Matchup
You are stronger late game — farm safe and avoid early trades.
Build vs Ivern
Build adapted to this matchup
Starting items
Core build
Standard
Summoner spells
100%Anti AD
Anti CC
Anti Tank
DPS
Domination
Electrocute
Sudden Impact
Grisly Mementos
Ultimate Hunter
Resolve
Second Wind
Overgrowth
Power Spikes
Strength by game phase
Kassadin
IvernIvern's abilities
Passive, spells and ultimate
Ivern cannot attack or be attacked by non-epic monsters. Ivern can create magical groves on jungle camps which grow over time. When the grove is fully grown, Ivern may free the monsters to receive gold and experience.
Cooldowns
Cooldowns by spell rank
| Level | Q | W | E | R |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | 14s | 0.5s | 11s | – |
| 6 | 12s | 0.5s | 11s | 2m20 |
| 9 | 10s | 0.5s | 11s | 2m20 |
| 11 | 10s | 0.5s | 11s | 2m10 |
| 16 | 10s | 0.5s | 9s | 2m |
| 18 | 10s | 0.5s | 7s | 2m |
Playing against Ivern
How to counter and exploit weaknesses
Ivern is very weak in 1v1s — invade his jungle early to punish him, he can't fight.
Destroy the bushes he creates: enemies inside them have bonus auto-attack range.
Focus Daisy (his R) if she zones you — she deals a lot of damage and knocks up on the 3rd hit.
The Q root can be dodged by staying behind minions — it's a linear skillshot.
Source: op.gg + LTL Engine · Patch 16.9.1 · May 9, 2026