides which role the hero ends up playing.
BThe Mighty
The Mighty Passive
After Stall (10), whenever a Duelist auto attacks it gains 1 per Rank Attack Speed and 1 per Rank Attack. Backup.
DThe Olympic
The Olympic Passive
Gain the unique quest item Zeus's Thunder.
Class upgrades
Picked at rank A and again at rank S. Drawn from the shared pool for the hero class, so two heroes of the same class compete for the same upgrades.
Burning Attacks
On auto attack, inflict 1 (+1 per 33 Attack Speed) Burn (Max: 10).
Burning Acceleration
Whenever a
Duelist attacks an enemy with Burn, they gain 2 Attack Speed. Backup.
Poisonous Attacks
On auto attack, inflict 1 (+1 per 50 Attack Speed) Poison (Max: 6).
Poisonous Acceleration
Whenever a
Duelist attacks an enemy with Poison, they gain 2 Attack Speed. Backup.
Freezing Attacks
On auto attack, inflict 1 (+1 per 80 Attack Speed) Frost (Max: 6).
Freezing Acceleration
Whenever a
Duelist attacks an enemy with Frost, they gain 2 Attack Speed. Backup.
Debuff Velocity
On auto attack, gain 1 Crit and 1 Attack per Debuff on the target.
Rush Dynamo
Duelists gain 1 Attack Speed per Rush trigger this game. Backup.
Critical Timing
For Rush (10), gain +50% Crit. After Stall (20), gain +50% Crit.
Critical Invigoration
On Crit, heal 50% Crit health and gain 3 Mana.
Rolling Speed
Duelists gain 2 Attack Speed per reroll this game. Backup.
Golden Eye
Every 9 auto attacks, gain 1 Shard.
Ranger
Gain 1 Range and 40 Attack Speed.
Scaling Speed
At start of combat, if this Hero is adjacent to exactly one other Hero they both permanently gain 25 Attack Speed.
Stall Dynamo
Duelists gain 1 Attack Speed per Stall trigger this game. Backup.
Guildrun Heroes
Questions people ask
What tier is Irini in Guildrun?
Irini is A tier on patch 0.5.12. The strongest specialization is The Electric, rated A.
What class is Irini in Guildrun?
Irini is a Duelist hero with 650 health, 29 defence, 31 attack and 15 crit at rank C.
Which specializations can Irini take?
Irini has 3 paths: The Electric, The Mighty, The Olympic. One is picked at rank B and stays locked for the rest of the run.
What does Irini gain per rank?
Every stat rises at each rank, but Attack speed rises three to four times faster than the rest, because it is the primary stat of Irini’s class. There are 3 upgrades between C and S.
What is Irini’s starting ability?
Limitless (Passive). Each auto attack, gain 1 Attack Speed. After Stall (15), auto attacks deal 100% Attack Speed bonus damage.
What does ranking a hero up actually do?
Rank B unlocks the specialization. Rank A adds a class upgrade. Rank S adds a second class upgrade and a fourth item slot. A hero below rank B cannot take a specialization at all.
Can a hero play outside its class?
Yes, and that is the point of the game. Specializations exist to pull a hero out of its class role. A Mage can end up as the damage carry, a Vanguard can end up generating shards.
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